Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers noticeably lower in a lite test. Heat advisory today combined with many farmers working in hay brought lite receipts and limited buyer participation for calves. Good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower in a lite test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $326.57/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −130.08 against this barn's trailing median of $456.65.

Average price

$326.57

7 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$31.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.47

vs KY average

−43.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	575	340.00	1,955	4thin
Small and Medium 1-2	557	308.67	1,718	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.33/cwt here — about $237 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

22 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $515.83, low $358.79, median $456.65 across 22 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 sale7 hd

326.57

—

KY average24 barns · 560 hd

364.04

−37.47

National average140 barns · 6,212 hd

369.58

−43.01

This barn, trailing median22 sales

456.65

−130.08

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	1,630	200.30	3,266	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	164.75	2,103	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	160.09	2,384	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	150.25	1,510	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	144.00	1,627	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)	1,253	$2,235	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,138	$1,857	5

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	159.18/cwt	158.50–160.00	1,947	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,293	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	172.61/cwt	166.00–178.00	2,199	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	160.31/cwt	158.00–161.50	2,349	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	164.71/cwt	163.50–166.50	2,594	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,740	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	510	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,479	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	580	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,844	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	555	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,249	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	430	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	476	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,357	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	450	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	343.99/cwt	341.00–350.00	1,569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	335.13/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,658	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	725	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	200–250	230	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	342.50/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,319	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	279.22/cwt	277.50–281.00	1,703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	352.78/cwt	350.00–356.00	1,492	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,223	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,103	1,863.04/head	1,850.00–1,875.00	1,863	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,123	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,168	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,627	1
Bulls	—	—	2,055	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	4,439	1
Bulls	—	—	1,418	192.45/cwt	183.00–199.00	2,729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	401	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,247	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	353.94/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,490	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,230.00/head	2,210.00–2,250.00	2,230	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	2,234.83/head	2,110.00–2,375.00	2,235	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,537	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,955	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	614	296.85/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,823	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	302.51/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,659	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 Jun 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 144Last week 201Year ago 309

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 83Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 16Year ago 15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,223	158.50–160.00	159.18
4	—	1,274	166.00–178.00	172.61
1	—	1,445	150.00	150.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,045	166.50	166.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,465	158.00–161.50	160.31
2	—	1,575	163.50–166.50	164.71
1	—	1,415	150.00	150.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	144.00	144.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,055	216.00	216.00
2	—	1,418	183.00–199.00	192.45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	272.50	272.50
1	500–550	510	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	580	318.00	318.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	390.00	390.00
4	550–600	575	340.00	340.00
4	750–800	791	281.00	281.00
63	800–850	821	309.00	309.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	377.50	377.50
1	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
5	600–650	614	285.00–300.00	296.85
1	800–850	820	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	257.50	257.50
1	450–500	480	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
5	400–450	421	340.00–360.00	353.94
2	450–500	483	330.00–340.00	335.13
3	500–550	501	331.00	331.00
1	600–650	605	286.00	286.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	320.00	320.00
4	500–550	519	300.00–310.00	302.51
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	275.00	275.00
3	450–500	476	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	555	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	352.50	352.50
2	350–400	385	335.00–350.00	342.50
7	400–450	423	350.00–356.00	352.78
3	450–500	456	341.00–350.00	343.99
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	610	277.50–281.00	279.22
1	700–750	700	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	401	311.00	311.00
2	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	532	296.00	296.00
1	700–750	730	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,103	1,850.00–1,875.00	1,863.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,380	2,210.00–2,250.00	2,230.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,253	2,110.00–2,375.00	2,234.83

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

Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle