Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for weaned offerings. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher with advance on 500-600 lbs offerings with good demand. Yearling steers lite test. Yearling heifers limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. Market noticeably more active than last week as CME cattle futures and Dow markets rebounded.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.18/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −153.54 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$248.18

40 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,356

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$28.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.96

vs KY average

−3.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	256.08	1,402	29
Medium and Large 2-3	543	227.35	1,235	11thin

One grade step is worth $28.72/cwt here — about $167 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale40 hd

248.18

—

KY average26 barns · 994 hd

252.13

−3.96

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−3.76

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

−153.54

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	1,611	168.30	2,712	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	149.26	1,843	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,398	142.13	1,987	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	121.68	1,270	22
Steers	Select	Average	1,250	161.00	2,013	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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,045	$2,251	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,255	$1,949	2thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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 1-2	650–700	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	276.60/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,023	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	242.98/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	435	213.98/cwt	210.00–217.00	931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	244.82/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,511	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	382	296.61/cwt	294.00–305.00	1,133	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	464	260.90/cwt	258.00–270.00	1,211	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	369	243.72/cwt	240.00–250.00	899	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	234.37/cwt	230.00–237.50	973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	241.63/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,365	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	575	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	745	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	245.25/cwt	245.25–245.25	1,638	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	258.20/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,461	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	442	263.04/cwt	258.00–270.00	1,163	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	260.56/cwt	259.00–264.00	1,321	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	264.25/cwt	264.00–265.00	1,588	4
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	560	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,411	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	668	231.99/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,550	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	302.08/cwt	287.00–308.00	1,553	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	557	301.42/cwt	282.50–308.00	1,679	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,558	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	462	208.99/cwt	200.00–220.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	232.71/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	294.21/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,495	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	425	300.62/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,278	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	512	245.03/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,255	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	293.40/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,423	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	280.99/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	334	342.90/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,145	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	375	313.16/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,174	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,401	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	412	291.69/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,202	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	516	303.00/cwt	301.00–309.00	1,563	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	143.92/cwt	140.50–148.50	1,688	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	136.93/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,716	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	104.82/cwt	102.00–109.50	947	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,385	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	143.93/cwt	140.50–147.50	1,991	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	136.90/cwt	129.00–139.50	1,922	7
Steers	Select	—	1,250	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,013	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	160.36/cwt	149.50–173.50	2,122	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	92.52/cwt	91.00–94.00	934	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	135.91/cwt	133.00–140.50	1,403	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	123.81/cwt	114.50–130.00	1,356	11
Bulls	—	—	1,631	159.06/cwt	152.00–165.00	2,594	7
Bulls	—	—	1,190	145.66/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,733	4
Bulls	—	—	1,766	183.83/cwt	174.00–192.00	3,246	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,255	1,948.80/head	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,949	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,251.20/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	273.20/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,194	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	663	212.55/cwt	208.00–217.00	1,409	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	645	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	215.12/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	272.99/cwt	260.00–280.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	199.25/cwt	182.50–214.00	1,355	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	225.96/cwt	214.00–232.00	1,290	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	708	190.02/cwt	188.00–192.00	1,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	464	242.02/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,123	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	664	211.50/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	950–1000	959	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,052	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	229.02/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,168	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	465	209.08/cwt	200.00–214.00	972	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	226.62/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,403	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	308.47/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	195.98/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,219	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	255.80/cwt	247.50–260.00	972	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	230.45/cwt	224.00–237.00	1,521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	278.23/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,336	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	538	202.99/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,092	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	466	215.45/cwt	206.00–220.00	1,004	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	558	241.67/cwt	241.00–242.00	1,349	3

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 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 269Year ago 612

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 33Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 6Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	260.00–280.00	272.99
10	350–400	370	270.00–285.00	276.60
2	450–500	483	242.00–244.00	242.98
5	550–600	565	240.00–244.00	241.63
3	600–650	621	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	210.00–217.00	213.98
3	450–500	465	200.00–214.00	209.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	382	294.00–305.00	296.61
15	400–450	442	258.00–270.00	263.04
6	450–500	464	258.00–270.00	260.90
9	500–550	507	259.00–264.00	260.56
15	550–600	566	250.00–270.00	258.20
9	600–650	617	240.00–250.00	244.82
84	650–700	668	245.25	245.25
5	700–750	745	233.50	233.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	242.50	242.50
5	350–400	369	240.00–250.00	243.72
3	400–450	415	230.00–237.50	234.37
5	500–550	510	227.00–230.00	229.02
6	550–600	571	214.00–232.00	225.96
5	650–700	680	182.50–214.00	199.25
2	700–750	708	188.00–192.00	190.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
53	950–1000	959	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	650	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	320	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	413	280.00–282.00	280.99
3	450–500	485	290.00–300.00	293.40
5	500–550	508	280.00–298.00	294.21
1	550–600	575	271.00	271.00
4	600–650	601	264.00–265.00	264.25
3	700–750	730	230.00–234.00	232.71
1	750–800	760	229.00	229.00
1	950–1000	995	193.00	193.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	252.00	252.00
4	650–700	668	230.00–234.00	231.99
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	200.00–220.00	208.99
1	500–550	520	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	334	330.00–360.00	342.90
3	350–400	375	310.00–320.00	313.16
10	400–450	425	290.00–315.00	300.62
9	500–550	514	287.00–308.00	302.08
4	550–600	557	282.50–308.00	301.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	465	241.00	241.00
3	500–550	512	240.00–255.00	245.03
1	600–650	620	226.00	226.00
1	700–750	725	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	285.00	285.00
2	350–400	383	307.00–310.00	308.47
4	400–450	437	270.00–277.00	273.20
6	450–500	480	260.00–285.00	278.23
3	500–550	533	282.50	282.50
1	550–600	550	260.00	260.00
4	600–650	619	220.00–231.00	226.62
2	650–700	660	224.00–237.00	230.45
4	700–750	718	210.00–220.00	215.12
1	750–800	770	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	940	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	245.00	245.00
1	300–350	320	255.00	255.00
4	350–400	380	247.50–260.00	255.80
1	400–450	420	230.00	230.00
4	450–500	464	230.00–252.50	242.02
3	550–600	558	241.00–242.00	241.67
3	600–650	622	190.00–208.00	195.98
4	650–700	664	210.00–212.00	211.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	412	287.00–300.00	291.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	516	301.00–309.00	303.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	220.00	220.00
3	450–500	466	206.00–220.00	215.45
2	500–550	538	200.00–206.00	202.99
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	218.00	218.00
2	650–700	663	208.00–217.00	212.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,173	140.50–148.50	143.92
2	—	1,253	136.00–138.00	136.93
8	—	1,323	149.50–173.50	160.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	903	102.00–109.50	104.82
2	—	1,010	91.00–94.00	92.52
6	—	1,032	133.00–140.50	135.91
11	—	1,095	114.50–130.00	123.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	150.00	150.00
16	—	1,383	140.50–147.50	143.93
7	—	1,404	129.00–139.50	136.90
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	161.00	161.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,631	152.00–165.00	159.06
4	—	1,190	140.00–149.00	145.66
10	—	1,766	174.00–192.00	183.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,948.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,045	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,251.20

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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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle