Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2024-04-24

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 24
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
442 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 478▼ 5 vs year ago 447 · −1.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 117▲ 62 vs year ago 48 · +129.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 39▼ 16 vs year ago 42 · −38.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.70/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −132.13 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.
Average price
$262.70
51 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,415
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$69
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$28.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.08
vs KY average
−7.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529268.841,42335
Large 1-2549268.001,4715thin
Medium and Large 2-3563240.761,35511thin
One grade step is worth $28.08/cwt here — about $69 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 sale51 hd
262.70
—
KY average25 barns · 1,760 hd
260.62
+2.08
National average178 barns · 11,596 hd
270.19
−7.49
This barn, trailing median31 sales
394.83
−132.13
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
445400355309median 394.8303/0404/2206/2409/0910/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,671150.372,51214
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,224124.211,52027
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,424119.951,70833
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,077113.341,22131
SteersChoiceAverage1,085181.001,9641thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$1,4052thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,114$1,40110
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,205$1,3851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,485$2,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,175$1,5601thin

Every lot

115 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,0302
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,2202
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added389323.08/cwt312.00–330.001,25711
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added405320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2962
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1311
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3576
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3450270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2151
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed500321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,60514
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3522
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,4811
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527307.17/cwt303.00–317.001,61920
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577306.09/cwt290.00–314.001,7663
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580257.38/cwt250.00–271.001,4934
Steers550–600Large 1-2585273.00/cwt270.00–276.001,5974
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2590286.36/cwt278.00–288.001,6906
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed605301.01/cwt296.00–302.001,82119
Steers600–650Large 1-2606259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,5704
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620282.50/cwt268.00–297.001,7524
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6641
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659287.68/cwt271.00–294.001,8967
Steers650–700Large 1-2660250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6502
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2707240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6972
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727258.18/cwt247.00–275.001,87713
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3747234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,7482
Steers750–800Large 1-2795229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,8211
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added815220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7931
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2845235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9861
Steers800–850Large 1-2845219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,8512
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,9511
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2927200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8545
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,9011
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230285.90/cwt270.00–302.506582
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3240260.00/cwt260.00–260.006241
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3290260.00/cwt260.00–260.007541
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340280.00/cwt280.00–280.009521
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3376245.99/cwt240.00–253.009254
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390279.49/cwt279.00–280.001,0902
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418293.27/cwt281.00–296.001,22610
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423264.34/cwt250.00–270.001,11811
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3438248.03/cwt246.00–250.001,0862
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added457277.55/cwt270.00–280.001,26813
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 1-2470220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0341
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471265.88/cwt258.00–270.001,2526
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1881
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521274.14/cwt268.50–279.001,42824
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530235.40/cwt220.00–244.001,2483
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532256.39/cwt250.00–260.001,3646
Heifers500–550Large 1-2549268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,4715
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567258.37/cwt256.00–260.001,4655
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575242.77/cwt227.00–249.001,3968
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619249.69/cwt240.00–252.001,54617
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,4384
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665241.50/cwt241.00–242.001,6062
Heifers650–700Large 1-2666223.96/cwt220.00–228.001,4924
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5621
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3700162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,1381
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2704206.96/cwt199.00–208.001,4579
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725223.95/cwt220.00–230.001,6245
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2752206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5492
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2812193.87/cwt176.00–195.001,57417
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2978154.08/cwt141.00–169.001,5073
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy210350.00/cwt350.00–350.007351
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2215315.00/cwt315.00–315.006771
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3273240.07/cwt199.00–285.006553
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2283314.12/cwt300.00–327.508892
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3323312.46/cwt280.00–327.001,0093
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2328312.50/cwt310.00–315.001,0256
Bulls350–400Small and Medium 1-2375228.00/cwt228.00–228.008551
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2431301.35/cwt288.00–305.001,2997
Bulls450–500Large 1-2453300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3593
Bulls450–500Small and Medium 1-2465202.00/cwt202.00–202.009391
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2466287.71/cwt280.00–304.001,3416
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1403
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515272.06/cwt270.00–274.001,4012
Bulls500–550Small and Medium 1-2525225.10/cwt220.00–230.001,1822
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534290.56/cwt276.00–297.001,5525
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3543254.52/cwt250.00–259.001,3822
Bulls550–600Large 1-2570262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,4961
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573268.61/cwt260.00–277.001,5392
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3580248.46/cwt247.00–250.001,4412
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600255.33/cwt252.00–257.001,5323
Bulls600–650Large 1-2603250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5083
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2610249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,5191
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3625221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,3811
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2658243.51/cwt243.00–244.001,6022
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,6351
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3683218.10/cwt209.00–227.001,4902
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700242.38/cwt237.50–244.001,6974
Bulls750–800Large 1-2755226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,7061
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2776229.07/cwt224.00–234.001,7784
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added782239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,8692
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added845229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,9357
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,055136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,4351
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2595213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,2672
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,085181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,9641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,243128.53/cwt128.00–129.001,5982
Bulls——1,726147.43/cwt145.00–149.002,5455
Bulls——1,753158.71/cwt155.00–165.002,7827
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01198.24/cwt94.00–101.009934
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04085.80/cwt83.00–88.008922
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,088122.04/cwt115.00–132.001,32817
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,096109.27/cwt103.00–114.001,1988
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,2842
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198120.35/cwt113.00–123.501,44212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255130.12/cwt125.00–141.501,63313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,319106.97/cwt104.00–109.501,4114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,426118.15/cwt113.00–123.501,68522
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,478133.02/cwt125.00–143.501,9667
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0181,307.74/head1,275.00–1,350.001,3084
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1351,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1781,463.83/head1,400.00–1,575.001,4646
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,385.00/head1,385.00–1,385.001,3851
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1751,560.00/head1,560.00–1,560.001,5601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4852,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501

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.