Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2024-11-13

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 13
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
501 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 513▼ 176 vs year ago 677 · −26.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 92▼ 50 vs year ago 111 · −45.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 25▲ 10 vs year ago 22 · +45.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher with advance on weaned 500-700 lbs with good demand. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher on 400-600 lbs with good demand. Yearling 6-weight open heifers noticeably higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with light to moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.16/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −144.67 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.
Average price
$250.16
74 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,361
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.01
vs KY average
−14.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546252.571,37868
Medium and Large 2-3527222.901,1746thin
One grade step is worth $29.67/cwt here — about $204 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale74 hd
250.16
—
KY average25 barns · 1,329 hd
238.15
+12.01
National average194 barns · 23,548 hd
265.10
−14.94
This barn, trailing median31 sales
394.83
−144.67
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—Average1,804145.252,62013
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,400109.671,53518
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,334106.221,41712
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01296.1997411
HeifersChoiceAverage1,155150.001,7331thin

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)1,153$1,7706
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,267$1,6463thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)883$8802thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)993$1,7803thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)835$1,3501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,680$2,5642thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,355$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,255$2,2001thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260309.52/cwt309.00–310.008052
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added330325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0731
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0771
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380281.28/cwt280.00–282.501,0692
Steers400–450Large 1-2418257.49/cwt255.00–260.001,0762
Steers400–450Small and Medium 1-2425222.50/cwt222.50–222.509461
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added426288.03/cwt280.00–306.001,22713
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428272.99/cwt270.00–275.001,1685
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added459282.02/cwt275.00–293.001,2944
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,2137
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484268.48/cwt262.00–271.001,2997
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2509261.59/cwt256.00–263.001,33115
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3516242.99/cwt235.00–248.001,2548
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532275.14/cwt265.00–282.001,46417
Steers500–550Large 1-2545255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3901
Steers550–600Large 1-2555258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,4321
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,4451
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581268.00/cwt261.00–273.501,55715
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2601240.67/cwt240.00–242.001,4463
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626260.73/cwt253.00–267.001,63228
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4491
Steers600–650Large 1-2645240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5481
Steers650–700Small and Medium 1-2655196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,2841
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668250.85/cwt248.00–255.001,6765
Steers650–700Large 1-2690243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,6773
Steers700–750Large 1-2700221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,5471
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3723217.03/cwt215.00–221.001,5693
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2741227.99/cwt227.00–230.001,68912
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,8723
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930216.00/cwt216.00–216.002,0091
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added285265.00/cwt265.00–265.007553
Heifers250–300Small and Medium 1-2290217.50/cwt217.50–217.506311
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added339269.27/cwt267.50–275.009134
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360250.00/cwt250.00–250.009002
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365235.00/cwt235.00–235.008581
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added379259.15/cwt257.00–260.009827
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2406241.99/cwt240.00–247.009826
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428252.37/cwt247.00–256.001,08026
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3437231.70/cwt230.00–235.001,0133
Heifers400–450Large 1-2443239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,0593
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472239.58/cwt239.00–240.001,1317
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475254.68/cwt245.00–259.001,21025
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3477226.90/cwt220.00–230.001,0824
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3510220.12/cwt214.00–226.001,1234
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528252.14/cwt241.00–263.501,33131
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540237.08/cwt231.00–240.001,2803
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560228.47/cwt227.00–230.001,2792
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561256.34/cwt243.00–261.001,43830
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570239.23/cwt238.00–240.001,3644
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3600210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2601
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606257.62/cwt250.00–259.001,56113
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625227.40/cwt219.00–233.001,4217
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674224.15/cwt219.00–226.001,5116
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,3232
Heifers650–700Large 1-2685212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4521
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2733206.00/cwt205.00–207.001,5102
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3790182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,4381
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3270230.00/cwt230.00–230.006211
Bulls300–350Small and Medium 1-2315220.00/cwt220.00–220.006931
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3335255.00/cwt255.00–255.008541
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3380270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0261
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2388283.68/cwt280.00–295.001,1014
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added438260.80/cwt255.00–270.001,1427
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473264.71/cwt259.00–272.501,2526
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2490250.25/cwt250.00–251.001,2264
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3490225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1031
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517264.61/cwt261.00–273.001,3688
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2518251.03/cwt244.00–253.001,3009
Bulls500–550Small and Medium 1-2530220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1661
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3539235.01/cwt232.00–237.001,2675
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4691
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565248.92/cwt246.00–255.001,4063
Bulls550–600Small and Medium 1-2578212.91/cwt210.00–216.001,2314
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3597234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,3972
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3982
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2608223.50/cwt223.00–224.001,3592
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,4901
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3668210.80/cwt200.00–217.001,40810
Bulls700–750Large 1-2708206.46/cwt203.00–210.001,4622
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3765170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3011
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2773203.47/cwt194.00–221.001,5736
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,155150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,7331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,405117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,6441
Bulls——1,813143.30/cwt134.50–149.002,5989
Bulls——1,910160.50/cwt158.50–164.003,0663
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95086.00/cwt86.00–86.008171
Cows—Lean 85-90%95893.57/cwt90.00–96.008966
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,048100.57/cwt99.50–102.001,0543
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,1891
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,273111.78/cwt108.00–114.001,4237
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,295109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,4121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,328101.59/cwt97.00–108.001,3496
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,353111.89/cwt110.00–113.501,5143
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,358117.74/cwt117.00–118.501,5992
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,463115.17/cwt115.00–115.501,6853
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,487105.77/cwt102.00–108.001,5738
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,6802,564.14/head2,300.00–2,800.002,5642
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210116.50/cwt116.50–116.501,4101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-38351,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29931,779.70/head1,700.00–1,825.001,7803
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3780775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39701,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3985985.00/head985.00–985.009851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,884.57/head1,450.00–2,200.001,8855
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2401,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,781.54/head1,575.00–2,025.001,7822
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3552,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001

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.