Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2024-05-15

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, May 15
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
407 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 400▼ 204 vs year ago 611 · −33.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 48▲ 15 vs year ago 49 · +30.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
79 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 19▲ 75 vs year ago 4 · +1,875.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steer and heifer calves sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher; some thin-fleshed packages sharply higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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 $264.63/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −130.20 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.
Average price
$264.63
72 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,466
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$190
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$25.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.65
vs KY average
−5.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556267.141,48663
Large 1-2547265.001,4502thin
Medium and Large 2-3536241.921,2967thin
One grade step is worth $25.23/cwt here — about $190 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale72 hd
264.63
—
KY average25 barns · 1,224 hd
262.98
+1.65
National average167 barns · 11,471 hd
270.00
−5.37
This barn, trailing median31 sales
394.83
−130.20
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—High1,536154.412,37117
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,210136.361,65016
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,354128.481,73910
CowsLean 85-90%High1,079123.421,3319thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,270146.001,8541thin

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)1,263$1,7266
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,112$1,6086
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,098$1,4244thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$1,5251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$1,3751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,350$2,2001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,120$1,8251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,450$3,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,317$2,38317
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,310$1,9252thin

Every lot

102 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245335.00/cwt335.00–335.008211
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added380352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,3401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added413340.62/cwt317.00–350.001,40715
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added490326.81/cwt310.00–330.001,60124
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,5552
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5662
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574315.22/cwt287.00–318.751,80937
Steers550–600Large 1-2580270.66/cwt270.00–272.001,5703
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,5961
Steers600–650Large 1-2610260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5861
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629288.30/cwt284.00–289.001,8137
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,8081
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed657306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,01012
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2657260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7082
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5181
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2721243.98/cwt242.00–248.001,7595
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,8245
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,7261
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8623
Steers750–800Large 1-2790238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,8801
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2832234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,9472
Steers950–1000Large 1-2995201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,0001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295281.00/cwt281.00–281.008291
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330257.39/cwt255.00–260.008492
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added334320.15/cwt307.00–333.001,0695
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0882
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3389276.52/cwt273.00–282.001,0765
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added395317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,2521
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added412295.33/cwt270.00–306.001,21720
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,0871
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3471243.30/cwt235.00–255.001,1465
Heifers450–500Large 1-2480270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2961
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2488264.79/cwt262.00–267.501,2922
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added489280.71/cwt270.00–283.501,37348
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3510241.21/cwt230.00–245.001,2304
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514268.54/cwt265.00–272.001,3804
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523270.34/cwt265.00–274.001,41411
Heifers500–550Large 1-2547265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4502
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566259.88/cwt259.00–260.001,47117
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568269.81/cwt260.00–273.501,53331
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570242.86/cwt238.00–251.001,3843
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2602238.32/cwt235.00–240.001,4353
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,4913
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3643228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4663
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657245.67/cwt241.00–249.501,61420
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3668212.10/cwt208.00–220.001,4173
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,7371
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3785187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4681
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3805170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3691
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added840206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,7302
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3855157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,3421
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3915153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,4001
Heifers900–950Large 1-2915149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,3631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3270297.00/cwt297.00–297.008021
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added320357.54/cwt355.00–360.001,1442
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2360335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2061
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added373347.42/cwt345.00–350.001,2962
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425317.49/cwt297.00–340.001,3492
Bulls450–500Small and Medium 1-2450202.00/cwt202.00–202.009091
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added468314.34/cwt280.00–325.001,47110
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3478250.24/cwt235.00–265.001,1962
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2488300.34/cwt298.00–305.001,4663
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522289.31/cwt286.00–291.001,5103
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3530242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,2831
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2535274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,4661
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560280.72/cwt276.00–285.001,5724
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2568276.45/cwt273.00–284.001,5707
Bulls550–600Large 1-2570249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,4191
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2602269.02/cwt259.00–279.001,6205
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3605234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,4161
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623272.41/cwt258.00–280.001,6973
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,7142
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3740216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5981
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2813204.97/cwt203.00–207.001,6662
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fancy832226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,8802
Bulls800–850Large 1-2840203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,7051
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,270146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,8541
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,048127.65/cwt120.00–134.001,3382
Bulls——1,486142.95/cwt135.00–151.002,1247
Bulls——1,701171.12/cwt156.00–176.502,9118
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%975105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0241
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,087127.54/cwt122.00–134.001,3867
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,2711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210136.36/cwt129.00–150.001,65016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,349133.40/cwt129.00–139.001,8006
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,361121.10/cwt120.00–124.001,6484
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,1201,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1272,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2202,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2432,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3753
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3782,400.29/head2,200.00–2,450.002,4009
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4503,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5703,225.00/head3,225.00–3,225.003,2251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39051,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1121,608.36/head1,425.00–1,700.001,6086
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1621,564.82/head1,425.00–1,700.001,5653
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2631,725.64/head1,300.00–2,150.001,7266
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29751,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29901,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2973142.27/cwt140.00–145.001,3844

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.