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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 27

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Mar 20Mar 27Apr 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

376 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 444▼ 638 vs year ago 1,014 · −62.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 71▼ 41 vs year ago 95 · −43.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 17▼ 11 vs year ago 39 · −28.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with 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 $283.59/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −169.02 against this barn's trailing median of $452.60.

Average price

$283.59

31 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$330

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

$35.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.60

vs KY average

−26.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	285.90	1,585	29
Small and Medium 1-2	502	250.00	1,255	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.90/cwt here — about $330 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale31 hd

283.59

—

KY average24 barns · 1,057 hd

303.19

−19.60

National average156 barns · 8,291 hd

310.26

−26.67

This barn, trailing median23 sales

452.60

−169.02

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	—	High	1,598	144.25	2,305	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	130.61	1,643	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	129.48	1,846	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,146	112.61	1,291	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,205	162.19	1,954	6thin

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)	1,230	$1,665	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,355	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$1,285	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	725	$985	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,545	$2,700	5

Every lot

85 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,082	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	286.67/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,046	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	390	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,268	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	428	330.70/cwt	323.00–334.00	1,415	6
Steers	400–450	Large 1-2	435	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,327	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	476	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,380	3
Steers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	502	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,255	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	504	313.58/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,580	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,373	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	584	272.02/cwt	258.50–318.00	1,589	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	291.14/cwt	249.00–300.00	1,840	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	286.41/cwt	276.00–295.00	1,885	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	720	257.63/cwt	254.00–261.50	1,855	22
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	745	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,527	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	754	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,862	15
Steers	800–850	Large 1-2	830	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,627	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	961	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,922	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	693	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	315	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	980	1
Heifers	300–350	Small and Medium 1-2	325	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	689	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	282.39/cwt	270.00–293.00	921	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,006	1
Heifers	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	370	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	777	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	379	244.45/cwt	232.50–256.00	926	4
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	257.15/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,070	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	433	272.02/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,178	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	476	270.39/cwt	268.00–276.00	1,287	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,222	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	268.01/cwt	255.00–279.00	1,388	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	524	227.10/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,190	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	244.05/cwt	242.00–246.00	1,301	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	552	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,242	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	258.43/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,478	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	247.98/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,545	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	658	187.74/cwt	165.00–211.00	1,235	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	671	240.23/cwt	238.00–240.50	1,612	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	721	181.82/cwt	161.00–192.00	1,311	4
Heifers	750–800	Large 1-2	765	179.06/cwt	173.00–182.00	1,370	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	830	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,751	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,330	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	162.33/cwt	152.00–183.00	1,502	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	995	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,000	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,010	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,788	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	277	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	765	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	308	273.17/cwt	260.00–287.00	841	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	761	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	810	2
Bulls	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	363	228.75/cwt	220.00–255.00	830	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	365	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,214	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,090	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	428	314.51/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,346	6
Bulls	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	430	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	920	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	278.19/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,282	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	466	299.47/cwt	296.00–305.00	1,396	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,100	2
Bulls	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	500	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,125	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	282.03/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,469	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,367	3
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	282.05/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,619	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,607	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	269.84/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,646	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	666	250.52/cwt	244.00–261.00	1,668	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	226.97/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,675	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	811	212.55/cwt	202.00–215.00	1,724	7
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,205	162.19/cwt	148.00–166.00	1,954	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,443	142.55/cwt	139.00–146.00	2,057	5
Bulls	—	—	1,985	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	2,948	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	108.95/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,128	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,050	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,208	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	116.67/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,386	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,202	114.44/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,376	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	133.14/cwt	123.00–142.50	1,692	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	130.11/cwt	121.00–141.50	1,876	23
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,180	1,349.89/head	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,350	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,185	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,545	2,700.10/head	2,425.00–3,000.00	2,700	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	2

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 376Last week 444Year ago 1,014

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 71Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 17Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	363	220.00–255.00	228.75
1	400–450	430	214.00	214.00
1	500–550	500	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	365	332.50	332.50
6	400–450	428	300.00–325.00	314.51
7	450–500	466	296.00–305.00	299.47
4	500–550	521	280.00–284.00	282.03
4	550–600	574	280.00–284.00	282.05
2	600–650	610	250.00–290.00	269.84
7	650–700	666	244.00–261.00	250.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	277	276.00	276.00
2	300–350	308	260.00–287.00	273.17
3	350–400	381	286.00	286.00
6	450–500	461	276.00–285.00	278.19
3	500–550	530	258.00	258.00
1	550–600	580	277.00	277.00
2	700–750	738	224.00–230.00	226.97
7	800–850	811	202.00–215.00	212.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	234.00	234.00
2	350–400	360	225.00	225.00
2	450–500	470	234.00	234.00
3	600–650	610	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	325.00	325.00
6	400–450	428	323.00–334.00	330.70
3	450–500	476	290.00	290.00
10	500–550	504	300.00–317.00	313.58
18	550–600	584	258.50–318.00	272.02
28	600–650	632	249.00–300.00	291.14
3	650–700	658	276.00–295.00	286.41
22	700–750	720	254.00–261.50	257.63
15	750–800	754	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	309.00	309.00
1	500–550	530	259.00	259.00
4	950–1000	961	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	502	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	745	205.00	205.00
1	800–850	830	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	280.00–300.00	286.67
1	450–500	450	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	311.00	311.00
3	400–450	433	270.00–273.00	272.02
18	450–500	476	268.00–276.00	270.39
11	500–550	518	255.00–279.00	268.01
12	550–600	572	255.00–260.00	258.43
11	600–650	623	240.00–252.00	247.98
9	650–700	671	238.00–240.50	240.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	250	277.00	277.00
4	300–350	326	270.00–293.00	282.39
1	350–400	350	287.50	287.50
6	400–450	416	253.00–260.00	257.15
1	450–500	485	252.00	252.00
2	500–550	533	242.00–246.00	244.05
2	700–750	705	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	875	152.00	152.00
3	900–950	925	152.00–183.00	162.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	212.00	212.00
2	350–400	370	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	250.00	250.00
3	750–800	765	173.00–182.00	179.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,010	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	830	211.00	211.00
2	950–1000	995	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	232.50–256.00	244.45
5	500–550	524	220.00–239.00	227.10
2	550–600	552	225.00	225.00
2	650–700	658	165.00–211.00	187.74
4	700–750	721	161.00–192.00	181.82

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)	3	—	1,263	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	1,650.00	1,650.00

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)	2	—	1,180	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,349.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,285.00	1,285.00

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)	Open	5	—	1,545	2,425.00–3,000.00	2,700.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	725	985.00	985.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	114.00–119.00	116.67
11	—	1,271	123.00–142.50	133.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,202	111.00–119.00	114.44
3	—	1,035	107.00–111.00	108.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	115.00	115.00
23	—	1,442	121.00–141.50	130.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,985	148.00–149.00	148.50
5	—	1,443	139.00–146.00	142.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,205	148.00–166.00	162.19

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.