Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday 400-500 steer and heifer calves 5.00 higher; 500-700 lbs fleshy steer calves 5.00-8.00 lower in a lite test. Heifer calves 500-700 lbs 2.00 lower. Buyers continue showing preference for weaned calves in light supply. Fleshy bawling calves facing discounts over health concerns due to extreme heat. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower with moderate demand. 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 $235.94/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −165.79 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$235.94

41 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,275

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$32.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.93

vs KY average

−5.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	242.00	1,315	33
Large 1-2	580	219.00	1,270	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	519	209.77	1,089	7thin

One grade step is worth $32.23/cwt here — about $227 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale41 hd

235.94

—

KY average26 barns · 920 hd

240.87

−4.93

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−5.94

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

−165.79

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	—	Low	1,591	169.64	2,699	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	145.41	1,851	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,439	139.04	2,000	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	123.89	1,313	25
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,140	165.00	1,881	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,535	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,176	$1,564	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,406	$2,348	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,000	2thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	205.88/cwt	197.50–210.00	1,386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	246.34/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,195	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	241.65/cwt	240.00–245.00	991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	576	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	671	180.14/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,209	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	889	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	250–300	255	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	624	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,373	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	406	261.15/cwt	258.00–266.00	1,060	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	235.83/cwt	230.50–239.50	1,453	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	199.86/cwt	187.00–207.00	1,445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	463	262.68/cwt	250.00–273.00	1,216	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	677	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	236.10/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,369	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	276.07/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,154	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	239.93/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,250	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,296	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,366	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	638	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	209.77/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,089	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	236.50/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,376	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,259	5
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	705	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	205.88/cwt	192.50–220.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	217.48/cwt	211.00–227.00	1,344	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	432	271.72/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,174	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	672	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,478	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	225.11/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	242	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	563	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	144.95/cwt	142.00–149.50	2,103	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	115.26/cwt	111.50–123.00	1,230	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	137.45/cwt	134.50–142.00	1,706	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	152.28/cwt	142.00–169.00	1,958	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	137.75/cwt	133.50–142.00	1,992	30
Bulls	—	—	1,123	141.70/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,140	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,881	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	131.05/cwt	127.00–133.50	1,808	7
Bulls	—	—	1,603	182.26/cwt	168.50–196.00	2,922	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	129.97/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,673	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	133.55/cwt	123.00–150.00	1,462	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	978	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	108.89/cwt	108.00–109.50	961	3
Bulls	—	—	1,880	163.02/cwt	160.00–165.00	3,065	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,747.67/head	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,748	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	1,318.15/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,318	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,356	1,981.41/head	1,850.00–2,125.00	1,981	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,320	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,446	2,641.56/head	2,200.00–3,000.00	2,642	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	250–300	275	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	814	201.35/cwt	196.00–203.00	1,639	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	245.50/cwt	242.50–246.00	1,068	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	650	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,268	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	370	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	209.67/cwt	209.00–211.00	1,631	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	510	211.39/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,078	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,412	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	627	194.69/cwt	181.00–211.00	1,221	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	228.26/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,210	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	161.24/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,034	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	580	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,324	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	672	186.00/cwt	175.00–192.50	1,250	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	228.02/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,277	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	618	207.44/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,282	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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 310Last week 435Year ago 815

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 68Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 22Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	242	232.50	232.50
1	300–350	340	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	470	220.00–230.00	225.11
7	500–550	530	220.00–233.00	228.26
7	550–600	560	220.00–232.50	228.02
5	600–650	627	181.00–211.00	194.69
3	650–700	673	197.50–210.00	205.88
1	850–900	865	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	240.00	240.00
1	300–350	315	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	383	270.00	270.00
7	400–450	435	242.50–246.00	245.50
2	450–500	497	250.00	250.00
18	600–650	618	211.00–227.00	217.48
3	650–700	660	214.00	214.00
4	700–750	735	214.00	214.00
3	750–800	778	209.00–211.00	209.67
5	800–850	814	196.00–203.00	201.35
2	1050–1100	1,065	160.00–162.50	161.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	270.00–275.00	271.72
8	650–700	672	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	207.00	207.00
3	500–550	510	200.00–217.00	211.39
1	550–600	575	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	240.00	240.00
3	600–650	618	200.00–211.00	207.44
1	650–700	650	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	300	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	390	228.00	228.00
3	400–450	410	240.00–245.00	241.65
12	450–500	485	240.00–253.00	246.34
15	500–550	521	236.00–243.00	239.93
10	550–600	580	230.00–240.00	236.10
4	600–650	646	230.00	230.00
4	700–750	723	187.00–207.00	199.86
1	800–850	820	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	235.00	235.00
2	300–350	315	220.00	220.00
2	350–400	370	192.50–220.00	205.88
7	500–550	519	200.00–225.00	209.77
5	600–650	624	220.00	220.00
7	650–700	672	175.00–192.50	186.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	222.50	222.50
2	400–450	400	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	580	219.00	219.00
3	650–700	671	175.00–190.00	180.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	406	258.00–266.00	261.15
7	450–500	463	250.00–273.00	262.68
4	500–550	517	256.00	256.00
4	550–600	563	250.50	250.50
20	600–650	616	230.50–239.50	235.83
5	650–700	677	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	418	274.00–280.00	276.07
5	500–550	514	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	560	244.00	244.00
1	650–700	665	248.00	248.00
1	750–800	770	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	855	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	240.00	240.00
4	550–600	582	235.00–237.00	236.50
4	600–650	622	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	725	219.00	219.00
2	750–800	770	230.00	230.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	638	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	705	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	668	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,451	142.00–149.50	144.95
30	—	1,446	133.50–142.00	137.75
7	—	1,380	127.00–133.50	131.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,067	111.50–123.00	115.26
14	—	1,095	123.00–150.00	133.55
1	—	1,040	94.00	94.00
3	—	883	108.00–109.50	108.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,241	134.50–142.00	137.45
16	—	1,286	142.00–169.00	152.28
3	—	1,287	126.00–133.00	129.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	136.00–146.00	141.70
6	—	1,603	168.50–196.00	182.26
3	—	1,880	160.00–165.00	163.02
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	165.00	165.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,260	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,747.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,535	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,065	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,318.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,356	1,850.00–2,125.00	1,981.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,320	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,446	2,200.00–3,000.00	2,641.56

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle