Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality offerings in a limited comparison with last week's lite test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher; lean cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $356.52/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −45.20 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$356.52

108 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$560

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

$99.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.55

vs KY average

+16.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	357.44	1,989	107
Small and Medium 1-2	555	257.50	1,429	1thin

One grade step is worth $99.94/cwt here — about $560 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale108 hd

356.52

—

KY average27 barns · 1,541 hd

333.97

+22.55

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

+16.64

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

−45.20

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	1,692	202.31	3,423	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	170.39	2,103	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,366	161.97	2,213	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,002	137.24	1,375	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,135	190.00	2,157	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)	1,575	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,884	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,495	$3,353	4thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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 1-2	550–600	557	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	353.33/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	327.94/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,014	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	373.02/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	414	376.90/cwt	362.50–392.50	1,560	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	337.21/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,760	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	294.80/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,899	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	340	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	352.22/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,546	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	363	411.07/cwt	400.00–417.00	1,492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	326.18/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,996	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	362.40/cwt	325.00–368.00	2,044	88
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	372.50/cwt	362.50–377.50	1,397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	251.52/cwt	235.00–267.50	1,534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	368.00/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,079	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	736	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,134	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	584	330.04/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,927	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	330.37/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,563	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	3,352.55/head	3,175.00–3,500.00	3,353	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	246.32/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	321.77/cwt	313.00–335.00	1,351	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	220	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	263	316.30/cwt	287.50–375.00	832	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	775	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,957	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	2,037.02/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,037	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	720	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,239	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	630	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,331	1
Bulls	—	—	1,532	183.44/cwt	179.00–190.00	2,810	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	153.45/cwt	148.50–156.00	2,187	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	158.53/cwt	155.50–164.50	1,760	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	123.50/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,158	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	300–350	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,867	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	171.26/cwt	157.50–183.00	2,112	27
Bulls	—	—	1,772	211.75/cwt	200.00–226.00	3,752	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,135	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,157	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	164.45/cwt	156.50–173.00	2,218	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	135.76/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,345	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	555	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,429	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	460	272.12/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,252	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	525	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	395	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,699	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,050	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	380	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	250–300	290	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	914	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	335	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	411.99/cwt	395.00–427.50	1,360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	190	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	301.24/cwt	280.00–320.00	2,042	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	370.87/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,921	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	715	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	371.11/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	360.43/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,831	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	317.90/cwt	317.50–318.00	2,270	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	271.00/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,100	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	285.35/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,929	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	311.74/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,895	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,360	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 May 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 313Last week 217Year ago 407

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 46Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 26Year ago 79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	395.00–427.50	411.99
3	350–400	398	410.00	410.00
3	400–450	425	360.00–380.00	373.02
2	450–500	463	362.50–380.00	371.11
12	500–550	508	350.00–375.00	360.43
2	550–600	557	347.50	347.50
5	600–650	608	307.00–315.00	311.74
13	650–700	678	280.00–320.00	301.24
5	700–750	714	317.50–318.00	317.90
1	750–800	780	302.50	302.50
1	850–900	850	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	305	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	380	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	475	337.50	337.50
1	500–550	540	345.00	345.00
7	550–600	584	315.00–337.50	330.04
4	700–750	736	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	720	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	335	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	380	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	480	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	405.00	405.00
1	200–250	235	415.00	415.00
1	250–300	250	417.00	417.00
1	350–400	380	387.50	387.50
9	400–450	439	340.00–360.00	352.22
3	450–500	468	350.00–355.00	353.33
3	500–550	522	320.00	320.00
9	600–650	644	285.00–300.00	294.80
6	650–700	676	280.00–297.50	285.35
2	700–750	730	267.00–275.00	271.00
1	750–800	790	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	805	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	850	270.00	270.00
2	1000–1050	1,010	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	430.00	430.00
3	350–400	363	400.00–417.00	411.07
11	400–450	414	362.50–392.50	376.90
16	500–550	522	325.00–340.00	337.21
88	550–600	564	325.00–368.00	362.40
10	600–650	612	324.00–330.00	326.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	342.50	342.50
3	250–300	263	287.50–375.00	316.30
1	300–350	330	325.00	325.00
7	400–450	420	313.00–335.00	321.77
6	450–500	473	325.00–340.00	330.37
2	600–650	610	235.00–267.50	251.52
2	650–700	668	240.00–252.50	246.32
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	255.00–290.00	272.12
1	550–600	555	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	715	297.00	297.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	430	427.50	427.50
1	450–500	460	380.00	380.00
5	500–550	518	355.00–380.00	370.87
5	550–600	565	365.00–370.00	368.00
5	600–650	614	320.00–332.50	327.94
1	650–700	655	327.50	327.50
1	700–750	720	291.00	291.00
1	1100–1150	1,100	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	362.50–377.50	372.50
1	400–450	430	347.50	347.50
1	450–500	475	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	530	353.00	353.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	630	370.00	370.00
2	700–750	720	311.00	311.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	312.00	312.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,495	3,175.00–3,500.00	3,352.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,137	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,037.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,575	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,425.00	1,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,532	179.00–190.00	183.44
6	—	1,772	200.00–226.00	211.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,425	148.50–156.00	153.45
24	—	1,349	156.50–173.00	164.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,110	155.50–164.50	158.53
4	—	938	118.00–127.00	123.50
6	—	991	133.00–138.00	135.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	147.00	147.00
27	—	1,233	157.50–183.00	171.26
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	190.00	190.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle