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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, May 22

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← May 15May 22May 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

203 head

▼ 204 vs last sale 407▼ 209 vs year ago 412 · −50.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 64▼ 34 vs year ago 84 · −40.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 79▼ 4 vs year ago 19 · −21.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday - Feeder market traded steady on similar quality however more plain through average quality odds and ends today. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher with 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.26/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −136.57 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.

Average price

$258.26

22 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,388

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$68.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.58

vs KY average

−18.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	268.78	1,438	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	537	241.68	1,297	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	580	200.00	1,160	1thin

One grade step is worth $68.78/cwt here — about $278 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 sale22 hd

258.26

—

KY average27 barns · 1,563 hd

265.84

−7.58

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−18.20

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.83

−136.57

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	1,850	159.06	2,943	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	143.09	1,794	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	137.10	1,937	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	926	108.99	1,009	7thin

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,355	$1,960	1thin

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Small and Medium 1-2	215	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	538	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	380	320.94/cwt	320.00–323.00	1,220	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	440	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,360	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,291	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	483	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,507	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	300.79/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,576	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	289.36/cwt	286.00–291.00	1,678	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,574	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	285.42/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,927	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	727	255.89/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,860	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	753	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,890	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,772	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,819	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	955	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,652	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	345	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,142	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	387	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,176	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,115	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,226	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,184	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	472	280.17/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,322	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	262.96/cwt	258.00–271.00	1,246	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	482	240.47/cwt	221.00–250.00	1,159	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	276.19/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,422	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	518	238.45/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,235	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	244.92/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,359	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	257.66/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,456	6
Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,416	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	637	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,599	5
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	670	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,521	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	673	218.89/cwt	209.00–229.00	1,473	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	231.85/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,572	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	813	202.99/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,650	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	865	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,817	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	230	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	706	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	360	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,224	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	315.09/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,229	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	431	315.41/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,359	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	264.75/cwt	250.00–276.00	1,244	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,483	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,249	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	273.69/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,412	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,654	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	243.07/cwt	239.00–247.00	1,361	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	568	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,590	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	261.48/cwt	257.00–266.00	1,485	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	251.51/cwt	238.00–258.00	1,529	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,539	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	715	213.26/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,525	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	222.01/cwt	221.00–224.00	1,621	3
Bulls	750–800	Large 1-2	770	216.01/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,663	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,719	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	950	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,976	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,814	171.83/cwt	159.00–191.50	3,117	4
Bulls	—	—	1,879	148.85/cwt	125.00–158.00	2,797	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	828	101.53/cwt	101.00–102.00	841	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	103.87/cwt	102.00–106.00	971	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	117.38/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,156	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	143.09/cwt	135.50–155.00	1,794	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	137.10/cwt	126.50–147.50	1,937	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	1,960.00/head	1,960.00–1,960.00	1,960	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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 407Year ago 412

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 64Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 79Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	307.00	307.00
2	350–400	360	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	480	309.00	309.00
1	500–550	505	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	555	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	300.00–325.00	315.09
4	450–500	470	250.00–276.00	264.75
3	500–550	516	270.00–276.00	273.69
2	550–600	568	257.00–266.00	261.48
6	600–650	608	238.00–258.00	251.51
2	650–700	672	229.00	229.00
3	700–750	730	221.00–224.00	222.01
1	750–800	785	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	431	315.00–317.00	315.41
3	550–600	568	280.00	280.00
1	950–1000	950	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	770	215.00–217.00	216.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	200.00	200.00
3	400–450	440	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	515	242.50	242.50
2	550–600	560	239.00–247.00	243.07
3	700–750	715	210.00–220.00	213.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	331.00	331.00
2	350–400	387	304.00	304.00
2	400–450	420	292.00	292.00
10	450–500	472	275.00–284.00	280.17
9	500–550	515	265.00–283.00	276.19
1	600–650	610	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	286.00	286.00
1	400–450	445	266.00	266.00
4	450–500	474	258.00–271.00	262.96
6	550–600	565	256.00–262.00	257.66
1	600–650	605	234.00	234.00
6	650–700	678	229.00–237.00	231.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	637	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	813	200.00–209.00	202.99
1	850–900	865	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	240.00	240.00
3	450–500	482	221.00–250.00	240.47
3	500–550	518	230.00–246.00	238.45
3	550–600	555	236.00–250.00	244.92
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	673	209.00–229.00	218.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	320.00–323.00	320.94
1	400–450	440	309.00	309.00
3	450–500	483	312.00	312.00
9	500–550	524	290.00–320.00	300.79
9	550–600	580	286.00–291.00	289.36
2	650–700	675	280.00–291.00	285.42
6	700–750	727	251.00–261.00	255.89
3	750–800	753	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	615	256.00	256.00
2	800–850	840	211.00	211.00
2	850–900	850	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	955	173.00	173.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	1,960.00	1,960.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	102.00–106.00	103.87
2	—	828	101.00–102.00	101.53
3	—	985	115.00–121.00	117.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,413	126.50–147.50	137.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,254	135.50–155.00	143.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,879	125.00–158.00	148.85
4	—	1,814	159.00–191.50	171.83

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.