Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday weaned feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady with moderate to good demand; fleshy, off-color and bawling steer and bull calves facing deep discounts. Steers over 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower in a lite test. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower with light to moderate demand. Heifers over 600 lbs limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 lower with light demand. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.51/cwt on 198 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −156.21 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$245.51

198 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,359

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

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

$43.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.84

vs KY average

+6.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	249.36	1,384	178
Large 1-2	567	224.17	1,270	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	529	205.73	1,088	14thin

One grade step is worth $43.63/cwt here — about $296 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 sale198 hd

245.51

—

KY average24 barns · 2,232 hd

238.68

+6.84

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

+6.90

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

−156.21

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	—	High	1,629	164.42	2,678	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	120.60	1,474	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,399	119.73	1,675	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	109.69	1,170	23

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)	1,150	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,525	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,288	$1,978	9

Every lot, as filed

102 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,314	2,096.54/head	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,097	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,198	1,563.67/head	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,514	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	266.83/cwt	257.00–282.00	1,011	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	382	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	229.75/cwt	224.00–233.00	1,427	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	853	218.99/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,247	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	576	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,152	3
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	507	223.47/cwt	218.00–236.00	1,133	9
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	564	228.21/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,287	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	480	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	213.47/cwt	206.00–221.00	1,629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	243.05/cwt	228.00–243.25	1,534	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	252.10/cwt	252.10–252.10	1,429	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	204.51/cwt	190.00–214.00	1,063	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	406	244.09/cwt	236.00–250.00	991	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	400	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	186.80/cwt	180.00–190.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	561	210.20/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	209.00/cwt	200.00–220.00	991	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	242.24/cwt	232.50–247.00	545	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	539	249.28/cwt	230.00–250.50	1,344	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	457	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,101	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	227.47/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,299	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,186	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	440	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	210.43/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	917	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	243.57/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,155	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	255.60/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,097	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	434	226.57/cwt	225.00–229.00	983	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	222.53/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,142	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	203.36/cwt	195.00–217.00	1,261	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	237.47/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,363	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	759	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,742	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	457	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	385	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	260.55/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,459	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	267.94/cwt	262.50–269.00	1,401	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	202.94/cwt	187.50–210.00	1,441	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	840	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	230.29/cwt	215.00–237.00	1,297	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	321	216.65/cwt	212.50–225.00	695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	428	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,113	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	124.52/cwt	121.50–126.50	1,757	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	125.95/cwt	121.00–133.00	1,552	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	117.08/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,387	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	108.60/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,392	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	99.94/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,012	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	119.74/cwt	114.00–129.00	1,375	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	107.10/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,128	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	720	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	626	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	118.00/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,698	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,218	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,327	2
Bulls	—	—	1,711	166.49/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,849	5
Bulls	—	—	1,423	159.25/cwt	156.00–163.00	2,266	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	209.49/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,324	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	483	203.16/cwt	200.00–207.00	981	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	242.78/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,015	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	685	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	206.92/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	232.12/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,100	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	900–950	915	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	235.77/cwt	217.00–246.00	769	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	242.52/cwt	230.00–250.00	917	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	219.72/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,402	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	227.90/cwt	226.00–231.00	966	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	203.81/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,378	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,280	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	588	218.34/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,284	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	710	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,321	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	465	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	223.00/cwt	218.00–235.00	1,184	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	731	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,097	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	234.07/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,135	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	204.54/cwt	192.00–214.00	1,362	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	630	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,107	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 Sep 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 679Last week 896Year ago 884

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 65Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 13Year ago 29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,314	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,096.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,198	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,563.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	250.00	250.00
1	250–300	285	252.00	252.00
2	300–350	330	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	370	250.00	250.00
7	400–450	418	235.00–251.00	242.78
6	450–500	485	230.00–241.00	234.07
17	500–550	531	218.00–235.00	223.00
10	550–600	563	215.00–237.00	230.29
6	600–650	632	200.00–221.00	209.49
6	650–700	666	192.00–214.00	204.54
5	700–750	704	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	321	212.50–225.00	216.65
1	350–400	355	222.00	222.00
1	400–450	400	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	540	205.00	205.00
2	550–600	575	204.00–210.00	206.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	200.00–207.00	203.16
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	685	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	379	257.00–282.00	266.83
11	400–450	429	250.00–260.00	255.60
14	450–500	474	240.00–250.00	243.57
7	500–550	509	245.00	245.00
4	550–600	574	230.00–240.00	237.47
13	600–650	621	224.00–233.00	229.75
4	650–700	690	226.00	226.00
1	700–750	725	220.00	220.00
6	750–800	763	206.00–221.00	213.47
2	800–850	818	206.00–215.00	210.43
4	850–900	853	216.00–220.00	218.99
2	900–950	917	210.00	210.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	160.00	160.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	207.00	207.00
1	400–450	440	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	480	214.00	214.00
3	550–600	576	200.00	200.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	507	218.00–236.00	223.47
7	550–600	564	224.00–230.00	228.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	272.00	272.00
4	400–450	400	266.00	266.00
2	450–500	457	261.00	261.00
9	500–550	523	262.50–269.00	267.94
9	550–600	560	260.00–261.00	260.55
6	750–800	759	229.50	229.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	245.00	245.00
5	400–450	434	225.00–229.00	226.57
1	450–500	490	230.00	230.00
4	500–550	513	220.00–230.00	222.53
3	600–650	620	195.00–217.00	203.36
6	700–750	710	187.50–210.00	202.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	406	236.00–250.00	244.09
2	450–500	457	241.00	241.00
77	500–550	539	230.00–250.50	249.28
90	550–600	567	252.10	252.10
75	600–650	631	228.00–243.25	243.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	190.00	190.00
3	350–400	385	180.00–190.00	186.80
1	400–450	445	216.00	216.00
17	450–500	474	200.00–220.00	209.00
11	500–550	520	190.00–214.00	204.51
3	550–600	561	190.00–220.00	210.20
3	700–750	731	150.00	150.00
2	800–850	800	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	855	151.00	151.00
1	900–950	900	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	225	232.50–247.00	242.24
1	250–300	250	231.00	231.00
7	300–350	326	217.00–246.00	235.77
7	350–400	378	230.00–250.00	242.52
5	400–450	424	226.00–231.00	227.90
9	450–500	474	227.00–235.00	232.12
1	500–550	520	228.00	228.00
10	550–600	571	222.00–229.00	227.47
15	600–650	638	216.00–222.00	219.72
12	650–700	676	200.00–219.00	203.81
1	700–750	705	206.00	206.00
1	750–800	750	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	205.00	205.00
1	900–950	915	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	545	230.00	230.00
3	550–600	588	215.00–220.00	218.34
1	600–650	615	210.00	210.00
4	700–750	710	186.00	186.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	840	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,411	121.50–126.50	124.52
7	—	1,439	115.00–120.00	118.00
2	—	1,218	108.00–110.00	108.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,232	121.00–133.00	125.95
8	—	1,185	114.00–121.00	117.08
3	—	1,282	108.00–109.00	108.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,013	98.00–102.00	99.94
8	—	1,148	114.00–129.00	119.74
11	—	1,053	102.00–112.00	107.10
1	—	720	87.00	87.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,711	165.00–168.00	166.49
2	—	1,423	156.00–163.00	159.25

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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