Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2024-03-13

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 13
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,165 head
▲ 854 vs last sale 311▲ 81 vs year ago 1,084 · +7.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 43▲ 17 vs year ago 52 · +32.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 18▲ 11 vs year ago 4 · +275.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold sharply higher on weaned packages with very good demand. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher; some 5-550 lb weaned packages sharply higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher with most improvement on lean offerings. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.28/cwt on 183 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −133.55 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.
Average price
$261.28
183 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,425
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$326
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$54.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.54
vs KY average
−14.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545264.041,439172
Large 1-2544220.711,2003thin
Medium and Large 2-3557218.071,2167thin
Small and Medium 1-2530210.001,1131thin
One grade step is worth $54.04/cwt here — about $326 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale183 hd
261.28
—
KY average25 barns · 1,643 hd
261.82
−0.54
National average176 barns · 16,729 hd
276.17
−14.89
This barn, trailing median31 sales
394.83
−133.55
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

31 sales
445400355309median 394.8303/0404/2206/2409/0910/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.17, low $323.36, median $394.83 across 31 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,714139.022,38313
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,420126.171,79217
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,204124.041,49324
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,009108.301,09311

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,385$1,6802thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)635$6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,238$2,4044thin

Every lot

134 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270304.00/cwt304.00–304.008211
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added291329.66/cwt328.00–330.009596
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0081
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3338280.00/cwt280.00–280.009462
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added339352.87/cwt335.00–360.001,1964
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added370370.43/cwt335.00–393.001,37121
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3Value Added370270.00/cwt270.00–270.009991
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3378298.43/cwt297.00–300.001,1282
Steers400–450Small and Medium 1-2410207.00/cwt207.00–207.008491
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420362.40/cwt314.00–393.001,52249
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1761
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3Value Added450298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,3411
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471335.28/cwt311.00–352.501,57923
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1881
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480290.93/cwt286.00–295.001,3963
Steers450–500Small and Medium 1-2495221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,0941
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515343.00/cwt343.00–343.001,7661
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,2691
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526316.30/cwt291.00–332.001,66426
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575296.89/cwt284.00–310.001,70726
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583280.32/cwt280.00–281.001,6343
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed615297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,8271
Steers600–650Large 1-2Value Added618250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5456
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added636280.29/cwt260.00–289.001,78335
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670274.85/cwt255.00–283.001,84119
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715254.75/cwt238.00–260.001,8216
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,5941
Steers750–800Large 1-2756225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7013
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added776242.50/cwt241.50–248.001,88230
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added815228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,8587
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3815205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6711
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2833221.74/cwt220.00–222.001,84715
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added875227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,9865
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2939206.50/cwt206.50–206.501,93910
Feeder Cattle · Heifers50 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3205250.00/cwt250.00–250.005131
Heifers200–250Small and Medium 1-2230220.00/cwt220.00–220.005061
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3274261.32/cwt251.00–270.007164
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2277305.43/cwt301.00–310.008463
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310295.00/cwt295.00–295.009151
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added328308.66/cwt295.00–314.001,01214
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3337242.45/cwt231.00–265.008173
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2364280.44/cwt267.50–290.001,0215
Heifers350–400Small and Medium 1-2365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007301
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375265.56/cwt261.00–270.009962
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added377283.84/cwt281.00–304.001,07014
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3413228.06/cwt224.00–230.009423
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426246.80/cwt241.00–250.001,0516
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added427276.32/cwt259.50–303.001,18062
Heifers400–450Large 1-2435260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1312
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460279.98/cwt254.00–299.001,28860
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,1613
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3488224.02/cwt220.00–230.001,0935
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522267.47/cwt249.00–290.001,39680
Heifers500–550Large 1-2523227.56/cwt225.00–230.001,1902
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528237.99/cwt237.00–239.001,2572
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 1-2530210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1131
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3542218.45/cwt200.00–235.001,1843
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563238.25/cwt235.00–240.001,3413
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566262.38/cwt244.00–270.001,48587
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3569217.79/cwt201.00–230.001,2394
Heifers550–600Large 1-2585207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2111
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2604202.59/cwt190.00–220.001,2244
Heifers600–650Large 1-2605220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3311
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620175.11/cwt161.00–189.001,0862
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623244.33/cwt238.00–256.001,522107
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy657260.50/cwt260.50–260.501,71174
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660243.25/cwt239.00–245.501,60523
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660183.44/cwt178.00–188.001,2114
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy672224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,5052
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675225.80/cwt225.00–227.001,5245
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added703239.19/cwt238.00–239.501,68210
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2714200.44/cwt180.00–220.001,4317
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open720222.99/cwt206.00–225.501,6068
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3732159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1642
Heifers700–750Large 1-2745170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2671
Heifers750–800Large 1-2750174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,3051
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755230.50/cwt230.50–230.501,7404
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770205.58/cwt199.00–212.001,5832
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3775171.85/cwt166.00–178.001,3322
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2801197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,5783
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3810168.01/cwt167.00–169.001,3614
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open878202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,7743
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open915194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,7751
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3930151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,4041
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3245267.50/cwt267.50–267.506551
Bulls250–300Small and Medium 1-2273230.08/cwt227.00–233.006282
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added290342.50/cwt342.50–342.509932
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0401
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added372360.93/cwt330.00–375.001,3434
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2388307.30/cwt299.00–315.001,1925
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3390266.75/cwt237.50–296.001,0402
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added433332.53/cwt289.00–360.001,44021
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2435240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0441
Bulls400–450Small and Medium 1-2440230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0121
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3445250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1131
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472288.67/cwt270.00–300.001,36312
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2478299.43/cwt295.00–304.001,4312
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3478237.04/cwt229.00–245.001,1332
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2513272.55/cwt263.00–282.001,3982
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3526229.99/cwt225.00–240.001,2103
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527299.27/cwt270.00–330.001,57716
Bulls550–600Large 1-2562240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3492
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3562240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3492
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,5871
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed600265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5903
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3607213.41/cwt210.00–220.001,2953
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620240.76/cwt234.00–247.001,4933
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621258.35/cwt239.00–265.001,6044
Bulls650–700Large 1-2675233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,5731
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added688250.58/cwt239.00–252.001,7249
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3702189.02/cwt184.00–199.001,3273
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added707241.15/cwt235.00–247.001,7056
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2743221.51/cwt220.00–223.001,6462
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2777211.11/cwt201.00–219.001,6405
Bulls750–800Large 1-2790206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,6272
Bulls800–850Large 1-2800200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6001
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3805153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,2321
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2811200.79/cwt187.00–211.001,6285
Bulls850–900Large 1-2870168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,4621
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3880170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4961
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,652144.83/cwt135.00–158.502,39310
Bulls——1,920119.67/cwt110.00–131.002,2983
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91086.39/cwt86.00–87.007862
Cows—Lean 85-90%948105.59/cwt102.00–110.001,0013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073116.96/cwt110.00–120.001,2556
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,074112.97/cwt109.00–115.001,2134
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,120106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,1871
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,2461
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,231127.48/cwt120.00–144.001,56919
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,439127.43/cwt120.00–135.001,83416
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3851,679.77/head1,410.00–1,900.001,6802
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1522,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3232,507.37/head2,400.00–2,600.002,5072
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3635675.00/head675.00–675.006751

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.