Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2025-09-24

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 24
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
574 head
143 vs last sale 717 112 vs year ago 462 · +24.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
11 vs last sale 59 24 vs year ago 94 · 25.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
4 vs last sale 37 22 vs year ago 63 · 34.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was spotty and mixed with an average quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were mostly steady to 6.00 lower or greater in spots with a good supply and moderate demand. Buyers were active today, but are being more selective with there premiums as an increasing supply of bawling calves are hitting the market and buyers are increasing the discounts accordingly. Slaughter cows and bulls are steady with a good supply and good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $363.22/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 2 of 22 comparable sales and sits 93.43 against this barn's trailing median of $456.65.
Average price
$363.22
52 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,945
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$256
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$33.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
21.72
vs KY average
53.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536372.331,99535
Medium and Large 2542346.161,87513thin
Large 1-2513339.001,7394thin
One grade step is worth $33.33/cwt here — about $256 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale52 hd
363.22
KY average24 barns · 1,099 hd
384.94
−21.72
National average168 barns · 11,658 hd
417.09
−53.87
This barn, trailing median22 sales
456.65
−93.43
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
BullsHigh1,716181.513,11514
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,550160.612,4898thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,270152.401,93525
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,139133.751,52424

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)1,035$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,022$2,3703thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$2,0751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,078$1,9306
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,075$1,8132thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)743$1,8762thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)820$1,8542thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)795$1,7001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,350$2,5251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,378$2,8382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,180$2,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,375$2,0251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,055$1,6751thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650622315.70/cwt313.00–319.001,9643
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400371410.91/cwt405.00–427.501,5244
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300274409.89/cwt400.00–415.001,1236
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500475378.13/cwt372.50–380.001,79615
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850805287.01/cwt285.00–289.002,3102
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750715301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,1522
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400371383.41/cwt380.00–387.501,4225
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600578353.95/cwt345.00–362.502,04625
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700661300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9835
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650623344.84/cwt337.50–355.002,14814
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500467388.36/cwt385.00–390.001,8143
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750716290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0763
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650623321.87/cwt320.00–330.002,0058
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450418409.36/cwt400.00–412.501,7118
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550514358.88/cwt345.00–365.001,84543
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750707335.41/cwt325.00–339.002,3714
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700672272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,8312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500478361.51/cwt350.00–377.501,72829
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350325417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,3551
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550521373.43/cwt370.00–380.001,94624
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600568369.93/cwt357.50–380.002,10111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700672340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2852
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300265350.00/cwt350.00–350.009281
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850825363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,99562
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500474341.24/cwt340.00–345.001,6174
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750710240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7041
BullsMedium and Large 21050–11001,080182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,9711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450425362.91/cwt352.50–375.001,54222
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450413385.06/cwt375.00–395.001,5902
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650617342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,1102
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500462395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8252
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300275417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,1481
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700695285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600570348.37/cwt340.00–362.501,9865
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400362426.26/cwt415.00–435.001,5437
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy600–650615297.50/cwt295.00–300.001,8302
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550513381.24/cwt380.00–382.501,9562
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3852,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1802,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1392,074.37/head1,925.00–2,350.002,0744
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800763292.78/cwt285.00–302.502,2347
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0222,370.15/head2,100.00–2,500.002,3703
Bulls1,815195.41/cwt191.00–199.003,5473
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3502,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0352,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,3752,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 27951,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550529355.18/cwt342.50–363.001,87920
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27431,875.93/head1,850.00–1,900.001,8762
CowsLean 85-90%1,135136.70/cwt127.00–144.001,55215
CowsLean 85-90%1,138117.17/cwt110.00–123.501,3333
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,578158.48/cwt152.50–164.002,5016
CowsBoner 80-85%1,280168.05/cwt165.50–171.502,1514
CowsLean 85-90%1,194146.62/cwt146.00–148.001,7515
CowsBoner 80-85%1,279154.46/cwt148.00–163.501,97613
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,465167.01/cwt166.50–167.502,4472
CowsBoner 80-85%1,249141.22/cwt137.00–145.001,7648
CowsLean 85-90%93575.00/cwt75.00–75.007011
Bulls1,594168.44/cwt160.00–172.002,6854
Bulls1,744183.02/cwt177.00–189.003,1927
SteersLarge 1-2450–500465340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5811
BullsLarge 2750–800765202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,5491
SteersLarge 1-2650–700685285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9522
HeifersLarge 1-2450–500475302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,4371
BullsLarge 1-2350–400393375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4743
BullsLarge 1-2600–650622295.02/cwt280.00–300.001,8354
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0251,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3703,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
HeifersMedium 1-2300–350320325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0401
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 21,0551,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
SteersLarge 1-2500–550513339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,7394
SteersLarge 1-2700–750710262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,8641
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550500250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2501
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500471331.80/cwt325.00–345.001,5636
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1251,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29551,641.28/head1,410.00–1,875.001,6412
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29952,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28201,854.27/head1,675.00–2,025.001,8542
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300255300.00/cwt300.00–300.007651
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350340335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1392
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250228358.85/cwt350.00–367.508182
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800770235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8101
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600583303.85/cwt297.00–311.001,7712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900885315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,7881
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750730295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1541
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400368363.21/cwt357.50–375.001,3373
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850810242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,9641
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600585335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9601
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450414343.26/cwt327.50–350.001,4214
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850816250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0403
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350331350.04/cwt340.00–355.001,1594
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550529319.81/cwt311.00–335.001,6927
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650608328.73/cwt327.50–330.001,9992
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700655285.84/cwt285.00–287.501,8723
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500485230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1161
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500487331.68/cwt327.50–337.501,6153
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350325369.77/cwt355.00–385.001,2022
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400373377.15/cwt352.50–385.001,4074
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300273367.43/cwt365.00–370.001,0032
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650635285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8101
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400390335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3071
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550512350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7926
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600567342.87/cwt340.00–350.001,9447
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500483371.22/cwt352.50–375.001,79310
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600590255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5051
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550525267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,4041
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300285340.00/cwt340.00–340.009691
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450445369.07/cwt360.00–370.001,64210
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400388396.06/cwt390.00–400.001,5375

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.