Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2024-12-04

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 4
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
592 head
▲ 131 vs last sale 461▼ 338 vs year ago 930 · −36.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 73▼ 29 vs year ago 118 · −24.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 43▲ 3 vs year ago 20 · +15.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison with last week due to stockyards closed for Holiday; however market noticeably to sharply higher on weaned calf packages and yearlings than two weeks ago with very good demand. Market very active for all classes. Good demand for slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $284.94/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −167.67 against this barn's trailing median of $452.60.
Average price
$284.94
53 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,605
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$261
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$28.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.25
vs KY average
−40.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2565286.001,61551
Medium and Large 2-3525257.891,3542thin
One grade step is worth $28.11/cwt here — about $261 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 sale53 hd
284.94
—
KY average18 barns · 1,002 hd
298.18
−13.25
National average187 barns · 33,494 hd
325.37
−40.43
This barn, trailing median23 sales
452.60
−167.67
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

23 sales
530470411351median 452.6003/0404/2206/1709/2310/28
Steers 500–600 lb: high $515.83, low $365.46, median $452.60 across 23 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—Low1,606147.592,37115
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,309126.111,65128
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,452123.281,79023
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,030100.711,03722
HeifersChoiceAverage1,063154.661,6442thin
SteersSelectAverage1,365143.001,9521thin

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)1,055$1,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,084$1,5924thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$1,2101thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)840$5501thin

Every lot

112 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,2381
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added329366.30/cwt350.00–372.501,2055
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added378353.92/cwt340.00–362.501,3384
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1971
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423339.10/cwt332.50–365.001,43416
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3458252.54/cwt250.00–255.001,1572
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added468318.02/cwt292.50–337.501,4885
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486287.63/cwt279.00–288.501,39811
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,7641
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525257.89/cwt255.00–261.001,3542
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533288.85/cwt283.00–296.001,54016
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2542268.70/cwt264.00–278.001,4563
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added584294.10/cwt280.00–295.001,71816
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,60615
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4261
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624251.51/cwt250.00–252.501,5694
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626270.11/cwt262.50–275.001,69117
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673257.59/cwt253.00–261.001,73425
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2692250.90/cwt244.00–251.501,73612
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy702275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,93179
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2712248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,7662
Steers700–750Large 1-2Value Added716253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,81111
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765234.03/cwt233.00–236.001,7906
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2827227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,8772
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320254.48/cwt245.00–260.008143
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340243.73/cwt242.50–245.008292
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added365280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0221
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3368240.00/cwt240.00–240.008833
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379256.13/cwt250.00–265.009715
Heifers350–400Large 1-2380252.00/cwt252.00–252.009581
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420233.74/cwt227.50–242.509824
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 1-2420217.00/cwt217.00–217.009111
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427248.44/cwt245.00–250.001,0613
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added437268.80/cwt262.00–286.001,17530
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,3602
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480244.87/cwt240.00–250.001,1754
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added486258.85/cwt255.00–272.501,2586
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3505234.25/cwt233.00–237.001,1834
Heifers500–550Large 1-2510228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,1632
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520257.65/cwt250.00–265.001,34032
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 1-2520205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0661
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530243.96/cwt240.00–249.001,2939
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563254.01/cwt250.00–255.001,4309
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 1-2565210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1871
Heifers550–600Large 1-2570246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,4021
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585241.19/cwt238.00–246.001,41117
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,3241
Heifers600–650Large 1-2600229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3741
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4151
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617244.77/cwt240.50–250.001,51012
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3643220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4153
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665201.57/cwt197.00–206.001,3402
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669233.27/cwt233.00–238.001,56118
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,4181
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3740195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4431
Heifers750–800Large 1-2760200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5202
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3770191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4711
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2823199.68/cwt193.00–203.001,6433
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3833177.52/cwt175.00–180.001,4792
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2896191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,7113
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3900152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,3681
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy225350.00/cwt350.00–350.007881
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,2091
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425314.47/cwt300.00–330.001,3362
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2427279.00/cwt272.50–290.001,1913
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470300.27/cwt280.00–317.001,4113
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3479231.19/cwt230.00–235.001,1074
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2486264.99/cwt252.50–280.001,2885
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2524254.86/cwt249.00–259.001,3356
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526264.93/cwt260.00–272.501,3947
Bulls500–550Small and Medium 1-2529208.68/cwt200.00–216.001,1044
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3536243.26/cwt240.00–250.001,3043
Bulls550–600Small and Medium 1-2550200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1001
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570258.78/cwt257.50–260.001,4752
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3575242.40/cwt240.00–244.001,3945
Bulls550–600Large 1-2575241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,3861
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3600210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2602
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,5132
Bulls600–650Small and Medium 1-2635180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1431
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6033
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3677204.52/cwt200.00–218.001,3854
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2679228.55/cwt225.00–237.001,5528
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,6612
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3710212.07/cwt204.00–218.001,5065
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2736220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6193
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3765207.98/cwt205.00–211.001,5912
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2860194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,6682
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3910170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5471
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5601
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3995155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,5421
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,365143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,9521
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,063154.66/cwt150.00–160.001,6442
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,326132.31/cwt127.00–134.001,7546
Bulls——1,781162.63/cwt158.00–171.502,8965
Bulls——1,809151.72/cwt148.00–155.002,7454
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97589.08/cwt85.00–92.508694
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03298.45/cwt93.00–102.001,01611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,041106.69/cwt102.00–110.001,1114
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080116.53/cwt114.50–117.501,2593
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,176117.10/cwt114.00–120.001,3777
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274125.21/cwt120.50–127.001,5958
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,388114.83/cwt110.00–118.001,5947
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,403131.51/cwt128.00–137.501,84513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445124.20/cwt120.00–127.001,79511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,556133.09/cwt129.00–137.502,0715
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,023128.55/cwt123.00–138.001,3155
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38251,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39501,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,663.96/head1,550.00–1,800.001,6643
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3840550.00/head550.00–550.005501

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.