Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market comparison due to Holiday closure and winter weather closure last week; however all classes noticeably higher than before Holiday break. Market active with good buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $295.77/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −105.95 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$295.77

42 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2

$42.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.88

vs KY average

−8.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	527	297.74	1,571	40
Medium and Large 2-3	525	257.50	1,352	1thin
Large 1-2	580	255.00	1,479	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.74/cwt here — about $92 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

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.17, low $343.72, median $401.72 across 30 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 sale42 hd

295.77

—

KY average21 barns · 1,370 hd

282.89

+12.88

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−8.26

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

−105.95

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,540	165.00	2,542	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,446	143.27	2,072	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	139.83	1,711	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	932	118.87	1,108	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,215	170.00	2,066	1thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	946	$1,413	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	920	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,315	$1,875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Choice	—	1,215	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,066	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	129.34/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,546	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	143.93/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,809	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	136.60/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,606	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	124.18/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,176	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	144.10/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,085	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,944	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	768	116.98/cwt	115.00–119.00	898	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	104.85/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,104	2
Bulls	—	—	2,115	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	3,744	1
Bulls	—	—	1,253	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,992	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	154.44/cwt	153.00–157.50	1,849	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	1,469.49/head	1,200.00–1,675.00	1,469	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	680	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	393	262.45/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	651	275.28/cwt	263.00–283.50	1,792	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	289.16/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	321	323.61/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,039	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	261	265.11/cwt	260.00–267.50	692	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	405	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	770	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	471	370.09/cwt	358.00–395.00	1,743	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	384	320.54/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,231	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	298.44/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,567	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	405	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,704	3
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	785	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	354.50/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,698	4
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	580	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	200	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	295.74/cwt	291.00–309.00	1,656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	364.04/cwt	357.50–375.00	1,474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	279.74/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,933	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	424	322.34/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,367	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	321.42/cwt	321.00–321.50	1,980	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	377	400.61/cwt	392.50–426.00	1,510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	422	392.38/cwt	382.50–405.00	1,656	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	320.66/cwt	320.00–321.00	1,841	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	250.74/cwt	249.00–252.00	2,046	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	331	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,283	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	332.06/cwt	312.00–340.00	1,763	40
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	690	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,201	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	713	273.57/cwt	268.00–283.00	1,951	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	638	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,595	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	700–750	745	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	316.23/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	415	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	474	338.69/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	222.46/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	242.50/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,681	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	857	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,765	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	487	298.05/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,452	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	283.31/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,232	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	301.39/cwt	295.00–305.00	958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	320.26/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,355	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	646	269.06/cwt	268.00–271.00	1,738	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	324.69/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,503	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	520	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	252	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	315	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	803	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	288.75/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,617	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,315	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

Wed Jan 15, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 388Last week 236Year ago 54

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 49Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 16Year ago 0

No market comparison due to Holiday closure and winter weather closure last week; however all classes noticeably higher than before Holiday break. Market active with good buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	170.00	170.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,195	129.00–130.00	129.34
14	—	1,257	140.00–154.00	143.93
8	—	1,176	133.00–139.00	136.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	947	120.00–133.00	124.18
2	—	768	115.00–119.00	116.98
2	—	1,053	104.00–106.00	104.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,447	140.00–146.00	144.10
1	—	1,440	135.00	135.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,115	177.00	177.00
2	—	1,253	159.00	159.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,197	153.00–157.50	154.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	975	1,200.00–1,675.00	1,469.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	680	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	1,875.00	1,875.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	270.00	270.00
3	250–300	261	260.00–267.50	265.11
1	300–350	315	292.00	292.00
2	350–400	393	255.00–270.00	262.45
1	400–450	435	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	525	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	321	315.00–327.50	323.61
12	350–400	384	315.00–337.50	320.54
8	400–450	424	310.00–325.00	322.34
10	450–500	487	295.00–300.00	298.05
37	500–550	525	290.00–306.00	298.44
3	550–600	558	287.50–290.00	289.16
17	600–650	646	268.00–271.00	269.06
30	650–700	651	263.00–283.50	275.28
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	277.50	277.50
1	550–600	580	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	260.00	260.00
3	300–350	318	295.00–305.00	301.39
3	400–450	435	282.50–285.00	283.31
1	450–500	470	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
5	650–700	693	240.00–245.00	242.50
3	750–800	780	226.00	226.00
2	800–850	800	209.00	209.00
5	850–900	857	206.00	206.00
1	900–950	935	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	955	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	387.50	387.50
4	350–400	377	392.50–426.00	400.61
11	400–450	422	382.50–405.00	392.38
6	450–500	471	358.00–395.00	370.09
40	500–550	531	312.00–340.00	332.06
6	550–600	574	320.00–321.00	320.66
32	600–650	616	321.00–321.50	321.42
8	700–750	713	268.00–283.00	273.57
2	750–800	770	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	570	262.50	262.50
4	600–650	638	250.00	250.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	405	357.50–375.00	364.04
4	450–500	479	345.00–357.50	354.50
4	550–600	560	291.00–309.00	295.74
3	600–650	600	284.00	284.00
10	650–700	691	270.00–283.00	279.74
2	700–750	715	255.00	255.00
4	800–850	816	249.00–252.00	250.74
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	785	245.00	245.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	690	174.00	174.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	255.00	255.00
1	400–450	435	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	520	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	745	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	287.00	287.00
1	550–600	595	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	620	220.00–225.00	222.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	375.00	375.00
4	450–500	474	337.50–340.00	338.69
2	500–550	513	315.00–317.50	316.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	252	355.00	355.00
8	400–450	423	317.00–325.00	320.26
8	450–500	463	322.50–325.00	324.69
1	500–550	520	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	560	280.00–297.50	288.75
1	600–650	640	252.50	252.50
1	700–750	700	242.00	242.00
3	750–800	755	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	885	205.00	205.00
1	900–950	915	216.00	216.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle