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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 17

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Apr 10Apr 17Apr 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

478 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 447▼ 20 vs year ago 498 · −4.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

117 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 80▲ 39 vs year ago 78 · +50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 21▲ 18 vs year ago 21 · +85.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday good quality weaned feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher with good demand. Yearlings lightly tested. Fleshy, short-weaned and plain quality calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.78/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −141.05 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.

Average price

$253.78

42 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,344

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$38.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.38

vs KY average

−10.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	258.17	1,369	35
Medium and Large 2-3	524	233.84	1,226	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	540	220.00	1,188	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.17/cwt here — about $181 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale42 hd

253.78

—

KY average25 barns · 1,521 hd

251.40

+2.38

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−10.74

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.83

−141.05

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,638	148.08	2,425	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	127.44	1,574	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	123.07	1,752	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	114.69	1,214	26

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)	1,213	$1,593	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,572	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,108	$1,338	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,157	$1,803	3thin

Every lot

98 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	290	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	937	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	328	328.26/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,077	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,097	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	289.01/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,179	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	418	304.12/cwt	299.00–306.00	1,271	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	459	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,405	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,338	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,410	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,285	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	298.25/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,524	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	292.45/cwt	283.00–310.00	1,690	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,549	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,467	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,444	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,610	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	233	260.32/cwt	250.00–270.00	607	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	243	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	778	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	930	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,008	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	338	253.49/cwt	231.00–275.00	857	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	361	239.08/cwt	200.00–260.00	863	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,129	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	273.96/cwt	264.00–287.00	1,044	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	402	301.40/cwt	299.00–302.00	1,212	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	411	221.33/cwt	200.00–232.50	910	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	438	281.66/cwt	258.00–290.00	1,234	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	254.02/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,130	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	458	194.98/cwt	192.50–200.00	893	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	273.13/cwt	258.00–275.25	1,297	43
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	250.36/cwt	244.00–256.00	1,199	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	509	267.60/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,362	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	516	235.81/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,217	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	243.62/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,286	7
Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	556	259.72/cwt	256.00–269.00	1,444	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	246.17/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,391	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,266	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,392	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	248.91/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,536	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	662	197.25/cwt	180.00–211.00	1,306	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	696	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,670	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	209.52/cwt	189.00–220.00	1,477	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,398	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	825	159.58/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,317	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	837	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,783	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	870	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,523	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	955	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,337	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Small and Medium 1-2	220	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	484	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	265	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	702	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,040	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	984	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	408	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,253	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	284.07/cwt	271.00–296.00	1,202	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,011	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	460	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,311	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	472	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,133	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	276.74/cwt	247.00–308.00	1,334	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,095	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	275.21/cwt	274.00–277.00	1,409	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	264.98/cwt	258.00–270.00	1,373	3
Bulls	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	525	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,160	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Bulls	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,232	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	266.95/cwt	263.00–269.00	1,514	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,507	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,460	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	628	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,413	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	653	212.53/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,388	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,580	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	222.71/cwt	209.00–229.00	1,733	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,815	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,704	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	883	149.45/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,320	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,218	116.75/cwt	108.00–123.00	1,422	3
Bulls	—	—	1,603	142.62/cwt	132.00–149.00	2,286	9
Bulls	—	—	1,812	163.99/cwt	156.00–175.00	2,971	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	853	91.74/cwt	89.00–95.00	783	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	107.94/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,061	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,141	122.79/cwt	116.00–133.50	1,401	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	131.09/cwt	124.00–146.00	1,595	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	116.89/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,506	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	116.47/cwt	109.00–122.50	1,622	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,452	129.32/cwt	122.50–144.00	1,878	19
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	920	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	980	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,090	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,103	1,357.55/head	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,358	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,242	1,645.42/head	1,420.00–1,825.00	1,645	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,306	1,701.45/head	1,500.00–1,785.00	1,701	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,015	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	1,954.18/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,954	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 Apr 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 478Last week 447Year ago 498

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 80Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 21Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	243	320.00	320.00
22	400–450	438	258.00–290.00	281.66
43	450–500	475	258.00–275.25	273.13
16	500–550	509	250.00–274.00	267.60
7	550–600	556	256.00–269.00	259.72
14	600–650	617	240.00–260.00	248.91
2	800–850	837	213.00	213.00
1	850–900	870	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	250.00–270.00	260.32
1	300–350	335	301.00	301.00
5	350–400	381	264.00–287.00	273.96
3	400–450	445	250.00–256.00	254.02
11	450–500	479	244.00–256.00	250.36
7	500–550	528	240.00–250.00	243.62
5	550–600	565	243.00–248.00	246.17
1	600–650	600	232.00	232.00
3	650–700	696	240.00	240.00
3	700–750	705	189.00–220.00	209.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	370	305.00	305.00
15	400–450	402	299.00–302.00	301.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	540	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	231.00–275.00	253.49
7	350–400	361	200.00–260.00	239.08
5	400–450	411	200.00–232.50	221.33
3	450–500	458	192.50–200.00	194.98
5	500–550	516	220.00–240.00	235.81
1	550–600	565	224.00	224.00
1	600–650	645	200.00	200.00
5	650–700	662	180.00–211.00	197.25
1	750–800	760	184.00	184.00
2	800–850	825	155.00–164.00	159.58
2	950–1000	955	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	265.00	265.00
1	350–400	375	262.50	262.50
1	400–450	430	235.00	235.00
2	450–500	472	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	500	219.00	219.00
1	550–600	565	218.00	218.00
2	600–650	628	225.00	225.00
4	650–700	653	210.00–220.00	212.53
2	850–900	883	144.00–155.00	149.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	285.00	285.00
5	400–450	423	271.00–296.00	284.07
19	450–500	482	247.00–308.00	276.74
3	500–550	518	258.00–270.00	264.98
3	550–600	567	263.00–269.00	266.95
3	600–650	616	237.00	237.00
4	650–700	681	232.00	232.00
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00
6	750–800	778	209.00–229.00	222.71
1	800–850	825	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	865	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	408	307.00	307.00
1	450–500	460	285.00	285.00
5	500–550	512	274.00–277.00	275.21
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	610	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	525	221.00	221.00
1	550–600	560	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
1	250–300	290	323.00	323.00
7	300–350	328	310.00–337.50	328.26
11	400–450	418	299.00–306.00	304.12
7	450–500	459	306.00	306.00
9	500–550	511	292.00–300.00	298.25
11	550–600	578	283.00–310.00	292.45
2	600–650	605	256.00	256.00
3	700–750	700	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	292.50	292.50
2	400–450	408	288.00–290.00	289.01
3	450–500	468	286.00	286.00
1	500–550	500	282.00	282.00
1	600–650	605	242.50	242.50
1	650–700	660	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	257.00	257.00
1	600–650	625	231.00	231.00
1	750–800	765	200.00	200.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,242	1,420.00–1,825.00	1,645.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,306	1,500.00–1,785.00	1,701.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,400.00	1,400.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,103	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,357.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,275.00	1,275.00

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	2	—	1,228	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,954.18

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	—	1,015	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,603	132.00–149.00	142.62
3	—	1,218	108.00–123.00	116.75
9	—	1,812	156.00–175.00	163.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,288	112.00–121.00	116.89
26	—	1,217	124.00–146.00	131.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	853	89.00–95.00	91.74
14	—	1,141	116.00–133.50	122.79
10	—	983	103.00–115.00	107.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,452	122.50–144.00	129.32
18	—	1,393	109.00–122.50	116.47

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.