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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 6

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Feb 28Mar 6Mar 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

311 head

▲ 88 vs last sale 223▲ 20 vs year ago 291 · +6.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 27▼ 45 vs year ago 88 · −51.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 5▼ 15 vs year ago 33 · −45.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with some weaned 4-weights and yearling packages sharply higher with very good demand. Feeder heifers sold steady on similar quality with a few fancy weaned 300-500 lb offerings sharply higher very good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $279.07/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −173.54 against this barn's trailing median of $452.60.

Average price

$279.07

17 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,463

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.45

vs KY average

−33.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	524	279.07	1,463	17thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale17 hd

279.07

—

KY average21 barns · 694 hd

284.51

−5.45

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

−33.93

This barn, trailing median23 sales

452.60

−173.54

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

23 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $515.83, low $365.46, median $452.60 across 23 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,463	134.72	1,971	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,334	112.07	1,495	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	111.69	1,338	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,062	93.96	998	9thin

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)	1,435	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	973	$1,159	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,085	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	645	$600	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,745	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,405	2thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	260	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	624	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	300	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	870	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Steers	300–350	Small and Medium 1-2	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	378	272.38/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,030	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	429	344.51/cwt	310.00–375.00	1,478	10
Steers	400–450	Large 1-2	430	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,251	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	275.38/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,206	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	463	317.98/cwt	282.50–350.00	1,472	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	477	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,235	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,329	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	281.99/cwt	265.00–291.00	1,449	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	269.56/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,504	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	614	270.83/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,663	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	652	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,571	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	247.03/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,754	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	760	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,816	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,656	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	833	245.75/cwt	245.75–245.75	2,047	65
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,781	1
Steers	950–1000	Large 1-2	975	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,823	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	278	237.68/cwt	226.00–250.00	661	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	326	298.26/cwt	297.00–300.00	972	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	282.72/cwt	280.00–290.00	941	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	355	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,038	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	283.43/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,060	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	376	246.95/cwt	226.00–260.00	929	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	419	274.43/cwt	250.00–286.00	1,150	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,009	1
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	432	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	903	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	237.46/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,099	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	472	266.75/cwt	250.00–286.00	1,259	20
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	480	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	946	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,148	1
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	245.17/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,253	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	221.38/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,158	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	253.16/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,410	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,333	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,326	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,450	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,149	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,521	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,669	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,235	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	757	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,370	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	876	180.91/cwt	170.00–188.00	1,585	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,558	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Small and Medium 1-2	265	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	564	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	883	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	359	336.29/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,207	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,092	2
Bulls	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	417	290.04/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,209	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	452	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,209	2
Bulls	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	466	299.37/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,395	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	251.17/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,218	2
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	492	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,230	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	271.21/cwt	269.00–273.00	1,391	4
Bulls	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	520	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,087	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,365	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,232	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	252.74/cwt	241.00–258.00	1,461	4
Bulls	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	590	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,328	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,332	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	618	212.03/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,310	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	227.40/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,501	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,474	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,548	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,219	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,195	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,315	1
Bulls	—	—	1,205	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,422	1
Bulls	—	—	1,594	145.08/cwt	139.00–153.50	2,313	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	93.96/cwt	92.00–96.00	965	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	109.18/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,155	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	89.46/cwt	88.00–90.00	951	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	110.28/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,285	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	905	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	100.72/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,208	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	119.71/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,453	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,310	110.01/cwt	108.00–112.50	1,441	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,412	118.95/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,680	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,120	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,745	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	645	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	973	1,159.09/head	1,125.00–1,185.00	1,159	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,025	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,435	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	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 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 223Year ago 291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 27Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 5Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	370	295.00	295.00
2	450–500	452	267.50	267.50
2	500–550	527	259.00	259.00
4	550–600	578	241.00–258.00	252.74
1	600–650	600	222.00	222.00
3	650–700	660	225.00–232.00	227.40
1	750–800	780	189.00	189.00
1	850–900	855	181.00	181.00
1	900–950	920	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	359	335.00–340.00	336.29
8	400–450	417	270.00–295.00	290.04
7	450–500	466	285.00–340.00	299.37
4	500–550	513	269.00–273.00	271.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	213.00	213.00
1	350–400	370	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	455	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	520	209.00	209.00
1	550–600	590	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	492	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	256.00	256.00
2	450–500	485	247.50–255.00	251.17
2	550–600	555	222.00	222.00
2	600–650	618	204.00–220.00	212.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	280.00–290.00	282.72
5	350–400	374	272.50–290.00	283.43
1	400–450	425	237.50	237.50
2	450–500	463	235.00–240.00	237.46
2	500–550	525	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	565	236.00	236.00
2	600–650	600	221.00	221.00
1	650–700	665	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	710	174.00	174.00
2	750–800	757	181.00	181.00
5	850–900	876	170.00–188.00	180.91
1	950–1000	950	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
6	300–350	326	297.00–300.00	298.26
1	350–400	355	292.50	292.50
18	400–450	419	250.00–286.00	274.43
20	450–500	472	250.00–286.00	266.75
4	500–550	511	242.50–250.00	245.17
6	550–600	557	250.00–256.00	253.16
2	600–650	617	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	650	234.00	234.00
3	700–750	710	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	209.00	209.00
1	450–500	480	197.00	197.00
1	500–550	500	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	226.00–250.00	237.68
4	350–400	376	226.00–260.00	246.95
1	450–500	495	232.00	232.00
3	500–550	523	215.00–227.00	221.38
1	600–650	635	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
3	400–450	438	270.00–278.00	275.38
1	450–500	485	274.00	274.00
1	600–650	600	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	652	241.00	241.00
1	850–900	895	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
10	400–450	429	310.00–375.00	344.51
9	450–500	463	282.50–350.00	317.98
13	500–550	514	265.00–291.00	281.99
4	550–600	558	268.00–274.00	269.56
8	600–650	614	255.00–280.00	270.83
2	700–750	710	245.00–249.00	247.03
3	750–800	760	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	291.00	291.00
1	950–1000	975	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	800–850	833	245.75	245.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	240.00	240.00
1	300–350	300	290.00	290.00
2	350–400	378	270.00–275.00	272.38
2	450–500	477	259.00	259.00
1	750–800	770	215.00	215.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,150.00	1,150.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,745	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,310.00	1,310.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	645	600.00	600.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,085.00	1,085.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	973	1,125.00–1,185.00	1,159.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,310	108.00–112.50	110.01
3	—	1,412	117.00–120.00	118.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,199	96.00–103.00	100.72
3	—	1,165	107.00–112.00	110.28
6	—	1,214	117.00–122.00	119.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	77.00	77.00
3	—	1,063	88.00–90.00	89.46
2	—	1,058	104.00–114.00	109.18
3	—	1,027	92.00–96.00	93.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,195	110.00	110.00
4	—	1,594	139.00–153.50	145.08

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.