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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 3

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Mar 27Apr 3Apr 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

254 head

▼ 122 vs last sale 376▼ 399 vs year ago 653 · −61.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 54▼ 22 vs year ago 67 · −32.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 28▼ 11 vs year ago 18 · −61.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality in a lite test. Slaughter cows sold steady with very good demand. 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 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $267.21/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −185.39 against this barn's trailing median of $452.60.

Average price

$267.21

4 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,419

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−27.18

vs KY average

−43.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	531	267.21	1,419	4thin

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 sale4 hd

267.21

—

KY average24 barns · 1,026 hd

294.39

−27.18

National average173 barns · 11,586 hd

310.76

−43.55

This barn, trailing median23 sales

452.60

−185.39

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	1,823	160.06	2,917	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,277	126.43	1,615	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	119.40	1,750	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	106.65	1,041	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,140	150.00	1,710	1thin

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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,040	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,845	3thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	375	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	956	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,231	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,115	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,087	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,376	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	290.81/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,352	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	267.21/cwt	264.00–276.00	1,419	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,392	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,929	63
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,771	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	920	182.95/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,683	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	980	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,274	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Small and Medium 1-2	235	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	564	1
Heifers	250–300	Small and Medium 1-2	290	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	592	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	989	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	342	266.39/cwt	261.00–269.00	911	3
Heifers	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	365	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	792	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	275.35/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,027	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	373	251.06/cwt	250.00–253.00	936	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	403	237.45/cwt	230.00–245.00	957	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	249.67/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,181	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	481	262.94/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,265	5
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	512	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,249	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	261.33/cwt	256.00–269.00	1,362	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	227.29/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,318	3
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	590	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,139	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	225.02/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,429	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	673	161.70/cwt	151.00–172.00	1,088	2
Heifers	700–750	Large 1-2	700	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,302	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,485	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	800	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,032	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	842	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	821	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	347	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	989	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	905	1
Bulls	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	460	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,007	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	463	243.04/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,125	3
Bulls	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	547	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,378	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,304	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	232.50/cwt	229.00–236.00	1,407	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	607	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,463	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	202.04/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,546	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,682	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,466	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	810	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,296	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,618	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,140	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,710	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,243	130.33/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,620	2
Bulls	—	—	2,016	169.97/cwt	157.00–178.00	3,427	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	81.42/cwt	76.00–86.00	676	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	883	94.99/cwt	94.00–96.00	839	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,005	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,116	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	106.61/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,083	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	118.97/cwt	113.00–128.00	1,224	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,260	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,373	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,316	128.63/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,693	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,439	117.63/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,693	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	125.09/cwt	122.50–127.50	1,955	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,595	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	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 Apr 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 376Year ago 653

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 54Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 28Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	286.00	286.00
1	400–450	410	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	600	232.00	232.00
2	900–950	920	180.00–186.00	182.95
1	950–1000	980	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	324.00	324.00
1	400–450	420	327.50	327.50
2	450–500	465	285.00–297.00	290.81
4	500–550	531	264.00–276.00	267.21
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	805	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	750–800	770	250.50	250.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	481	260.00–270.00	262.94
7	500–550	521	256.00–269.00	261.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	291.00	291.00
5	350–400	373	265.00–278.00	275.35
6	450–500	473	248.00–250.00	249.67
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	735	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	240.00	240.00
1	250–300	290	204.00	204.00
1	350–400	365	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	512	244.00	244.00
1	550–600	590	193.00	193.00
2	700–750	700	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	261.00–269.00	266.39
3	350–400	373	250.00–253.00	251.06
2	400–450	403	230.00–245.00	237.45
3	550–600	580	226.00–230.00	227.29
2	600–650	635	224.00–226.00	225.02
2	650–700	673	151.00–172.00	161.70
1	800–850	800	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	607	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	306.00	306.00
2	300–350	347	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	547	252.00	252.00
2	550–600	570	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	605	229.00–236.00	232.50
1	750–800	775	217.00	217.00
1	800–850	810	181.00	181.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	355	255.00	255.00
3	450–500	463	240.00–249.00	243.04
1	550–600	555	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	745	200.00	200.00
3	750–800	765	200.00–206.00	202.04
1	800–850	810	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	219.00	219.00
1	500–550	510	220.00	220.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	800	1,085.00	1,085.00

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	1	—	1,595	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,040	2,025.00	2,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,316	122.00–135.00	128.63
1	—	1,005	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,016	102.00–110.00	106.61
2	—	830	76.00–86.00	81.42
2	—	883	94.00–96.00	94.99
6	—	1,029	113.00–128.00	118.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,439	115.00–121.00	117.63
1	—	1,260	109.00	109.00
4	—	1,563	122.50–127.50	125.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	128.00–133.00	130.33
6	—	2,016	157.00–178.00	169.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	150.00	150.00

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.