Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower on similar quality in a lite test with moderate demand. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.80/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −165.92 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$235.80

30 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,306

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

per head · Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2

$34.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.42

vs KY average

−9.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	520	248.00	1,290	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	554	245.48	1,361	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	530	227.50	1,206	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	562	213.38	1,200	8thin

One grade step is worth $34.63/cwt here — about $90 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.17, low $343.72, median $401.72 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale30 hd

235.80

—

KY average23 barns · 1,141 hd

255.22

−19.42

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

−9.27

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

−165.92

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,715	169.48	2,906	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,156	138.16	1,598	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,490	132.50	1,974	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,026	112.03	1,149	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,210	142.00	1,718	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,510	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 lots · USDA AMS · Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	233.31/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,085	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	205.10/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,257	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	651	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	242.97/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	200	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	742	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,432	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	250.48/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,310	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	245.99/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,366	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	473	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,329	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	286.72/cwt	282.00–292.50	935	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	321.71/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,029	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	266	270.69/cwt	260.00–280.00	720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	512	235.50/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,206	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	252.50/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,447	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,616	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	241	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,298	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	241.52/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,367	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	272.51/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	256.00/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,070	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	251.02/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,305	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	294.81/cwt	290.00–305.00	955	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	177.37/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	209.76/cwt	194.00–218.00	1,395	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	182.06/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,526	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	410	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	779	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	550	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,216	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	250–300	285	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	648	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	530	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,108	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	567	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,213	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	570	198.48/cwt	196.00–201.00	1,131	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	480	214.01/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,027	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	125.53/cwt	123.50–127.50	1,506	2
Bulls	—	—	1,647	159.92/cwt	150.50–169.00	2,634	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,210	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,718	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	141.42/cwt	137.50–143.50	1,604	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	111.80/cwt	109.50–116.50	1,149	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	766	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,605	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,548	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	915	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,991	1
Bulls	—	—	1,803	182.12/cwt	174.50–192.50	3,284	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	121.48/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,840	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	625	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	575	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,259	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	525	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,202	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	465	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,060	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	139.94/cwt	137.00–143.50	1,906	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	132.42/cwt	131.50–133.00	2,083	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	515	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	348	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	520	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	415	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	251.86/cwt	239.00–265.00	1,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	226.36/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,161	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	230.49/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,401	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	681	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	431	272.66/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,175	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	483	280.49/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,037	2

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

Wed Aug 7, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 405Year ago 424

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 51Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 58Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	220.00	220.00
1	250–300	250	240.00	240.00
1	300–350	340	256.00	256.00
4	350–400	388	242.00	242.00
1	400–450	410	227.00	227.00
9	450–500	465	220.00–240.00	233.31
1	500–550	505	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	555	225.00	225.00
2	600–650	613	200.00–210.00	205.10
4	700–750	742	193.00	193.00
1	850–900	885	141.00	141.00
1	900–950	930	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	431	270.00–280.00	272.66
11	450–500	473	281.00	281.00
4	500–550	523	250.00–252.00	250.48
4	550–600	573	250.00–259.00	252.50
2	600–650	622	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	250.00	250.00
4	250–300	266	260.00–280.00	270.69
11	300–350	326	282.00–292.50	286.72
3	400–450	421	250.00	250.00
3	500–550	541	240.00	240.00
8	550–600	566	240.00–246.00	241.52
1	650–700	680	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	717	195.00	195.00
3	800–850	821	172.00–180.00	177.37
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	209.00	209.00
7	550–600	567	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	520	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	470	239.00–265.00	251.86
4	500–550	512	235.00–236.00	235.50
2	550–600	565	240.00–246.00	242.97
2	600–650	620	230.00–231.00	230.49
3	650–700	651	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	241	318.00	318.00
7	300–350	320	320.00–322.00	321.71
2	400–450	418	270.00–275.00	272.51
5	450–500	488	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	643	244.00–248.00	245.99
2	750–800	760	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	280.00–281.00	280.49
24	550–600	567	285.00	285.00
6	600–650	600	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	681	250.00	250.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	227.50	227.50
1	550–600	550	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	254.00	254.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	305.00	305.00
4	300–350	324	290.00–305.00	294.81
2	350–400	375	310.00	310.00
5	400–450	418	250.00–270.00	256.00
4	500–550	520	250.00–252.00	251.02
1	550–600	565	237.00	237.00
1	600–650	600	236.00	236.00
3	650–700	665	194.00–218.00	209.76
1	700–750	715	196.00	196.00
2	800–850	838	175.00–189.00	182.06
1	950–1000	965	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	190.00	190.00
2	450–500	480	213.00–215.00	214.01
1	500–550	530	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	570	196.00–201.00	198.48
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	229.00	229.00
1	450–500	465	228.00	228.00
1	500–550	525	229.00	229.00
1	550–600	575	219.00	219.00
1	600–650	625	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	513	224.00–231.00	226.36
1	550–600	555	230.00	230.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,510.00	1,510.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	123.50–127.50	125.53
4	—	1,028	109.50–116.50	111.80
1	—	815	94.00	94.00
1	—	880	104.00	104.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,134	137.50–143.50	141.42
1	—	1,230	130.50	130.50
1	—	1,195	129.50	129.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	119.00–124.00	121.48
3	—	1,362	137.00–143.50	139.94
4	—	1,573	131.50–133.00	132.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,647	150.50–169.00	159.92
1	—	1,475	135.00	135.00
5	—	1,803	174.50–192.50	182.12
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	142.00	142.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle