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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-18

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

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

236 head

▼ 668 vs last sale 904▲ 174 vs year ago 62 · +280.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 47▲ 28 vs year ago 21 · +133.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 10▼ 4 vs year ago 20 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and bulls lite test. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Yearlings lite test. Slaughter cows sold steady with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls lite test.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $258.28/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −148.44 against this barn's trailing median of $406.72.

Average price

$258.28

28 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,406

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$58.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.99

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	274.72	1,476	18thin
Large 1-2	550	250.50	1,378	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	557	227.19	1,265	5thin
Small and Medium 1-2	562	216.67	1,217	3thin

One grade step is worth $58.05/cwt here — about $259 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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

258.28

—

KY average26 barns · 622 hd

274.27

−15.99

This barn, trailing median25 sales

406.72

−148.44

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

25 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $463.15, low $325.29, median $406.72 across 25 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	1,641	136.81	2,245	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,451	112.54	1,633	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,303	112.41	1,465	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,024	100.21	1,026	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,995	166.00	3,312	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,247	$2,100	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,171	$1,934	10

Every lot

95 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	875	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	305	362.54/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,106	2
Steers	300–350	Small and Medium 1-2	345	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	776	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,161	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,134	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	295.92/cwt	290.00–299.00	1,267	3
Steers	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	435	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	979	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	467	300.63/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,404	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,458	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,545	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	248.04/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,528	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	279.74/cwt	261.00–295.00	1,740	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,459	1
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,942	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,978	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	233	333.87/cwt	322.00–345.00	778	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	655	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	831	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	320	279.11/cwt	275.00–287.50	893	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	262.75/cwt	250.00–270.00	875	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	265.38/cwt	260.00–271.00	950	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	380	307.81/cwt	302.50–311.00	1,170	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	433	278.90/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,208	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	261.78/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,152	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	460	277.38/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,276	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	483	236.94/cwt	232.50–241.00	1,144	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	257.29/cwt	252.50–267.00	1,261	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	256.69/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,350	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	526	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,226	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	248.49/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,406	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	255.00/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,474	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	227.98/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,391	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	626	223.19/cwt	212.00–229.00	1,397	4
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	645	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,471	2
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	672	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,546	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	766	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,455	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	218	342.36/cwt	340.00–345.00	746	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	235	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	917	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	265	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	800	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	293	383.57/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,124	6
Bulls	250–300	Small and Medium 1-2	293	228.59/cwt	210.00–247.50	670	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	974	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	320.16/cwt	315.00–325.00	992	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	320	349.85/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,120	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	283.28/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,048	2
Bulls	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	370	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	821	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,194	1
Bulls	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	405	297.67/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,206	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	281.76/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,155	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	276.99/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,302	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,389	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	279.27/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,427	7
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	515	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,339	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	273.83/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,435	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	221.98/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,199	2
Bulls	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	230.67/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,310	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	267.71/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,550	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,595	2
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	585	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,410	1
Bulls	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	595	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,250	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	249.72/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,543	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	229.50/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,510	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	683	220.49/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,506	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	227.38/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,642	3
Bulls	700–750	Large 1-2	735	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,477	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,742	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,792	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,946	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,646	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,995	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	3,312	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,510	128.08/cwt	123.50–134.00	1,934	3
Bulls	—	—	1,611	138.31/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,228	4
Bulls	—	—	2,155	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	3,383	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	88.25/cwt	88.00–88.50	772	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	111.82/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,113	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	105.39/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,078	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	96.87/cwt	92.50–100.00	1,049	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,370	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,386	103.89/cwt	93.00–110.00	1,440	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	114.42/cwt	113.00–115.50	1,619	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,460	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,767	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,546	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,512	117.36/cwt	115.50–118.50	1,774	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	118.58/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,415	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	973	1,551.61/head	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,552	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,213	2,378.92/head	2,275.00–2,475.00	2,379	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	1,913.57/head	1,650.00–2,200.00	1,914	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,350	2,250.28/head	2,125.00–2,400.00	2,250	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 Dec 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 904Year ago 62

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 47Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 10Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	390.00	390.00
6	250–300	293	370.00–390.00	383.57
6	300–350	320	340.00–380.00	349.85
5	400–450	405	290.00–307.00	297.67
5	450–500	475	292.50	292.50
7	500–550	511	277.00–280.00	279.27
2	550–600	580	275.00	275.00
3	600–650	618	245.00–252.00	249.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	302.00	302.00
2	350–400	370	275.00–292.50	283.28
1	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	540	220.00–224.00	221.98
3	550–600	568	230.00–232.00	230.67
2	650–700	683	220.00–221.00	220.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	210.00–247.50	228.59
1	350–400	370	222.00	222.00
1	400–450	400	200.00	200.00
2	500–550	545	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	595	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	340.00–345.00	342.36
1	250–300	295	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	310	315.00–325.00	320.16
1	350–400	385	310.00	310.00
5	400–450	410	275.00–290.00	281.76
3	450–500	470	275.00–278.00	276.99
5	500–550	524	270.00–275.00	273.83
4	550–600	579	260.00–272.00	267.71
1	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	658	229.00–230.00	229.50
3	700–750	722	225.00–232.00	227.38
1	800–850	810	215.00	215.00
1	850–900	870	206.00	206.00
1	900–950	905	215.00	215.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	585	241.00	241.00
1	700–750	735	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	645	228.00	228.00
2	650–700	672	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	322.00–345.00	333.87
1	250–300	250	332.50	332.50
3	300–350	320	275.00–287.50	279.11
8	350–400	380	302.50–311.00	307.81
4	400–450	433	270.00–287.50	278.90
6	450–500	460	275.00–282.00	277.38
15	500–550	526	254.00–260.00	256.69
4	550–600	578	254.00–256.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	766	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	267.50	267.50
7	300–350	333	250.00–270.00	262.75
2	350–400	358	260.00–271.00	265.38
3	400–450	440	255.00–265.00	261.78
3	450–500	490	252.50–267.00	257.29
1	500–550	520	250.00	250.00
4	550–600	566	248.00–250.00	248.49
3	600–650	610	224.00–230.00	227.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	483	232.50–241.00	236.94
3	500–550	526	233.00	233.00
4	600–650	626	212.00–229.00	223.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	660	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	355	327.00	327.00
3	400–450	428	290.00–299.00	295.92
1	500–550	530	275.00	275.00
4	550–600	570	271.00	271.00
3	600–650	616	245.00–254.00	248.04
1	800–850	830	234.00	234.00
1	900–950	920	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	435	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	360.00–365.00	362.54
3	450–500	467	290.00–306.00	300.63
4	600–650	622	261.00–295.00	279.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	88.00–88.50	88.25
4	—	1,023	101.00–109.00	105.39
6	—	1,083	92.50–100.00	96.87
2	—	995	109.00–115.00	111.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	105.50	105.50
1	—	1,460	121.00	121.00
4	—	1,223	110.00–114.00	111.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,415	113.00–115.50	114.42
4	—	1,386	93.00–110.00	103.89
6	—	1,512	115.50–118.50	117.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,995	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,155	157.00	157.00
4	—	1,611	135.00–142.00	138.31
3	—	1,510	123.50–134.00	128.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,193	115.00–123.00	118.58

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	973	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,551.61

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)	1	—	1,040	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,223	1,650.00–2,200.00	1,913.57

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)	2	—	1,350	2,125.00–2,400.00	2,250.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,213	2,275.00–2,475.00	2,378.92

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.