Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2025-03-26

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 26
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
654 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 611▲ 278 vs year ago 376 · +73.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 72▲ 18 vs year ago 54 · +33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 68▲ 2 vs year ago 28 · +7.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher; some weaned thin-fleshed packages suitable for grass sharply higher with very good demand. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower on fleshy offerings; good quality weaned packages noticeably higher with very good demand; over 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower with moderate demand; except lean cows 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 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 $310.31/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −84.52 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.
Average price
$310.31
88 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,747
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$490
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$80.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.49
vs KY average
−11.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2563315.091,77582
Medium and Large 2-3585265.001,5502thin
Small and Medium 1-2547235.051,2854thin
One grade step is worth $80.04/cwt here — about $490 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 sale88 hd
310.31
—
KY average26 barns · 1,547 hd
304.82
+5.49
National average178 barns · 15,613 hd
321.74
−11.43
This barn, trailing median31 sales
394.83
−84.52
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—Low1,739177.993,09514
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,213142.871,73319
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,449138.662,00923
CowsLean 85-90%High1,082123.641,33713
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,975132.092,6092thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,075174.001,8711thin

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)1,293$1,9568
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,108$1,8132thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,370$2,4732thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,063$1,7892thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$2,0751thin

Every lot

122 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2-3205300.00/cwt300.00–300.006151
Steers250–300Small and Medium 1-2295272.50/cwt272.50–272.508041
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3317329.63/cwt317.00–350.001,0453
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,4141
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy381429.61/cwt415.00–432.001,6377
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420389.55/cwt385.00–392.501,6365
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433375.61/cwt370.00–380.001,6263
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467362.04/cwt350.00–365.001,6915
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472387.40/cwt380.00–392.501,8295
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8055
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532377.84/cwt356.00–386.002,01021
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3545315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7171
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy553383.50/cwt383.50–383.502,12142
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565352.56/cwt330.00–363.001,99217
Steers550–600Large 1-2575322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,8521
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618301.37/cwt296.00–304.001,8623
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627321.67/cwt308.00–334.002,0178
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3645300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9351
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656337.83/cwt310.00–340.002,21614
Steers650–700Small and Medium 1-2670225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5081
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy701313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,19425
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713287.53/cwt277.00–289.002,0508
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9761
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2888254.98/cwt253.00–257.002,2643
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3210250.00/cwt250.00–250.005251
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240390.00/cwt390.00–390.009361
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2266328.66/cwt325.00–332.508744
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy273371.06/cwt350.00–395.001,0132
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3287296.42/cwt280.00–305.008513
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2334330.13/cwt325.00–345.001,1036
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335382.50/cwt380.00–385.001,2812
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy356362.48/cwt350.00–380.001,2907
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375338.60/cwt320.00–347.501,2704
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3378281.26/cwt265.00–292.501,0633
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added380351.08/cwt348.00–357.001,3343
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added426352.60/cwt320.00–390.001,50265
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430299.31/cwt290.00–317.001,2876
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3438281.62/cwt275.00–285.001,2333
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464300.03/cwt295.00–305.001,3924
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3479259.74/cwt250.00–280.001,2446
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added481331.02/cwt319.00–350.001,59240
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507317.42/cwt300.00–334.001,6099
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 1-2515250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2881
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522292.72/cwt290.00–300.001,52810
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 1-2557230.06/cwt220.00–250.001,2813
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570307.55/cwt300.00–322.001,75321
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575287.42/cwt282.50–292.001,6532
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy582325.50/cwt325.50–325.501,89440
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585265.00/cwt260.00–270.001,5502
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610259.26/cwt258.50–260.001,5812
Heifers600–650Large 1-2615260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5992
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618294.72/cwt289.50–313.001,82121
Heifers600–650Small and Medium 1-2620200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2401
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663275.98/cwt270.00–282.001,8302
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3690227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,5661
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721267.08/cwt265.00–280.001,9267
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,7767
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4601
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy732261.50/cwt261.50–261.501,91410
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy752264.50/cwt264.50–264.501,9897
Heifers750–800Large 1-2760230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7481
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2795252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,0031
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3805190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5301
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2923218.47/cwt209.00–228.002,0162
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3960189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,8141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Small and Medium 1-2215215.00/cwt215.00–215.004621
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3220330.00/cwt330.00–330.007261
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3270338.11/cwt317.00–357.009132
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2273379.19/cwt375.00–397.001,0355
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3330320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0563
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335342.34/cwt330.00–350.001,1476
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy382403.45/cwt395.00–410.001,5413
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2384378.86/cwt375.00–387.501,4556
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3385343.65/cwt340.00–347.501,3232
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3425338.25/cwt335.00–345.001,4383
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added431386.18/cwt367.50–397.001,6647
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added468366.26/cwt362.00–375.001,71418
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3480290.05/cwt285.00–300.001,3923
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2483338.18/cwt336.00–342.501,63310
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3520291.25/cwt265.00–317.001,5152
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523341.83/cwt330.00–362.001,78813
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3565277.38/cwt252.50–290.001,5673
Bulls550–600Large 1-2570311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,7731
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572333.56/cwt329.00–341.001,90811
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2585313.22/cwt309.00–326.001,8324
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635296.20/cwt286.00–310.001,8816
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3635240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5241
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,8121
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3685260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7811
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2695300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0851
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,7591
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3790220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7381
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2793258.26/cwt248.00–264.002,0485
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3820207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,6971
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2845224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,8932
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2865219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,8942
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2905191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,7291
Bulls900–950Large 1-2925187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,7341
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3950175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6631
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,075174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,8711
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,260150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,8901
Bulls——1,671185.81/cwt173.00–200.003,10510
Bulls——2,125161.26/cwt151.00–171.003,4273
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,038118.40/cwt114.00–125.001,2296
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,119133.31/cwt128.00–145.501,4926
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,0861
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,125131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,4741
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,159138.18/cwt134.00–141.001,6027
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255146.93/cwt142.00–156.501,84411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,442145.49/cwt141.00–159.002,09811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445137.38/cwt134.00–140.501,9859
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485117.48/cwt103.00–128.001,7453
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,975132.09/cwt129.50–135.002,6092
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0631,788.71/head1,775.00–1,800.001,7892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3702,473.36/head2,250.00–2,675.002,4732
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0152,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1051,675.85/head1,475.00–1,810.001,6762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2001,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3562,048.76/head1,925.00–2,125.002,0496
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1502,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,021139.23/cwt134.00–143.001,4224
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,169153.29/cwt144.00–163.001,7927

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.