Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher with advance on weaned 500-700 lbs with good demand. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher on 400-600 lbs with good demand. Yearling 6-weight open heifers noticeably higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with light to moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.16/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −151.56 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$250.16

74 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,361

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$29.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.01

vs KY average

−14.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	252.57	1,378	68
Medium and Large 2-3	527	222.90	1,174	6thin

One grade step is worth $29.67/cwt here — about $204 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale74 hd

250.16

—

KY average25 barns · 1,329 hd

238.15

+12.01

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−14.94

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

−151.56

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	1,804	145.25	2,620	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,400	109.67	1,535	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,334	106.22	1,417	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	96.19	974	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,155	150.00	1,733	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,153	$1,770	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,267	$1,646	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	883	$880	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	993	$1,780	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$1,350	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,680	$2,564	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,355	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,255	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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	Large 1-2	650–700	690	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,677	3
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	700	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,547	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	425	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	268.48/cwt	262.00–271.00	1,299	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	227.99/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,689	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	261.59/cwt	256.00–263.00	1,331	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	339	269.27/cwt	267.50–275.00	913	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	475	254.68/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,210	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	252.14/cwt	241.00–263.50	1,331	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	459	282.02/cwt	275.00–293.00	1,294	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	250.85/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	237.08/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	379	259.15/cwt	257.00–260.00	982	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	256.34/cwt	243.00–261.00	1,438	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	428	252.37/cwt	247.00–256.00	1,080	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	285	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	406	241.99/cwt	240.00–247.00	982	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	227.40/cwt	219.00–233.00	1,421	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	206.00/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	239.58/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,131	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	224.15/cwt	219.00–226.00	1,511	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	239.23/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,364	4
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	555	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	309.52/cwt	309.00–310.00	805	2
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	418	257.49/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,076	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	655	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,077	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	272.99/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,168	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,009	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	545	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	240.67/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	275.14/cwt	265.00–282.00	1,464	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	723	217.03/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	281.28/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	516	242.99/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,254	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,213	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	260.73/cwt	253.00–267.00	1,632	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	268.00/cwt	261.00–273.50	1,557	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	426	288.03/cwt	280.00–306.00	1,227	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	264.61/cwt	261.00–273.00	1,368	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	473	264.71/cwt	259.00–272.50	1,252	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	210.80/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,408	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,301	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	105.77/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,573	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	111.78/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,423	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	115.17/cwt	115.00–115.50	1,685	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,189	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	101.59/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,349	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	93.57/cwt	90.00–96.00	896	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,155	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,733	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	117.74/cwt	117.00–118.50	1,599	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	111.89/cwt	110.00–113.50	1,514	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,295	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,412	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	100.57/cwt	99.50–102.00	1,054	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	817	1
Bulls	—	—	1,813	143.30/cwt	134.50–149.00	2,598	9
Bulls	—	—	1,405	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,644	1
Bulls	—	—	1,910	160.50/cwt	158.50–164.00	3,066	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,410	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	1,779.70/head	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,780	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,884.57/head	1,450.00–2,200.00	1,885	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,781.54/head	1,575.00–2,025.00	1,782	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,240	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	780	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,680	2,564.14/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	437	231.70/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	228.47/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	226.90/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,082	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	220.12/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,123	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	606	257.62/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,561	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	443	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,059	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	685	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	250–300	290	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	597	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	248.92/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	438	260.80/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,142	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	203.47/cwt	194.00–221.00	1,573	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	223.50/cwt	223.00–224.00	1,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	251.03/cwt	244.00–253.00	1,300	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	539	235.01/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,267	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	250.25/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,226	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	708	206.46/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,462	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	315	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	283.68/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,101	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	530	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	578	212.91/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,231	4

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 Nov 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 501Last week 513Year ago 677

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 92Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 25Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	255.00–260.00	257.49
1	500–550	545	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	555	258.00	258.00
1	600–650	645	240.00	240.00
3	650–700	690	243.00	243.00
1	700–750	700	221.00	221.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	222.50	222.50
1	650–700	655	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	309.00–310.00	309.52
1	350–400	365	295.00	295.00
5	400–450	428	270.00–275.00	272.99
7	450–500	484	262.00–271.00	268.48
15	500–550	509	256.00–263.00	261.59
1	550–600	560	258.00	258.00
3	600–650	601	240.00–242.00	240.67
12	700–750	741	227.00–230.00	227.99
3	800–850	800	234.00	234.00
1	900–950	930	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	280.00–282.50	281.28
7	450–500	470	258.00	258.00
8	500–550	516	235.00–248.00	242.99
1	600–650	630	230.00	230.00
3	700–750	723	215.00–221.00	217.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	325.00	325.00
13	400–450	426	280.00–306.00	288.03
4	450–500	459	275.00–293.00	282.02
17	500–550	532	265.00–282.00	275.14
15	550–600	581	261.00–273.50	268.00
28	600–650	626	253.00–267.00	260.73
5	650–700	668	248.00–255.00	250.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	265.00	265.00
4	300–350	339	267.50–275.00	269.27
7	350–400	379	257.00–260.00	259.15
26	400–450	428	247.00–256.00	252.37
25	450–500	475	245.00–259.00	254.68
31	500–550	528	241.00–263.50	252.14
30	550–600	561	243.00–261.00	256.34
13	600–650	606	250.00–259.00	257.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	235.00	235.00
3	400–450	437	230.00–235.00	231.70
4	450–500	477	220.00–230.00	226.90
4	500–550	510	214.00–226.00	220.12
2	550–600	560	227.00–230.00	228.47
1	600–650	600	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	675	196.00	196.00
1	750–800	790	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	250.00	250.00
6	400–450	406	240.00–247.00	241.99
7	450–500	472	239.00–240.00	239.58
3	500–550	540	231.00–240.00	237.08
4	550–600	570	238.00–240.00	239.23
7	600–650	625	219.00–233.00	227.40
6	650–700	674	219.00–226.00	224.15
2	700–750	733	205.00–207.00	206.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	443	239.00	239.00
1	650–700	685	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	438	255.00–270.00	260.80
6	450–500	473	259.00–272.50	264.71
8	500–550	517	261.00–273.00	264.61
1	550–600	565	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	608	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	230.00	230.00
1	300–350	335	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	380	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	490	225.00	225.00
5	500–550	539	232.00–237.00	235.01
2	550–600	597	234.00	234.00
10	650–700	668	200.00–217.00	210.80
1	750–800	765	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	388	280.00–295.00	283.68
4	450–500	490	250.00–251.00	250.25
9	500–550	518	244.00–253.00	251.03
3	550–600	565	246.00–255.00	248.92
2	600–650	608	223.00–224.00	223.50
1	650–700	665	224.00	224.00
6	750–800	773	194.00–221.00	203.47
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	708	203.00–210.00	206.46
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	530	220.00	220.00
4	550–600	578	210.00–216.00	212.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,487	102.00–108.00	105.77
7	—	1,273	108.00–114.00	111.78
3	—	1,463	115.00–115.50	115.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	94.00	94.00
6	—	1,328	97.00–108.00	101.59
2	—	1,358	117.00–118.50	117.74
3	—	1,353	110.00–113.50	111.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	958	90.00–96.00	93.57
1	—	1,295	109.00	109.00
3	—	1,048	99.50–102.00	100.57
1	—	950	86.00	86.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	150.00	150.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,813	134.50–149.00	143.30
1	—	1,405	117.00	117.00
3	—	1,910	158.50–164.00	160.50

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	1	—	1,210	116.50	116.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	993	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,779.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,190	1,450.00–2,200.00	1,884.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,280	1,575.00–2,025.00	1,781.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	985.00	985.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,680	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,564.14

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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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