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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 15

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Mar 8Mar 15Mar 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,084 head

▲ 793 vs last sale 291▲ 648 vs year ago 436 · +148.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 88▼ 29 vs year ago 81 · −35.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 33▼ 26 vs year ago 30 · −86.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages; some 400-500 lb heifer packages sharply higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.68/cwt on 580 head.

Average price

$188.68

580 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,083

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$712

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

$66.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.80

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	575	193.27	1,111	507
Large 1-2	651	164.95	1,073	35
Medium and Large 2-3	509	151.13	770	35
Small and Medium 1-2	315	126.73	399	3thin

One grade step is worth $66.55/cwt here — about $712 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale580 hd

188.68

—

KY average25 barns · 7,467 hd

187.88

+0.80

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	—	High	1,708	131.72	2,250	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	97.87	1,383	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	96.94	1,164	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,025	74.77	767	14

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)	1,225	$1,075	1thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	341	237.10/cwt	221.00–249.00	809	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	697	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	201.71/cwt	185.00–207.50	746	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	390	239.97/cwt	222.50–247.50	936	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	677	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	431	229.97/cwt	216.00–255.00	991	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	211.17/cwt	208.00–215.00	910	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	209.38/cwt	199.00–215.00	976	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	471	233.24/cwt	218.00–254.00	1,099	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	817	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	852	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	229.35/cwt	209.00–237.50	1,209	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	546	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,037	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,104	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	217.71/cwt	207.00–221.00	1,226	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	582	161.04/cwt	155.00–174.00	937	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	622	161.63/cwt	152.50–170.00	1,005	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	208.28/cwt	194.00–213.00	1,300	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	653	198.45/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,296	9
Steers	—	Large 1-2	655	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,212	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	706	182.53/cwt	175.00–188.00	1,289	28
Steers	—	Large 1-2	728	167.66/cwt	161.00–174.00	1,221	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,212	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	764	186.85/cwt	175.00–187.75	1,428	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	166.93/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,294	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,481	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,531	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,436	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,484	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,572	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	243	161.43/cwt	151.00–177.50	392	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	282	160.73/cwt	145.00–177.50	453	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	285	125.09/cwt	120.00–130.00	357	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	297	229.01/cwt	225.00–230.00	680	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	328	220.27/cwt	200.00–234.00	722	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	188.73/cwt	180.00–197.50	681	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	168.57/cwt	160.00–176.00	615	4
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	384	218.44/cwt	200.00–233.00	839	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	426	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	767	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	213.31/cwt	200.00–230.00	917	29
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	460	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	833	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	152.07/cwt	140.00–157.50	719	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	479	211.06/cwt	192.00–221.00	1,011	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	188.87/cwt	183.00–190.00	905	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	180.30/cwt	173.00–183.00	945	7
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	527	165.29/cwt	152.50–174.00	871	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	534	197.54/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,055	41
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	572	175.29/cwt	169.00–181.00	1,003	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	151.34/cwt	150.00–154.00	870	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	191.31/cwt	185.00–198.00	1,104	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	174.51/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,009	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	179.97/cwt	167.00–189.00	1,143	46
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	968	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	663	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	995	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	673	135.74/cwt	134.00–141.00	914	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	165.78/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,127	5
Heifers	—	Large 1-2Value Added	682	166.56/cwt	166.00–172.00	1,136	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	691	183.57/cwt	168.00–189.00	1,268	154
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	731	130.20/cwt	130.00–131.00	952	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	737	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,216	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	751	130.25/cwt	130.00–131.00	978	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,123	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	836	154.50/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,292	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	842	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,154	4
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	915	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,116	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	267	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	454	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	203.16/cwt	200.00–212.50	589	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	185.04/cwt	182.50–187.50	564	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	305	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	470	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	330	233.63/cwt	232.50–234.00	771	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	778	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	766	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	619	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	413	235.36/cwt	220.00–255.00	972	9
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	420	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	557	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	203.82/cwt	202.50–207.00	942	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	472	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,005	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	497	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	895	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	502	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,069	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	201.46/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,048	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,014	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	207.69/cwt	203.00–211.00	1,169	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	200.32/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,136	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,100	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,050	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	954	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,121	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,148	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	773	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,183	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,696	134.43/cwt	120.00–144.00	2,280	8
Bulls	—	—	1,805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,986	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	78.65/cwt	75.00–82.00	765	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	62.30/cwt	59.00–66.00	633	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	85.90/cwt	83.00–90.00	912	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	846	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	85.70/cwt	84.00–87.50	968	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	101.08/cwt	89.50–111.00	1,240	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,265	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	860	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,168	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,421	99.29/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,411	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,084Last week 291Year ago 436

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 88Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 33Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	775	166.00–170.00	166.93
1	—	1,055	149.00	149.00
4	—	431	208.00–215.00	211.17
1	—	555	199.00	199.00
1	—	730	166.00	166.00
1	—	1,045	142.00	142.00
4	—	825	179.50	179.50
1	—	945	152.00	152.00
1	—	350	199.00	199.00
2	—	875	175.00	175.00
8	—	546	190.00	190.00
8	—	466	199.00–215.00	209.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	185.00	185.00
2	—	728	161.00–174.00	167.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	152.50–170.00	161.63
3	—	582	155.00–174.00	161.04
1	—	410	165.00	165.00
5	—	370	185.00–207.50	201.71
2	—	510	167.00	167.00
1	—	495	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	431	216.00–255.00	229.97
9	—	653	198.00–200.00	198.45
7	—	341	221.00–249.00	237.10
44	—	624	194.00–213.00	208.28
88	—	527	209.00–237.50	229.35
28	—	764	175.00–187.75	186.85
57	—	563	207.00–221.00	217.71
28	—	706	175.00–188.00	182.53
18	—	471	218.00–254.00	233.24
6	—	390	222.50–247.50	239.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	479	192.00–221.00	211.06
5	—	297	225.00–230.00	229.01
33	—	384	200.00–233.00	218.44
4	—	836	151.00–158.00	154.50
154	—	691	168.00–189.00	183.57
29	—	430	200.00–230.00	213.31
41	—	534	185.00–200.00	197.54
46	—	635	167.00–189.00	179.97
70	—	577	185.00–198.00	191.31
9	—	328	200.00–234.00	220.27
3	—	737	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	169.00–181.00	175.29
3	—	527	152.50–174.00	165.29
1	—	915	122.00	122.00
1	—	460	181.00	181.00
3	—	663	150.00	150.00
1	—	645	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	173.00–183.00	180.30
6	—	479	183.00–190.00	188.87
4	—	578	170.00–176.00	174.51
4	—	361	180.00–197.50	188.73
6	—	780	144.00	144.00
1	—	335	185.00	185.00
5	—	680	165.00–167.00	165.78
4	—	842	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	682	166.00–172.00	166.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	160.00–176.00	168.57
3	—	575	150.00–154.00	151.34
4	—	751	130.00–131.00	130.25
4	—	673	134.00–141.00	135.74
4	—	243	151.00–177.50	161.43
5	—	731	130.00–131.00	130.20
3	—	282	145.00–177.50	160.73
1	—	305	170.00	170.00
4	—	473	140.00–157.50	152.07
3	—	426	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	120.00–130.00	125.09
1	—	375	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	773	153.00	153.00
3	—	563	203.00–211.00	207.69
4	—	330	232.50–234.00	233.63
2	—	502	213.00	213.00
9	—	413	220.00–255.00	235.36
2	—	472	213.00	213.00
1	—	625	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	132.50	132.50
1	—	305	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	207.50	207.50
3	—	567	200.00–201.00	200.32
4	—	520	200.00–203.00	201.46
4	—	462	202.50–207.00	203.82
5	—	290	200.00–212.50	203.16
1	—	760	151.00	151.00
1	—	640	164.00	164.00
1	—	675	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	149.00	149.00
1	—	560	181.00	181.00
2	—	305	182.50–187.50	185.04
1	—	395	194.00	194.00
1	—	410	151.00	151.00
2	—	267	170.00	170.00
2	—	497	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	78.00	78.00
10	—	1,227	89.50–111.00	101.08
2	—	1,130	84.00–87.50	85.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,062	83.00–90.00	85.90
1	—	1,265	68.00	68.00
6	—	973	75.00–82.00	78.65
4	—	1,016	59.00–66.00	62.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,421	96.00–105.00	99.29
1	—	1,350	86.50	86.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,696	120.00–144.00	134.43
1	—	1,805	110.00	110.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,075.00	1,075.00

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.