Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2025-09-24

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 24
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
574 head
▼ 143 vs last sale 717▲ 112 vs year ago 462 · +24.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 59▼ 24 vs year ago 94 · −25.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 37▼ 22 vs year ago 63 · −34.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was spotty and mixed with an average quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were mostly steady to 6.00 lower or greater in spots with a good supply and moderate demand. Buyers were active today, but are being more selective with there premiums as an increasing supply of bawling calves are hitting the market and buyers are increasing the discounts accordingly. Slaughter cows and bulls are steady with a good supply and good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $363.22/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −89.38 against this barn's trailing median of $452.60.
Average price
$363.22
52 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,945
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$256
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$33.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.72
vs KY average
−53.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536372.331,99535
Medium and Large 2542346.161,87513thin
Large 1-2513339.001,7394thin
One grade step is worth $33.33/cwt here — about $256 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 sale52 hd
363.22
—
KY average24 barns · 1,099 hd
384.94
−21.72
National average168 barns · 11,658 hd
417.09
−53.87
This barn, trailing median23 sales
452.60
−89.38
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—High1,716181.513,11514
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,550160.612,4898thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,270152.401,93525
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,139133.751,52424

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 (2-4 yrs)1,035$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,022$2,3703thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$2,0751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,078$1,9306
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,075$1,8132thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)743$1,8762thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)820$1,8542thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)795$1,7001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,350$2,5251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,378$2,8382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,180$2,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,375$2,0251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,055$1,6751thin

Every lot

109 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,3551
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2362426.26/cwt415.00–435.001,5437
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2388396.06/cwt390.00–400.001,5375
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418409.36/cwt400.00–412.501,7118
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445369.07/cwt360.00–370.001,64210
Steers450–500Large 1-2465340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5811
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467388.36/cwt385.00–390.001,8143
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3471331.80/cwt325.00–345.001,5636
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483371.22/cwt352.50–375.001,79310
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2512350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7926
Steers500–550Large 1-2513339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,7394
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521373.43/cwt370.00–380.001,94624
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567342.87/cwt340.00–350.001,9447
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568369.93/cwt357.50–380.002,10111
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2608328.73/cwt327.50–330.001,9992
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623344.84/cwt337.50–355.002,14814
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655285.84/cwt285.00–287.501,8723
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2852
Steers650–700Large 1-2685285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9522
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2707335.41/cwt325.00–339.002,3714
Steers700–750Large 1-2710262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,8641
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1541
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,99562
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,7881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2228358.85/cwt350.00–367.508182
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273367.43/cwt365.00–370.001,0032
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,1481
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3285340.00/cwt340.00–340.009691
Heifers300–350Medium 1-2320325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2331350.04/cwt340.00–355.001,1594
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368363.21/cwt357.50–375.001,3373
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371383.41/cwt380.00–387.501,4225
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2414343.26/cwt327.50–350.001,4214
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425362.91/cwt352.50–375.001,54222
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8252
Heifers450–500Large 1-2475302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,4371
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478361.51/cwt350.00–377.501,72829
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2487331.68/cwt327.50–337.501,6153
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514358.88/cwt345.00–365.001,84543
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529319.81/cwt311.00–335.001,6927
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578353.95/cwt345.00–362.502,04625
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583303.85/cwt297.00–311.001,7712
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy615297.50/cwt295.00–300.001,8302
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623321.87/cwt320.00–330.002,0058
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8101
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2661300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9835
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2672272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,8312
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,1522
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2763292.78/cwt285.00–302.502,2347
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805287.01/cwt285.00–289.002,3102
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2816250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0403
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3255300.00/cwt300.00–300.007651
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265350.00/cwt350.00–350.009281
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2274409.89/cwt400.00–415.001,1236
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325369.77/cwt355.00–385.001,2022
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3340335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1392
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2371410.91/cwt405.00–427.501,5244
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373377.15/cwt352.50–385.001,4074
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3390335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3071
Bulls350–400Large 1-2393375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4743
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2413385.06/cwt375.00–395.001,5902
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474341.24/cwt340.00–345.001,6174
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2475378.13/cwt372.50–380.001,79615
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3485230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1161
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy513381.24/cwt380.00–382.501,9562
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,4041
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2529355.18/cwt342.50–363.001,87920
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570348.37/cwt340.00–362.501,9865
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9601
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5051
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy617342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,1102
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2622315.70/cwt313.00–319.001,9643
Bulls600–650Large 1-2622295.02/cwt280.00–300.001,8354
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2695285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9811
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7041
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2716290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0763
Bulls750–800Large 2765202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,5491
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8101
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2810242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,9641
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 21,080182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,9711
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,594168.44/cwt160.00–172.002,6854
Bulls——1,744183.02/cwt177.00–189.003,1927
Bulls——1,815195.41/cwt191.00–199.003,5473
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93575.00/cwt75.00–75.007011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,135136.70/cwt127.00–144.001,55215
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,138117.17/cwt110.00–123.501,3333
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,194146.62/cwt146.00–148.001,7515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,249141.22/cwt137.00–145.001,7648
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,279154.46/cwt148.00–163.501,97613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280168.05/cwt165.50–171.502,1514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465167.01/cwt166.50–167.502,4472
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,578158.48/cwt152.50–164.002,5016
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,0551,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3703,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3752,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3852,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29551,641.28/head1,410.00–1,875.001,6412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29952,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0222,370.15/head2,100.00–2,500.002,3703
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1251,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1392,074.37/head1,925.00–2,350.002,0744
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27431,875.93/head1,850.00–1,900.001,8762
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 27951,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28201,854.27/head1,675.00–2,025.001,8542

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.