Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2025-11-19

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 19
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
455 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 409▼ 6 vs year ago 461 · −1.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 82▼ 2 vs year ago 73 · −2.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 53▼ 13 vs year ago 43 · −30.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was mostly lower with a plainer quality offering. Feeder steers 600 lbs and under were steady to 4.00 lower in spots with a good supply and good demand for quality feeder cattle. Feeder heifers 500 lbs and under were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while the 550-650 lbs heifers were steady to 5.00 higher with a good supply. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for quality cattle, however nasty weather conditions and a plainer quality offering fueled a softer undertone across the market. Slaughter cows were steady with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 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 $325.08/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −69.75 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.
Average price
$325.08
63 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,823
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$934
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$164.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.09
vs KY average
−31.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2563332.281,87256
Medium and Large 2537284.181,5266thin
Medium and Large 2-3560167.509381thin
One grade step is worth $164.78/cwt here — about $934 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 sale63 hd
325.08
—
KY average25 barns · 1,369 hd
331.17
−6.09
National average188 barns · 19,415 hd
356.89
−31.81
This barn, trailing median31 sales
394.83
−69.75
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—High1,598173.452,7718thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,515158.932,40822
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,276151.431,93311
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,066129.571,38127

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)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,206$2,0649
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)765$1,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,210$1,7052thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,270$1,6501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)635$1,3501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)765$1,2251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,260$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,368$2,7144thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2230360.00/cwt360.00–360.008282
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265347.50/cwt347.50–347.509211
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2713
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3350300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2399407.00/cwt407.00–407.001,6246
Steers400–450Large 1-2415325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3492
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2447397.50/cwt375.00–400.001,77735
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476372.91/cwt367.50–382.501,7757
Steers450–500Large 1-2495340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6832
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2497345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7152
Steers500–550Large 1-2518312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,6163
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8022
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561365.68/cwt360.00–367.002,05111
Steers550–600Large 1-2570330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8811
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2601352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,1168
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3605285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7241
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9993
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668324.27/cwt320.00–326.002,1664
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,7801
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2742300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2262
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4452
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2185395.00/cwt395.00–395.007311
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225330.00/cwt330.00–330.007432
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2250360.00/cwt360.00–360.009001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2281332.76/cwt328.00–335.009353
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2324338.34/cwt325.00–350.001,0964
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330301.00/cwt301.00–301.009931
Heifers350–400Medium 1-2350285.00/cwt285.00–285.009981
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy356410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,46010
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370298.42/cwt297.00–300.001,1042
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376346.73/cwt325.00–352.501,3045
Heifers350–400Large 1-2380335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2731
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418324.69/cwt320.00–327.001,3573
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5731
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430227.50/cwt227.50–227.509781
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2437341.46/cwt335.00–350.001,4929
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,1851
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy464377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,75217
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470314.40/cwt305.00–322.501,4784
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474334.23/cwt328.00–347.501,58425
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517318.73/cwt312.00–332.501,64814
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523278.35/cwt277.50–280.001,4563
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2551290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5983
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560167.50/cwt167.50–167.509381
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564327.76/cwt322.50–332.501,84911
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open584340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,98631
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy605290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7551
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618274.24/cwt267.50–287.501,6953
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625325.16/cwt314.00–330.002,0327
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2666292.43/cwt287.50–295.001,9483
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674312.18/cwt311.50–323.002,10417
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725290.24/cwt281.00–300.002,1042
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0281
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2800250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235340.88/cwt332.50–350.008012
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2275370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0181
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2305377.00/cwt377.00–377.001,1501
Bulls300–350Medium 1-2325317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,0321
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2336335.81/cwt330.00–347.501,1283
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2374379.21/cwt372.50–385.001,4184
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3375296.58/cwt285.00–302.501,1123
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383352.28/cwt340.00–365.001,3493
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4531
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3415260.98/cwt250.00–272.501,0832
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423384.23/cwt380.00–392.501,6258
Bulls400–450Medium 1-2440300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3201
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2464379.08/cwt370.00–385.001,75914
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3470308.66/cwt300.00–317.501,4512
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485335.83/cwt325.00–357.501,6293
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy502370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8572
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3503244.86/cwt217.50–272.501,2322
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2522336.86/cwt330.00–350.001,75815
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy552360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9872
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565297.46/cwt295.00–300.001,6812
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2572340.84/cwt327.00–344.001,95012
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2610319.51/cwt318.00–320.001,9494
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2629273.20/cwt265.00–277.501,7184
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7891
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2683299.45/cwt297.00–305.002,0454
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,1211
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8451
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2840265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2261
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2855240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0522
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2875249.00/cwt249.00–249.002,1792
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2441
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,008202.00/cwt202.00–202.002,0363
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,030216.00/cwt216.00–216.002,2251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,482158.05/cwt154.50–164.002,3423
Bulls——1,573176.50/cwt173.00–181.502,7763
Bulls——1,808191.96/cwt189.50–194.503,4712
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77580.00/cwt80.00–80.006201
Cows—Lean 85-90%987116.31/cwt112.50–121.501,1487
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,087133.43/cwt127.00–142.501,45014
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,176147.26/cwt144.00–151.501,7325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,7391
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,277150.97/cwt147.00–156.501,9289
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,1721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,506155.68/cwt146.50–160.002,34514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,531164.63/cwt162.00–171.502,5208
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27651,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29651,760.32/head1,700.00–1,800.001,7603
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2901,385.00/head1,385.00–1,385.001,3851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3272,216.43/head2,025.00–2,675.002,2166
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2952,368.73/head2,100.00–2,600.002,3693
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5853,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26351,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27651,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251

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.