Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages; over 600 lbs lite test. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher; 500-600 lb heifers steady to 3.00 lower; over 600 lb lite test. Yearlings lite test. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $321.83/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −79.89 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$321.83

60 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$75.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.35

vs KY average

−7.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	325.61	1,775	57
Medium and Large 2-3	577	250.00	1,443	2thin
Large 1-2	595	250.00	1,488	1thin

One grade step is worth $75.61/cwt here — about $288 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 sale60 hd

321.83

—

KY average25 barns · 1,467 hd

329.18

−7.35

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−7.51

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

−79.89

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	—	Average	1,529	189.73	2,901	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,272	156.63	1,992	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,397	151.84	2,121	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	946	133.20	1,260	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,245	193.00	2,403	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,245	174.00	2,166	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)	1,336	$2,478	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,500	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,290	$2,269	18
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,440	$2,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,780	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,478	$3,287	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,473	$2,538	2thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	388.27/cwt	377.50–400.00	2,031	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	424	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,866	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	337.90/cwt	315.00–353.00	1,774	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	369.71/cwt	364.00–375.00	2,133	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	417.98/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,530	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	601	329.43/cwt	329.00–335.00	1,980	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	345	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	593	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,981	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	421.00/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,000	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	317.64/cwt	300.00–337.00	1,366	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	970	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	243.38/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	319.92/cwt	302.50–337.50	1,696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	320.93/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,531	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	393	316.42/cwt	290.00–342.50	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	601	248.34/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,493	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,336	2,477.77/head	2,050.00–2,625.00	2,478	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	162.97/cwt	155.00–174.00	1,659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	571	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,056	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	1
Steers	Large 1-2	350–400	380	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,033	1,596.13/head	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,596	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,395	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,245	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,166	1
Bulls	—	—	1,225	172.20/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,109	2
Bulls	—	—	1,732	201.41/cwt	192.00–217.00	3,488	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,245	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,403	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	610	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	653	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	134.34/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,357	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	145.96/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,749	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	160.19/cwt	154.00–170.00	2,076	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	154.09/cwt	149.00–172.50	2,182	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	146.22/cwt	143.00–148.50	1,974	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,473	2,538.33/head	2,500.00–2,575.00	2,538	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,780	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	390	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	650–700	662	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	338.17/cwt	332.50–341.00	2,134	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,322	2,353.24/head	1,950.00–2,600.00	2,353	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,358	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,385	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	222.55/cwt	200.00–240.00	2,021	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	358.00/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,880	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,516	3,146.90/head	2,750.00–3,350.00	3,147	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,458	3,662.44/head	3,625.00–3,700.00	3,662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	340.01/cwt	330.00–342.00	2,251	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	322.02/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	332.40/cwt	287.50–360.00	1,895	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	370.81/cwt	353.00–399.00	1,787	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	308.38/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,662	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	347.05/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,621	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,210	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	311.85/cwt	290.00–318.00	1,815	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	249.31/cwt	236.00–260.00	1,952	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	393.41/cwt	377.00–405.00	1,692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	889	206.97/cwt	190.00–224.00	1,840	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,970	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	315.31/cwt	307.00–324.00	1,968	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	330.49/cwt	327.00–337.00	2,036	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	457	361.28/cwt	356.00–392.50	1,651	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	368.91/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,402	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	418.07/cwt	412.00–423.00	1,731	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,186	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	353.70/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	379	394.93/cwt	382.50–400.00	1,497	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	422	384.65/cwt	372.50–395.00	1,623	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	405.92/cwt	398.00–413.00	1,997	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,729	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,190	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 Apr 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 389Last week 411Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 91Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 54Year ago 81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	366	400.00–430.00	417.98
7	400–450	414	412.00–423.00	418.07
15	450–500	492	398.00–413.00	405.92
2	500–550	523	377.50–400.00	388.27
14	550–600	577	364.00–375.00	369.71
1	750–800	755	290.00	290.00
1	950–1000	950	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	424	440.00	440.00
5	450–500	475	420.00–425.00	421.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	415	370.00	370.00
4	500–550	530	302.50–337.50	319.92
2	550–600	570	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	780	270.00	270.00
1	950–1000	970	205.00	205.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	292.00	292.00
3	550–600	571	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	631	332.50–341.00	338.17
8	650–700	662	330.00–342.00	340.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	463	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	560	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	593	334.00	334.00
3	600–650	616	327.00–337.00	330.49
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	412.00	412.00
3	350–400	375	412.00	412.00
5	400–450	430	377.00–405.00	393.41
14	450–500	482	353.00–399.00	370.81
3	500–550	525	330.00–385.00	358.00
10	550–600	570	287.50–360.00	332.40
6	600–650	624	307.00–324.00	315.31
1	650–700	655	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	720	279.00	279.00
1	750–800	765	270.00	270.00
4	850–900	889	190.00–224.00	206.97
5	900–950	908	200.00–240.00	222.55
3	950–1000	985	200.00	200.00
1	1200–1250	1,210	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	382.50	382.50
9	350–400	379	382.50–400.00	394.93
13	400–450	422	372.50–395.00	384.65
25	450–500	457	356.00–392.50	361.28
30	500–550	525	315.00–353.00	337.90
3	550–600	568	320.00–325.00	322.02
14	600–650	601	329.00–335.00	329.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	393	290.00–342.50	316.42
4	400–450	430	300.00–337.00	317.64
6	450–500	477	300.00–335.00	320.93
2	550–600	577	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	601	245.00–250.00	248.34
3	650–700	670	230.00–250.00	243.38
1	700–750	705	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	662	294.00	294.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	351.00	351.00
10	350–400	380	355.00–380.00	368.91
6	400–450	445	350.00–362.50	353.70
17	450–500	467	335.00–350.00	347.05
8	500–550	539	304.00–310.00	308.38
16	550–600	582	290.00–318.00	311.85
6	600–650	645	268.00	268.00
6	750–800	783	236.00–260.00	249.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,500	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,336	2,050.00–2,625.00	2,477.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,322	1,950.00–2,600.00	2,353.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,033	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,596.13
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,018	155.00–174.00	162.97
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	141.50	141.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,395	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,780	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,458	3,625.00–3,700.00	3,662.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,395	4,050.00	4,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,473	2,500.00–2,575.00	2,538.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,516	2,750.00–3,350.00	3,146.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	2,175.00	2,175.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,440	2,625.00	2,625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	174.00	174.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	193.00	193.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	170.00–174.00	172.20
3	—	1,732	192.00–217.00	201.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	107.00	107.00
3	—	1,010	130.00–139.00	134.34
1	—	1,090	156.00	156.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	145.00–147.00	145.96
6	—	1,296	154.00–170.00	160.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,416	149.00–172.50	154.09
4	—	1,350	143.00–148.50	146.22

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

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