Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2025-04-23

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 23
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
411 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 478▼ 31 vs year ago 442 · −7.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 79▼ 19 vs year ago 110 · −17.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 28▲ 28 vs year ago 26 · +107.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with instances sharply higher with very good demand on some weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady with good demand. Yearling steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand in a lite test. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with very 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 $326.07/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −68.77 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.
Average price
$326.07
47 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,736
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$271
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$58.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.39
vs KY average
−3.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2526339.531,78736
Large 1-2590285.001,6823thin
Medium and Large 2-3540280.881,5158thin
One grade step is worth $58.65/cwt here — about $271 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale47 hd
326.07
—
KY average25 barns · 1,445 hd
320.68
+5.39
National average175 barns · 11,256 hd
329.95
−3.88
This barn, trailing median31 sales
394.83
−68.77
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—High1,634186.973,0547thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,244150.511,87328
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,443150.152,16729
CowsLean 85-90%High1,060137.721,46017
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,105139.501,5411thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,135166.001,8841thin

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)1,222$2,02815
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,250$1,8182thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,107$1,7013thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)840$1,0851thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,367$3,1256

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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,0171
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2282406.29/cwt395.00–420.001,1465
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2161
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328406.28/cwt402.50–410.001,3332
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy329442.81/cwt425.00–450.001,4574
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2951
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372426.00/cwt426.00–426.001,5852
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4912
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421391.26/cwt390.00–395.001,6476
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469391.87/cwt387.50–395.001,8384
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3482332.70/cwt325.00–355.001,6044
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540403.00/cwt403.00–403.002,17627
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2542353.53/cwt348.00–370.001,9164
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0301
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added596375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2355
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615340.45/cwt339.00–342.502,0945
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7981
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658343.05/cwt321.00–350.002,25717
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,1231
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added719312.06/cwt311.00–315.002,24412
Steers750–800Large 1-2755270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0391
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy756301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,2765
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2721
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,2761
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fancy831284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,3603
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3840245.96/cwt240.00–252.002,0662
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2890258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,2965
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,2971
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245375.00/cwt375.00–375.009191
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265392.00/cwt392.00–392.001,0391
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy268404.58/cwt400.00–412.001,0843
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2313354.82/cwt347.50–365.001,1114
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325333.93/cwt327.00–340.001,0853
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy333402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,3403
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360354.27/cwt332.50–362.501,2754
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added374377.67/cwt370.00–385.001,4124
Heifers350–400Large 1-2390325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2681
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3392323.28/cwt290.00–350.001,2673
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added410363.01/cwt360.00–370.001,4885
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425305.38/cwt285.00–320.001,2985
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428341.20/cwt327.50–347.501,4609
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added480342.67/cwt338.00–367.501,64517
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3482308.94/cwt300.00–315.001,4893
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483321.54/cwt316.00–325.001,5537
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512351.08/cwt320.00–362.001,79824
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516318.79/cwt315.00–320.001,6454
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530288.27/cwt272.50–300.001,5286
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3568258.72/cwt252.50–265.001,4702
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572320.68/cwt320.00–322.001,8343
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,7945
Heifers550–600Large 1-2590285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6823
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3605245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4821
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625287.10/cwt287.00–287.501,7945
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627310.03/cwt290.00–324.501,94444
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671304.23/cwt285.00–314.002,0418
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3677250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6932
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8901
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3720190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3681
Heifers700–750Large 1-2745230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7141
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,8631
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added771265.53/cwt258.00–281.002,0476
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7331
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2895190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7011
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,9891
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3220372.00/cwt372.00–372.008181
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2265405.09/cwt390.00–422.001,0732
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3333341.93/cwt320.00–360.001,1393
Bulls300–350Small and Medium 1-2335292.00/cwt292.00–292.009781
Bulls350–400Small and Medium 1-2360292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,0531
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3376366.18/cwt365.00–367.501,3774
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2377393.15/cwt380.00–412.001,4826
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy386418.89/cwt415.00–425.001,6175
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2433363.99/cwt350.00–377.501,5762
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3440315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3861
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473354.24/cwt337.00–387.501,6764
Bulls450–500Small and Medium 1-2475265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2591
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3480325.81/cwt325.00–327.501,5643
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2522342.69/cwt330.00–350.001,78911
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3524293.43/cwt275.00–310.001,5384
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3561287.09/cwt267.50–300.001,6114
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2571335.81/cwt327.00–347.001,9174
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,0214
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2624292.41/cwt285.00–313.001,8255
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680293.33/cwt282.50–304.001,9952
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8981
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731276.00/cwt276.00–276.002,0184
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2773255.02/cwt250.00–260.001,9712
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,135166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,8841
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,195164.68/cwt155.00–173.001,9682
Bulls——1,809195.89/cwt184.00–220.003,5445
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,042141.45/cwt135.00–150.001,47412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,103128.76/cwt124.00–134.001,4205
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,189137.92/cwt136.00–139.001,6404
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,213146.82/cwt144.00–149.001,7819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278156.09/cwt151.00–164.001,99515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,407145.11/cwt140.50–148.502,04212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,463154.69/cwt148.50–168.502,26316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,565138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,1601
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,5411
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2082,653.00/head2,600.00–2,700.002,6532
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3803,223.91/head3,100.00–3,300.003,2243
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,6453,775.00/head3,775.00–3,775.003,7751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2883199.02/cwt190.00–207.001,7573
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2976170.33/cwt158.00–192.001,6624
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,098140.31/cwt127.00–148.501,5417
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-38401,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39051,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,726.74/head1,600.00–1,850.001,7272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1701,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2452,054.59/head1,825.00–2,400.002,05514
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,817.50/head1,700.00–1,950.001,8182
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28001,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001

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.