Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2025-01-29

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 29
● Final139 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,027 head
▲ 802 vs last sale 225▲ 395 vs year ago 632 · +62.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 10▼ 20 vs year ago 88 · −22.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 4▲ 9 vs year ago 23 · +39.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with most advance over 550 lbs with very good demand for weaned packages and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher 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 $265.04/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −129.79 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.
Average price
$265.04
86 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,455
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$433
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$64.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.16
vs KY average
−39.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556274.311,52557
Large 1-2532261.691,3926thin
Medium and Large 2-3537244.431,31122
Small and Medium 1-2520210.001,0921thin
One grade step is worth $64.31/cwt here — about $433 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale86 hd
265.04
—
KY average26 barns · 2,761 hd
282.20
−17.16
National average182 barns · 24,858 hd
304.64
−39.60
This barn, trailing median31 sales
394.83
−129.79
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—Low1,762161.102,83914
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,286135.831,74721
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,472131.921,94223
CowsLean 85-90%High1,034116.231,20110
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,252154.001,9282thin

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)979$1,8085
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,030$1,68910
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,025$1,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)910$1,4501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,065$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,195$2,2632thin

Every lot

139 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added315332.30/cwt325.00–345.001,0473
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325290.00/cwt290.00–290.009431
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added368390.81/cwt379.00–400.001,4386
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3378288.73/cwt277.00–300.001,0912
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2393354.60/cwt330.00–367.001,3943
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418340.47/cwt330.00–356.001,42320
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418321.32/cwt321.00–322.001,3433
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3469279.11/cwt245.00–310.001,3099
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473354.41/cwt330.00–373.001,67620
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479316.58/cwt313.00–320.001,5167
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510297.03/cwt292.00–301.001,5154
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3523257.69/cwt242.50–265.001,3483
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530316.29/cwt314.00–320.001,67610
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4281
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562326.61/cwt314.00–338.001,83610
Steers550–600Large 1-2570272.73/cwt258.00–280.001,5553
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572290.80/cwt290.00–300.001,66315
Steers600–650Large 1-2621261.64/cwt260.00–265.001,6253
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3633257.99/cwt256.00–260.001,6332
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635274.52/cwt272.00–277.001,7432
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added636292.57/cwt285.00–309.001,86156
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,9458
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3674242.07/cwt232.00–247.001,6326
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2684266.51/cwt260.00–272.001,82313
Steers650–700Large 1-2695250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7381
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715283.40/cwt262.00–286.002,02619
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725244.65/cwt242.00–250.001,7743
Steers700–750Large 1-2745236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,7582
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8752
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added766272.36/cwt261.50–274.252,08675
Steers750–800Large 1-2785246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,9312
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy803228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,8314
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2822243.03/cwt237.00–245.001,9984
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2877226.67/cwt226.00–227.001,9883
Steers850–900Large 1-2892234.00/cwt234.00–234.002,0872
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy955202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,9291
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2967210.68/cwt210.00–212.002,0373
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3213248.24/cwt235.00–270.005293
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Value Added235340.00/cwt340.00–340.007991
Heifers200–250Large 1-2235291.00/cwt291.00–291.006841
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added288324.06/cwt315.00–342.509333
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290310.00/cwt310.00–310.008991
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3318282.31/cwt280.00–287.008983
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0551
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added341321.52/cwt320.00–322.001,0964
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3371269.17/cwt240.00–287.509994
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added372322.51/cwt311.00–339.001,2006
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385298.59/cwt290.00–300.001,1507
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2412280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1542
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420239.06/cwt230.00–247.501,0042
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430301.09/cwt293.00–310.001,29524
Heifers450–500Large 1-2455280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2741
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added462298.51/cwt290.00–306.001,37925
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3469255.37/cwt237.50–267.501,1989
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482281.23/cwt278.00–289.001,3566
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517279.84/cwt272.50–290.001,44713
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3518249.91/cwt237.00–257.001,29514
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 1-2520210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0921
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531264.22/cwt257.00–270.001,4034
Heifers500–550Large 1-2532261.69/cwt260.00–262.001,3926
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567277.56/cwt270.00–290.001,57426
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3569234.85/cwt220.00–243.001,3368
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579266.03/cwt256.00–270.001,54014
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610277.67/cwt250.00–281.251,694102
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615238.33/cwt235.00–240.001,4663
Heifers600–650Small and Medium 1-2615185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1381
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3633216.14/cwt212.00–224.001,3685
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658243.05/cwt235.00–246.001,59912
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663256.58/cwt253.00–258.501,70135
Heifers650–700Small and Medium 1-2665182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,2141
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3676231.30/cwt223.00–234.001,5648
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added702270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,89579
Heifers700–750Large 1-2705228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,6071
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3727212.68/cwt209.00–220.001,5463
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2729233.01/cwt228.00–239.001,69914
Heifers750–800Large 1-2750193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,4481
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3778210.50/cwt210.00–211.001,6382
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820209.51/cwt209.00–210.001,7182
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2995182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,8161
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3225292.50/cwt292.50–292.506581
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2283340.40/cwt325.00–355.009632
Bulls300–350Large 1-2330332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,0971
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3330302.16/cwt280.00–325.009972
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3372302.04/cwt285.00–315.001,1246
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2388362.45/cwt355.00–370.001,4062
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added408337.94/cwt320.00–350.001,3795
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3425276.91/cwt265.00–290.001,1772
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2431314.84/cwt298.00–326.001,3576
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2463292.24/cwt285.00–296.001,3533
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465342.64/cwt336.00–351.001,5937
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3472280.70/cwt260.00–306.001,3256
Bulls450–500Small and Medium 1-2485220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0671
Bulls500–550Small and Medium 1-2513222.40/cwt212.00–232.501,1412
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2516280.78/cwt271.00–285.001,4499
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3523264.90/cwt250.00–280.001,3853
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524301.89/cwt291.00–317.001,58211
Bulls500–550Large 1-2545236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,2862
Bulls550–600Small and Medium 1-2550200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1001
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3553250.70/cwt246.00–256.001,3863
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560296.58/cwt285.00–307.001,6619
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2574273.53/cwt259.00–285.001,5709
Bulls600–650Small and Medium 1-2605210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2711
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2613251.93/cwt248.00–256.001,5446
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618262.81/cwt258.00–270.001,6247
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3637234.92/cwt230.00–240.001,4964
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654259.34/cwt255.00–265.001,69612
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2661248.51/cwt246.00–252.001,6434
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3665230.32/cwt221.00–240.001,53211
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3710212.67/cwt212.00–213.001,5103
Bulls700–750Large 1-2717212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5202
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2722218.85/cwt207.00–224.001,5804
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3753206.02/cwt200.00–212.001,5512
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy760204.93/cwt200.00–210.001,5572
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2785201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,5781
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6203
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3883170.50/cwt170.00–171.001,5062
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,252154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,9282
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,370142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,9451
Bulls——1,713158.68/cwt147.00–166.002,7189
Bulls——1,971171.32/cwt166.00–175.003,3774
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%985101.00/cwt101.00–101.009951
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,003112.85/cwt109.00–118.001,1325
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,084124.27/cwt120.00–127.001,3474
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216135.37/cwt133.00–139.001,6467
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,287129.75/cwt127.00–132.001,6707
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,356142.37/cwt140.00–147.501,9317
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,415128.23/cwt119.00–132.501,81413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,524134.94/cwt133.00–138.502,0567
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,597140.83/cwt140.50–141.002,2493
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0652,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39101,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39331,622.79/head1,550.00–1,700.001,6232
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29821,794.88/head1,750.00–1,950.001,7956
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,931.93/head1,750.00–2,025.001,9323
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1011,531.41/head1,425.00–1,625.001,5314
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2988161.99/cwt161.00–164.001,6003
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1702,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501

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.