Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2026-04-22

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 22
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
344 head
▼ 192 vs last sale 536▼ 67 vs year ago 411 · −16.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 70▼ 45 vs year ago 91 · −49.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 39▼ 15 vs year ago 54 · −27.8%
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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 4.00 lower in spots, while steers over 600 lbs were 4.00 to 6.00 higher with good demand for weaned and harder conditioned calves. Feeder heifers 400 lbs and under were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while heifers over 400 lbs were 4.00 to 6.00 lower with a good supply and spotty demand. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower 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 $447.43/cwt on 28 head, down $42.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 23 comparable sales and sits −5.17 against this barn's trailing median of $452.60.
Average price
$447.43
▼ 42.51 vs prior sale
28 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,405
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$331
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$69.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−27.24
vs KY average
−31.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536457.422,45124
Medium and Large 2547387.502,1204thin
One grade step is worth $69.92/cwt here — about $331 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 sale28 hd
447.43
—
KY average24 barns · 1,377 hd
474.67
−27.24
National average158 barns · 12,009 hd
479.03
−31.60
This barn, trailing median23 sales
452.60
−5.17
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—High1,796209.233,7575thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,446172.772,4989thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,221167.532,04515
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,021143.271,46315

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,215$3,2501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,233$3,0564thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,237$2,8987
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$2,8252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,095$2,3501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)795$2,5251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)760$2,3251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,480$3,4001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,205$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,258$4,4502thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,423$4,1502thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385521.16/cwt512.50–532.502,0064
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3405400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2413490.83/cwt485.00–500.002,0273
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2436450.33/cwt435.00–455.001,9635
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,4801
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0681
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478503.82/cwt502.00–505.002,4085
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510498.00/cwt498.00–498.002,5405
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516445.89/cwt440.00–465.002,3019
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2547387.50/cwt385.00–390.002,1204
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,6373
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569437.88/cwt420.00–452.502,4927
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,77795
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,6771
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy660355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3431
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667411.64/cwt405.00–420.002,7468
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713404.00/cwt404.00–404.002,8814
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2805332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,6731
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2185435.00/cwt435.00–435.008051
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2277535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,4822
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,6521
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2322517.00/cwt517.00–517.001,6652
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,5091
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy358524.97/cwt520.00–530.001,8792
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380493.81/cwt480.00–505.001,8767
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395469.75/cwt462.50–477.001,8562
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5801
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416497.99/cwt495.00–500.002,0724
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425456.14/cwt447.50–467.501,9395
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473457.45/cwt457.00–460.002,16410
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476430.74/cwt422.50–450.002,0509
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518434.65/cwt432.00–440.002,2516
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529419.67/cwt415.00–425.002,22012
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1002
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2562393.42/cwt380.00–400.002,21115
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564418.67/cwt418.00–420.002,3616
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2611378.34/cwt365.00–385.002,3126
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1391
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2655380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4892
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,7951
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy680300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0401
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,6702
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2862313.93/cwt305.00–320.002,7065
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2250595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,4882
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2319541.99/cwt515.00–560.001,7294
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7751
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2362526.85/cwt512.50–550.001,9077
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2418488.64/cwt485.00–492.502,0432
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2458481.52/cwt470.00–490.002,2055
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy470442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,0801
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1072
Bulls500–550Large 1-2500430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2531462.96/cwt450.00–470.002,4585
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2545420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2892
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,2181
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2569430.40/cwt412.50–440.002,4495
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3595300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7851
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2622397.00/cwt397.00–397.002,4692
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,3031
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2662394.05/cwt382.50–400.002,6093
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5561
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,7001
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2925260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4051
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,055252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,6641
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 21,075198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,1291
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,150250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,8751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,235200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,4701
Bulls——1,936211.54/cwt205.50–215.004,0954
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%745110.00/cwt110.00–110.008201
Cows—Lean 85-90%997143.40/cwt134.00–150.001,4306
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073127.77/cwt124.00–130.001,3713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075159.07/cwt154.00–165.001,7105
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173184.49/cwt184.00–185.002,1642
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203155.72/cwt150.00–159.001,8735
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244170.68/cwt165.00–180.002,1238
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,433170.12/cwt166.00–173.002,4388
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550194.00/cwt194.00–194.003,0071
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2933325.85/cwt300.00–380.003,0403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2053,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4803,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29653,125.00/head3,125.00–3,125.003,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29652,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0782,535.00/head2,500.00–2,550.002,5353
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2153,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2333,056.14/head2,300.00–3,725.003,0564
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3563,170.91/head3,000.00–3,600.003,1714
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1354,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2953,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3804,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5504,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065230.88/cwt220.00–242.502,4592
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,168191.60/cwt167.00–213.002,2383
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27602,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27952,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251

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.