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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 12

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Jun 5Jun 12Jun 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

238 head

▼ 237 vs last sale 475▼ 308 vs year ago 546 · −56.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 77▼ 98 vs year ago 131 · −74.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 28▼ 38 vs year ago 49 · −77.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers not fully established due to lite receipts. Quality was plain through average. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand; except lean cows sharply lower with light demand. Many farmers working in hay this week restricting cattle movement.

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 $265.88/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −128.95 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.

Average price

$265.88

64 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,485

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$41.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.13

vs KY average

+0.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	267.17	1,495	62
Medium and Large 2-3	525	226.00	1,187	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.17/cwt here — about $308 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 sale64 hd

265.88

—

KY average23 barns · 1,233 hd

266.01

−0.13

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

+0.51

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.83

−128.95

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	1,615	161.70	2,612	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,125	142.57	1,604	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,377	142.14	1,958	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,008	126.21	1,272	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 Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,340	$2,410	2thin

Every lot

73 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	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	402	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,343	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,161	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	485	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,436	1
Steers	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	283.50/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,494	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,415	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	308.98/cwt	280.00–311.50	1,743	22
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	574	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,550	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,682	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	265.33/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,703	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,963	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,715	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,827	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	242.34/cwt	242.00–243.00	1,757	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	240.40/cwt	240.00–240.50	1,853	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,826	1
Steers	950–1000	Large 1-2	950	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,948	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	658	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	754	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	280	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	616	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	758	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,058	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	406	275.42/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,118	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,307	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	237.47/cwt	227.00–247.00	1,009	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,168	1
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	450	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	972	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	463	279.17/cwt	272.00–286.00	1,293	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	481	233.89/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,125	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	263.42/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,285	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,110	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	267.16/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,384	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	257.83/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,343	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	257.16/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,461	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,547	41
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	248.50/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,553	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,476	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,681	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,329	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	760	221.08/cwt	220.00–221.50	1,680	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,272	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	178.00/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,460	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	210	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	588	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	952	1
Bulls	300–350	Large 1-2	332	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	996	2
Bulls	350–400	Large 1-2	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,337	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,397	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	482	271.27/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,308	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	277.00/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,363	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,469	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,534	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,661	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,776	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	995	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,030	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,039	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,220	142.52/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,739	2
Bulls	—	—	1,556	154.04/cwt	149.50–158.00	2,397	4
Bulls	—	—	1,821	175.49/cwt	167.00–187.00	3,196	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	835	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	130.58/cwt	124.50–138.00	1,354	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,439	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	147.86/cwt	140.00–154.50	1,683	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,461	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,190	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,559	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,386	145.13/cwt	141.50–156.50	2,012	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	138.76/cwt	138.50–139.00	2,005	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	2,409.61/head	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,410	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 Jun 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 475Year ago 546

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 77Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 28Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	260	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	355	298.00	298.00
1	400–450	445	262.50	262.50
10	450–500	488	260.00–268.00	263.42
6	500–550	521	257.00–260.00	257.83
6	550–600	568	250.00–260.00	257.16
3	750–800	755	176.00	176.00
7	800–850	820	176.00–186.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	406	275.00–277.00	275.42
11	450–500	463	272.00–286.00	279.17
9	500–550	518	262.00–270.00	267.16
41	550–600	573	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	625	247.00–250.00	248.50
1	650–700	675	249.00	249.00
7	750–800	760	220.00–221.50	221.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	600	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	220.00	220.00
1	300–350	340	223.00	223.00
2	400–450	425	227.00–247.00	237.47
3	450–500	481	222.00–240.00	233.89
1	500–550	500	222.00	222.00
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	665	222.00	222.00
1	750–800	790	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	642	264.00–270.00	265.33
1	650–700	675	254.00	254.00
3	700–750	725	242.00–243.00	242.34
10	750–800	771	240.00–240.50	240.40
1	800–850	815	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	402	334.00	334.00
1	450–500	485	296.00	296.00
4	500–550	527	280.00–286.00	283.50
22	550–600	564	280.00–311.50	308.98
1	600–650	605	278.00	278.00
1	650–700	650	302.00	302.00
1	700–750	725	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	574	270.00	270.00
1	950–1000	950	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	261.00	261.00
2	550–600	555	250.00–260.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	311.00	311.00
1	450–500	475	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	280	340.00	340.00
6	450–500	492	271.00–280.00	277.00
1	500–550	540	272.00	272.00
1	550–600	580	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	650	236.00	236.00
1	700–750	710	234.00	234.00
1	800–850	830	214.00	214.00
1	950–1000	995	204.00	204.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	482	260.00–275.00	271.27

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	—	1,240	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	2,075.00	2,075.00

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	—	1,340	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,409.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	100.00	100.00
6	—	1,037	124.50–138.00	130.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,386	141.50–156.50	145.13
2	—	1,445	138.50–139.00	138.76
1	—	1,190	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,050	137.00	137.00
4	—	1,138	140.00–154.50	147.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,556	149.50–158.00	154.04
2	—	1,220	138.00–146.00	142.52
5	—	1,821	167.00–187.00	175.49

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.