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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 26

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

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Feeder Cattle receipts

309 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 238▼ 180 vs year ago 489 · −36.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 33▼ 65 vs year ago 107 · −60.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 11▼ 20 vs year ago 35 · −57.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market comparison with last week due to Holiday; however very good demand for weaned calf packages and yearlings. Very good demand for slaughter cows and slaughter bulls. Market active for all classes.

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 $270.13/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −124.70 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.

Average price

$270.13

45 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,457

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$35.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.56

vs KY average

+0.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	277.96	1,495	35
Medium and Large 2-3	546	242.72	1,324	10thin

One grade step is worth $35.25/cwt here — about $170 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 sale45 hd

270.13

—

KY average25 barns · 1,377 hd

272.69

−2.56

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

+0.85

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.83

−124.70

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	1,325	171.67	2,275	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	164.87	1,994	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	149.87	2,052	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	977	135.11	1,320	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,015	165.00	1,675	2thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$1,410	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	615	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,229	$1,961	5

Every lot

80 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	822	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	360	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,278	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,373	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,458	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	487	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,071	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	509	334.89/cwt	291.00–350.00	1,705	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,469	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	308.00/cwt	290.00–329.00	1,768	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	277.69/cwt	275.00–281.00	1,605	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,398	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	272.54/cwt	269.00–276.00	1,657	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	284.98/cwt	279.00–288.00	1,801	3
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	640	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,677	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	643	240.46/cwt	231.00–250.00	1,546	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,795	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	668	231.92/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,549	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	681	286.14/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,949	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	262.34/cwt	252.00–271.00	1,876	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	247.81/cwt	246.00–249.00	1,794	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,816	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,944	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,786	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,820	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	320	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,142	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	355	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,179	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	424	312.20/cwt	294.00–327.00	1,324	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,096	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	460	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,316	1
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	465	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	930	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,076	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	267.94/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,273	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	281.74/cwt	279.00–287.00	1,451	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	270.71/cwt	263.00–275.00	1,394	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	241.54/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,280	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	569	244.48/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,391	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	277.32/cwt	276.00–278.00	1,608	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	265.63/cwt	261.00–268.00	1,554	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	279.94/cwt	278.50–282.00	1,778	93
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	235.36/cwt	224.00–239.00	1,709	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	753	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,468	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,674	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,647	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	931	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,941	8
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	975	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,609	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	811	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	320	327.66/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,049	2
Bulls	300–350	Large 1-2	335	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	955	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	871	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,078	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	377	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	924	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,264	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,121	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	317.82/cwt	317.00–322.00	1,478	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,510	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,565	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	517	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,391	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,576	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	295.32/cwt	291.00–317.00	1,677	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,644	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,538	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,643	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,748	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,772	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,770	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,015	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,675	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,129	162.90/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,839	7
Bulls	—	—	1,600	183.96/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,943	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	125.40/cwt	119.00–134.00	1,132	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	148.71/cwt	134.50–154.00	1,608	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,794	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	166.15/cwt	157.00–184.00	2,010	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,323	142.45/cwt	134.00–150.00	1,885	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,416	157.29/cwt	151.50–166.50	2,227	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,129	1,794.85/head	1,375.00–2,000.00	1,795	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,630	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	615	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	935	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	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 Jun 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 309Last week 238Year ago 489

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 33Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 11Year ago 35

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	350–400	360	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	425	323.00	323.00
1	450–500	450	324.00	324.00
10	500–550	509	291.00–350.00	334.89
17	550–600	574	290.00–329.00	308.00
3	600–650	632	279.00–288.00	284.98
3	650–700	681	280.00–299.00	286.14
6	700–750	715	252.00–271.00	262.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	272.00	272.00
3	550–600	578	275.00–281.00	277.69
2	600–650	608	269.00–276.00	272.54
1	650–700	660	272.00	272.00
5	700–750	724	246.00–249.00	247.81
1	750–800	760	239.00	239.00
1	800–850	800	243.00	243.00
1	950–1000	950	188.00	188.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	487	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	585	239.00	239.00
2	600–650	643	231.00–250.00	240.46
2	650–700	668	229.00–235.00	231.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	322.50–332.50	327.66
1	400–450	400	316.00	316.00
6	450–500	465	317.00–322.00	317.82
2	500–550	500	313.00	313.00
8	550–600	568	291.00–317.00	295.32
1	600–650	600	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	317.00	317.00
1	450–500	495	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	555	284.00	284.00
1	650–700	665	247.00	247.00
1	750–800	760	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	840	211.00	211.00
1	850–900	885	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	335	260.00	260.00
2	350–400	377	245.00	245.00
1	400–450	420	267.00	267.00
1	450–500	470	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	517	269.00	269.00
1	650–700	660	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	357.00	357.00
2	350–400	355	332.00	332.00
8	400–450	424	294.00–327.00	312.20
1	450–500	460	286.00	286.00
19	500–550	515	279.00–287.00	281.74
9	550–600	580	276.00–278.00	277.32
93	600–650	635	278.50–282.00	279.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	265.00–271.00	267.94
4	500–550	515	263.00–275.00	270.71
3	550–600	585	261.00–268.00	265.63
4	700–750	726	224.00–239.00	235.36
1	800–850	805	208.00	208.00
2	900–950	900	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	900–950	931	208.50	208.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	440	249.00	249.00
1	450–500	470	229.00	229.00
6	500–550	530	230.00–250.00	241.54
4	550–600	569	240.00–251.00	244.48
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	753	195.00	195.00
1	950–1000	975	165.00	165.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,630	2,625.00	2,625.00

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	4	—	1,129	1,375.00–2,000.00	1,794.85

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	615	700.00	700.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	1,410.00	1,410.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,081	134.50–154.00	148.71
7	—	903	119.00–134.00	125.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,416	151.50–166.50	157.29
4	—	1,323	134.00–150.00	142.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	149.50	149.50
12	—	1,210	157.00–184.00	166.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,600	180.00–188.00	183.96
7	—	1,129	155.00–169.00	162.90

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.