Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2025-06-04

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 4
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
410 head
▲ 258 vs last sale 152▼ 65 vs year ago 475 · −13.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 74▼ 19 vs year ago 77 · −24.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 23▲ 26 vs year ago 28 · +92.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers very good demand in a limited comparison with last week's lite test. Feeder heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand for featherweights. Very good demand for weaned and preconditioned calf packages; softer undertone for fleshy and average quality offerings. Yearling steers lightly tested. Very good demand for yearling heifers in a limited comparison.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $323.24/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −71.59 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.
Average price
$323.24
52 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,779
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$531
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$82.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.59
vs KY average
−15.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550335.031,84337
Large 1-2590305.001,8001thin
Medium and Large 2-3553300.211,65912thin
Small and Medium 1-2520252.401,3122thin
One grade step is worth $82.63/cwt here — about $531 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 sale52 hd
323.24
—
KY average25 barns · 1,468 hd
336.83
−13.59
National average164 barns · 13,536 hd
338.24
−15.00
This barn, trailing median31 sales
394.83
−71.59
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—Low1,654198.693,28616
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,235163.522,01916
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,476162.082,39218
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low983138.581,36217

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)1,114$2,3406
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,201$2,0606
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,007$1,8836
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)752$1,8252thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,060$3,2612thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,252$3,1446

Every lot

103 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2210406.34/cwt402.50–410.008532
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy215500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0751
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,1281
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy337450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5172
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2346397.00/cwt397.00–397.001,3743
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4621
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6992
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3438348.23/cwt325.00–370.001,5253
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534380.91/cwt376.00–396.002,03424
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy545360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9621
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573346.20/cwt335.00–350.001,9844
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy580357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,0742
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added594385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,28728
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3610295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8001
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,0311
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3673271.23/cwt270.00–272.501,8252
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720297.12/cwt292.50–302.002,1392
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,2871
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3770274.00/cwt274.00–274.002,1103
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2215340.00/cwt340.00–340.007311
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed255440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1227
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3260350.00/cwt350.00–350.009101
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy326410.98/cwt409.00–415.001,3406
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1891
Heifers350–400Large 1-2355345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2251
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed365402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,4675
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added368381.29/cwt375.00–387.501,4032
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2386378.99/cwt377.00–387.501,4635
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3400330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3201
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429354.53/cwt340.00–375.001,5215
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467351.37/cwt350.00–354.001,6413
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470333.06/cwt327.00–336.001,5653
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added476363.81/cwt363.00–365.001,7325
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515327.35/cwt327.00–328.001,6866
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 1-2520252.40/cwt250.00–255.001,3122
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521344.61/cwt331.00–372.501,79510
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3522306.29/cwt285.00–317.001,5996
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574332.67/cwt322.00–340.001,91021
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3583294.12/cwt270.00–310.001,7156
Heifers550–600Large 1-2590305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8001
Heifers600–650Large 1-2600274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,6441
Heifers600–650Small and Medium 1-2625220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3751
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630293.75/cwt290.00–302.501,8514
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632323.17/cwt316.00–326.002,04210
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3633246.16/cwt240.00–255.001,5584
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3662270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7872
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665318.50/cwt318.50–318.502,11842
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0401
Heifers650–700Large 1-2690258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,7801
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720300.53/cwt293.50–302.002,16491
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728257.83/cwt251.00–265.001,8772
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Small and Medium 1-2255317.00/cwt317.00–317.008081
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added290455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3201
Bulls300–350Large 1-2315365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,1501
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2327395.66/cwt385.00–402.501,2943
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3340377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,2841
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5621
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2355406.00/cwt390.00–422.001,4412
Bulls350–400Small and Medium 1-2365302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,1041
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3375365.25/cwt335.00–387.501,3706
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2401371.66/cwt370.00–375.001,4903
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3417345.85/cwt335.00–362.501,4423
Bulls450–500Small and Medium 1-2470275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2931
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475337.50/cwt335.00–340.001,6032
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515355.83/cwt347.00–365.001,8332
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3537325.73/cwt297.50–340.001,7496
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3561340.08/cwt325.00–348.001,9083
Bulls550–600Small and Medium 1-2565275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5541
Bulls600–650Small and Medium 1-2625250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5631
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2636280.84/cwt280.00–282.501,7863
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3650260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6901
Bulls650–700Small and Medium 1-2660250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6502
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2671270.12/cwt260.00–277.501,8134
Bulls700–750Large 1-2715255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8231
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3740224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,6583
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3755235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7741
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,1021
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,050178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,8691
Bulls1050–1100Large 1-21,050170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7851
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,427162.47/cwt145.00–172.002,3183
Bulls——1,513194.80/cwt178.00–202.002,9476
Bulls——1,872217.54/cwt204.00–230.004,0727
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%855123.25/cwt120.00–127.001,0542
Cows—Lean 85-90%94598.00/cwt98.00–98.009261
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,003139.62/cwt132.00–150.001,40011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005158.50/cwt154.00–164.001,5933
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190159.57/cwt155.00–162.001,8993
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,213149.37/cwt146.00–153.001,8124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259171.13/cwt166.00–179.502,1559
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,361157.37/cwt154.00–162.002,14210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,619167.97/cwt165.00–174.002,7198
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0603,261.20/head3,050.00–3,500.003,2612
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,030156.50/cwt156.50–156.501,6121
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050173.56/cwt171.00–176.001,8222
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38501,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39761,744.94/head1,450.00–1,925.001,7454
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,160.28/head1,950.00–2,350.002,1602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1142,340.18/head2,050.00–2,650.002,3406
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2712,207.40/head2,050.00–2,400.002,2075
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1301,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2763,382.25/head3,300.00–3,500.003,3825
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27521,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8252

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.