Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers under 700 lbs traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher; some weaned 400-600 lb attractive quality packages sharply higher with very good demand. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold mostly 3.00 to 7.00 higher; few attractive weaned 400-500 lb packages sharply higher with very good demand. Yearlings lite test. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower in a lite test. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower in a lite test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $288.08/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −168.57 against this barn's trailing median of $456.65.

Average price

$288.08

48 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$35.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.50

vs KY average

−36.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	567	298.71	1,695	33
Large 1-2	523	270.00	1,412	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	554	263.38	1,459	12thin

One grade step is worth $35.33/cwt here — about $236 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 sale48 hd

288.08

—

KY average28 barns · 1,822 hd

295.59

−7.50

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

−36.27

This barn, trailing median22 sales

456.65

−168.57

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	1,837	149.91	2,754	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,382	111.80	1,545	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	106.99	1,328	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,058	100.31	1,061	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,105	135.00	1,492	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)	1,230	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,525	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	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,459	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	480	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,164	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	806	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	259.66/cwt	259.00–260.00	1,636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	239.01/cwt	237.50–239.50	1,762	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	257.61/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,463	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	247.30/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,531	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	732	237.39/cwt	220.00–241.50	1,738	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,879	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	269.42/cwt	262.50–271.00	1,423	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	257.33/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,493	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	268	242.38/cwt	220.00–255.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	472	272.60/cwt	256.00–282.50	1,287	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	260.62/cwt	253.50–270.00	1,368	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	430	276.07/cwt	256.00–290.00	1,187	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	659	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,605	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	249.76/cwt	246.00–254.00	1,181	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	212.49/cwt	211.00–214.00	1,307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	812	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	558	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,311	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	267.47/cwt	257.00–285.00	998	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	210.33/cwt	209.00–213.00	1,483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,602	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	267.41/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,136	2
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	523	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,412	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	231.25/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	279.98/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	291.95/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,363	6
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	751	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	478	349.36/cwt	317.00–355.00	1,670	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	723	244.10/cwt	240.00–248.50	1,765	45
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	495	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	238.32/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	263.23/cwt	251.00–270.00	1,777	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	323	363.46/cwt	335.00–400.00	1,174	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	282.98/cwt	262.50–297.00	1,726	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	423	347.33/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,469	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	353	353.74/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,249	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	536	303.36/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,626	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	299.09/cwt	290.00–311.00	1,720	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	289	415.62/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,201	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	757	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,817	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	481	322.76/cwt	300.00–343.00	1,552	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	278.10/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,441	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	417	316.76/cwt	297.00–320.00	1,321	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	368	354.22/cwt	337.50–367.50	1,304	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,249	105.74/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,321	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,677	119.08/cwt	118.00–120.50	1,997	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	113.49/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,517	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,695	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	111.62/cwt	109.00–113.50	1,460	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	101.79/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,181	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,105	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,492	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	111.81/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,146	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	102.82/cwt	98.00–105.50	1,070	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	887	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	94.06/cwt	90.00–96.50	1,045	5
Bulls	—	—	1,824	145.11/cwt	142.00–150.00	2,647	6
Bulls	—	—	1,856	157.11/cwt	152.00–164.00	2,916	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,706	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	470	225.98/cwt	205.00–240.00	1,062	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	740	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,606	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	653	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	258.12/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,358	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	291.61/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,371	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,167	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	800–850	815	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	208.45/cwt	195.00–217.00	1,620	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	425	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,009	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	233.02/cwt	224.00–238.00	1,496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	247.20/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	535	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	228.50/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,488	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	490	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	247.17/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,310	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	213.57/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,341	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	246.60/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,245	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	368	303.33/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	379	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	948	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	245.44/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,379	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	251.44/cwt	247.00–254.00	1,423	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	247.14/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,537	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	248.82/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,145	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,227	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	307	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	233.08/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,419	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	235.28/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,572	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	237.57/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	282.21/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,067	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 Dec 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 904Last week 592Year ago 635

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 89Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 23Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	265.00–270.00	267.41
6	500–550	528	262.50–271.00	269.42
6	550–600	580	250.00–267.50	257.33
6	600–650	613	238.00	238.00
3	650–700	685	235.00–240.00	238.32
1	700–750	730	215.00	215.00
5	850–900	870	216.00	216.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	287.50	287.50
6	450–500	467	280.00–300.00	291.95
2	550–600	568	275.00–285.00	279.98
3	600–650	630	259.00–260.00	259.66
2	650–700	660	260.00	260.00
8	700–750	737	237.50–239.50	239.01
2	750–800	768	230.00–232.50	231.25
3	800–850	806	230.00	230.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	262.50	262.50
3	500–550	523	270.00	270.00
3	750–800	751	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	289	400.00–420.00	415.62
7	300–350	323	335.00–400.00	363.46
2	350–400	353	352.50–355.00	353.74
18	400–450	423	310.00–365.00	347.33
40	450–500	478	317.00–355.00	349.36
6	500–550	536	290.00–307.00	303.36
25	550–600	575	290.00–311.00	299.09
83	600–650	610	262.50–297.00	282.98
21	650–700	675	251.00–270.00	263.23
45	700–750	723	240.00–248.50	244.10
5	750–800	757	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	430	256.00–290.00	276.07
21	450–500	472	256.00–282.50	272.60
45	500–550	525	253.50–270.00	260.62
30	550–600	568	250.00–260.00	257.61
30	600–650	619	240.00–255.00	247.30
17	650–700	659	243.50	243.50
30	700–750	732	220.00–241.50	237.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	220.00–255.00	242.38
2	300–350	325	245.00	245.00
5	350–400	379	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	477	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	500	237.00	237.00
3	550–600	558	235.00	235.00
2	600–650	615	211.00–214.00	212.49
2	800–850	812	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	280.00	280.00
11	350–400	373	257.00–285.00	267.47
3	400–450	410	242.00–250.00	247.20
4	450–500	473	246.00–254.00	249.76
8	500–550	530	240.00–253.00	247.17
13	550–600	562	240.00–250.00	245.44
7	600–650	642	224.00–238.00	233.02
4	650–700	651	227.00–230.00	228.50
3	700–750	705	209.00–213.00	210.33
9	750–800	785	200.00	200.00
6	850–900	880	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	490	218.00	218.00
1	500–550	535	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	580	200.00	200.00
2	600–650	630	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	300.00–307.00	303.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	320.00	320.00
4	350–400	368	337.50–367.50	354.22
11	400–450	417	297.00–320.00	316.76
8	450–500	481	300.00–343.00	322.76
6	500–550	518	270.00–295.00	278.10
2	550–600	565	285.00	285.00
10	600–650	622	245.00–254.00	247.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	287.50	287.50
2	300–350	307	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	380	307.00	307.00
2	400–450	423	290.00	290.00
3	450–500	470	290.00–295.00	291.61
5	500–550	526	250.00–262.50	258.12
12	550–600	566	247.00–254.00	251.44
4	600–650	609	230.00–242.00	233.08
7	650–700	668	234.00–238.00	235.28
1	700–750	705	225.00	225.00
6	750–800	777	195.00–217.00	208.45
1	800–850	825	187.50	187.50
1	850–900	870	185.00	185.00
1	900–950	935	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	237.50	237.50
3	450–500	470	205.00–240.00	225.98
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	653	224.00	224.00
2	700–750	740	217.00	217.00
1	800–850	815	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	272.50–300.00	282.21
4	450–500	460	240.00–265.00	248.82
3	500–550	505	240.00–250.00	246.60
2	550–600	565	230.00–245.00	237.57
2	600–650	628	210.00–217.00	213.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,249	101.00–110.00	105.74
3	—	1,677	118.00–120.50	119.08
5	—	1,337	111.00–115.00	113.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	118.50	118.50
2	—	1,308	109.00–113.50	111.62
4	—	1,160	98.00–106.00	101.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	111.00–113.00	111.81
7	—	1,041	98.00–105.50	102.82
1	—	975	91.00	91.00
5	—	1,111	90.00–96.50	94.06
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	135.00	135.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,824	142.00–150.00	145.11
4	—	1,856	152.00–164.00	157.11

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,525.00	1,525.00

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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle