Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2026-04-01

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 1
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
232 head
▼ 207 vs last sale 439▼ 190 vs year ago 422 · −45.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 47▼ 63 vs year ago 117 · −53.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 44▼ 30 vs year ago 101 · −29.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was spotty with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 600 lbs and under were steady to 6.00 lower in spots with a limited supply and good demand for weaned and harder conditioned calves. Feeder heifers 600 lbs and under were steady to 6.00 higher or greater in spots with a moderate supply and good demand. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for specific weights and groups, however the increasing supply of fatter new crop calves are limiting some buyers interest and increasing the price spreads in most weight classes. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 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 $405.94/cwt on 42 head, down $5.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 31 comparable sales and sits +11.11 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.
Average price
$405.94
▼ 5.10 vs prior sale
42 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,183
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$503
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$93.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.79
vs KY average
−17.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537422.142,26633
Medium and Large 2547369.292,0214thin
Large 1-2537328.391,7635thin
One grade step is worth $93.75/cwt here — about $503 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale42 hd
405.94
—
KY average26 barns · 1,920 hd
419.74
−13.79
National average175 barns · 10,886 hd
423.19
−17.25
This barn, trailing median31 sales
394.83
+11.11
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—Average1,545201.913,1206thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,405179.672,5249thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,152175.292,02019
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,014145.651,47618

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)1,085$3,6343thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,258$3,2215
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,109$2,97310
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)775$2,5501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)822$2,8533thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)817$2,7253thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,445$3,7732thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,097$5,1752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,302$4,01112
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,180$3,0752thin

Every lot

116 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,2721
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423520.82/cwt512.00–540.002,2033
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433447.43/cwt445.00–450.001,9372
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478490.38/cwt485.00–502.502,3445
Steers450–500Large 1-2490395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9361
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518451.12/cwt447.50–455.002,3372
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533491.59/cwt485.00–495.002,6203
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,6923
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2558465.07/cwt460.00–470.002,5952
Steers550–600Large 1-2583363.45/cwt350.00–377.502,1192
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy650330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1451
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,7513
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,2611
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2911
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2729360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,6245
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2795340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,7031
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy255447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,1411
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,3521
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260330.00/cwt330.00–330.008581
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy320440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4081
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325487.44/cwt475.00–502.501,5843
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335522.54/cwt520.00–525.001,7512
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368386.97/cwt360.00–400.001,4243
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372519.25/cwt510.00–537.501,9323
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373466.91/cwt450.00–485.001,7422
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,0208
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,8171
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433392.46/cwt385.00–400.001,6992
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3438330.03/cwt325.00–335.001,4462
Heifers400–450Large 1-2440357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,5732
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2Fleshy450310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3951
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455477.44/cwt467.50–487.502,1724
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480309.66/cwt302.00–317.001,4862
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,8182
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2489409.96/cwt400.00–425.002,0054
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,9701
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517415.92/cwt400.00–425.002,15010
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526437.87/cwt432.00–455.002,30311
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy535385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0601
Heifers500–550Large 1-2537328.39/cwt325.00–342.501,7635
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2558364.89/cwt355.00–370.002,0363
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565435.81/cwt425.00–441.002,4626
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567390.97/cwt380.00–400.002,2175
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,1261
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4611
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,3701
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2664376.89/cwt365.00–385.002,5034
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,2431
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2738335.73/cwt330.00–347.502,4783
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open750340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5501
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,3745
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,107212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,3472
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2185595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,1011
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy220425.00/cwt425.00–425.009351
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240607.50/cwt607.50–607.501,4581
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270457.50/cwt457.50–457.501,2351
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2273498.30/cwt482.50–515.001,3602
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,8001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4631
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345622.50/cwt622.50–622.502,1481
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,2231
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385452.69/cwt445.00–460.001,7432
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2386514.56/cwt500.00–545.001,9863
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2405477.50/cwt477.50–477.501,9341
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2450430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9351
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Full455455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0701
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463498.92/cwt490.00–505.002,3103
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3490300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4701
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2495459.67/cwt459.00–460.002,2753
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505471.53/cwt470.00–477.502,3815
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3520320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6641
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,1531
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2575441.13/cwt431.00–447.502,5365
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2591402.74/cwt402.00–405.002,3804
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,5321
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2610375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2881
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,5231
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy620302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,8761
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy650390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,5351
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,3541
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2761325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4733
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2820315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5831
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,6811
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,6782
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,095250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,7381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,400180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,5201
Bulls——1,548200.54/cwt194.00–206.003,1043
Bulls——1,613214.93/cwt210.00–220.003,4672
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95572.50/cwt72.50–72.506921
Cows—Lean 85-90%978144.42/cwt136.00–150.001,4128
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015118.47/cwt110.00–126.001,2022
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,062165.28/cwt157.50–172.001,7557
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,108182.04/cwt179.00–191.002,0179
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,192169.22/cwt163.00–175.002,01710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,385172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,3821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,407180.63/cwt176.00–188.002,5418
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4453,773.18/head3,600.00–3,875.003,7732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-22,000196.00/cwt196.00–196.003,9201
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0975,175.00/head5,175.00–5,175.005,1752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1202,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1752,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2163,502.60/head3,325.00–3,725.003,5034
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2403,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2814,164.17/head4,025.00–4,350.004,1644
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4884,889.70/head4,500.00–5,450.004,8903
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28172,724.90/head2,075.00–3,000.002,7253
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28222,852.64/head2,800.00–2,950.002,8533
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27752,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29992,548.69/head2,225.00–2,725.002,5494
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0853,633.95/head3,500.00–3,700.003,6343
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1833,256.68/head3,100.00–3,325.003,2576
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1853,376.60/head3,200.00–3,700.003,3774
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,5502,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2868218.01/cwt212.50–225.001,8922
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120169.84/cwt165.00–172.501,9023

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.