Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2025-10-22

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 22
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
561 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 489▼ 54 vs year ago 615 · −8.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 60▲ 14 vs year ago 83 · +16.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 37▲ 12 vs year ago 37 · +32.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was stronger in spots with a good quality offering. Light weight feeder steers and heifers 400 lbs and under were sharply higher with a good supply, while the 450-700 lbs steers and heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower 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 $368.38/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 12 of 31 comparable sales and sits −26.45 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.
Average price
$368.38
62 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,981
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$466
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$87.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.83
vs KY average
−22.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2530383.672,03445
Medium and Large 2565334.621,88914thin
Medium and Large 2-3528296.671,5673thin
One grade step is worth $87.00/cwt here — about $466 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 sale62 hd
368.38
—
KY average25 barns · 1,480 hd
366.55
+1.83
National average186 barns · 24,193 hd
390.82
−22.44
This barn, trailing median31 sales
394.83
−26.45
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—Low1,549175.052,71211
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,537166.852,56424
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,249159.811,99619
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,083139.421,51041

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)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,022$2,3655
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)996$2,0408
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,195$2,0045
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,124$1,7515
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,110$1,5882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,035$1,5294thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,408$3,9002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,055$1,7251thin

Every lot

114 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,4181
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,6221
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy376486.26/cwt477.00–507.501,82811
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy402500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0102
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,8232
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3341
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480421.68/cwt415.00–427.502,02413
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520415.11/cwt412.50–422.502,15913
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525371.25/cwt362.50–380.001,9492
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy539457.00/cwt457.00–457.002,46310
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2561348.33/cwt340.00–362.501,9546
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563393.30/cwt390.00–395.002,2143
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566427.12/cwt413.00–434.002,41712
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,3464
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623335.14/cwt331.00–347.002,0884
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2638350.83/cwt350.00–352.502,2383
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679376.12/cwt370.00–382.002,5544
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3712260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8512
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2717300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1512
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727340.54/cwt330.00–355.002,47614
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy732290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1232
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2777336.98/cwt325.00–341.002,6184
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2782285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2292
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2805285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2941
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,5681
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2890235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0921
Steers900–950Large 1-2905287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,6021
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,1412
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,2831
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290360.17/cwt350.00–370.001,0442
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,3586
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2311360.47/cwt355.00–375.001,1214
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328414.60/cwt407.50–422.501,3602
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2367389.14/cwt377.50–396.001,4285
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370406.28/cwt400.00–425.001,5037
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3431
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421410.32/cwt405.00–425.001,72712
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426391.10/cwt377.50–400.001,66614
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2448370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6583
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3463330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5287
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470356.36/cwt350.00–365.001,6756
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472379.03/cwt370.00–393.001,78924
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3510300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5302
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2511344.66/cwt330.00–351.001,7614
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513404.70/cwt397.00–411.002,07619
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515366.69/cwt359.00–378.001,88810
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1487
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561357.09/cwt350.00–365.002,0039
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6391
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2586330.60/cwt325.00–335.001,93710
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635332.64/cwt320.00–340.002,11214
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679318.79/cwt318.00–322.002,16515
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0161
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2739298.49/cwt290.00–310.002,2065
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755304.97/cwt300.00–310.002,3032
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775262.47/cwt260.00–265.002,0342
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3521
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 21,135217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,4691
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,1881
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,4541
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2316397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,2564
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2329452.58/cwt430.00–470.001,4895
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2355452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,6061
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3380338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,2841
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy384496.02/cwt480.00–500.001,9059
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2393385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5132
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415485.31/cwt470.00–497.502,0146
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3415280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1621
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2416385.72/cwt370.00–400.001,6055
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420432.26/cwt427.50–442.501,8153
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy453465.79/cwt460.00–477.502,1103
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3465279.78/cwt270.00–290.001,3012
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2468406.76/cwt399.00–420.001,9045
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2488378.10/cwt370.00–390.001,84511
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy508396.29/cwt390.00–405.002,0133
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2516373.93/cwt365.00–382.501,9299
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528346.50/cwt346.00–347.501,8303
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy552396.50/cwt396.50–396.502,1895
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570334.82/cwt325.00–350.001,9084
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2571372.97/cwt361.00–385.002,1305
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605330.95/cwt325.00–337.002,0022
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620349.59/cwt340.00–358.002,16711
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2667336.10/cwt325.00–350.002,24212
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1901
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2742318.84/cwt312.50–321.002,3668
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2810262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,1261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,528167.57/cwt159.00–171.002,5606
Bulls——1,575184.03/cwt177.00–191.002,8985
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,019125.92/cwt118.00–129.001,2837
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,096154.06/cwt150.00–160.001,6887
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,096139.13/cwt132.00–149.001,52527
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,226159.50/cwt153.50–168.001,95512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263172.00/cwt170.00–176.002,1724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,322144.82/cwt142.00–147.001,9153
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,521165.30/cwt160.00–168.002,51418
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,584171.49/cwt170.00–175.002,7166
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28351,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752
Bred Cows—Medium 28381,656.34/head1,525.00–1,800.001,6562
Bred Cows—Medium 29262,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29351,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium 29701,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0351,528.99/head1,400.00–1,750.001,5294
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1101,616.49/head1,350.00–1,785.001,6162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1251,868.59/head1,850.00–1,900.001,8693
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1552,414.02/head2,400.00–2,450.002,4144
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1652,574.25/head2,100.00–2,950.002,5742
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2522,262.55/head1,975.00–2,600.002,2633
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2852,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3604,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4553,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,038174.67/cwt160.00–200.001,8134

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.