Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher on good quality weaned 400-600 lb packages. Very good demand for yearling steers in a limited comparison. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower with moderate demand. More single head lots and more plain to average quality calves this week compared to last week. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady in a limited comparison.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $246.66/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −209.99 against this barn's trailing median of $456.65.

Average price

$246.66

32 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,343

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$59.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.00

vs KY average

−40.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	259.56	1,393	17thin
Large 1-2	558	252.67	1,411	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	551	229.33	1,263	11thin
Small and Medium 1-2	575	200.00	1,150	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.56/cwt here — about $243 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

22 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $515.83, low $358.79, median $456.65 across 22 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 sale32 hd

246.66

—

KY average24 barns · 862 hd

268.66

−22.00

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−40.16

This barn, trailing median22 sales

456.65

−209.99

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	1,780	159.95	2,847	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,276	123.70	1,579	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	123.42	1,812	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	106.27	1,119	25
Steers	Choice	Average	1,275	181.00	2,308	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,191	$1,438	8

Every lot, as filed

104 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	269.04/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,146	6
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	585	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,457	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	307	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	232.15/cwt	230.00–235.00	878	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	234.46/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	236.95/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	216.25/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,040	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	239.79/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,261	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	200–250	237	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	230.75/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,338	8
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	655	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	217.38/cwt	215.00–220.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	357	220.35/cwt	220.00–221.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	232.27/cwt	229.00–236.00	1,078	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	587	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	552	241.43/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,333	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	526	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	984	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	400	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	820	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	530	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	968	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	654	225.50/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	295.71/cwt	280.00–311.00	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	253.34/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,328	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	258.57/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,456	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	227.32/cwt	216.00–240.00	1,298	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	260.51/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,224	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	627	216.48/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,357	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	231.74/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,219	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	264.87/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,361	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	795	254.75/cwt	254.75–254.75	2,025	63
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	471	286.11/cwt	279.00–293.00	1,348	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	280	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	453	274.48/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	534	222.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,185	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	428	265.26/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,135	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	130.10/cwt	124.00–139.00	1,665	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	127.13/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,869	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	117.48/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,660	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	107.11/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,617	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	99.24/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,002	7
Bulls	—	—	1,370	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,904	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,275	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,308	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	112.48/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,415	3
Bulls	—	—	1,965	166.17/cwt	159.00–170.50	3,265	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	108.19/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,152	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	92.12/cwt	91.00–93.00	883	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	114.89/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,274	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	120.78/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,547	6
Bulls	—	—	1,615	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,552	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	137.82/cwt	123.00–148.00	1,475	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,088	1,239.05/head	1,075.00–1,350.00	1,239	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	1,636.67/head	1,450.00–1,725.00	1,637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	245.14/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,061	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	300–350	305	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	242.41/cwt	234.00–255.00	1,355	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	826	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	315	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	219.41/cwt	209.00–230.00	1,273	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	207.50/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,245	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	370	223.04/cwt	217.00–226.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	249.21/cwt	239.00–260.00	1,176	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	219.00/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,369	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	227.67/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,075	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	680	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	273.55/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,037	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	437	231.67/cwt	228.00–245.00	1,012	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	455	218.97/cwt	216.00–225.00	996	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	337	255.11/cwt	242.50–267.00	860	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	215	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	211.25/cwt	194.00–220.00	1,401	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	252.64/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	215.19/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	227.57/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,170	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	250–300	290	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	436	241.16/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,051	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	231.68/cwt	230.00–232.50	776	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 Oct 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 419Last week 462Year ago 423

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 94Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 63Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	302.00	302.00
10	450–500	471	279.00–293.00	286.11
6	500–550	514	260.00–275.00	264.87
3	600–650	603	241.00	241.00
63	750–800	795	254.75	254.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	347	270.00	270.00
2	350–400	370	280.00–311.00	295.71
6	400–450	426	260.00–272.00	269.04
8	450–500	470	260.00–261.00	260.51
4	500–550	524	251.00–260.00	253.34
7	550–600	563	250.00–260.00	258.57
4	600–650	618	231.00–237.00	234.46
1	700–750	740	209.00	209.00
1	850–900	895	200.00	200.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	585	249.00	249.00
1	650–700	655	224.00	224.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	307	209.00	209.00
1	350–400	390	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	575	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	265.00	265.00
1	300–350	325	247.50	247.50
1	350–400	375	231.00	231.00
1	400–450	400	255.00	255.00
2	450–500	463	234.00–240.00	236.95
5	500–550	526	220.00–240.00	231.74
6	550–600	571	216.00–240.00	227.32
4	600–650	627	200.00–225.00	216.48
4	650–700	654	224.00–226.00	225.50
1	700–750	700	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	230.00–232.50	231.68
5	350–400	378	230.00–235.00	232.15
5	400–450	421	230.00	230.00
5	450–500	464	229.00–236.00	232.27
4	500–550	514	225.00–230.00	227.57
8	550–600	580	230.00–236.00	230.75
3	950–1000	965	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	215.00–220.00	217.38
3	350–400	357	220.00–221.00	220.35
1	400–450	410	220.00	220.00
7	450–500	481	214.00–220.00	216.25
2	500–550	520	210.00–220.00	215.19
1	550–600	585	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	605	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	237	261.00	261.00
6	400–450	436	240.00–247.50	241.16
3	450–500	485	240.00	240.00
9	500–550	526	238.00–244.00	239.79
7	550–600	552	238.00–242.00	241.43
3	600–650	620	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	210.00	210.00
2	550–600	587	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	202.00	202.00
1	400–450	400	205.00	205.00
3	500–550	526	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	453	270.00–279.00	274.48
1	500–550	500	271.00	271.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	260.00	260.00
4	300–350	337	242.50–267.00	255.11
1	350–400	375	237.50	237.50
5	400–450	437	228.00–245.00	231.67
5	450–500	472	220.00–231.00	227.67
5	500–550	534	220.00–230.00	222.00
2	550–600	580	209.00–230.00	219.41
4	600–650	600	200.00–210.00	207.50
3	650–700	663	194.00–220.00	211.25
1	700–750	730	175.00	175.00
1	900–950	925	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	250.00–280.00	265.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	280.00	280.00
4	350–400	379	250.00–285.00	273.55
2	400–450	433	240.00–250.00	245.14
7	450–500	472	239.00–260.00	249.21
3	500–550	526	250.00–254.00	252.64
10	550–600	559	234.00–255.00	242.41
3	600–650	625	217.00–220.00	219.00
1	650–700	665	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	730	170.00	170.00
2	750–800	770	176.00	176.00
1	800–850	820	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	257.00	257.00
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	680	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	215.00	215.00
3	350–400	370	217.00–226.00	223.04
3	450–500	455	216.00–225.00	218.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,280	124.00–139.00	130.10
3	—	1,258	110.00–116.00	112.48
6	—	1,281	118.00–123.00	120.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,470	122.00–133.00	127.13
2	—	1,413	117.00–118.00	117.48
2	—	1,510	104.00–111.00	107.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,010	96.00–101.00	99.24
9	—	1,065	104.00–112.00	108.19
2	—	958	91.00–93.00	92.12
7	—	1,109	113.00–120.00	114.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	139.00	139.00
4	—	1,965	159.00–170.50	166.17
2	—	1,615	158.00	158.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	181.00	181.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,070	123.00–148.00	137.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,088	1,075.00–1,350.00	1,239.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,294	1,450.00–1,725.00	1,636.67

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

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