Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2024-11-20

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 20
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
461 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 501▼ 216 vs year ago 677 · −31.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 61▼ 38 vs year ago 111 · −34.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 32▲ 21 vs year ago 22 · +95.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower on fleshy offerings with good demand for long-weaned preconditioned calves. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with 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 $238.59/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −156.24 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.
Average price
$238.59
66 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,290
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$62
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.31
vs KY average
−28.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2535243.481,30250
Large 1-2564224.021,2634thin
Medium and Large 2-3556223.081,24012thin
One grade step is worth $20.40/cwt here — about $62 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 sale66 hd
238.59
—
KY average26 barns · 1,629 hd
239.90
−1.31
National average196 barns · 21,141 hd
267.05
−28.46
This barn, trailing median31 sales
394.83
−156.24
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—High1,606145.082,32917
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,326113.831,51016
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,414112.321,58824
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,03298.131,01315
HeifersChoiceAverage1,158165.331,9152thin

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)1,047$1,6553thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,168$1,4382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,115$1,43116
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,125$1,3751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)805$1,1001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)710$9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,217$2,3015

Every lot

115 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
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365256.51/cwt240.00–275.009363
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added385321.80/cwt320.00–329.001,2395
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added410292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,1992
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410276.28/cwt275.00–277.501,1332
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0381
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466281.48/cwt275.00–288.001,31210
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475253.61/cwt250.00–257.001,2052
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478262.42/cwt260.00–263.001,2547
Steers450–500Large 1-2488247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,2055
Steers500–550Small and Medium 1-2500215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0751
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516268.95/cwt265.00–272.501,3885
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530258.25/cwt255.00–260.001,3698
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530239.47/cwt239.00–242.001,2696
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561265.47/cwt260.00–268.001,48917
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571254.95/cwt249.00–258.001,4563
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3802
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3605238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,4401
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621241.19/cwt240.00–244.001,4985
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added639253.81/cwt252.00–254.001,62210
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666254.11/cwt248.00–259.501,69216
Steers650–700Large 1-2670223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,4943
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3671233.20/cwt225.00–238.001,5654
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674246.25/cwt246.00–247.001,6604
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added706239.66/cwt238.00–240.501,69212
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715232.40/cwt230.00–237.001,6627
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3736224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,6494
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2273254.26/cwt247.50–257.506943
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3305230.00/cwt230.00–230.007021
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2314247.04/cwt240.00–265.007764
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365220.00/cwt220.00–220.008031
Heifers350–400Small and Medium 1-2370215.00/cwt215.00–215.007961
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379249.38/cwt240.00–257.009457
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added380273.21/cwt262.50–280.001,0389
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418248.40/cwt246.00–251.001,0384
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 1-2425200.00/cwt200.00–200.008501
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0343
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435227.60/cwt221.00–234.009906
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471238.27/cwt235.00–240.001,1227
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3471225.28/cwt220.00–231.001,0614
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473250.66/cwt248.00–256.001,1869
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3505220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1113
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526247.30/cwt243.00–251.501,30127
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535239.48/cwt232.00–242.501,28115
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550246.00/cwt244.00–248.001,3532
Heifers550–600Large 1-2564224.02/cwt223.00–225.001,2634
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570235.47/cwt232.00–238.001,3426
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573224.11/cwt223.00–226.001,2849
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618227.43/cwt224.00–231.001,4062
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625237.32/cwt234.00–243.501,48327
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625210.67/cwt210.00–211.001,3173
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3668204.94/cwt200.00–210.001,3692
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679218.49/cwt218.00–219.001,4844
Heifers650–700Large 1-2690210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4491
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728210.82/cwt209.00–216.001,5356
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773200.07/cwt197.00–203.001,5472
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2802194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,5562
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3825172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,4231
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,7431
Heifers900–950Large 1-2925175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3300272.50/cwt272.50–272.508181
Bulls300–350Small and Medium 1-2335210.00/cwt210.00–210.007041
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,0491
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added385305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1741
Bulls350–400Large 1-2385230.00/cwt230.00–230.008861
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0921
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added427272.13/cwt260.00–290.001,1628
Bulls400–450Large 1-2435245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0661
Bulls450–500Small and Medium 1-2455200.00/cwt200.00–200.009101
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465271.94/cwt270.00–275.001,2658
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3468237.20/cwt230.00–241.001,1103
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2474251.23/cwt240.00–260.001,1919
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512266.57/cwt263.00–270.001,3656
Bulls500–550Large 1-2515236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,2152
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2529249.92/cwt244.00–255.001,3227
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3561233.50/cwt227.00–238.001,3104
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570252.63/cwt250.00–254.001,4403
Bulls600–650Large 1-2600229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3742
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620221.95/cwt220.00–224.001,3764
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3620193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,1974
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621245.49/cwt245.00–246.001,5246
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655239.02/cwt237.00–241.001,5662
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3665204.17/cwt190.00–213.001,3583
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2673219.60/cwt218.00–220.001,4785
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730203.00/cwt200.00–206.001,4822
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775197.27/cwt190.00–201.001,5297
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3875171.00/cwt168.00–174.001,4962
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2902180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6242
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,055136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,4351
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3295140.00/cwt140.00–140.004131
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,158165.33/cwt160.00–170.001,9152
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,289125.30/cwt116.00–135.001,6154
Bulls——1,624148.22/cwt140.00–154.002,4079
Bulls——1,881157.79/cwt157.00–158.002,9684
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98387.79/cwt85.00–90.008633
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005110.59/cwt109.00–112.001,1112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,014102.11/cwt100.00–103.001,0355
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09195.37/cwt92.00–98.001,0405
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,1981
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,286112.09/cwt108.00–115.001,44110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,294106.82/cwt104.00–109.001,3826
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,391111.62/cwt108.00–115.001,55312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,446118.88/cwt117.00–123.501,7195
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,579119.22/cwt117.00–126.501,8826
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2710950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-38051,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,1251,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3820885.00/head885.00–885.008851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0471,654.82/head1,575.00–1,750.001,6553
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0631,300.14/head1,150.00–1,475.001,3006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1831,579.45/head1,500.00–1,675.001,5799
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2751,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1202,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2412,376.31/head2,225.00–2,500.002,3764
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3970117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1351

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.