Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2025-09-17

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 17
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
717 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 665▲ 381 vs year ago 336 · +113.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 75▼ 2 vs year ago 61 · −3.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 26▼ 7 vs year ago 44 · −15.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was mixed with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 600 lbs and under were steady to 4.00 higher in spots with a moderate supply and good demand for weaned packages and groups. Yearling steers appeared firm, but with no true head to head comparisons. Feeder heifers 400 lbs and under were 4.00 to 6.00 lower with moderate demand, while the 450-600 lbs heifers were steady to 3.00 higher with a good supply. Feeder buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for quality and weaned packages of calves, while increasing the discounts on off colored and bawling calves severely. Slaughter cows and bulls were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with a moderate supply and moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $389.31/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 6 of 23 comparable sales and sits −63.29 against this barn's trailing median of $452.60.
Average price
$389.31
58 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,112
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$462
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$110.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.21
vs KY average
−15.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542392.592,12855
Medium and Large 2530352.501,8682thin
Medium 1-2590282.501,6671thin
One grade step is worth $110.09/cwt here — about $462 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale58 hd
389.31
—
KY average24 barns · 1,194 hd
390.52
−1.21
National average165 barns · 10,728 hd
404.64
−15.33
This barn, trailing median23 sales
452.60
−63.29
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

23 sales
530470411351median 452.6003/0404/2206/1709/2310/28
Steers 500–600 lb: high $515.83, low $365.46, median $452.60 across 23 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—High1,794180.323,23514
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,533157.122,40914
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,332156.562,08511
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,023132.351,35418

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 (2-4 yrs)928$2,4003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,289$2,2714thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,350$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,330$1,9432thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,112$1,7554thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,145$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,200$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,436$3,2824thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)923$2,5402thin

Every lot

110 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1201
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2350440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5403
Steers350–400Medium 1-2355400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433438.27/cwt435.00–445.001,8983
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435405.02/cwt400.00–410.001,7626
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475409.91/cwt400.00–425.001,9478
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478390.35/cwt390.00–392.501,8667
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505427.00/cwt427.00–427.002,1565
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510380.45/cwt375.00–387.501,9406
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,8682
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531396.31/cwt392.50–410.002,10423
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559392.51/cwt390.00–405.002,19412
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2590372.17/cwt355.00–377.002,1969
Steers550–600Medium 1-2590282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,6671
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1001
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2622327.98/cwt320.00–337.502,0405
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7921
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2431
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2695362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,5192
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720338.78/cwt331.00–350.002,4398
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2765272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,0851
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772377.10/cwt377.10–377.102,91167
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3800225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8001
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2830290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4071
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5623
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,000312.75/cwt312.75–312.753,128116
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,023252.96/cwt250.00–257.502,5885
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 21,100249.00/cwt249.00–249.002,7392
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,150308.25/cwt308.25–308.253,54597
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2175370.00/cwt370.00–370.006481
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230352.50/cwt352.50–352.508111
Heifers300–350Medium 1-2305290.00/cwt290.00–290.008851
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2411
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2347370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2842
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2362361.59/cwt350.00–372.501,3098
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388385.99/cwt375.00–390.001,49811
Heifers400–450Large 1-2415350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4531
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419356.50/cwt350.00–360.001,49410
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2437385.99/cwt370.00–390.001,68713
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4732
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477372.84/cwt360.00–380.001,77815
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy487389.40/cwt387.50–400.001,89616
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2495352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,7452
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy495345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7083
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3507307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,5592
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516383.47/cwt375.00–389.001,97916
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517331.77/cwt325.00–335.001,7153
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy520325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6901
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533364.10/cwt357.50–372.501,9417
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open570382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,1801
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576322.46/cwt320.00–325.001,8574
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580333.39/cwt330.00–335.001,9343
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3583276.22/cwt270.00–282.501,6102
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open617365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2522
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619351.54/cwt340.00–357.002,1767
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627312.35/cwt297.00–320.001,9583
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673335.06/cwt325.00–340.002,2555
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2714314.88/cwt312.50–317.002,2484
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2651
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2837295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4692
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230399.93/cwt397.00–402.509202
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2285415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,1832
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2288400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1522
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2310380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1781
Bulls300–350Medium 1-2335295.00/cwt295.00–295.009881
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3340272.50/cwt272.50–272.509271
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2378430.57/cwt425.00–435.001,6285
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2387401.64/cwt400.00–405.001,5543
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2414432.22/cwt430.00–435.001,7899
Bulls400–450Large 1-2420410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7221
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433401.62/cwt395.00–405.001,7393
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2472394.35/cwt390.00–410.001,86111
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8053
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3495340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6831
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523362.50/cwt357.50–375.001,8964
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540333.78/cwt330.00–337.501,8022
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2557333.46/cwt320.00–350.001,8577
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618328.85/cwt317.50–337.002,03216
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,9932
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2663320.14/cwt312.00–329.002,1238
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2704324.42/cwt307.00–330.002,28410
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3251
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,1121
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2812303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,4604
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2835247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,0671
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,754169.22/cwt165.00–170.502,9684
Bulls——1,806183.07/cwt179.50–187.503,3068
Bulls——1,825191.52/cwt190.50–193.003,4952
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82093.00/cwt93.00–93.007631
Cows—Lean 85-90%823106.46/cwt106.00–107.008762
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040152.20/cwt150.00–154.001,5832
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,067136.31/cwt130.00–144.001,45413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,332156.56/cwt150.00–163.002,08511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505157.18/cwt150.00–163.002,36612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,670143.50/cwt143.50–143.502,3961
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,735170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29282,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed1,0651,470.77/head1,325.00–1,625.001,4712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1582,038.82/head1,850.00–2,175.002,0392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1802,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3301,942.76/head1,625.00–2,200.001,9432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4132,555.49/head2,500.00–2,650.002,5552
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,1321
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29232,539.84/head2,400.00–2,700.002,5402
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4363,282.42/head2,850.00–3,700.003,2824

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.