Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2024-10-16

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 16
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
430 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 379▼ 38 vs year ago 468 · −8.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 98▲ 12 vs year ago 108 · +11.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 20▼ 5 vs year ago 22 · −22.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers under 550 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for weaned offerings; over 550 lbs lightly tested. Yearlings no test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 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 $236.27/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −158.57 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.
Average price
$236.27
63 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,274
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$148
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$36.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.79
vs KY average
−21.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531243.021,28942
Large 1-2592237.001,4035thin
Medium and Large 2-3542223.721,21411thin
Small and Medium 1-2553206.441,1415thin
One grade step is worth $36.58/cwt here — about $148 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 sale63 hd
236.27
—
KY average25 barns · 1,316 hd
237.06
−0.79
National average191 barns · 21,361 hd
257.81
−21.54
This barn, trailing median31 sales
394.83
−158.57
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—Average1,808161.442,91810
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,212129.891,57439
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,383127.281,76121
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,041111.281,15837
HeifersChoiceAverage1,130152.501,7231thin

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)1,330$1,6384thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,280$1,5351thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,080$1,4851thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,260$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,253$1,9382thin

Every lot

119 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3265237.50/cwt237.50–237.506291
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added330337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,1141
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335277.50/cwt277.50–277.509301
Steers300–350Small and Medium 1-2345215.00/cwt215.00–215.007421
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added385330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2711
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2413269.73/cwt260.00–275.001,1143
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420302.36/cwt280.00–320.001,27010
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465280.03/cwt277.50–282.501,3022
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477263.99/cwt260.00–275.001,2596
Steers450–500Large 1-2485265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2851
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485244.95/cwt240.00–250.001,1882
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510271.53/cwt270.00–273.001,3852
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2741
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy528253.74/cwt253.00–254.001,3408
Steers500–550Large 1-2540248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,3391
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2542265.18/cwt260.00–267.001,4376
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570266.63/cwt264.00–268.001,5206
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3572226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,2932
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575258.72/cwt254.00–260.001,4887
Steers550–600Large 1-2578258.33/cwt258.00–259.001,4933
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615237.24/cwt236.00–240.001,4594
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621243.98/cwt243.00–247.001,5154
Steers600–650Large 1-2625237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,4811
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3891
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2656238.20/cwt233.00–240.001,5634
Steers650–700Large 1-2690220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5181
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,5822
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy780220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7161
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2935207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,9351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2195330.00/cwt330.00–330.006441
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Value Added205312.00/cwt312.00–312.006401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added285288.28/cwt282.50–292.008223
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added318294.97/cwt285.00–300.009389
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3323234.96/cwt230.00–240.007592
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328276.43/cwt274.00–279.009075
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added350285.00/cwt285.00–285.009981
Heifers350–400Small and Medium 1-2360215.00/cwt215.00–215.007741
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385234.18/cwt222.50–250.009025
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2389261.05/cwt258.00–267.501,0156
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420242.95/cwt241.00–245.001,0202
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3427219.49/cwt210.00–227.009374
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added436252.31/cwt250.00–260.001,10015
Heifers450–500Large 1-2465238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,1071
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added469248.42/cwt246.00–250.001,16514
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479240.42/cwt236.00–245.001,1529
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3486227.37/cwt220.00–230.001,1057
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 1-2490200.00/cwt200.00–200.009801
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510247.60/cwt243.00–253.001,26321
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3513225.26/cwt216.00–229.001,1565
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529236.75/cwt230.00–240.001,2529
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 1-2540210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1341
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 1-2556205.55/cwt204.00–210.001,1434
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561243.64/cwt240.00–249.001,3677
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3567222.44/cwt215.00–224.001,2616
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577234.18/cwt230.00–239.001,3515
Heifers550–600Large 1-2592237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,4035
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609235.08/cwt231.00–242.501,43215
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3842
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,3181
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666221.82/cwt220.00–227.001,4776
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1561
Heifers650–700Large 1-2682198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,3502
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open951191.50/cwt191.50–191.501,8217
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2235301.00/cwt301.00–301.007071
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Value Added240320.00/cwt320.00–320.007681
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added280326.45/cwt322.50–330.009142
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2320267.50/cwt267.50–267.508561
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added324325.51/cwt325.00–326.001,0554
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2368287.22/cwt277.50–295.001,0573
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added385320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2321
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3390230.00/cwt230.00–230.008971
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3422232.88/cwt220.00–237.509835
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added431282.52/cwt270.00–290.001,2186
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2434260.90/cwt250.00–270.001,1325
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3455221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,0061
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added477273.37/cwt268.00–278.001,3048
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480251.74/cwt242.50–258.001,2087
Bulls450–500Small and Medium 1-2485215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0431
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3505225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1361
Bulls500–550Small and Medium 1-2515203.33/cwt200.00–210.001,0473
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523249.47/cwt240.00–266.001,3059
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4433
Bulls550–600Small and Medium 1-2565200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1301
Bulls550–600Large 1-2566235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3303
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3567225.01/cwt215.00–233.001,2763
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573241.24/cwt238.00–250.001,38212
Bulls600–650Large 1-2622235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4622
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2622222.64/cwt187.00–237.001,3854
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625234.03/cwt233.00–235.001,4632
Bulls650–700Large 1-2650210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3651
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680219.97/cwt217.00–223.001,4963
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3710170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2071
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2722209.66/cwt191.00–226.001,5146
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3760160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2161
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2763203.05/cwt200.00–206.001,5492
Bulls750–800Large 1-2767207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,5882
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3835170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4201
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3870131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1401
Bulls850–900Large 1-2880171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,5051
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,130152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,7231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,651152.04/cwt146.00–162.002,5104
Bulls——1,912167.70/cwt163.00–173.003,2066
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96792.00/cwt90.00–94.508903
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,029108.37/cwt104.00–113.001,11517
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065120.86/cwt114.00–129.001,28714
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070102.34/cwt102.00–103.001,0953
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,108124.62/cwt120.00–128.001,38111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,115115.52/cwt114.00–117.001,2882
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,170118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,3811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263133.22/cwt129.00–140.001,68326
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,382129.84/cwt128.50–134.001,79413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,416123.85/cwt121.00–127.001,7547
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085131.71/cwt122.00–148.001,42912
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0801,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2601,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,535.00/head1,535.00–1,535.001,5351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3301,638.37/head1,500.00–1,725.001,6384
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0451,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4602,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751

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.