Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2025-03-19

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 19
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
611 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 623▲ 167 vs year ago 444 · +37.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 90▲ 1 vs year ago 71 · +1.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 25▲ 51 vs year ago 17 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady with very good demand for weaned thin-fleshed packages suitable for grass. Yearling steers and heifers firm in a limited comparison with very good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with very good demand for lean cows and high dressing bulls.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $315.89/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −78.94 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.
Average price
$315.89
70 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,680
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$208
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$55.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.62
vs KY average
+1.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531317.491,68568
Medium and Large 2-3565261.501,4772thin
One grade step is worth $55.99/cwt here — about $208 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 sale70 hd
315.89
—
KY average25 barns · 1,831 hd
305.27
+10.62
National average174 barns · 12,680 hd
314.58
+1.31
This barn, trailing median31 sales
394.83
−78.94
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—High1,577163.722,58211
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,241150.491,86719
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,496138.532,07215
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,037121.031,25524
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,275156.001,9891thin

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)1,199$2,1394thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,169$1,75110
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$1,7251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)855$1,4502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,445$2,94317

Every lot

125 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320305.00/cwt305.00–305.009761
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3801
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371390.48/cwt382.00–400.001,4494
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added380434.20/cwt410.00–457.501,6507
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3400300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added427398.12/cwt375.00–440.001,70018
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,4681
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471383.22/cwt370.00–390.001,80517
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472354.95/cwt350.00–360.001,6753
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517375.15/cwt353.00–382.501,9407
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,7441
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530292.26/cwt292.00–292.501,5492
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3550295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6231
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570311.53/cwt297.50–320.001,7765
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573358.73/cwt338.00–365.002,05618
Steers600–650Large 1-2612267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,6342
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613340.14/cwt319.00–349.002,08522
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3622285.35/cwt284.00–286.001,7753
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623300.55/cwt297.00–305.001,8724
Steers650–700Large 1-2665274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,8221
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,0412
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680297.82/cwt294.00–300.002,0256
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,8322
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2817270.07/cwt260.00–270.252,20658
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1385
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3890220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9581
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,065235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,5031
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Value Added245370.00/cwt370.00–370.009071
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added260377.02/cwt352.50–392.509803
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2268328.05/cwt325.00–332.508794
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3273286.50/cwt270.00–301.007822
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2332325.63/cwt325.00–327.001,0813
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added335380.87/cwt350.00–400.001,27610
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0371
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,2141
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370297.38/cwt287.50–305.001,1003
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added386378.90/cwt349.00–421.001,46325
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added421365.91/cwt335.00–390.001,54022
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421318.21/cwt313.00–327.501,3405
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470277.47/cwt275.00–280.001,3042
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473324.70/cwt320.00–327.001,5364
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added476337.90/cwt330.00–360.001,60812
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2507291.52/cwt287.00–295.001,4783
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520321.39/cwt305.00–330.001,67147
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,3391
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563311.64/cwt297.00–327.001,75518
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6231
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620288.46/cwt275.00–316.001,78811
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620230.03/cwt228.00–232.001,4262
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630250.43/cwt247.00–260.001,5789
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,95221
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668240.76/cwt240.00–243.001,6084
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3717228.67/cwt227.00–230.001,6403
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2734239.60/cwt238.00–245.001,7598
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3775230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7831
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,8141
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3865217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,8771
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Replacement869244.00/cwt244.00–244.002,1206
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,9111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls39 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2175325.00/cwt325.00–325.005691
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235400.00/cwt400.00–400.009401
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3285335.00/cwt335.00–335.009552
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2319368.73/cwt355.00–380.001,1764
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3324316.55/cwt245.00–342.501,0268
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy327405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3242
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370364.86/cwt355.00–375.001,3502
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added374420.86/cwt400.00–450.001,5745
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3378345.30/cwt330.00–360.001,3052
Bulls400–450Small and Medium 1-2405210.00/cwt210.00–210.008511
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2422378.17/cwt347.50–387.501,59611
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3445315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4021
Bulls450–500Small and Medium 1-2470236.86/cwt224.00–250.001,1132
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480358.41/cwt347.50–370.001,72015
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3490277.37/cwt265.00–290.001,3592
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added504335.39/cwt333.00–336.001,6905
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2511302.06/cwt292.50–320.001,5446
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3540270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4581
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556331.51/cwt325.00–337.001,8436
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2575308.70/cwt287.50–320.001,7758
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3578271.46/cwt267.50–280.001,5693
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609278.72/cwt268.00–287.501,6975
Bulls600–650Small and Medium 1-2610223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,3601
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3620244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,5131
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2638261.29/cwt256.00–267.001,6674
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663286.05/cwt275.00–288.001,89710
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3663237.36/cwt230.00–245.001,5742
Bulls650–700Large 1-2682270.32/cwt265.00–273.001,8443
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9441
Bulls700–750Large 1-2720240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7282
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2726232.43/cwt227.00–238.001,6874
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3740239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,7691
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9501
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2770242.55/cwt240.00–245.001,8682
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3772224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,7292
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2831232.47/cwt230.00–235.001,9324
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2880190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6721
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2915201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,8391
Bulls900–950Large 1-2945180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7011
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,275156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,9891
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,358158.27/cwt151.00–162.002,1493
Bulls——1,363120.85/cwt120.00–122.001,6472
Bulls——1,758180.74/cwt172.00–190.003,1776
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87092.00/cwt92.00–92.008001
Cows—Lean 85-90%981108.57/cwt105.00–110.001,0655
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,054132.28/cwt125.00–140.001,39412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,078113.75/cwt112.00–116.001,2266
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242152.14/cwt144.00–167.001,89017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,330133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,7691
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,412136.84/cwt134.00–142.001,9326
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,528126.95/cwt123.00–130.001,9403
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,563146.00/cwt143.00–147.502,2826
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3920137.05/cwt134.00–140.001,2612
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2948154.23/cwt150.00–159.001,4622
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-28451,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-38651,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39931,378.86/head1,300.00–1,425.001,3793
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,932.89/head1,800.00–2,100.001,9332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,910.40/head1,750.00–2,200.001,9107
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2582,344.48/head2,275.00–2,425.002,3442
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1551,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4262,788.15/head2,500.00–3,000.002,7888
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4273,275.00/head3,275.00–3,275.003,2754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,5733,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2004

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.