Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2024-07-24

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 24
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
579 head
▲ 319 vs last sale 260▲ 216 vs year ago 363 · +59.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 36▲ 21 vs year ago 45 · +46.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 7▲ 7 vs year ago 25 · +28.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on similar quality with good demand for weaned packages and yearlings. Off-color, plain, and new crop fleshy bawling calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with 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 $283.94/cwt on 130 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −110.89 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.
Average price
$283.94
130 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,562
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$445
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$69.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.29
vs KY average
+19.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552290.841,605114
Large 1-2565250.001,4131thin
Medium and Large 2-3539235.701,27013thin
Small and Medium 1-2525220.991,1602thin
One grade step is worth $69.85/cwt here — about $445 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 sale130 hd
283.94
—
KY average24 barns · 1,718 hd
269.65
+14.29
National average157 barns · 8,958 hd
264.63
+19.31
This barn, trailing median31 sales
394.83
−110.89
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—High1,701164.512,7988thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,238134.831,66916
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,426129.991,85319
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,037111.761,15919

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)1,265$1,8382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,087$1,6204thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)910$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,495$3,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,458$2,2724thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,320$1,7351thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235315.00/cwt315.00–315.007401
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371322.02/cwt310.00–340.001,1954
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1892
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added419313.63/cwt310.00–314.501,3145
Steers400–450Small and Medium 1-2425230.00/cwt230.00–230.009781
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1311
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475295.49/cwt295.00–296.001,4042
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2591
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added484302.71/cwt298.00–317.001,4654
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3505245.05/cwt240.00–250.001,2382
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520287.48/cwt286.00–290.001,49516
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531272.47/cwt270.00–280.001,4474
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2555278.67/cwt278.00–280.001,5473
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3555240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3321
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573286.50/cwt286.00–287.001,6422
Steers600–650Large 1-2611236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,4423
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added645283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,8251
Steers650–700Small and Medium 1-2655220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4411
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,8372
Steers700–750Large 1-2712237.45/cwt230.00–245.001,6914
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2766246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,8843
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fancy813261.75/cwt261.75–261.752,12862
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3860200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290290.00/cwt290.00–290.008412
Heifers300–350Large 1-2330245.00/cwt245.00–245.008091
Heifers350–400Large 1-2375274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,0281
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2386296.01/cwt295.00–297.001,1434
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added389303.64/cwt302.50–304.001,1814
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0531
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added417287.18/cwt271.00–300.001,19811
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417257.97/cwt256.00–260.001,0763
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 1-2440220.00/cwt220.00–220.009681
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3474237.71/cwt220.00–246.001,12710
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479254.22/cwt250.00–260.001,2186
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added486274.66/cwt260.00–279.001,33521
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 1-2486227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,1033
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507269.78/cwt261.00–274.001,36816
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516257.54/cwt250.00–260.001,3296
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3519237.93/cwt230.00–245.001,2357
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 1-2525220.99/cwt220.00–222.001,1602
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed561299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,67786
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3562233.09/cwt225.00–247.001,3106
Heifers550–600Large 1-2565250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4131
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577263.42/cwt260.00–277.001,5206
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609252.46/cwt240.00–262.001,5377
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3610210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2813
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2652236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,5392
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,71166
Heifers700–750Large 1-2720191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,3752
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,5601
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3750197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,4781
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2912180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6422
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3915172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,5741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2310312.00/cwt312.00–312.009671
Bulls300–350Small and Medium 1-2330265.00/cwt265.00–265.008751
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3365266.88/cwt245.00–290.009742
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2394305.52/cwt300.00–322.001,2044
Bulls400–450Large 1-2400285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1401
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3410250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0251
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2414299.49/cwt275.00–310.001,2404
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420299.74/cwt296.00–302.001,2595
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,3661
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2462288.34/cwt285.00–290.001,3323
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3462259.49/cwt240.00–270.001,1993
Bulls450–500Small and Medium 1-2480223.50/cwt220.00–227.001,0732
Bulls500–550Small and Medium 1-2505220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1111
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525276.97/cwt275.00–278.001,4546
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2529268.39/cwt256.00–278.001,42013
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3535248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,3271
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2566263.53/cwt257.00–275.001,49213
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5531
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3580243.36/cwt240.00–250.001,4113
Bulls600–650Large 1-2600234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,4041
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2635232.86/cwt230.00–240.001,4796
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3637230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4652
Bulls600–650Small and Medium 1-2642221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,4192
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2650238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,5472
Bulls650–700Large 1-2660224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,4781
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3683220.51/cwt220.00–221.001,5062
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2708220.10/cwt195.00–230.001,55810
Bulls750–800Large 1-2780211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,6463
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3865146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,2631
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3913166.11/cwt151.00–174.001,5173
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2925192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,7761
Bulls900–950Large 1-2927155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4372
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,000157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,5701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,693159.54/cwt153.00–167.002,7016
Bulls——1,725179.40/cwt174.50–184.003,0952
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89287.28/cwt82.00–90.007793
Cows—Lean 85-90%928102.81/cwt101.00–105.009542
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055113.42/cwt107.50–118.001,1978
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,122124.77/cwt121.50–130.001,4006
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,196132.23/cwt129.00–135.001,5817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,217127.13/cwt124.50–129.001,5473
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298141.71/cwt138.00–144.501,8396
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,358129.58/cwt127.50–132.001,7606
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,424117.34/cwt113.00–127.001,6715
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,478138.20/cwt135.50–145.002,0438
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39651,235.00/head1,235.00–1,235.001,2351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3201,735.00/head1,735.00–1,735.001,7351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4953,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6222,617.32/head2,500.00–2,750.002,6173
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-39101,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0651,455.99/head1,375.00–1,525.001,4562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1081,783.10/head1,725.00–1,835.001,7832
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,837.50/head1,700.00–1,975.001,8382

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.