Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2024-07-10

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 10
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
526 head
▲ 217 vs last sale 309▲ 156 vs year ago 370 · +42.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 42▼ 19 vs year ago 69 · −27.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 15▼ 13 vs year ago 37 · −35.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends due to Holiday last week; however slaughter cows noticeably lower today compared to early-week sales.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.16/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −144.67 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.
Average price
$250.16
42 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,389
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$312
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$35.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.63
vs KY average
−18.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2561255.741,43431
Medium and Large 2-3542235.861,27810thin
Large 1-2510220.001,1221thin
One grade step is worth $35.74/cwt here — about $312 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale42 hd
250.16
—
KY average19 barns · 1,002 hd
261.79
−11.63
National average164 barns · 12,328 hd
268.86
−18.70
This barn, trailing median31 sales
394.83
−144.67
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—Average1,643166.192,7319thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,232134.661,65914
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,464130.331,90811
CowsLean 85-90%High1,000106.061,06014
HeifersChoiceAverage1,230147.001,8081thin
SteersSelectAverage1,675151.002,5291thin

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)1,282$1,9093thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,079$1,4075
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,040$1,3655
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$1,4851thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,330$2,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,165$2,2001thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Small and Medium 1-2265225.00/cwt225.00–225.005961
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375320.71/cwt292.00–351.001,2032
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3377265.00/cwt265.00–265.009992
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2413276.94/cwt272.50–285.001,1443
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added440330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4525
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470277.07/cwt270.00–284.001,3022
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added501310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5533
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521277.53/cwt276.00–279.001,4464
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530228.00/cwt222.00–240.001,2083
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576296.73/cwt292.00–304.001,70910
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614258.04/cwt246.00–260.001,5847
Steers600–650Small and Medium 1-2615202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,2421
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620285.28/cwt283.00–292.001,7695
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658254.50/cwt254.50–254.501,6758
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8811
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715250.35/cwt250.00–251.001,7903
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6091
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,7471
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added791264.50/cwt264.50–264.502,09265
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2900236.75/cwt236.75–236.752,13159
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,105178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,9672
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Small and Medium 1-2225220.00/cwt220.00–220.004951
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275265.00/cwt265.00–265.007291
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295236.00/cwt236.00–236.006961
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375315.72/cwt312.00–321.001,1844
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380242.11/cwt225.00–250.009203
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2400250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0002
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 1-2415205.93/cwt200.00–212.008552
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419314.42/cwt314.00–315.001,3177
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420273.42/cwt270.00–280.001,1484
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 1-2458220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0083
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473232.89/cwt210.00–241.001,1027
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476258.27/cwt254.00–260.001,2297
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478271.32/cwt270.00–274.001,2973
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2509256.32/cwt255.00–260.001,3056
Heifers500–550Large 1-2510220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1221
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3514233.54/cwt230.00–240.001,2005
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520267.70/cwt261.00–271.001,3923
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570238.18/cwt237.00–240.001,3585
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573245.89/cwt242.00–251.001,4097
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added584257.72/cwt255.00–260.001,50515
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4641
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625230.20/cwt230.00–231.001,4395
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3629219.66/cwt195.00–226.001,38213
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4951
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,5614
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670213.04/cwt197.00–220.001,4278
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3706190.78/cwt180.00–200.001,3478
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2742217.25/cwt210.00–219.001,6125
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765238.75/cwt238.75–238.751,82674
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,5391
Heifers800–850Large 1-2800188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,5041
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open877208.99/cwt203.00–212.001,8333
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6821
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,000171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,7101
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,055173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,8251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2303259.67/cwt239.00–280.007872
Bulls300–350Small and Medium 1-2345250.00/cwt250.00–250.008631
Bulls350–400Large 1-2350299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,0471
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3350260.00/cwt260.00–260.009101
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added380330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2543
Bulls350–400Small and Medium 1-2380234.00/cwt234.00–234.008891
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405332.89/cwt331.00–340.001,3485
Bulls400–450Small and Medium 1-2405227.00/cwt227.00–227.009191
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3418235.01/cwt232.00–240.009823
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2432276.75/cwt274.00–278.001,1963
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473271.85/cwt266.00–280.001,2864
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added474283.58/cwt282.00–286.001,3445
Bulls450–500Small and Medium 1-2478223.69/cwt211.00–228.001,0694
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3480259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,2431
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506281.37/cwt279.00–286.001,4243
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2508279.31/cwt270.00–284.001,4193
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3528242.67/cwt239.00–244.001,2818
Bulls550–600Small and Medium 1-2555220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2211
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5575
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3578239.70/cwt235.00–250.001,38510
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2612242.11/cwt236.00–250.001,4829
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3619213.49/cwt210.00–217.001,3222
Bulls600–650Large 1-2625230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4381
Bulls600–650Small and Medium 1-2628200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2562
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2661240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5863
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3680194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3192
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2745221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,6461
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2758217.49/cwt214.00–221.001,6492
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2800210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6801
Bulls800–850Large 1-2805203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,6341
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,675151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,5291
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,230147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,8081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,335155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,0691
Bulls——1,508133.81/cwt120.00–143.002,0182
Bulls——1,740178.85/cwt170.00–189.003,1126
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82885.57/cwt82.00–89.007092
Cows—Lean 85-90%92595.08/cwt89.00–100.008794
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,036106.10/cwt101.00–111.001,0994
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,124127.24/cwt118.00–136.001,4304
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130126.33/cwt123.00–129.001,4284
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,145117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,3401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,273137.99/cwt130.00–150.501,75710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,438126.18/cwt124.00–129.001,8144
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,534135.31/cwt130.00–142.002,0766
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39971,333.36/head1,275.00–1,375.001,3333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0021,248.01/head1,150.00–1,375.001,2483
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0981,541.24/head1,510.00–1,575.001,5412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2031,516.88/head1,500.00–1,535.001,5172
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2152,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3151,839.21/head1,800.00–1,875.001,8392
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1652,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3302,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29151,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4851

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.