Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2025-12-10

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 10
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
815 head
▲ 414 vs last sale 401▼ 89 vs year ago 904 · −9.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 112▲ 19 vs year ago 47 · +40.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 71▲ 15 vs year ago 10 · +150.0%
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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 600lbs and under were 8.00 to 10.00 higher or greater in several spots with a good supply and strong demand for weaned packages and groups. Yearling steers appeared sharply higher as well with a good supply, but limited comparisons. Feeder heifers 600 lbs and under were 2.00 to 8.00 higher with a good supply and strong demand. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for quality feeder cattle, while discounting plainer and off colored calves severely and increasing the price spread with in weight classes. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower for leans with a good supply and slaughter bulls were mostly steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $357.26/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 11 of 31 comparable sales and sits −37.58 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.
Average price
$357.26
92 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,924
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$658
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$104.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.51
vs KY average
−20.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537364.461,95880
Medium and Large 2552313.681,73011thin
Medium and Large 2-3500260.001,3001thin
One grade step is worth $104.46/cwt here — about $658 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 sale92 hd
357.26
—
KY average27 barns · 1,801 hd
347.75
+9.51
National average184 barns · 19,282 hd
377.96
−20.70
This barn, trailing median31 sales
394.83
−37.58
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—High1,601186.322,98311
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,511164.952,49210
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,229161.191,9819thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,148134.491,54434
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,173121.001,4192thin

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)1,375$2,2542thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,120$1,7597
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)800$1,8751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,510$3,1722thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,513$3,0822thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,065$2,6502thin

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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3951
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0401
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,7291
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440424.10/cwt420.00–430.001,8663
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy487430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0949
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2492407.03/cwt402.50–410.002,0035
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519398.62/cwt395.00–400.002,0697
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy524432.00/cwt432.00–432.002,26410
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530368.02/cwt362.50–377.501,9515
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565401.71/cwt395.00–410.002,2708
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9211
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6951
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy569426.00/cwt426.00–426.002,4245
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580372.54/cwt362.50–382.002,1619
Steers600–650Large 1-2600297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,7821
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,7371
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623308.20/cwt301.00–315.001,9202
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625399.13/cwt389.00–402.752,49577
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640348.04/cwt337.50–357.002,22714
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665342.70/cwt333.50–360.002,27912
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2667319.60/cwt312.50–325.002,1325
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727337.65/cwt325.00–342.002,45522
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735300.00/cwt287.50–312.502,2052
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3740230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7021
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2774304.51/cwt300.00–318.002,3574
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added788360.50/cwt360.50–360.502,84153
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,5582
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2821293.04/cwt275.00–299.002,4064
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2926305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,8245
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2985234.00/cwt234.00–234.002,3051
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2197329.00/cwt329.00–329.006482
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275380.18/cwt370.00–390.001,0452
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3300270.00/cwt270.00–270.008101
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2317385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2202
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2326345.97/cwt335.00–352.501,1285
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370344.22/cwt335.00–352.501,2742
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,5841
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378384.77/cwt380.00–390.001,4542
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3378287.58/cwt275.00–300.001,0872
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2405340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3771
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422411.87/cwt407.00–422.501,73817
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434376.12/cwt370.00–395.001,6324
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455406.35/cwt404.00–407.501,8493
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483373.64/cwt365.00–380.001,80522
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4111
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513378.43/cwt375.00–380.001,94122
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519362.54/cwt347.00–370.001,88224
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527311.29/cwt307.50–320.001,6405
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558364.16/cwt361.00–366.002,03218
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572315.68/cwt310.00–324.001,8066
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574348.49/cwt330.00–353.002,00016
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620349.87/cwt347.00–350.002,16969
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626328.82/cwt313.00–336.002,05829
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5751
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2637303.90/cwt300.00–310.001,93611
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679308.10/cwt300.00–318.002,09216
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2686280.88/cwt277.50–285.001,92713
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735284.72/cwt280.00–290.002,0934
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added748320.50/cwt320.50–320.502,39720
Heifers750–800Large 1-2760226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,7181
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768300.13/cwt287.50–301.002,30516
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy810257.11/cwt252.00–258.002,08314
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2855240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0522
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3496
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2920229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,1071
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2215320.00/cwt320.00–320.006881
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2327437.96/cwt425.00–450.001,4325
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2368430.87/cwt420.00–442.501,5862
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375380.13/cwt375.00–385.001,4252
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3388340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3192
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2401374.98/cwt370.00–385.001,5043
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2426413.84/cwt395.00–417.001,76310
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473393.18/cwt385.00–410.001,86012
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476373.91/cwt370.00–380.001,7805
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,9701
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530369.81/cwt367.50–375.001,9609
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565353.19/cwt336.00–360.001,9968
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2617305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8823
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2624333.88/cwt319.00–340.002,08317
Bulls650–700Large 1-2670287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,9231
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2672311.96/cwt308.00–319.002,0967
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2676288.11/cwt287.50–290.001,9484
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2705299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,1081
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9981
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,9111
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,080192.50/cwt192.50–192.502,0791
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,470163.51/cwt153.00–170.002,4043
Bulls——1,554184.22/cwt179.50–192.502,8635
Bulls——1,810212.63/cwt206.50–217.003,8493
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,112135.28/cwt127.00–146.001,50421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,155160.87/cwt154.00–165.501,8586
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,204116.73/cwt109.00–125.501,4057
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,208152.46/cwt148.00–163.001,8426
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,350171.24/cwt167.00–175.002,3122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,423174.62/cwt170.00–177.502,4854
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,430143.00/cwt143.00–143.002,0451
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,569158.51/cwt154.00–165.002,4876
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%810106.00/cwt106.00–106.008591
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,535136.00/cwt136.00–136.002,0881
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5103,171.61/head2,975.00–3,450.003,1722
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0351,506.04/head1,400.00–1,550.001,5063
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1831,949.00/head1,800.00–2,075.001,9494
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3752,254.36/head2,100.00–2,400.002,2542
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29702,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1603,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5133,082.23/head2,900.00–3,250.003,0822
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6491
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28001,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751

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.