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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 18

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Sep 11Sep 18Sep 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

336 head

▼ 343 vs last sale 679▼ 716 vs year ago 1,052 · −68.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 67▼ 74 vs year ago 135 · −54.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 28▼ 11 vs year ago 55 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher on weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate 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 $224.73/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −170.10 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.

Average price

$224.73

28 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,230

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$32.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.95

vs KY average

−12.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	510	232.00	1,183	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	542	231.94	1,258	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	568	221.37	1,257	7thin
Small and Medium 1-2	541	200.00	1,082	4thin

One grade step is worth $32.00/cwt here — about $101 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale28 hd

224.73

—

KY average26 barns · 1,527 hd

234.68

−9.95

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−12.28

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.83

−170.10

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	—	Low	1,798	157.66	2,834	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	121.97	1,499	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,416	121.72	1,723	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	106.66	1,069	8thin

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)	1,397	$1,984	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$1,275	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$1,525	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	866	$1,346	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$1,250	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,394	$2,202	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,415	$2,150	1thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	300	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	678	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	335	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	935	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	355	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	941	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	896	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	999	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	251.53/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,039	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	427	275.96/cwt	267.50–295.00	1,178	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	467	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,074	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	479	273.87/cwt	267.00–278.00	1,312	11
Steers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	500	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,025	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	544	264.03/cwt	258.00–266.00	1,436	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	235.42/cwt	226.00–245.00	1,354	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	228.05/cwt	219.00–237.00	1,393	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,343	1
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	700	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,365	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	885	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,770	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	967	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,992	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	205	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	466	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	285	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	691	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	723	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	300	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	678	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	322	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	789	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	804	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	366	252.35/cwt	249.00–262.50	924	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	369	223.66/cwt	220.00–225.00	825	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	241.37/cwt	238.00–246.00	900	3
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	395	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	901	1
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	430	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	959	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	233.94/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,011	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	437	248.85/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,087	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	234.78/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,092	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	466	213.63/cwt	195.00–220.00	996	4
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	473	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,088	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	477	244.33/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,165	29
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	510	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,183	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	233.82/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,225	11
Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	541	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,082	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	221.37/cwt	187.00–229.00	1,257	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	227.79/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,328	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	205.38/cwt	197.00–226.00	1,275	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	623	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,171	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	652	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,271	2
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	669	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,231	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	683	162.71/cwt	158.00–187.50	1,111	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,247	2
Heifers	750–800	Large 1-2	790	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,485	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	625	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	265.34/cwt	250.00–280.00	870	4
Bulls	300–350	Small and Medium 1-2	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	378	228.87/cwt	225.00–232.50	865	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	911	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	417	258.54/cwt	254.00–261.00	1,078	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,108	2
Bulls	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	460	193.76/cwt	192.50–195.00	891	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	240.75/cwt	239.00–248.00	1,139	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	501	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,127	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,207	3
Bulls	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	234.23/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,312	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	578	213.38/cwt	201.00–227.00	1,233	6
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	583	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,114	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	214.78/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,310	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,307	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,463	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	712	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,218	2
Bulls	700–750	Large 1-2	713	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,383	4
Bulls	800–850	Large 1-2	800	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,400	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,402	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	855	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,240	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,651	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,683	169.51/cwt	159.00–189.00	2,853	4
Bulls	—	—	1,837	153.03/cwt	146.00–158.00	2,811	6
Bulls	—	—	2,020	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,788	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	102.76/cwt	102.00–103.00	982	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	114.61/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,140	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	106.52/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,175	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,254	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,175	111.63/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,312	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	117.99/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,409	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	126.10/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,603	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,386	119.48/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,656	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,476	124.90/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,844	12
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	773	1,087.86/head	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,088	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	912	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	925	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	1,889.16/head	1,875.00–1,900.00	1,889	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,480	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,378	2,239.96/head	1,900.00–2,600.00	2,240	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,405	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,540	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 336Last week 679Year ago 1,052

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 67Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 28Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	245.00	245.00
1	300–350	335	240.00	240.00
3	350–400	373	238.00–246.00	241.37
3	400–450	432	230.00–236.00	233.94
5	450–500	465	230.00–238.00	234.78
11	500–550	524	230.00–238.00	233.82
5	550–600	583	225.00–232.00	227.79
6	600–650	621	197.00–226.00	205.38
2	650–700	652	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	541	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	228.00	228.00
1	400–450	430	223.00	223.00
3	450–500	473	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	510	232.00	232.00
5	650–700	669	184.00	184.00
1	750–800	790	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	227.50	227.50
1	250–300	285	242.50	242.50
1	300–350	300	226.00	226.00
4	350–400	369	220.00–225.00	223.66
4	450–500	466	195.00–220.00	213.63
7	550–600	568	187.00–229.00	221.37
3	600–650	623	188.00	188.00
6	650–700	683	158.00–187.50	162.71
2	700–750	725	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	322	245.00	245.00
17	350–400	366	249.00–262.50	252.35
6	400–450	437	245.00–256.00	248.85
29	450–500	477	240.00–250.00	244.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	413	250.00–253.00	251.53
1	550–600	555	250.00	250.00
8	600–650	611	219.00–237.00	228.05
4	950–1000	967	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	226.00	226.00
1	350–400	355	252.50	252.50
2	450–500	467	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	575	226.00–245.00	235.42
1	650–700	655	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	885	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	279.00	279.00
7	350–400	355	265.00	265.00
18	400–450	427	267.50–295.00	275.96
11	450–500	479	267.00–278.00	273.87
12	500–550	544	258.00–266.00	264.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	250.00	250.00
4	300–350	328	250.00–280.00	265.34
2	350–400	380	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	443	250.00	250.00
5	450–500	473	239.00–248.00	240.75
3	500–550	503	240.00	240.00
4	550–600	560	232.00–235.00	234.23
9	600–650	610	205.00–220.00	214.78
2	650–700	650	201.00	201.00
1	700–750	700	209.00	209.00
2	800–850	820	171.00	171.00
1	950–1000	960	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	225.00–232.50	228.87
3	400–450	405	225.00	225.00
3	500–550	501	225.00	225.00
6	550–600	578	201.00–227.00	213.38
2	700–750	712	171.00	171.00
1	850–900	855	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	254.00–261.00	258.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	200.00	200.00
2	450–500	460	192.50–195.00	193.76
2	500–550	535	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	583	191.00	191.00
4	700–750	713	194.00	194.00
5	800–850	800	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,194	115.00–122.00	117.99
2	—	1,110	113.00	113.00
13	—	1,271	122.00–129.00	126.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	106.00–107.00	106.52
4	—	956	102.00–103.00	102.76
2	—	995	113.00–116.00	114.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	110.00–113.00	111.63
12	—	1,476	121.00–128.00	124.90
8	—	1,386	116.00–122.00	119.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,020	138.00	138.00
4	—	1,683	159.00–189.00	169.51
6	—	1,837	146.00–158.00	153.03

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	912	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	1,525.00	1,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	773	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,087.86

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	—	925	1,275.00	1,275.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,355	1,875.00–1,900.00	1,889.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,480	2,175.00	2,175.00

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	1	—	1,540	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,378	1,900.00–2,600.00	2,239.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	2,150.00	2,150.00

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	—	1,405	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,055	1,800.00	1,800.00

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.