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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, May 8

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← May 1May 8May 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

400 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 347▼ 76 vs year ago 476 · −16.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 58▼ 22 vs year ago 70 · −31.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 81▼ 28 vs year ago 47 · −59.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady in a lite test with 400-500 lb weaned packages 4.00 higher with very good demand. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for 400-500 lb weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with very 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 $270.49/cwt on 116 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −124.34 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.

Average price

$270.49

116 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$411

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

$63.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.38

vs KY average

+2.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	585	273.23	1,598	107
Medium and Large 2-3	534	249.34	1,332	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	505	225.00	1,136	1thin
Large 1-2	565	210.00	1,187	2thin

One grade step is worth $63.23/cwt here — about $411 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale116 hd

270.49

—

KY average25 barns · 1,215 hd

262.11

+8.38

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

+2.90

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.83

−124.34

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	1,681	152.40	2,562	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,264	122.07	1,542	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,292	121.63	1,571	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	109.04	1,120	12

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)	1,227	$1,563	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,153	$1,518	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,415	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,013	$1,563	2thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	718	2
Steers	300–350	Small and Medium 1-2	315	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	772	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	335	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,181	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	370	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,173	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	331.55/cwt	302.50–354.00	1,393	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,117	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	487	297.35/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,448	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	304.27/cwt	297.00–308.00	1,555	3
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	536	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,458	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	253.47/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,419	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	291.64/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,662	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	607	288.07/cwt	271.00–293.00	1,749	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	616	233.34/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,437	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,600	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	251.07/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,710	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,630	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,736	1
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	700	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,582	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	809	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,950	65
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	200	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	540	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	735	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	331	314.75/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,042	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	995	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	380	301.32/cwt	301.00–302.00	1,145	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,114	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	984	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	433	289.31/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,253	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,179	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,193	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	275.49/cwt	269.00–279.00	1,322	6
Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	505	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,136	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	247.50/cwt	238.00–252.00	1,275	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	269.43/cwt	266.00–273.00	1,398	8
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	253.03/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,450	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	273.54/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,614	99
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	618	222.11/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,373	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,431	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	662	210.85/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,396	8
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	675	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,310	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	955	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,757	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	220	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	638	1
Bulls	200–250	Large 1-2	245	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	576	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	380	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,224	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,003	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	457	304.22/cwt	274.00–320.00	1,390	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	462	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,143	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,093	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	275.30/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,313	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	289.44/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,488	14
Bulls	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	538	220.37/cwt	211.00–230.00	1,186	2
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	560	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,330	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,639	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,456	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	260.46/cwt	259.00–262.00	1,615	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	647	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,592	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	225.38/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,510	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	229.67/cwt	221.00–234.00	1,608	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	713	196.85/cwt	191.00–202.50	1,404	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,454	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	217.01/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,704	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,570	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	908	190.62/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,731	4
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,794	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,205	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,542	1
Bulls	—	—	1,568	142.03/cwt	137.00–145.00	2,227	3
Bulls	—	—	1,885	166.27/cwt	156.00–178.00	3,134	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	912	98.28/cwt	97.00–100.00	896	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	117.92/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,232	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	994	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	110.69/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,210	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	104.61/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,243	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	116.37/cwt	113.00–121.50	1,422	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,284	118.10/cwt	112.00–121.50	1,516	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	128.57/cwt	122.00–135.50	1,669	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,304	126.93/cwt	123.50–130.00	1,655	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	930	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,173	1,461.78/head	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,462	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	1,630.09/head	1,550.00–1,685.00	1,630	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	1,660.00/head	1,660.00–1,660.00	1,660	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	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 May 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 347Year ago 476

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 58Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 81Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	352.50	352.50
1	350–400	370	317.00	317.00
6	400–450	420	302.50–354.00	331.55
11	450–500	487	290.00–300.00	297.35
3	500–550	511	297.00–308.00	304.27
21	550–600	570	290.00–301.00	291.64
17	600–650	607	271.00–293.00	288.07
1	700–750	700	248.00	248.00
65	800–850	809	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	312.00	312.00
1	550–600	555	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	645	248.00	248.00
11	650–700	681	250.00–256.00	251.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	536	272.00	272.00
1	700–750	700	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	251.00	251.00
4	550–600	560	240.00–260.00	253.47
4	600–650	616	220.00–246.00	233.34
1	650–700	685	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	331	310.00–317.00	314.75
3	350–400	380	301.00–302.00	301.32
10	400–450	433	280.00–297.00	289.31
6	450–500	480	269.00–279.00	275.49
8	500–550	519	266.00–273.00	269.43
99	550–600	590	260.00–277.00	273.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	270.00	270.00
1	250–300	260	282.50	282.50
1	300–350	340	292.50	292.50
1	350–400	395	282.00	282.00
1	400–450	435	271.00	271.00
1	450–500	450	265.00	265.00
2	600–650	622	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	675	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	950–1000	955	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	243.00	243.00
4	500–550	515	238.00–252.00	247.50
2	550–600	573	251.00–255.00	253.03
4	600–650	618	216.00–225.00	222.11
8	650–700	662	205.00–220.00	210.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	322.00	322.00
3	450–500	457	274.00–320.00	304.22
14	500–550	514	280.00–294.00	289.44
2	550–600	577	284.00	284.00
2	600–650	620	259.00–262.00	260.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	290.00	290.00
3	450–500	477	265.00–290.00	275.30
2	600–650	647	246.00	246.00
3	700–750	700	221.00–234.00	229.67
2	750–800	785	216.00–218.00	217.01
1	800–850	805	195.00	195.00
4	900–950	908	190.00–192.50	190.62
1	1000–1050	1,040	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	211.00–230.00	220.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	560	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	462	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	236.00	236.00
1	450–500	465	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	580	251.00	251.00
2	650–700	670	220.00–231.00	225.38
2	700–750	713	191.00–202.50	196.85
1	750–800	765	190.00	190.00

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)	1	—	1,375	1,660.00	1,660.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,263	1,550.00–1,685.00	1,630.09

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	—	930	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,173	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,461.78

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	—	1,415	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,375.00	1,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,304	123.50–130.00	126.93
9	—	1,284	112.00–121.50	118.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	102.00–107.00	104.61
8	—	1,298	122.00–135.50	128.57
3	—	1,222	113.00–121.50	116.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,093	110.00–111.00	110.69
1	—	1,080	92.00	92.00
3	—	912	97.00–100.00	98.28
5	—	1,045	113.00–125.00	117.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,568	137.00–145.00	142.03
4	—	1,885	156.00–178.00	166.27
1	—	1,205	128.00	128.00

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.