Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold mostly steady on similar quality with good demand for weaned 4-weight packages in light supply. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand for weaned 4-weights. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate to good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $223.46/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −178.26 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$223.46

48 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,205

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$29.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.87

vs KY average

−29.22 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	229.50	1,232	37
Medium and Large 2-3	537	203.85	1,094	9thin
Large 1-2	590	200.00	1,180	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.50/cwt here — about $52 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 sale48 hd

223.46

—

KY average25 barns · 1,339 hd

236.33

−12.87

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−29.22

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

−178.26

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	158.63	2,524	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,429	122.14	1,745	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	121.98	1,452	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,039	107.27	1,114	26
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,060	165.00	1,749	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)	970	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,377	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	963	$1,231	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	750	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	735	$900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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	550–600	559	201.26/cwt	198.00–205.00	1,125	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	237.57/cwt	237.00–241.00	1,079	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	484	219.33/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,062	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	614	199.41/cwt	198.00–201.00	1,224	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	371	222.50/cwt	215.00–224.00	825	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	426	247.00/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,052	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	478	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,171	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	360	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	205.93/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,069	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,192	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	534	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	323	273.95/cwt	260.00–290.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	254.49/cwt	252.50–256.00	1,349	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	281.36/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,055	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	254.60/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,057	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	259.27/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,613	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	256.60/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	281.41/cwt	280.00–287.50	929	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	475	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,021	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	256.48/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,488	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	267.99/cwt	267.50–269.00	1,367	3
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	690	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,601	3
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	415	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,058	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	551	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,267	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	553	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	430	281.26/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,209	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	461	272.19/cwt	267.50–278.00	1,255	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	659	258.82/cwt	247.00–264.00	1,706	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	720	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	212.52/cwt	208.00–217.00	1,398	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	510	202.66/cwt	202.00–204.00	1,034	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,204	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	374	229.90/cwt	222.50–240.00	860	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	118.05/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,339	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	112.63/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,372	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	90.47/cwt	90.00–91.00	772	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	114.75/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,243	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	125.87/cwt	122.50–129.00	1,743	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	108.23/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,144	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,060	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,749	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	126.60/cwt	122.50–134.00	1,550	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	101.31/cwt	96.50–103.00	1,024	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	118.42/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,744	9
Bulls	—	—	1,518	124.77/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,894	3
Bulls	—	—	1,717	167.79/cwt	160.00–178.00	2,881	16
Bulls	—	—	1,367	153.00/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,092	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,528.28/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,528	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	725	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	735	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976	145.93/cwt	135.50–158.00	1,424	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	963	1,231.19/head	1,210.00–1,250.00	1,231	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	750	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	257.28/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,106	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	800–850	815	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	251.83/cwt	244.00–262.00	1,327	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	226.56/cwt	216.00–233.00	1,375	9
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	490	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,205	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	182.33/cwt	164.00–200.00	1,513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,160	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,705	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	555	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	596	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,442	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	271.11/cwt	261.00–285.00	1,036	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	201.68/cwt	198.00–211.00	1,466	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	677	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	480	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,013	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	225.64/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,045	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	215.03/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,112	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	616	200.34/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,234	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	320	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	704	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	665	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,377	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	231.00/cwt	227.00–235.00	832	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	230.91/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,307	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	227.45/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,176	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	802	1

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 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 379Last week 419Year ago 593

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 75Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 18Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	222.50	222.50
6	350–400	371	215.00–224.00	222.50
9	450–500	484	218.00–220.00	219.33
5	500–550	519	200.00–210.00	205.93
4	550–600	559	198.00–205.00	201.26
5	600–650	614	198.00–201.00	199.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	232.50	232.50
2	350–400	360	227.00–235.00	231.00
1	400–450	405	230.00	230.00
7	450–500	454	237.00–241.00	237.57
23	500–550	517	220.00–237.00	227.45
11	550–600	566	230.00–235.00	230.91
1	600–650	610	219.00	219.00
1	650–700	685	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	260.00–290.00	273.95
1	350–400	360	287.50	287.50
18	400–450	426	245.00–257.00	247.00
3	450–500	478	245.00	245.00
3	550–600	583	240.00	240.00
4	600–650	617	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	480	211.00	211.00
2	550–600	590	200.00	200.00
3	600–650	616	200.00–201.00	200.34
2	650–700	665	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	237.50	237.50
3	400–450	415	250.00–260.00	254.60
1	450–500	475	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	505	236.00	236.00
1	600–650	625	229.00	229.00
1	650–700	670	223.00	223.00
1	750–800	755	215.00	215.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	540	250.00	250.00
8	550–600	551	230.00	230.00
3	650–700	690	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	308.00	308.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	280.00–287.50	281.41
10	350–400	375	270.00–310.00	281.36
1	400–450	445	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	468	251.00–260.00	256.60
3	500–550	530	252.50–256.00	254.49
25	550–600	580	250.00–259.00	256.48
2	650–700	650	240.00	240.00
4	700–750	745	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	430	270.00–292.00	281.26
5	450–500	461	267.50–278.00	272.19
3	500–550	510	267.50–269.00	267.99
4	550–600	553	280.00	280.00
10	600–650	622	254.00–270.00	259.27
4	650–700	659	247.00–264.00	258.82
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	475	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	720	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	815	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	315.00	315.00
5	350–400	382	261.00–285.00	271.11
3	400–450	430	250.00–265.00	257.28
6	450–500	482	250.00	250.00
11	500–550	527	244.00–262.00	251.83
3	550–600	596	242.00	242.00
9	600–650	607	216.00–233.00	226.56
2	650–700	658	208.00–217.00	212.52
4	700–750	727	198.00–211.00	201.68
1	750–800	750	221.00	221.00
2	800–850	830	164.00–200.00	182.33
1	1150–1200	1,160	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	207.00	207.00
3	500–550	510	202.00–204.00	202.66
1	550–600	555	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	222.50–240.00	229.90
6	450–500	463	217.00–230.00	225.64
3	500–550	517	210.00–225.00	215.03
1	550–600	550	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	605	199.00	199.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,134	116.00–121.00	118.05
2	—	1,218	111.00–114.00	112.63
10	—	1,224	122.50–134.00	126.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	853	90.00–91.00	90.47
8	—	1,083	111.00–120.00	114.75
10	—	1,057	104.00–110.00	108.23
6	—	1,011	96.50–103.00	101.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,385	122.50–129.00	125.87
9	—	1,473	116.00–122.00	118.42
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	165.00	165.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	121.00–128.00	124.77
16	—	1,717	160.00–178.00	167.79
8	—	1,367	145.00–160.00	153.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,105	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,528.28
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	963	1,210.00–1,250.00	1,231.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	976	135.50–158.00	145.93

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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Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

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