Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison with last week due to stockyards closed for Holiday; however market noticeably to sharply higher on weaned calf packages and yearlings than two weeks ago with very good demand. Market very active for all classes. Good demand for slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $284.94/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −171.72 against this barn's trailing median of $456.65.

Average price

$284.94

53 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$28.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.25

vs KY average

−40.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	565	286.00	1,615	51
Medium and Large 2-3	525	257.89	1,354	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.11/cwt here — about $261 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

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 sale53 hd

284.94

—

KY average18 barns · 1,002 hd

298.18

−13.25

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−40.43

This barn, trailing median22 sales

456.65

−171.72

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	1,606	147.59	2,371	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,309	126.11	1,651	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,452	123.28	1,790	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	100.71	1,037	22
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,063	154.66	1,644	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,365	143.00	1,952	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)	1,055	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,084	$1,592	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$1,210	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	840	$550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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 1-2	750–800	765	234.03/cwt	233.00–236.00	1,790	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	250.90/cwt	244.00–251.50	1,736	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	380	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	248.44/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	702	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,931	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	515	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,606	15
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	570	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	254.48/cwt	245.00–260.00	814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	833	177.52/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	437	268.80/cwt	262.00–286.00	1,175	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	486	258.85/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,258	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	243.73/cwt	242.50–245.00	829	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	233.27/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,561	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	199.68/cwt	193.00–203.00	1,643	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	510	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,163	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	600	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	241.19/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,411	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	234.25/cwt	233.00–237.00	1,183	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	896	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	287.63/cwt	279.00–288.50	1,398	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	268.70/cwt	264.00–278.00	1,456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	270.11/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,691	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	257.89/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	257.65/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,340	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	244.77/cwt	240.50–250.00	1,510	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	329	366.30/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,205	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	673	257.59/cwt	253.00–261.00	1,734	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	584	294.10/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,718	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	288.85/cwt	283.00–296.00	1,540	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	251.51/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,569	4
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	716	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,811	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	468	318.02/cwt	292.50–337.50	1,488	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	423	339.10/cwt	332.50–365.00	1,434	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	252.54/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,157	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	378	353.92/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,338	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	425	314.47/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	207.98/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	225	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	788	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	125.21/cwt	120.50–127.00	1,595	8
Bulls	—	—	1,326	132.31/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,754	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	131.51/cwt	128.00–137.50	1,845	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	117.10/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,377	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	106.69/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,111	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	114.83/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,594	7
Steers	Select	—	1,365	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,952	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,063	154.66/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,644	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	133.09/cwt	129.00–137.50	2,071	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	89.08/cwt	85.00–92.50	869	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	98.45/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,016	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	116.53/cwt	114.50–117.50	1,259	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	124.20/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,795	11
Bulls	—	—	1,781	162.63/cwt	158.00–171.50	2,896	5
Bulls	—	—	1,809	151.72/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,745	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	128.55/cwt	123.00–138.00	1,315	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,663.96/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,664	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	840	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	254.86/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,335	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	279.00/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,191	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	264.99/cwt	252.50–280.00	1,288	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	228.55/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,552	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	365	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	420	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	256.13/cwt	250.00–265.00	971	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	244.87/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,175	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	643	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	233.74/cwt	227.50–242.50	982	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	201.57/cwt	197.00–206.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	520	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	243.96/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,293	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	910	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	677	204.52/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,385	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	231.19/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,107	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	254.01/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,430	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	575	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	264.93/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,394	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	470	300.27/cwt	280.00–317.00	1,411	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	536	243.26/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,304	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	258.78/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,475	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	529	208.68/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,104	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	995	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,542	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	242.40/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,394	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	212.07/cwt	204.00–218.00	1,506	5

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 Dec 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 592Last week 461Year ago 930

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 73Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 43Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	285.00	285.00
11	450–500	486	279.00–288.50	287.63
3	500–550	542	264.00–278.00	268.70
15	550–600	586	274.00	274.00
4	600–650	624	250.00–252.50	251.51
12	650–700	692	244.00–251.50	250.90
2	700–750	712	248.00	248.00
6	750–800	765	233.00–236.00	234.03
2	800–850	827	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	387.00	387.00
1	500–550	515	342.50	342.50
79	700–750	702	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	250.00–255.00	252.54
2	500–550	525	255.00–261.00	257.89
1	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	350.00–372.50	366.30
4	350–400	378	340.00–362.50	353.92
16	400–450	423	332.50–365.00	339.10
5	450–500	468	292.50–337.50	318.02
16	500–550	533	283.00–296.00	288.85
16	550–600	584	280.00–295.00	294.10
17	600–650	626	262.50–275.00	270.11
25	650–700	673	253.00–261.00	257.59
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	700–750	716	253.00	253.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	252.00	252.00
2	500–550	510	228.00	228.00
1	550–600	570	246.00	246.00
1	600–650	600	229.00	229.00
2	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	245.00–260.00	254.48
5	350–400	379	250.00–265.00	256.13
3	400–450	427	245.00–250.00	248.44
4	450–500	480	240.00–250.00	244.87
9	500–550	530	240.00–249.00	243.96
17	550–600	585	238.00–246.00	241.19
1	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
18	650–700	669	233.00–238.00	233.27
1	700–750	700	202.50	202.50
3	800–850	823	193.00–203.00	199.68
3	850–900	896	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	242.50–245.00	243.73
3	350–400	368	240.00	240.00
4	400–450	420	227.50–242.50	233.74
4	500–550	505	233.00–237.00	234.25
1	550–600	595	222.50	222.50
3	600–650	643	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	665	197.00–206.00	201.57
1	700–750	740	195.00	195.00
1	750–800	770	191.00	191.00
2	800–850	833	175.00–180.00	177.52
1	900–950	900	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	280.00	280.00
30	400–450	437	262.00–286.00	268.80
6	450–500	486	255.00–272.50	258.85
32	500–550	520	250.00–265.00	257.65
9	550–600	563	250.00–255.00	254.01
12	600–650	617	240.50–250.00	244.77
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	217.00	217.00
1	500–550	520	205.00	205.00
1	550–600	565	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	300.00–330.00	314.47
3	450–500	470	280.00–317.00	300.27
7	500–550	526	260.00–272.50	264.93
2	600–650	615	246.00	246.00
3	650–700	668	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	710	234.00	234.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	479	230.00–235.00	231.19
3	500–550	536	240.00–250.00	243.26
5	550–600	575	240.00–244.00	242.40
2	600–650	600	210.00	210.00
4	650–700	677	200.00–218.00	204.52
5	700–750	710	204.00–218.00	212.07
2	750–800	765	205.00–211.00	207.98
1	900–950	910	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	995	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	322.50	322.50
3	400–450	427	272.50–290.00	279.00
5	450–500	486	252.50–280.00	264.99
6	500–550	524	249.00–259.00	254.86
2	550–600	570	257.50–260.00	258.78
8	650–700	679	225.00–237.00	228.55
3	700–750	736	220.00	220.00
2	850–900	860	194.00	194.00
1	950–1000	975	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	529	200.00–216.00	208.68
1	550–600	550	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	635	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	241.00	241.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,274	120.50–127.00	125.21
13	—	1,403	128.00–137.50	131.51
7	—	1,176	114.00–120.00	117.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,041	102.00–110.00	106.69
4	—	975	85.00–92.50	89.08
11	—	1,032	93.00–102.00	98.45
3	—	1,080	114.50–117.50	116.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,388	110.00–118.00	114.83
5	—	1,556	129.00–137.50	133.09
11	—	1,445	120.00–127.00	124.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,326	127.00–134.00	132.31
5	—	1,781	158.00–171.50	162.63
4	—	1,809	148.00–155.00	151.72
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	150.00–160.00	154.66

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	5	—	1,023	123.00–138.00	128.55
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,210.00	1,210.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,170	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,663.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	550.00	550.00

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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