Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers under 600 lbs softer undertone in a lite test; over 600 lbs sold 5.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers unevenly steady in a lite test. Yearlings lite test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher; some high dressing bulls sharply higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.36/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −70.36 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$331.36

21 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$50.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.92

vs KY average

−1.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	335.72	1,788	19thin
Large 1-2	565	295.00	1,667	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	545	285.00	1,553	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.72/cwt here — about $235 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 sale21 hd

331.36

—

KY average17 barns · 782 hd

326.44

+4.92

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−1.33

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

−70.36

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	1,669	207.76	3,468	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,342	166.05	2,229	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	165.07	2,005	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	146.43	1,518	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	131.00	1,395	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,420	128.50	1,825	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,187	$2,225	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,107	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,460	$2,948	3thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	600–650	612	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,007	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	348.00/cwt	341.00–355.00	1,653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	397.92/cwt	390.00–422.00	1,548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	459.85/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,540	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	167.35/cwt	161.50–182.50	2,073	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	141.30/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,417	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	156.96/cwt	148.00–165.50	1,640	5
Bulls	—	—	1,330	183.88/cwt	179.00–190.00	2,446	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,825	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	158.20/cwt	157.00–159.50	2,041	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	395	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,667	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	500	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	165	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	215	437.33/cwt	435.00–440.00	940	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	368.03/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	185	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	365.55/cwt	350.00–372.00	1,894	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,164	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	346.59/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,449	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	305.12/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,203	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	222.25/cwt	222.00–222.50	1,789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	298.56/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	287.42/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,078	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	372	396.09/cwt	380.00–417.00	1,473	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	168.14/cwt	161.00–175.00	2,280	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	158.26/cwt	157.50–159.00	1,754	2
Bulls	—	—	1,078	160.01/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,725	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,573	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,395	1
Bulls	—	—	1,914	226.33/cwt	199.00–246.00	4,332	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	2,947.95/head	2,900.00–3,050.00	2,948	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	2,224.88/head	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,225	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	565	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,667	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	560	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,848	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	325.15/cwt	324.00–327.50	1,551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	340.00/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	528	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,086	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	2,198.51/head	1,950.00–2,425.00	2,199	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	360.14/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	318.69/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	329.14/cwt	317.00–335.00	1,919	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	335.64/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,769	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	386.66/cwt	385.00–387.50	1,752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	406.96/cwt	392.50–415.00	1,481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	557	339.67/cwt	339.00–340.00	1,892	3

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 244Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 72Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 52Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	435.00	435.00
4	350–400	364	392.50–415.00	406.96
2	400–450	432	390.00	390.00
3	450–500	453	385.00–387.50	386.66
8	500–550	518	350.00–372.00	365.55
1	550–600	555	350.00	350.00
4	600–650	612	328.00	328.00
3	700–750	722	295.00–310.00	305.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	450.00–470.00	459.85
1	350–400	395	422.00	422.00
4	500–550	528	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	608	356.00	356.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	582	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	610	307.00	307.00
1	750–800	780	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	395	350.00	350.00
6	400–450	418	335.00–370.00	346.59
2	450–500	475	341.00–355.00	348.00
1	500–550	545	325.00	325.00
3	600–650	621	285.00–305.00	298.56
2	700–750	730	252.50	252.50
2	800–850	805	222.00–222.50	222.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	165	500.00	500.00
2	200–250	215	435.00–440.00	437.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	380.00–417.00	396.09
15	500–550	527	330.00–342.00	335.64
3	550–600	557	339.00–340.00	339.67
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	305.00–345.00	318.69
3	450–500	477	324.00–327.50	325.15
1	500–550	545	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	735	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	389	390.00–422.00	397.92
2	400–450	400	397.50	397.50
4	450–500	479	360.00–377.50	368.03
1	550–600	565	341.00	341.00
2	600–650	630	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	723	285.00–290.00	287.42
1	800–850	830	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	370	350.00–370.00	360.14
2	400–450	440	342.50	342.50
2	450–500	490	335.00–345.00	340.00
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	583	317.00–335.00	329.14
1	600–650	630	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,239	161.50–182.50	167.35
2	—	1,108	157.50–159.00	158.26
2	—	1,063	148.00	148.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,003	138.00–146.00	141.30
5	—	1,045	148.00–165.50	156.96
1	—	1,195	124.50	124.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,290	157.00–159.50	158.20
15	—	1,356	161.00–175.00	168.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,330	179.00–190.00	183.88
2	—	1,078	157.00–163.00	160.01
9	—	1,914	199.00–246.00	226.33
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	128.50	128.50
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	131.00	131.00

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	3	—	1,460	2,900.00–3,050.00	2,947.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,187	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,224.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,133	1,950.00–2,425.00	2,198.51
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	180.00	180.00

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

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