Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2025-09-10

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 10
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
665 head
157 vs last sale 508 14 vs year ago 679 · 2.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
3 vs last sale 72 8 vs year ago 67 · +11.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
87 vs last sale 113 2 vs year ago 28 · 7.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was uneven and spotty with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 600 lbs and under were 4.00 to 8.00 lower or greater in spots with a good supply and moderate demand, while feeder heifers were mostly steady to 4.00 higher with good demand for weaned and value added packages. Negative pressure in the futures market and an increased supply of bawling calves is having an uneven effect on the market and the premiums buyers are willing to pay. Slaughter cows and bulls are 3.00 to 4.00 lower with a good supply and moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $374.35/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 2 of 22 comparable sales and sits 82.30 against this barn's trailing median of $456.65.
Average price
$374.35
59 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,063
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$41.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
23.16
vs KY average
39.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549380.012,08751
Large 1-2525340.001,7851thin
Medium and Large 2568338.031,9197thin
One grade step is worth $41.99/cwt here — about $168 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

22 sales
530468406345median 456.6512/1702/1804/1505/2007/22
Steers 500–600 lb: high $515.83, low $358.79, median $456.65 across 22 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale59 hd
374.35
KY average22 barns · 1,166 hd
397.52
−23.16
National average170 barns · 13,807 hd
413.52
−39.17
This barn, trailing median22 sales
456.65
−82.30
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsLow1,747180.893,15915
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,545161.012,48710
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,278154.671,97614
CowsLean 85-90%High1,078148.061,59532
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,325124.751,6532thin

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)965$2,7501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,395$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,085$2,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,215$2,1053thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,195$1,9252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,081$1,6134thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)890$1,9751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,305$2,6501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,550$2,8501thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5502,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
BullsMedium 1-2350–400350380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3301
BullsMedium 1-2750–800760255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9381
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600564342.22/cwt330.00–350.001,93014
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400390412.32/cwt407.00–417.501,6082
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300290420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2181
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500463418.56/cwt405.00–428.001,9385
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550513357.14/cwt350.00–370.001,8328
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450427393.35/cwt385.00–397.501,6805
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550521365.76/cwt350.00–372.501,90614
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650623342.23/cwt329.00–347.002,1328
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450414431.76/cwt427.50–435.001,78710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700671334.86/cwt328.00–339.002,2478
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500479364.82/cwt350.00–370.001,74721
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450427410.30/cwt400.00–442.501,75212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550517372.62/cwt365.00–385.001,92615
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400375388.31/cwt380.00–397.001,4563
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350300400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600569374.77/cwt365.00–377.002,13217
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350328408.78/cwt405.00–417.001,3413
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500471395.32/cwt390.00–407.001,86215
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750733348.31/cwt345.00–350.002,5533
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700693365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,5293
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425394.43/cwt390.00–397.501,6764
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250230410.00/cwt410.00–410.009431
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650634361.14/cwt350.00–363.002,2907
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400388428.07/cwt415.00–433.001,6617
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600577389.65/cwt385.00–392.502,24813
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900891340.00/cwt340.00–340.003,029114
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650630307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,9371
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300255415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,0581
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950909221.88/cwt220.00–225.002,0174
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700655325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1293
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750713314.78/cwt307.00–327.502,2443
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750737292.54/cwt287.50–302.502,1566
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650628352.24/cwt347.00–361.002,21213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy450–500465340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550503380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9112
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800760322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,4472
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open650–700658346.45/cwt345.00–347.502,28012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600577350.45/cwt340.00–358.002,02226
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400395470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8571
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy700–750730331.86/cwt331.00–332.002,4237
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400385416.89/cwt410.00–420.001,6059
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500472383.45/cwt380.00–395.001,81010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450417416.53/cwt410.00–420.001,73717
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600575357.92/cwt356.00–363.002,0587
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0852,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3052,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1951,925.31/head1,900.00–1,950.001,9252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1551,725.00/head1,700.00–1,750.001,7252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3952,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900885228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,0181
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450425470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,9982
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,540169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,6031
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed939180.57/cwt169.00–200.001,6964
CowsBoner 80-85%1,334146.41/cwt140.00–151.001,9534
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,230138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,7041
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,420111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,5761
CowsLean 85-90%1,117151.22/cwt146.00–163.001,68914
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,545160.12/cwt153.00–166.002,4749
Bulls1,758172.00/cwt163.50–178.003,0246
Bulls1,739186.81/cwt180.00–195.503,2499
CowsLean 85-90%890108.00/cwt108.00–108.009611
CowsLean 85-90%1,092137.73/cwt129.50–144.001,50413
CowsBoner 80-85%1,255157.97/cwt153.00–164.001,98310
BullsMedium 1-2450–500495370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8321
Bred CowsMedium 28451,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
SteersLarge 1-2450–500487340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6562
SteersLarge 1-2650–700655317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,0801
SteersLarge 1-2500–550525340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7851
HeifersLarge 1-2450–500456327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,4933
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2720215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5481
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29652,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28901,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500480340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6321
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350320330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0561
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450435320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3921
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650620240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1701,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2152,104.94/head1,900.00–2,250.002,1053
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450422347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,4662
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550538332.33/cwt315.00–345.001,7884
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700663301.63/cwt300.00–302.502,0003
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750735277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,0401
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600579336.03/cwt327.50–346.001,9466
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000970290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,8131
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950934328.00/cwt328.00–328.003,06459
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550514392.47/cwt390.00–395.002,0176
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800785342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,6851
SteersMedium and Large 2900–950900240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600570361.64/cwt360.00–366.002,06111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550510389.80/cwt380.00–400.001,9884
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650603388.93/cwt377.00–395.002,3453
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400388388.53/cwt377.50–400.001,5072
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500473352.54/cwt350.00–357.501,6683
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300260302.50/cwt302.50–302.507871
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350317359.26/cwt355.00–362.501,1394
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650605316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,9121
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600595317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,8892
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700667297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,9842
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400368389.78/cwt385.00–392.001,4343
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650645240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5481
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500487379.54/cwt365.00–392.501,8485
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800787277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,1802
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850805225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8111
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550540337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,8232
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550500350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7501
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700695260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8071
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600560335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8761
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450446339.15/cwt335.00–347.501,5133
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300280400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1201
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300285352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,0031
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450435403.60/cwt392.50–406.001,7568
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600560250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4001

How this sale compares

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.