Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2024-11-06

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 6
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
513 head
▼ 113 vs last sale 626▼ 260 vs year ago 773 · −33.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 80▼ 49 vs year ago 141 · −34.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 59▼ 22 vs year ago 47 · −46.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and bull calves sold unevenly steady except 400-500 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher with good demand for weaned and thin-fleshed packages. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady to 5.00 lower on 400-500 lbs with moderate demand. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower with light to moderate 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 $233.05/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −161.79 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.
Average price
$233.05
65 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,255
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$242
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$37.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.32
vs KY average
−25.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540237.551,28249
Large 1-2530233.001,2351thin
Medium and Large 2-3537221.141,18913thin
Small and Medium 1-2520200.001,0402thin
One grade step is worth $37.55/cwt here — about $242 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 sale65 hd
233.05
—
KY average24 barns · 1,509 hd
234.37
−1.32
National average194 barns · 18,518 hd
258.39
−25.34
This barn, trailing median31 sales
394.83
−161.79
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—Average1,475148.502,19012
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,475114.381,68827
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,301114.371,48815
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,143101.551,16125
HeifersChoiceAverage1,195160.001,9121thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,525151.002,3031thin

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)1,254$1,5235
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,195$1,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,095$1,1251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,340$2,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,205$1,9672thin

Every lot

118 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325300.00/cwt300.00–300.009751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added328300.00/cwt300.00–300.009842
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added372312.26/cwt300.00–320.001,1628
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423314.38/cwt310.00–320.001,3308
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0752
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2191
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added461290.97/cwt275.00–308.001,34120
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3492230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1322
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520242.72/cwt235.00–250.001,2622
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,3642
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4851
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2553257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,4213
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5459
Steers550–600Small and Medium 1-2585220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2872
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,5143
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3627234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,4672
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631243.41/cwt243.00–245.001,5365
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665246.02/cwt245.00–248.001,6363
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6921
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added748252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,8854
Steers800–850Large 1-2800180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4401
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3830180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4942
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2842210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7682
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230275.00/cwt275.00–275.006331
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285255.00/cwt255.00–255.007272
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added324275.19/cwt270.00–278.008925
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335257.50/cwt257.50–257.508631
Heifers350–400Small and Medium 1-2360200.00/cwt200.00–200.007201
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added365271.00/cwt270.00–275.009895
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375251.28/cwt240.00–265.0094217
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3383227.58/cwt225.00–230.008722
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3405233.00/cwt233.00–233.009441
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420238.96/cwt235.00–242.501,00413
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 1-2428212.06/cwt210.00–214.009082
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added431244.00/cwt243.00–246.001,0524
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added458247.29/cwt242.00–253.001,13315
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,0502
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2487235.39/cwt230.00–242.001,14612
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 1-2520200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0402
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521235.52/cwt230.00–241.001,22726
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529244.38/cwt241.50–249.001,2935
Heifers500–550Large 1-2530233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,2351
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3531222.19/cwt218.00–227.001,18011
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4052
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571237.17/cwt230.00–242.001,35416
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573215.38/cwt210.00–221.001,2342
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added602231.12/cwt230.00–232.001,3918
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3603204.48/cwt200.00–209.001,2332
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615223.50/cwt223.00–224.001,3752
Heifers600–650Large 1-2635210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3341
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4433
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3673187.47/cwt180.00–192.501,2623
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3711169.51/cwt156.00–180.001,2057
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3760186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,4141
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,6551
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2890182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,6241
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2940184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,7301
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open945197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,8623
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2987177.99/cwt174.00–180.001,7573
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,010170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7171
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2230278.34/cwt272.50–285.006402
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added250300.00/cwt300.00–300.007502
Bulls300–350Small and Medium 1-2325220.00/cwt220.00–220.007151
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330281.29/cwt270.00–290.009287
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added345324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,1188
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2360290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0441
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3370260.00/cwt260.00–260.009622
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added373315.30/cwt310.00–320.001,1762
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added421282.24/cwt275.00–293.001,18810
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,0772
Bulls400–450Large 1-2447240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0732
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2467261.10/cwt250.00–270.001,21914
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478272.95/cwt270.00–300.001,30510
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3505217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,0961
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517260.03/cwt256.00–266.001,34412
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2534246.98/cwt240.00–260.001,31910
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,4291
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3567229.65/cwt229.00–230.001,3023
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2568243.55/cwt239.00–245.001,3834
Bulls550–600Small and Medium 1-2573207.58/cwt202.50–210.001,1893
Bulls550–600Large 1-2575222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2771
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2607230.09/cwt223.00–236.001,39715
Bulls600–650Large 1-2612214.84/cwt211.00–216.001,31513
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3626181.66/cwt180.00–185.001,1373
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628238.33/cwt237.00–239.001,4973
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,5521
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2662223.79/cwt215.00–229.001,4818
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3664211.14/cwt209.00–215.001,4027
Bulls650–700Large 1-2675192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2962
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2722211.85/cwt203.00–220.001,53011
Bulls700–750Large 1-2725202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,4651
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3772170.98/cwt165.00–178.001,3203
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3830159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,3201
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3945123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1621
Bulls1200–1250Medium and Large 1-21,200132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,5842
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,525151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,3031
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,195160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,9121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,193129.17/cwt115.00–139.001,5413
Bulls——1,548150.19/cwt143.00–157.002,3257
Bulls——1,643171.58/cwt169.00–174.002,8192
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07296.10/cwt93.50–99.501,0309
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07588.92/cwt86.00–92.009562
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,174111.39/cwt109.50–112.501,3084
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,208105.04/cwt102.00–109.001,26910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285117.84/cwt115.50–123.001,5147
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,314114.00/cwt113.00–115.001,4985
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,318106.91/cwt105.00–108.001,4093
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,408114.11/cwt113.00–115.001,6076
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485116.77/cwt115.50–120.501,73414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,514109.82/cwt107.00–112.001,6637
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,003152.30/cwt150.00–160.001,5286
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29851,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0951,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1351,324.23/head1,150.00–1,500.001,3243
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1951,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4331,822.25/head1,600.00–2,050.001,8222
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,967.17/head1,900.00–2,025.001,9672
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3402,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002

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.