Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2025-10-01

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 1
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
488 head
▼ 86 vs last sale 574▲ 69 vs year ago 419 · +16.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 70▲ 9 vs year ago 75 · +12.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
171 head
▲ 130 vs last sale 41▲ 153 vs year ago 18 · +850.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers were 4.00 to 6.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand for weaned and pre-conditioned calves. Feeder heifers 400-600 lbs were steady to 4.00 higher with a good supply, while heifers 600 lbs and over were 3.00 to 6.00 higher with strong demand. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for long weaned calves and quality feeder cattle. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $366.12/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 11 of 31 comparable sales and sits −28.71 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.
Average price
$366.12
94 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,985
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$601
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$88.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.19
vs KY average
−2.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542368.992,00189
Medium and Large 2548323.911,7734thin
Large 1-2500280.001,4001thin
One grade step is worth $88.99/cwt here — about $601 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 sale94 hd
366.12
—
KY average26 barns · 1,560 hd
356.94
+9.19
National average182 barns · 13,299 hd
368.91
−2.79
This barn, trailing median31 sales
394.83
−28.71
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—Low1,639175.922,88317
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,469163.862,40611
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,227159.011,95229
CowsLean 85-90%High1,071141.851,51928

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)1,075$3,1251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,366$3,0128
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)998$2,86114
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,166$2,45128
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$2,0132thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,113$1,9157
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,060$1,7001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,042$3,4254thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,545$4,2751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,385$4,0005
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,421$3,58712
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,382$3,20922
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)908$2,1762thin

Every lot

132 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,3921
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360467.50/cwt467.50–467.501,6831
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,2871
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4561
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy429427.02/cwt422.50–432.501,8326
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5111
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473415.35/cwt410.00–422.501,96519
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481395.46/cwt385.00–400.001,9026
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7401
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,7291
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526395.00/cwt390.00–400.002,0784
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528421.84/cwt410.00–427.502,22724
Steers500–550Large 1-2535325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7391
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572400.96/cwt394.00–411.002,29312
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603390.18/cwt380.00–398.002,3539
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622354.38/cwt345.00–370.002,2043
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3631
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0701
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2738332.88/cwt320.00–337.002,4574
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5291
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,8761
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3235300.00/cwt300.00–300.007051
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240370.00/cwt370.00–370.008881
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2282352.50/cwt352.50–352.509942
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330370.57/cwt365.00–372.501,2234
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3343312.59/cwt300.00–325.001,0722
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360376.30/cwt372.50–380.001,3552
Heifers350–400Large 1-2360310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1161
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381355.01/cwt350.00–362.501,3536
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,2971
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420274.13/cwt265.00–290.001,1513
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431362.36/cwt350.00–376.001,56224
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2434340.67/cwt335.00–347.501,4794
Heifers450–500Large 2465285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3253
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474357.13/cwt350.00–370.001,69315
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2484339.56/cwt339.00–340.001,6437
Heifers500–550Large 1-2500280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524364.00/cwt351.00–368.001,90722
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525329.71/cwt320.00–340.001,7312
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534376.75/cwt371.00–386.002,01245
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550376.25/cwt375.00–380.002,0694
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570318.10/cwt307.00–330.001,8132
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584354.07/cwt340.00–360.002,06818
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620370.50/cwt370.50–370.502,2976
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628318.35/cwt315.00–320.001,9996
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8901
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9651
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658312.30/cwt310.00–317.002,0553
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3678277.44/cwt275.00–280.001,8812
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open686335.99/cwt335.00–340.002,3055
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2709276.50/cwt267.50–280.001,9605
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2714303.91/cwt295.00–310.002,1706
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4322
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,3161
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2210405.00/cwt405.00–405.008511
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2260400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0401
Bulls250–300Medium 2260280.00/cwt280.00–280.007281
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3270315.00/cwt315.00–315.008511
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2322437.90/cwt427.50–445.001,4103
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2329380.58/cwt370.00–400.001,2525
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3340304.17/cwt302.50–305.001,0343
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3365340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2411
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370386.20/cwt385.00–387.501,4292
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378456.37/cwt450.00–462.501,7252
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380424.68/cwt420.00–435.001,6143
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2409390.05/cwt385.00–400.001,5957
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7221
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2432363.75/cwt350.00–370.001,5713
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2450400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8001
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3462330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5252
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482350.71/cwt342.50–362.501,6906
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2485255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2371
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2522360.54/cwt356.00–370.001,88213
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528329.57/cwt320.00–335.001,7406
Bulls500–550Large 1-2530275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4581
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3545285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5531
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy550305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6781
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2574335.12/cwt329.00–340.001,9244
Bulls550–600Large 1-2585320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8721
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7551
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3600250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5001
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2606290.00/cwt285.00–292.501,7574
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy616350.88/cwt344.00–359.002,1615
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy663351.34/cwt343.00–360.002,3292
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715289.79/cwt280.00–300.002,0722
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,9431
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,0251
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2813245.05/cwt240.00–250.001,9922
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2820225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8451
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2880210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8481
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2965204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,9694
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,303160.14/cwt150.00–167.002,0874
Bulls——1,742180.78/cwt173.50–188.503,14913
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed944172.90/cwt167.00–180.001,6324
Cows—Lean 85-90%958100.87/cwt98.00–103.009662
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,056155.88/cwt151.50–161.001,6465
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,069123.15/cwt116.00–130.001,3167
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,075147.96/cwt146.00–150.001,5912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,153143.70/cwt135.00–149.001,65710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,231167.50/cwt166.00–169.002,0624
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240158.49/cwt152.00–165.001,96523
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,415160.46/cwt156.50–164.002,2714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,479168.69/cwt166.00–172.502,4956
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,620148.50/cwt148.50–148.502,4061
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0423,425.22/head3,300.00–3,700.003,4254
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 29082,175.62/head2,000.00–2,375.002,1762
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1302,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2252,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2402,875.50/head2,750.00–3,000.002,8762
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2602,825.60/head2,575.00–3,050.002,8263
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2823,039.57/head2,900.00–3,200.003,0405
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2953,702.70/head3,600.00–3,800.003,7032
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3283,837.10/head3,825.00–3,850.003,8372
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3854,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4033,875.94/head3,700.00–4,050.003,8762
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4573,648.62/head3,525.00–3,700.003,6499
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5454,275.00/head4,275.00–4,275.004,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6093,397.50/head3,275.00–3,525.003,3987
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29352,485.90/head2,375.00–2,550.002,4865
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29552,012.50/head1,900.00–2,125.002,0132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29822,696.01/head2,400.00–2,875.002,6963
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0431,605.76/head1,500.00–1,725.001,6062
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0593,256.80/head3,175.00–3,400.003,2576
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0601,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0753,125.00/head3,125.00–3,125.003,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1272,475.01/head2,350.00–2,900.002,47515
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1412,038.89/head1,925.00–2,375.002,0395
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1593,162.78/head3,075.00–3,200.003,1634
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2302,097.80/head1,775.00–2,225.002,0986
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,2382,084.89/head2,075.00–2,100.002,0853
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3663,011.70/head2,875.00–3,175.003,0128
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,215194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,3571

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.