Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2024-07-31

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 31
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
405 head
▼ 174 vs last sale 579▲ 47 vs year ago 358 · +13.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 66▼ 36 vs year ago 87 · −41.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 32▲ 49 vs year ago 9 · +544.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady with good demand for weaned calf packages and yearlings; attractive quality 400-500 lb weaned heifers noticeably higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 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 $266.01/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −128.82 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.
Average price
$266.01
52 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,454
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$219
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$46.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.09
vs KY average
+7.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548268.701,47347
Large 1-2522245.461,2814thin
Small and Medium 1-2565222.001,2541thin
One grade step is worth $46.70/cwt here — about $219 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 sale52 hd
266.01
—
KY average26 barns · 1,814 hd
270.10
−4.09
National average139 barns · 7,218 hd
258.46
+7.55
This barn, trailing median31 sales
394.83
−128.82
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—Low1,602162.082,5978thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,244140.241,74520
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,325132.511,75619
CowsLean 85-90%Average999110.701,10616
HeifersChoiceAverage1,255160.002,0081thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,348$1,7063thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,239$1,5694thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$1,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,075$1,1501thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,885$2,8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,397$2,42513

Every lot

105 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2-3235272.50/cwt272.50–272.506402
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added320343.67/cwt342.50–347.501,1004
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added363331.02/cwt320.00–342.501,2022
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added410300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2301
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,2921
Steers400–450Large 1-2435270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1751
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1131
Steers450–500Large 1-2470265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2461
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added481287.42/cwt286.00–288.001,3827
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506283.47/cwt281.00–287.501,43413
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525244.82/cwt234.00–250.001,2853
Steers500–550Small and Medium 1-2535220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1771
Steers550–600Large 1-2570260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4821
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3921
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added584286.51/cwt280.00–291.001,6735
Steers550–600Small and Medium 1-2585220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2871
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5991
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627270.08/cwt265.00–275.001,6934
Steers600–650Large 1-2638233.48/cwt232.00–241.001,4906
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5361
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5181
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added681280.52/cwt278.00–290.001,9107
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8493
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added758256.94/cwt251.00–259.001,9484
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3915187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,7111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3213253.41/cwt252.00–255.005402
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3260237.00/cwt237.00–237.006161
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295285.00/cwt285.00–285.008411
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328282.64/cwt240.00–307.009274
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy332307.73/cwt307.00–310.001,0224
Heifers350–400Small and Medium 1-2370215.72/cwt210.00–221.007982
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1251
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy382315.49/cwt310.00–320.001,2055
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3410250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0251
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 1-2418211.32/cwt200.00–222.508834
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added422301.10/cwt272.50–312.501,27117
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 1-2450200.00/cwt200.00–200.009001
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465251.42/cwt248.00–255.001,1692
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added477273.84/cwt270.00–280.001,30612
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480262.13/cwt258.00–270.001,2586
Heifers500–550Large 1-2522245.46/cwt230.00–251.001,2814
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524270.07/cwt259.00–279.001,41524
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3781
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 1-2565222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2541
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575269.83/cwt259.00–274.501,55218
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577257.55/cwt250.00–260.001,4864
Heifers600–650Large 1-2605220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3311
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,3831
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635254.22/cwt251.50–260.001,61411
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2647230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4882
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677236.69/cwt235.00–242.001,6028
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added695252.86/cwt252.85–253.001,75770
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4802
Heifers850–900Large 1-2855190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added257300.00/cwt300.00–300.007712
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3265243.00/cwt243.00–243.006441
Bulls250–300Small and Medium 1-2275205.00/cwt205.00–205.005641
Bulls300–350Small and Medium 1-2303225.00/cwt225.00–225.006822
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2310282.50/cwt282.50–282.508761
Bulls350–400Small and Medium 1-2378218.88/cwt207.00–230.008272
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3388246.21/cwt240.00–252.509552
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added408296.34/cwt270.00–317.001,20914
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423268.21/cwt260.00–275.001,1359
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3440231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,0161
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3463244.92/cwt240.00–250.001,1342
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470267.39/cwt265.00–270.001,2572
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added476279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,3283
Bulls500–550Small and Medium 1-2510210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0711
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515273.32/cwt270.00–275.001,4087
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2081
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2532264.96/cwt258.00–269.001,4107
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573261.77/cwt256.00–267.001,5004
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3573250.67/cwt250.00–252.001,4363
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3600235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4102
Bulls600–650Small and Medium 1-2628207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,3003
Bulls650–700Large 1-2650229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,4891
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3663215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4252
Bulls650–700Small and Medium 1-2670210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4071
Bulls700–750Large 1-2720205.35/cwt203.00–210.001,4793
Bulls700–750Small and Medium 1-2725200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4501
Bulls750–800Large 1-2785190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4921
Bulls800–850Large 1-2825195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6091
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,255160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,0081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,155133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,5361
Bulls——1,556158.03/cwt149.00–166.002,4594
Bulls——1,813177.16/cwt169.00–188.003,2123
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%976124.27/cwt121.50–128.501,2136
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,011110.22/cwt109.00–111.001,1145
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01494.88/cwt87.00–101.009625
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,160134.01/cwt128.50–136.501,5556
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190125.37/cwt123.00–127.001,4923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305147.69/cwt138.50–160.001,92711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,316141.04/cwt138.00–148.001,8565
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,321131.01/cwt128.00–135.501,73110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,348125.61/cwt123.00–128.001,6934
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,8852,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0751,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1001,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,599.87/head1,400.00–1,950.001,6003
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,2501,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3481,705.97/head1,635.00–1,750.001,7063
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-39601,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2401,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4392,555.07/head2,150.00–2,825.002,55510
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,5653,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0251

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.