Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2025-11-12

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 12
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
409 head
113 vs last sale 522 92 vs year ago 501 · 18.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
0 vs last sale 82 21 vs year ago 61 · +34.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
42 vs last sale 95 21 vs year ago 32 · +65.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was mostly steady with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 600 lbs and under were steady to 3.00 lower with a good supply and good demand, while the yearling steers appeared 3.00 to 5.00 higher, but with limited comparisons. Feeder heifers were steady to 4.00 higher with a good supply and good demand for weaned packages and groups. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $372.20/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 2 of 22 comparable sales and sits 84.45 against this barn's trailing median of $456.65.
Average price
$372.20
25 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,035
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$108
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$53.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.13
vs KY average
52.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536382.912,05220
Medium and Large 2590329.381,9435thin
One grade step is worth $53.53/cwt here — about $108 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.

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 sale25 hd
372.20
KY average24 barns · 859 hd
364.07
+8.13
National average177 barns · 31,012 hd
424.87
−52.67
This barn, trailing median22 sales
456.65
−84.45
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
BullsHigh1,656174.932,8989thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,509151.682,28922
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,260147.271,85620
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,093127.051,38931

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)813$1,7862thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,268$1,7593thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,455$1,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,161$1,7456
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,165$1,4751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,383$2,8762thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,635$4,6501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,250$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$2,8752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,224$2,7786
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,660$2,3251thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700690275.07/cwt265.00–285.001,8982
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500483320.00/cwt310.00–325.001,5466
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700675325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1941
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650649371.50/cwt371.50–371.502,41150
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650624343.26/cwt337.00–350.002,1424
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300273396.71/cwt395.00–400.001,0833
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450425355.03/cwt349.00–362.501,5097
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600563295.77/cwt290.00–300.001,6657
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750715300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1451
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750700349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,4434
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900860329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,8291
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650621310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9253
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400390401.36/cwt392.50–410.001,5652
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450413392.45/cwt385.00–400.001,6214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600573352.62/cwt342.50–365.002,0213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750727335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4352
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700666339.20/cwt334.00–355.002,2594
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500471406.61/cwt403.00–410.001,9155
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700666323.06/cwt314.00–330.002,1527
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800750330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4751
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550518397.26/cwt391.00–410.002,05811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500476384.28/cwt370.00–392.001,82912
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600575330.97/cwt318.00–335.001,9038
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800773284.77/cwt275.00–295.002,2012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350312412.36/cwt405.00–415.001,2874
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350326397.20/cwt392.50–405.001,2955
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400376415.94/cwt400.00–425.001,5646
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400353394.96/cwt390.00–400.001,3942
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500471419.83/cwt417.50–422.001,97711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650626326.31/cwt315.00–335.002,0437
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open550–600599340.96/cwt340.00–341.502,04211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850842265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2312
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450430420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8061
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850835230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650600346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,0766
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1952,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2253,135.10/head2,850.00–3,400.003,1352
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy950–1000970205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,9891
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550525354.37/cwt340.00–365.001,86016
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450408391.91/cwt390.00–397.501,5994
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3732,837.57/head2,800.00–2,875.002,8382
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6602,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28652,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy500–550502297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,4912
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy650–700665341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,2681
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550520369.00/cwt369.00–369.001,9194
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0353,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,016206.74/cwt191.00–220.002,1004
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3832,876.31/head2,700.00–3,000.002,8762
CowsBoner 80-85%1,223138.32/cwt137.00–140.001,6929
CowsBoner 80-85%1,280168.50/cwt167.00–170.002,1572
Bulls1,870197.00/cwt197.00–197.003,6841
CowsLean 85-90%71085.00/cwt85.00–85.006041
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,505151.89/cwt143.00–159.002,28618
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,565136.73/cwt135.00–139.002,1402
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,488164.73/cwt161.00–168.002,4512
CowsBoner 80-85%1,293151.50/cwt144.00–159.001,9599
Bulls1,428157.05/cwt154.00–160.002,2432
CowsLean 85-90%1,101131.57/cwt126.00–143.001,44918
CowsLean 85-90%1,071114.38/cwt107.00–120.001,2259
Bulls1,697177.21/cwt171.00–183.003,0076
HeifersLarge 2600–650630250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5751
HeifersLarge 1-2400–450405290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1751
SteersLarge 1-2600–650600340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0401
BullsLarge 1-2600–650630295.40/cwt287.50–311.001,8613
HeifersLarge 1-2450–500482282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,3622
CowsLean 85-90%1,240151.91/cwt150.00–153.501,8843
BullsMedium 1-2450–500470325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5281
BullsMedium 1-2500–550500250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29502,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Bred CowsMedium 28951,378.84/head1,200.00–1,525.001,3792
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,2503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred CowsMedium 28131,786.00/head1,625.00–1,950.001,7862
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2941,928.36/head1,775.00–2,150.001,9284
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2681,759.10/head1,600.00–1,950.001,7593
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1651,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2995162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,6171
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4551,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6354,650.00/head4,650.00–4,650.004,6501
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350323387.67/cwt385.00–390.001,2522
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400365390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4241
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300295350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0333
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500450377.50/cwt375.00–380.001,6992
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700657374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,4577
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600585317.51/cwt310.00–320.001,85713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500460341.00/cwt333.00–357.501,56917
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750700252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,7681
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450423332.40/cwt330.00–335.001,4062
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650620282.56/cwt280.00–285.001,7522
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450415383.01/cwt370.00–390.001,5893
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550523328.63/cwt320.00–331.001,71911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550502367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,8452
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350325330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0731
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800795272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,1661
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300265315.00/cwt315.00–315.008351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600574373.85/cwt370.00–378.002,1464
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600590329.38/cwt320.00–337.501,9435
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650622272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,6952
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500455285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2971
BullsMedium and Large 2-3200–250245265.00/cwt265.00–265.006491
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550502300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5062
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550523302.76/cwt300.00–312.001,5836
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500489339.68/cwt331.00–342.501,6614
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550513341.27/cwt340.00–342.501,7512
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400370342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,2671

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.