Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2026-10-07

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 7
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
348 head
▼ 317 vs last sale 665▲ 114 vs year ago 234 · +48.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 37▲ 21 vs year ago 24 · +87.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 71▲ 40 vs year ago 8 · +500.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was mostly stronger with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 400-600 lbs were 5.00 10.00 higher with a limited supply and strong demand for long weaned calves. Feeder heifers 400-600 lbs were steady to 5.00 higher in spots with a good supply and good demand. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for quality cattle, while discounting fatter bawling calves severely and increasing the price spreads in most weight classes. Slaughter cows were 5.00 to 7.00 lower with a moderate supply and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $345.52/cwt on 44 head, down $1.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 25 comparable sales and sits −61.20 against this barn's trailing median of $406.72.
Average price
$345.52
▼ 1.83 vs prior sale
44 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,908
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$166
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$34.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.45
vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551348.621,92340
Medium and Large 2559314.511,7574thin
One grade step is worth $34.11/cwt here — about $166 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale44 hd
345.52
—
KY average25 barns · 754 hd
354.97
−9.45
This barn, trailing median25 sales
406.72
−61.20
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

25 sales
477422367311median 406.7203/0404/2207/1509/0910/28
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $463.15, low $325.29, median $406.72 across 25 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—Low1,775170.953,0347thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,441127.861,84211
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,242117.661,46111
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,097102.481,12413

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)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,140$2,6752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,208$2,40114
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)973$2,3052thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,265$1,9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,119$1,8065
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,490$1,6001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,343$2,5292thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,328$3,3655

Every lot, as filed

104 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3305350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0681
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,4421
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328546.26/cwt515.00–580.001,7922
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355502.50/cwt500.00–505.001,7842
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5581
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2393464.97/cwt460.00–470.001,8272
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418445.85/cwt440.00–452.501,8645
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425411.70/cwt395.00–422.001,7503
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430463.88/cwt460.00–472.501,9953
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468415.98/cwt415.00–417.501,9475
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,7921
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1421
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526368.30/cwt359.00–390.001,93715
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530340.94/cwt334.00–347.501,8072
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581361.84/cwt341.00–368.002,10211
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy605300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8151
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624346.63/cwt330.00–356.002,1637
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,2581
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,3871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2-3180350.00/cwt350.00–350.006301
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,0971
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,0791
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3265360.00/cwt360.00–360.009541
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy321448.11/cwt447.50–450.001,4384
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,3002
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,3221
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390375.13/cwt365.00–385.001,4632
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3400315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2601
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy409384.99/cwt380.00–390.001,5758
Heifers400–450Large 1420325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3651
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423352.60/cwt350.00–355.001,4912
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy482375.62/cwt375.00–377.501,81017
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482354.62/cwt343.00–367.001,7098
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7461
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506367.75/cwt367.00–370.001,8614
Heifers500–550Large 1527322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,6974
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530335.73/cwt324.00–345.001,7798
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535311.65/cwt310.00–315.001,6673
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570335.38/cwt324.00–350.001,91214
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616304.13/cwt300.00–311.001,8735
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8042
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2655285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8671
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2721294.23/cwt282.50–304.002,1216
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy730272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,9891
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2763279.98/cwt275.00–285.002,1362
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2828264.89/cwt252.50–277.502,1932
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230410.00/cwt410.00–410.009431
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3240295.00/cwt295.00–295.007081
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2295450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3282
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2682
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330465.23/cwt450.00–480.001,5352
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2366456.45/cwt440.00–472.501,6715
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368500.95/cwt492.50–510.001,8432
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6001
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,9921
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2416447.21/cwt435.00–465.001,8609
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3430310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3331
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,7941
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2457406.75/cwt402.50–411.001,8594
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2466433.01/cwt428.00–447.502,0187
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3480336.69/cwt335.00–340.001,6163
Bulls450–500Large 1495340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6831
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy508387.87/cwt380.00–392.001,9703
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2521349.34/cwt339.00–370.001,82011
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy562360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0232
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570342.44/cwt327.50–349.501,95224
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578309.35/cwt300.00–317.501,7883
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2609320.10/cwt314.00–326.001,94910
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2633292.36/cwt277.50–300.001,8513
Bulls600–650Large 1635305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9371
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665312.13/cwt307.50–317.002,0768
Bulls650–700Large 1670285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9102
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2790302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,3901
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,3291
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2930210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9532
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,6981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,505128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,9261
Bulls——1,806175.43/cwt167.00–179.503,1685
Bulls——1,890191.50/cwt191.50–191.503,6191
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97055.00/cwt55.00–55.005341
Cows—Lean 85-90%985128.31/cwt125.00–130.001,2643
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05090.08/cwt87.00–94.009464
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,228106.39/cwt103.00–113.001,3065
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242117.66/cwt107.00–128.001,46111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440124.90/cwt117.00–133.001,7999
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,443141.18/cwt138.00–144.002,0372
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3432,528.96/head2,400.00–2,650.002,5292
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1354,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2603,286.66/head3,075.00–3,500.003,2872
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3452,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6403,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28651,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28781,487.82/head1,375.00–1,600.001,4882
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29151,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29732,304.82/head2,225.00–2,375.002,3052
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1381,743.19/head1,700.00–1,785.001,7433
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1601,852.59/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2832,693.46/head2,350.00–3,350.002,69310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4153,425.00/head3,425.00–3,425.003,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4901,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,138143.73/cwt118.00–180.001,6364

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.