Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2024-08-21

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 21
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
435 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 430▲ 269 vs year ago 166 · +162.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 81▲ 35 vs year ago 33 · +106.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 32▼ 7 vs year ago 29 · −24.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers under 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with light to moderate demand. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower with light to moderate demand. Yearlings limited comparison. Plain quality, off-color, fleshy bawling calves and fleshy bull calves facing deep discounts. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very 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 $241.76/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −153.07 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.
Average price
$241.76
29 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,284
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.94
vs KY average
−2.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2528249.151,31421
Large 1-2575224.541,2912thin
Medium and Large 2-3529221.641,1726thin
One grade step is worth $27.52/cwt here — about $143 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 sale29 hd
241.76
—
KY average26 barns · 1,138 hd
245.70
−3.94
National average171 barns · 9,778 hd
244.41
−2.65
This barn, trailing median31 sales
394.83
−153.07
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—High1,600170.322,7257thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,252155.241,94425
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,380151.842,09514
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,043124.201,29513

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)1,138$2,2432thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,9251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,103$1,6712thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,079$1,5967
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)855$1,9501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,275$2,1601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,210$1,7002thin

Every lot

113 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3266256.00/cwt256.00–256.006813
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325227.00/cwt227.00–227.007382
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2358300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0742
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3372233.39/cwt232.50–235.008683
Steers400–450Small and Medium 1-2400207.00/cwt207.00–207.008281
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added410280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1482
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435265.44/cwt257.50–272.501,1554
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1351
Steers450–500Large 1-2462260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2012
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467266.57/cwt260.00–270.001,2453
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472277.89/cwt272.50–285.001,3129
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3518231.03/cwt230.00–232.001,1972
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5115
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531260.66/cwt251.00–270.001,38412
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2550262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,4411
Steers550–600Large 1-2560260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4561
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy586241.48/cwt240.00–246.001,4154
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620241.63/cwt237.00–249.001,49810
Steers600–650Large 1-2630220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3861
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3657228.51/cwt225.00–231.001,5014
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,5912
Steers650–700Large 1-2665210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3971
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added709258.50/cwt258.50–258.501,83320
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3775218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,6901
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fancy825237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,95515
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2890210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8691
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225247.91/cwt242.00–250.005584
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275242.50/cwt242.50–242.506671
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3290230.00/cwt230.00–230.006671
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3318229.50/cwt229.00–230.007302
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3362214.04/cwt210.00–220.007753
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371244.96/cwt234.00–250.009096
Heifers350–400Small and Medium 1-2375216.00/cwt216.00–216.008101
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added402251.83/cwt250.00–255.001,01211
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 1-2417195.02/cwt192.00–201.008133
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433242.76/cwt237.00–249.001,05112
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3433210.00/cwt210.00–210.009093
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460251.49/cwt251.00–252.001,1574
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470245.00/cwt238.00–248.001,15212
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 1-2470200.00/cwt200.00–200.009401
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480224.06/cwt200.00–232.501,0758
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3508220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1184
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515242.00/cwt240.00–245.001,2465
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518257.28/cwt250.00–264.001,33311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561238.43/cwt232.00–240.001,3385
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570224.91/cwt220.00–230.001,2822
Heifers550–600Large 1-2575224.54/cwt222.00–227.001,2912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616246.32/cwt240.00–247.001,51721
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619219.50/cwt219.00–220.001,3594
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3629194.91/cwt188.00–202.001,2264
Heifers600–650Large 1-2630200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2601
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3666195.40/cwt185.00–202.001,3016
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690215.99/cwt215.00–217.001,4902
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4301
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3201
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730228.50/cwt228.50–228.501,66815
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3750171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2831
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,6691
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772190.98/cwt189.00–192.001,4743
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2928190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7633
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2272264.91/cwt255.00–280.007213
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2315265.00/cwt265.00–265.008353
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3336238.35/cwt237.50–240.008013
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2378261.87/cwt250.00–285.009903
Bulls350–400Small and Medium 1-2378214.48/cwt214.00–215.008112
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3432234.90/cwt220.00–240.001,0154
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2435250.64/cwt240.00–262.501,0907
Bulls450–500Small and Medium 1-2455200.00/cwt200.00–200.009101
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473250.63/cwt245.00–260.001,1856
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3480220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0562
Bulls500–550Large 1-2520220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1443
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523245.35/cwt240.00–256.001,28310
Bulls500–550Small and Medium 1-2525210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1032
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3533220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1733
Bulls550–600Large 1-2567224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,2702
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2571237.51/cwt235.00–240.001,35610
Bulls550–600Small and Medium 1-2575216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,2422
Bulls600–650Large 1-2600213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,2781
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3615208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,2791
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2627224.38/cwt211.00–235.001,4078
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3663208.24/cwt207.50–209.001,3812
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2667222.83/cwt220.00–224.001,4866
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2712206.36/cwt184.00–220.001,4696
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3750171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2831
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2773203.48/cwt202.00–205.001,5732
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,5881
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2865170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4711
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2920170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5641
Bulls950–1000Large 1-2965172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6601
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6831
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,000156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,5601
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers700–750Large 374592.50/cwt92.50–92.506891
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,566165.97/cwt157.50–169.002,5994
Bulls——1,645176.13/cwt172.00–182.502,8973
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%965101.00/cwt100.00–102.009752
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,053125.05/cwt116.00–132.001,3178
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,068137.38/cwt133.00–144.501,4673
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,177144.76/cwt143.00–147.001,7045
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193138.05/cwt135.00–140.001,6475
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,275145.08/cwt144.00–146.001,8504
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,297164.47/cwt152.00–183.002,13315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,422154.54/cwt149.00–160.002,19810
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2752,160.00/head2,160.00–2,160.002,1601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-31,1451,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2751,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,148146.16/cwt142.00–149.001,6785
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy8551,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0101,367.05/head1,225.00–1,500.001,3674
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1031,671.09/head1,600.00–1,750.001,6712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1382,242.64/head2,100.00–2,375.002,2432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,802.36/head1,750.00–1,850.001,8022
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1802,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001

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.