Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday market not fully established due to lite receipts and some plainer odds and ends due to extremely cold weather overnight; however a few good quality weaned 400-500 lb steers 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls lite test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $268.63/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −133.10 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$268.63

51 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,469

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$37.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.92

vs KY average

−35.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	272.33	1,487	46
Medium and Large 2-3	553	234.51	1,297	5thin

One grade step is worth $37.82/cwt here — about $190 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale51 hd

268.63

—

KY average25 barns · 1,760 hd

277.54

−8.92

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−35.79

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

−133.10

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	—	Low	1,355	110.00	1,491	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	126.97	1,515	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	103.71	1,001	3thin

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)	1,080	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,487	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	606	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,576	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	417	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	307.50/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,353	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	570	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,183	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	485	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	298.28/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,882	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	690	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	1,853	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	341.10/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,279	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	312.10/cwt	312.00–312.50	1,795	10
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	480	383.31/cwt	382.50–385.00	1,840	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	320.00/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	294.42/cwt	265.00–325.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	271.61/cwt	262.50–274.50	1,526	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	413	377.82/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,560	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	470	244.02/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	488	289.82/cwt	277.50–297.50	1,414	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	421	289.51/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,219	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	352	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	317	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	999	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	123.49/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,436	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,088	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	133.92/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,678	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	100.06/cwt	96.00–103.00	959	2
Bulls	—	—	1,355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,491	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,317	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,039	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	435	231.70/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	336	260.14/cwt	247.50–272.50	874	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	263.81/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,398	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	253.00/cwt	232.50–275.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	295.11/cwt	290.00–297.50	974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	355	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,470	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	261.56/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,235	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	231.89/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,310	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	260.58/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	226.65/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	284.56/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,104	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,391	2

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 388Year ago 380

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 51Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 13Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	417	322.50	322.50
4	500–550	535	278.00	278.00
6	600–650	606	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	335.00	335.00
4	350–400	371	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	440	305.00–310.00	307.50
1	450–500	485	290.00	290.00
2	850–900	872	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	230.00–232.50	231.70
1	450–500	485	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	570	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	360.00–395.00	377.82
6	450–500	480	382.50–385.00	383.31
2	500–550	510	315.00–325.00	320.00
10	550–600	575	312.00–312.50	312.10
14	600–650	631	298.00–300.00	298.28
20	650–700	690	268.50	268.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	375	337.50–345.00	341.10
2	450–500	460	322.50	322.50
1	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	610	272.50	272.50
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	470	237.50–250.00	244.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	265.00–325.00	294.42
2	350–400	352	312.50	312.50
1	400–450	430	302.50	302.50
4	550–600	575	255.00–265.00	260.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	317	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	355	302.50	302.50
5	400–450	421	280.00–302.50	289.51
9	450–500	488	277.50–297.50	289.82
10	500–550	514	286.00	286.00
26	550–600	562	262.50–274.50	271.61
5	600–650	625	260.00	260.00
5	650–700	664	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	232.50–275.00	253.00
4	300–350	336	247.50–272.50	260.14
1	450–500	465	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	505	245.00	245.00
4	550–600	565	225.00–242.50	231.89
3	650–700	655	225.00–230.00	226.65
1	750–800	785	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	290.00–297.50	295.11
11	350–400	388	282.50–285.00	284.56
3	450–500	472	250.00–272.50	261.56
8	500–550	530	260.00–270.00	263.81
2	550–600	562	247.50	247.50
1	600–650	635	247.50	247.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,163	120.00–129.00	123.49
2	—	1,253	133.00–135.00	133.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	111.00	111.00
2	—	958	96.00–103.00	100.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,650.00	1,650.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle