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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 7

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Jul 31Aug 7Aug 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

269 head

▼ 136 vs last sale 405▼ 155 vs year ago 424 · −36.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 51▼ 54 vs year ago 87 · −62.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 58▼ 4 vs year ago 10 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower on similar quality in a lite test with moderate demand. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with 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 $235.80/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −159.03 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.

Average price

$235.80

30 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,306

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$34.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.42

vs KY average

−9.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	520	248.00	1,290	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	554	245.48	1,361	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	530	227.50	1,206	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	562	213.38	1,200	8thin

One grade step is worth $34.63/cwt here — about $90 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 sale30 hd

235.80

—

KY average23 barns · 1,141 hd

255.22

−19.42

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

−9.27

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.83

−159.03

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	1,715	169.48	2,906	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,156	138.16	1,598	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,490	132.50	1,974	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,026	112.03	1,149	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,210	142.00	1,718	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,510	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,400	1thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	241	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	766	3
Steers	250–300	Small and Medium 1-2	285	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	648	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	321.71/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,029	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	272.51/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,139	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	432	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,037	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	251.86/cwt	239.00–265.00	1,184	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	483	280.49/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,355	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,366	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	512	235.50/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,206	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	515	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,308	1
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	550	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,216	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	242.97/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,373	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,616	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	230.49/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,429	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	245.99/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,582	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	651	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,562	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	681	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,703	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,482	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	200	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	500	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	200	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	440	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	250	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	600	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	266	270.69/cwt	260.00–280.00	720	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	286.72/cwt	282.00–292.50	935	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	870	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	348	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,044	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	388	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	939	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	931	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,053	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	431	272.66/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,175	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	233.31/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,085	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,329	11
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	1
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	520	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,290	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	250.48/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,310	4
Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	530	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,108	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,298	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,249	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	241.52/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,367	8
Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	567	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,213	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	252.50/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,447	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	613	205.10/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,257	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,555	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,398	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	742	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,432	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	821	177.37/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,456	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	885	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,248	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	930	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,497	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	869	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	324	294.81/cwt	290.00–305.00	955	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	2
Bulls	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	410	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	779	2
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	415	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	950	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	256.00/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,070	5
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	465	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,060	1
Bulls	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	480	214.01/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,027	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	513	226.36/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,161	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	251.02/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,305	4
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	525	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,202	1
Bulls	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,339	1
Bulls	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	570	198.48/cwt	196.00–201.00	1,131	2
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	575	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,259	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,416	1
Bulls	600–650	Large 1-2	625	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,238	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	209.76/cwt	194.00–218.00	1,395	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,401	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	838	182.06/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,526	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,650	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,210	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,718	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,991	1
Bulls	—	—	1,647	159.92/cwt	150.50–169.00	2,634	3
Bulls	—	—	1,803	182.12/cwt	174.50–192.50	3,284	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	815	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	766	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	915	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	111.80/cwt	109.50–116.50	1,149	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	141.42/cwt	137.50–143.50	1,604	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,548	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	125.53/cwt	123.50–127.50	1,506	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,605	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,362	139.94/cwt	137.00–143.50	1,906	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	121.48/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,840	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	132.42/cwt	131.50–133.00	2,083	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,045	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	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 Aug 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 405Year ago 424

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 51Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 58Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	220.00	220.00
1	250–300	250	240.00	240.00
1	300–350	340	256.00	256.00
4	350–400	388	242.00	242.00
1	400–450	410	227.00	227.00
9	450–500	465	220.00–240.00	233.31
1	500–550	505	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	555	225.00	225.00
2	600–650	613	200.00–210.00	205.10
4	700–750	742	193.00	193.00
1	850–900	885	141.00	141.00
1	900–950	930	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	431	270.00–280.00	272.66
11	450–500	473	281.00	281.00
4	500–550	523	250.00–252.00	250.48
4	550–600	573	250.00–259.00	252.50
2	600–650	622	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	250.00	250.00
4	250–300	266	260.00–280.00	270.69
11	300–350	326	282.00–292.50	286.72
3	400–450	421	250.00	250.00
3	500–550	541	240.00	240.00
8	550–600	566	240.00–246.00	241.52
1	650–700	680	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	717	195.00	195.00
3	800–850	821	172.00–180.00	177.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	209.00	209.00
7	550–600	567	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	520	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	470	239.00–265.00	251.86
4	500–550	512	235.00–236.00	235.50
2	550–600	565	240.00–246.00	242.97
2	600–650	620	230.00–231.00	230.49
3	650–700	651	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	241	318.00	318.00
7	300–350	320	320.00–322.00	321.71
2	400–450	418	270.00–275.00	272.51
5	450–500	488	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	643	244.00–248.00	245.99
2	750–800	760	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	280.00–281.00	280.49
24	550–600	567	285.00	285.00
6	600–650	600	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	681	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	227.50	227.50
1	550–600	550	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	305.00	305.00
4	300–350	324	290.00–305.00	294.81
2	350–400	375	310.00	310.00
5	400–450	418	250.00–270.00	256.00
4	500–550	520	250.00–252.00	251.02
1	550–600	565	237.00	237.00
1	600–650	600	236.00	236.00
3	650–700	665	194.00–218.00	209.76
1	700–750	715	196.00	196.00
2	800–850	838	175.00–189.00	182.06
1	950–1000	965	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	190.00	190.00
2	450–500	480	213.00–215.00	214.01
1	500–550	530	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	570	196.00–201.00	198.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	229.00	229.00
1	450–500	465	228.00	228.00
1	500–550	525	229.00	229.00
1	550–600	575	219.00	219.00
1	600–650	625	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	513	224.00–231.00	226.36
1	550–600	555	230.00	230.00

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	—	1,205	2,400.00	2,400.00

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	—	1,190	1,510.00	1,510.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	123.50–127.50	125.53
4	—	1,028	109.50–116.50	111.80
1	—	815	94.00	94.00
1	—	880	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,134	137.50–143.50	141.42
1	—	1,230	130.50	130.50
1	—	1,195	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	119.00–124.00	121.48
3	—	1,362	137.00–143.50	139.94
4	—	1,573	131.50–133.00	132.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,647	150.50–169.00	159.92
1	—	1,475	135.00	135.00
5	—	1,803	174.50–192.50	182.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	142.00	142.00

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.