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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 28

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Feb 21Feb 28Mar 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

223 head

▼ 261 vs last sale 484▼ 196 vs year ago 419 · −46.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 57▼ 33 vs year ago 60 · −55.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 11▼ 22 vs year ago 27 · −81.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher in a light test. Some lightweight good quality weaned heifer packages traded sharply higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows lightly tested. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $272.37/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$272.37

87 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,524

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$48.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.75

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	548	283.43	1,555	67
Small and Medium 1-2	375	242.00	908	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	608	234.96	1,430	19thin

One grade step is worth $48.46/cwt here — about $125 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 sale87 hd

272.37

—

KY average26 barns · 7,063 hd

258.62

+13.75

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	1,661	127.95	2,126	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,380	113.29	1,563	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	111.52	1,358	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	98.97	1,035	7thin

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)	1,160	$1,466	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,365	$1,900	1thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	809	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	317	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	935	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	365	361.70/cwt	342.00–382.50	1,320	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	375	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	908	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	257.65/cwt	250.00–265.00	974	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	341.49/cwt	327.50–372.50	1,434	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	478	302.67/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,447	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	283.38/cwt	262.00–308.00	1,482	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	266.15/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,546	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	261.78/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,626	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,556	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	678	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,681	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,603	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	741	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,619	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,541	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	270	250.66/cwt	237.50–262.00	677	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	297	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	879	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	217.55/cwt	175.00–238.00	685	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	263.61/cwt	256.00–271.00	870	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	944	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	386	227.57/cwt	207.50–245.00	878	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	414	257.86/cwt	246.00–264.00	1,068	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,029	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	242.15/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,174	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,116	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	496	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,250	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	253.94/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,310	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	236.01/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,225	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,342	2
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	211.30/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,283	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,470	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,052	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	675	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,296	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	715	192.00/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,373	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	257.46/cwt	255.00–260.00	875	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	365	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,205	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	886	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	395	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	861	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,017	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	445	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	276.66/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,314	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,254	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	264.32/cwt	263.00–267.00	1,348	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	244.98/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,306	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,204	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	592	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,533	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	617	188.12/cwt	173.00–205.00	1,161	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,280	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,424	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	226.96/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,543	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	197.92/cwt	191.00–202.00	1,439	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,421	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,592	118.97/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,894	3
Bulls	—	—	1,765	141.43/cwt	133.00–149.00	2,496	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	93.44/cwt	91.00–98.00	942	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	106.34/cwt	101.00–113.00	1,164	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	109.18/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,310	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,220	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	117.69/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,453	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,240	110.15/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,366	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,876	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,466.38/head	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,466	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	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 Feb 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 223Last week 484Year ago 419

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 57Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 11Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	245.00	245.00
1	—	370	255.00	255.00
2	—	330	256.00–271.00	263.61
2	—	557	241.00	241.00
5	—	519	230.00–245.00	236.01
6	—	485	240.00–245.00	242.15
2	—	297	296.00	296.00
1	—	655	210.00	210.00
8	—	607	200.00–219.00	211.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	386	207.50–245.00	227.57
3	—	485	230.00	230.00
1	—	615	171.00	171.00
3	—	505	200.00	200.00
2	—	270	237.50–262.00	250.66
4	—	315	175.00–238.00	217.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	414	246.00–264.00	257.86
8	—	516	249.00–265.00	253.94
2	—	610	241.00	241.00
3	—	496	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	230.00	230.00
1	—	675	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	190.00–196.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	678	248.00	248.00
17	—	621	249.00–265.00	261.78
1	—	700	229.00	229.00
15	—	523	262.00–308.00	283.38
2	—	365	342.00–382.50	361.70
9	—	478	280.00–330.00	302.67
9	—	581	260.00–275.00	266.15
8	—	420	327.50–372.50	341.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	195.00	195.00
2	—	378	250.00–265.00	257.65
1	—	495	240.00	240.00
1	—	275	294.00	294.00
1	—	410	250.00	250.00
10	—	741	218.50	218.50
2	—	317	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	346.00	346.00
3	—	510	263.00–267.00	264.32
1	—	365	330.00	330.00
2	—	680	225.00–229.00	226.96
3	—	475	270.00–284.00	276.66
1	—	700	220.00	220.00
2	—	592	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	240.00	240.00
3	—	617	173.00–205.00	188.12
1	—	405	251.00	251.00
2	—	385	230.00	230.00
1	—	535	225.00	225.00
2	—	340	255.00–260.00	257.46
1	—	660	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	187.00	187.00
1	—	675	211.00	211.00
2	—	533	240.00–250.00	244.98
3	—	727	191.00–202.00	197.92
1	—	490	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	218.00	218.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	118.00	118.00
3	—	1,240	108.00–113.00	110.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,235	116.00–119.00	117.69
3	—	1,200	104.00–113.00	109.18
1	—	1,220	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,008	91.00–98.00	93.44
3	—	1,095	101.00–113.00	106.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,592	116.00–122.00	118.97
2	—	1,765	133.00–149.00	141.43

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)	2	—	1,160	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,466.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	1,900.00	1,900.00

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.