Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2025-11-12

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 12
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
409 head
▼ 113 vs last sale 522▼ 92 vs year ago 501 · −18.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 82▲ 21 vs year ago 61 · +34.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 95▲ 21 vs year ago 32 · +65.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was mostly steady with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 600 lbs and under were steady to 3.00 lower with a good supply and good demand, while the yearling steers appeared 3.00 to 5.00 higher, but with limited comparisons. Feeder heifers were steady to 4.00 higher with a good supply and good demand for weaned packages and groups. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with 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 $372.20/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 4 of 23 comparable sales and sits −80.40 against this barn's trailing median of $452.60.
Average price
$372.20
25 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,035
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$108
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$53.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.13
vs KY average
−52.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536382.912,05220
Medium and Large 2590329.381,9435thin
One grade step is worth $53.53/cwt here — about $108 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale25 hd
372.20
—
KY average24 barns · 859 hd
364.07
+8.13
National average177 barns · 31,012 hd
424.87
−52.67
This barn, trailing median23 sales
452.60
−80.40
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—High1,656174.932,8989thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,509151.682,28922
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,260147.271,85620
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,093127.051,38931

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)813$1,7862thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,268$1,7593thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,455$1,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,161$1,7456
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,165$1,4751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,383$2,8762thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,635$4,6501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,250$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$2,8752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,224$2,7786
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,660$2,3251thin

Every lot

105 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3265315.00/cwt315.00–315.008351
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0333
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0731
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390401.36/cwt392.50–410.001,5652
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2413392.45/cwt385.00–400.001,6214
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450377.50/cwt375.00–380.001,6992
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471419.83/cwt417.50–422.001,97711
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471406.61/cwt403.00–410.001,9155
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2502367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,8452
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518397.26/cwt391.00–410.002,05811
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573352.62/cwt342.50–365.002,0213
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574373.85/cwt370.00–378.002,1464
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590329.38/cwt320.00–337.501,9435
Steers600–650Large 1-2600340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0401
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624343.26/cwt337.00–350.002,1424
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added649371.50/cwt371.50–371.502,41150
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,4577
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666339.20/cwt334.00–355.002,2594
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1941
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,4434
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1451
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4352
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4751
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3795272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,1661
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,8291
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2273396.71/cwt395.00–400.001,0833
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2326397.20/cwt392.50–405.001,2955
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2353394.96/cwt390.00–400.001,3942
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,2671
Heifers400–450Large 1-2405290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1751
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408391.91/cwt390.00–397.501,5994
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423332.40/cwt330.00–335.001,4062
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425355.03/cwt349.00–362.501,5097
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3455285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2971
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460341.00/cwt333.00–357.501,56917
Heifers450–500Large 1-2482282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,3622
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483320.00/cwt310.00–325.001,5466
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy502297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,4912
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523328.63/cwt320.00–331.001,71911
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523302.76/cwt300.00–312.001,5836
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563295.77/cwt290.00–300.001,6657
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585317.51/cwt310.00–320.001,85713
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open599340.96/cwt340.00–341.502,04211
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620282.56/cwt280.00–285.001,7522
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9253
Heifers600–650Large 2630250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5751
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690275.07/cwt265.00–285.001,8982
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,7681
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9211
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy970205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,9891
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3245265.00/cwt265.00–265.006491
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2312412.36/cwt405.00–415.001,2874
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323387.67/cwt385.00–390.001,2522
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4241
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2376415.94/cwt400.00–425.001,5646
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415383.01/cwt370.00–390.001,5893
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2430420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8061
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2470325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5281
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2476384.28/cwt370.00–392.001,82912
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2489339.68/cwt331.00–342.501,6614
Bulls500–550Medium 1-2500250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3502300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5062
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513341.27/cwt340.00–342.501,7512
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520369.00/cwt369.00–369.001,9194
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525354.37/cwt340.00–365.001,86016
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2575330.97/cwt318.00–335.001,9038
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy600346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,0766
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2622272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,6952
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2626326.31/cwt315.00–335.002,0437
Bulls600–650Large 1-2630295.40/cwt287.50–311.001,8613
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy665341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,2681
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2666323.06/cwt314.00–330.002,1527
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2773284.77/cwt275.00–295.002,2012
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2842265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2312
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,428157.05/cwt154.00–160.002,2432
Bulls——1,697177.21/cwt171.00–183.003,0076
Bulls——1,870197.00/cwt197.00–197.003,6841
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%71085.00/cwt85.00–85.006041
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,071114.38/cwt107.00–120.001,2259
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,101131.57/cwt126.00–143.001,44918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223138.32/cwt137.00–140.001,6929
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,240151.91/cwt150.00–153.501,8843
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280168.50/cwt167.00–170.002,1572
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,293151.50/cwt144.00–159.001,9599
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,488164.73/cwt161.00–168.002,4512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505151.89/cwt143.00–159.002,28618
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,565136.73/cwt135.00–139.002,1402
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3832,876.31/head2,700.00–3,000.002,8762
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28652,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 29502,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0353,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1952,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2253,135.10/head2,850.00–3,400.003,1352
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,2503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3732,837.57/head2,800.00–2,875.002,8382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6354,650.00/head4,650.00–4,650.004,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6602,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,6171
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,016206.74/cwt191.00–220.002,1004
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 28131,786.00/head1,625.00–1,950.001,7862
Bred Cows—Medium 28951,378.84/head1,200.00–1,525.001,3792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2681,759.10/head1,600.00–1,950.001,7593
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2941,928.36/head1,775.00–2,150.001,9284
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4551,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501

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.