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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, May 29

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

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Feeder Cattle receipts

251 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 203▼ 67 vs year ago 318 · −21.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 50▼ 38 vs year ago 89 · −42.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 15▲ 4 vs year ago 13 · +30.8%

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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 and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 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 $266.94/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −127.89 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.

Average price

$266.94

42 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,454

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$23.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.32

vs KY average

−0.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	268.04	1,464	40
Large 1-2	510	245.00	1,250	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.04/cwt here — about $215 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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

266.94

—

KY average18 barns · 910 hd

267.26

−0.32

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−0.68

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.83

−127.89

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	—	High	1,503	164.83	2,478	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,442	147.34	2,125	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	145.34	1,749	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	952	118.64	1,130	11

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)	1,165	$1,587	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,192	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$1,725	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,335	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,754	2thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,029	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,101	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,445	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	455	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,451	2
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	490	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,323	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,387	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	552	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,639	5
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	560	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,498	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	561	312.34/cwt	291.00–326.00	1,752	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	256.01/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,557	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	283.34/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,737	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,836	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,868	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	215	258.05/cwt	256.00–260.00	555	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	317	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	967	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	371	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,113	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	371	235.85/cwt	220.00–240.00	875	5
Heifers	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	375	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	825	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	278.75/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,059	2
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	284.90/cwt	272.50–288.00	1,182	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	264.82/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,112	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	239.94/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,027	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	483	238.21/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,151	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	263.89/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,277	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	487	273.30/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,331	8
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	510	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,250	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	254.67/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,301	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	276.31/cwt	264.00–281.00	1,459	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	268.22/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,540	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	251.22/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,460	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	233.01/cwt	232.00–234.00	1,417	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	612	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,365	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	233.36/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,580	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	212.53/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,520	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,382	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,545	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	810	156.91/cwt	143.00–171.00	1,271	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,735	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	728	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	300	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	825	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,076	1
Bulls	350–400	Large 1-2	380	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,060	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	424	298.03/cwt	292.00–303.00	1,264	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	282.01/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,249	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,110	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,368	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	247.71/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,288	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	279.30/cwt	277.00–284.00	1,472	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,310	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	282.50/cwt	277.50–288.00	1,605	9
Bulls	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	585	215.04/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,258	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,552	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,356	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	266.50/cwt	259.00–274.00	1,639	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	250.45/cwt	249.00–252.00	1,565	2
Bulls	600–650	Large 1-2	645	241.00/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,554	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,749	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	227.35/cwt	224.00–233.00	1,632	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,566	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	230.33/cwt	219.00–234.00	1,783	9
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	947	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,790	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	950	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,672	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	975	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,843	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,355	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,154	2
Bulls	—	—	1,800	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	3,177	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	823	103.48/cwt	101.00–105.00	852	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	981	117.24/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,150	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	136.12/cwt	131.00–143.50	1,406	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,121	132.58/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,486	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	151.14/cwt	143.00–162.00	1,876	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,378	135.01/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,860	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,452	149.24/cwt	141.50–162.00	2,167	13
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,045	1,191.69/head	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,192	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,587.02/head	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,587	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,407	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,080	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,150	1,753.70/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,754	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 May 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 203Year ago 318

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 50Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 15Year ago 13

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality in a lite test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand.

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
8	400–450	415	272.50–288.00	284.90
8	450–500	487	268.00–274.00	273.30
18	500–550	528	264.00–281.00	276.31
12	550–600	574	260.00–273.00	268.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	317	305.00	305.00
2	350–400	380	270.00–287.50	278.75
2	400–450	420	260.00–270.00	264.82
5	450–500	484	260.00–268.00	263.89
5	500–550	511	250.00–260.00	254.67
5	550–600	581	250.00–255.00	251.22
2	600–650	608	232.00–234.00	233.01
6	650–700	677	230.00–235.00	233.36
2	700–750	715	210.00–215.00	212.53
1	750–800	765	202.00	202.00
1	850–900	885	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	510	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	330.00	330.00
5	350–400	371	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	256.00–260.00	258.05
1	300–350	310	240.00	240.00
5	350–400	371	220.00–240.00	235.85
2	400–450	428	230.00–250.00	239.94
5	450–500	483	235.00–244.00	238.21
2	600–650	612	223.00	223.00
1	700–750	720	192.00	192.00
2	800–850	810	143.00–171.00	156.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	424	292.00–303.00	298.03
3	500–550	527	277.00–284.00	279.30
9	550–600	568	277.50–288.00	282.50
2	600–650	615	259.00–274.00	266.50
1	650–700	660	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	297.00	297.00
1	300–350	345	312.00	312.00
2	400–450	443	280.00–284.00	282.01
1	450–500	470	291.00	291.00
1	550–600	590	263.00	263.00
2	600–650	625	249.00–252.00	250.45
7	700–750	718	224.00–233.00	227.35
9	750–800	774	219.00–234.00	230.33
2	900–950	947	189.00	189.00
1	950–1000	975	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	210.00–220.00	215.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	279.00	279.00
2	600–650	645	240.00–242.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	455	244.00	244.00
3	500–550	520	243.00–250.00	247.71
1	550–600	555	236.00	236.00
1	600–650	600	226.00	226.00
1	650–700	680	220.00	220.00
3	700–750	725	216.00	216.00
1	950–1000	950	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	343.00	343.00
4	400–450	425	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	455	319.00	319.00
14	550–600	561	291.00–326.00	312.34
13	600–650	613	270.00–287.00	283.34
2	650–700	670	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
5	550–600	552	297.00	297.00
2	600–650	608	255.00–257.00	256.01
2	750–800	775	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	560	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	272.00	272.00
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	361.00	361.00

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	—	1,085	1,725.00	1,725.00

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	—	1,335	2,550.00	2,550.00

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	—	1,225	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,165	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,587.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,045	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,191.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	134.00	134.00

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	—	1,080	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,753.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	823	101.00–105.00	103.48
5	—	981	115.00–122.00	117.24
3	—	1,033	131.00–143.50	136.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,452	141.50–162.00	149.24
2	—	1,378	131.00–138.00	135.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,241	143.00–162.00	151.14
5	—	1,121	128.00–136.00	132.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	176.50	176.50
2	—	1,355	159.00	159.00

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.