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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 4

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Aug 28Sep 4Sep 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

896 head

▲ 586 vs last sale 310▼ 280 vs year ago 1,176 · −23.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 119▼ 24 vs year ago 89 · −27.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 38▼ 3 vs year ago 16 · −18.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher on weaned offerings with good demand for long-weaned packages and yearlings. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 lower with moderate demand. Fleshy, off-color, bawling, and short-weaned calves facing discounts. Buyers showing preference for long-weaned preconditioned calf packages and yearlings. Many new crop calves starting to show up this week and buyers discounting soft tender calves due to health concerns over fall weather and short grass. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower with light to moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate to good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $252.41/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −200.19 against this barn's trailing median of $452.60.

Average price

$252.41

34 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,381

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$13.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.51

vs KY average

−16.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	560	254.50	1,425	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	536	251.91	1,350	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	547	241.00	1,318	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.50/cwt here — about $107 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale34 hd

252.41

—

KY average15 barns · 426 hd

268.92

−16.51

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−16.99

This barn, trailing median23 sales

452.60

−200.19

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

23 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $515.83, low $365.46, median $452.60 across 23 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	1,592	161.35	2,569	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	132.73	1,587	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	131.54	1,852	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	108.44	1,062	18
Steers	Choice	Average	1,268	156.01	1,978	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	833	$1,023	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	973	$1,138	2thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	255.50/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,088	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	259.37/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,214	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	247.46/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,200	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	246.25/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,268	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	547	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,318	2
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	560	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,425	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,472	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	241.55/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,483	5
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2Value Added	621	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,546	3
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	626	235.88/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,477	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	229.33/cwt	222.00–233.00	1,445	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	277.75/cwt	277.75–277.75	1,855	81
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	683	198.67/cwt	181.00–222.50	1,357	3
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	8
Steers	750–800	Large 1-2	760	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,687	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	762	228.24/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,739	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	771	256.52/cwt	253.10–260.00	1,978	143
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,814	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	864	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,030	26
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	887	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,818	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	945	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,833	3
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	216.75/cwt	216.75–216.75	2,196	85
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,159	206.10/cwt	206.10–206.10	2,389	140
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	244.00/cwt	243.00–245.00	598	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	742	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	313	218.76/cwt	217.50–220.00	685	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	240.30/cwt	231.00–247.00	757	3
Heifers	300–350	Small and Medium 1-2	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	245.94/cwt	234.00–255.00	935	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	235.24/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,000	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	434	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,102	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	436	253.04/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,103	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	438	212.81/cwt	200.00–222.00	932	6
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	440	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	902	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	457	247.56/cwt	244.00–253.00	1,131	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	217.85/cwt	208.00–225.00	1,013	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	233.95/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,116	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	211.60/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,100	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	240.52/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,258	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	236.61/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,261	19
Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	565	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,088	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	232.40/cwt	227.00–238.00	1,341	8
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	580	220.47/cwt	200.00–231.00	1,279	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	601	193.57/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,163	7
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	196.00/cwt	185.00–216.00	1,313	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	227.18/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,540	7
Heifers	700–750	Large 1-2	712	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,424	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	723	181.02/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,309	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,566	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,592	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	885	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,655	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	980	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,372	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	731	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	859	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	266.41/cwt	265.00–270.00	983	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	256.38/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,092	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,021	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	256.64/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,178	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	238.74/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,241	5
Bulls	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	520	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	993	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,177	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	208.88/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,191	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	222.30/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,278	2
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	587	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,215	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	206.80/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,377	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,292	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,508	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,655	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,914	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	920	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,380	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	980	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,637	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 3	490	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	524	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	560	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	742	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,268	156.01/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,978	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,345	142.03/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,910	4
Bulls	—	—	1,626	161.30/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,623	7
Bulls	—	—	1,742	176.87/cwt	168.00–194.00	3,081	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	931	100.76/cwt	97.00–102.00	938	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	939	108.28/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,017	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	116.36/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,269	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	130.22/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,508	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	123.18/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,442	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	141.18/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,756	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,303	129.74/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,691	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,447	135.29/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,958	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	124.84/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,833	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	790	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,155	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	833	1,022.67/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,023	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,020	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	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 Sep 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 896Last week 310Year ago 1,176

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 119Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 38Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	217.50–220.00	218.76
2	350–400	370	200.00	200.00
6	400–450	438	200.00–222.00	212.81
6	450–500	465	208.00–225.00	217.85
11	500–550	520	190.00–220.00	211.60
7	600–650	601	185.00–210.00	193.57
5	650–700	670	185.00–216.00	196.00
2	700–750	723	180.00–182.00	181.02
1	850–900	885	187.00	187.00
1	950–1000	980	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	243.00–245.00	244.00
1	250–300	290	256.00	256.00
3	300–350	315	231.00–247.00	240.30
14	350–400	380	234.00–255.00	245.94
2	400–450	425	230.00–240.00	235.24
6	450–500	477	230.00–240.00	233.95
19	500–550	533	230.00–239.00	236.61
8	550–600	577	227.00–238.00	232.40
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
7	650–700	678	220.00–230.00	227.18
1	750–800	775	202.00	202.00
1	800–850	800	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	436	250.00–254.00	253.04
5	450–500	457	244.00–253.00	247.56
6	500–550	523	240.00–241.00	240.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	580	200.00–231.00	220.47
1	600–650	605	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
8	700–750	712	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	440	205.00	205.00
2	550–600	565	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	434	254.00	254.00
23	450–500	480	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	560	254.50	254.50
4	600–650	626	224.00–240.00	235.88
8	700–750	705	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	760	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
7	400–450	426	250.00–260.00	255.50
24	450–500	468	245.00–267.00	259.37
10	500–550	515	240.00–257.00	246.25
5	600–650	614	238.00–247.00	241.55
3	750–800	775	234.00	234.00
26	850–900	864	235.00	235.00
85	1000–1050	1,013	216.75	216.75
140	1150–1200	1,159	206.10	206.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	566	260.00	260.00
81	650–700	668	277.75	277.75
143	750–800	771	253.10–260.00	256.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	485	240.00–250.00	247.46
2	500–550	547	241.00	241.00
3	600–650	630	222.00–233.00	229.33
3	650–700	683	181.00–222.50	198.67
12	750–800	762	220.00–229.00	228.24
5	850–900	887	205.00	205.00
3	900–950	945	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	621	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	440	232.00	232.00
1	500–550	540	218.00	218.00
3	550–600	570	200.00–217.00	208.88
1	650–700	680	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	920	150.00	150.00
1	950–1000	980	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	261.00	261.00
1	300–350	340	252.50	252.50
5	350–400	369	265.00–270.00	266.41
5	400–450	426	250.00–260.00	256.38
7	450–500	459	240.00–267.00	256.64
5	500–550	520	230.00–245.00	238.74
2	550–600	575	215.00–230.00	222.30
2	600–650	600	210.00	210.00
6	650–700	666	200.00–212.00	206.80
1	750–800	750	201.00	201.00
1	800–850	840	197.00	197.00
2	850–900	890	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	587	207.00	207.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,158	126.00–134.00	130.22
4	—	1,171	121.00–125.00	123.18
6	—	1,244	136.00–149.00	141.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,303	127.00–132.00	129.74
2	—	1,468	124.00–126.00	124.84
5	—	1,447	133.00–138.00	135.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	939	104.00–112.00	108.28
5	—	931	97.00–102.00	100.76
5	—	1,091	113.00–121.00	116.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	150.00–162.00	156.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,626	155.00–167.00	161.30
4	—	1,345	135.00–147.00	142.03
5	—	1,742	168.00–194.00	176.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	975.00	975.00

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	—	1,155	1,300.00	1,300.00

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	—	1,180	1,400.00	1,400.00

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	—	1,020	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	833	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,022.67

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.