Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market comparison with last week due to holiday closure: however good demand for weaned calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $336.85/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −64.87 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$336.85

72 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$54.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.26

vs KY average

−4.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	339.17	1,859	67
Medium and Large 2-3	543	310.89	1,687	4thin
Large 1-2	560	285.00	1,596	1thin

One grade step is worth $54.17/cwt here — about $263 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 sale72 hd

336.85

—

KY average18 barns · 919 hd

336.59

+0.26

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

−4.68

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

−64.87

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	1,788	203.70	3,643	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	163.81	2,411	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	163.31	1,992	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	142.59	1,446	20
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,430	134.00	1,916	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)	1,242	$2,717	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,235	$2,255	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,050	9
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	930	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,485	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,337	$3,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,590	$3,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,394	$3,027	22

Every lot, as filed

105 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	600–650	629	306.51/cwt	283.00–314.00	1,928	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	355.14/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,335	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	328.72/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,870	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	317.94/cwt	295.00–326.00	2,137	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	382.28/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	335.04/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,441	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,039	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	322.81/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,985	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	339.39/cwt	335.00–349.00	1,595	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	335.66/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,262	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	375.09/cwt	352.50–395.00	1,737	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	373.67/cwt	355.00–390.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	283.06/cwt	265.00–301.00	2,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	381.61/cwt	377.50–390.00	1,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	340.86/cwt	330.00–351.00	1,449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	332.06/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	695	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	765	337.75/cwt	337.75–337.75	2,584	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	728	321.63/cwt	319.00–322.00	2,341	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	318.20/cwt	311.00–327.00	1,651	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	340.90/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,759	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	419	370.64/cwt	370.00–377.00	1,553	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	595	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,142	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,652.22/head	2,450.00–2,825.00	2,652	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,555	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	2,075.42/head	1,925.00–2,275.00	2,075	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	464	317.71/cwt	286.00–347.50	1,474	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	480	351.94/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,689	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	373.11/cwt	372.50–375.00	1,910	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	750–800	760	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,581	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,254	2,646.25/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,646	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,488	3,266.88/head	2,975.00–3,500.00	3,267	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	217.52/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	932	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,491	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	3,573.66/head	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,574	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	1,621.16/head	1,535.00–1,700.00	1,621	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	425	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	380	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	435	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,077	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,430	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,916	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	126.89/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,292	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	145.06/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,364	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	162.27/cwt	159.00–165.50	2,356	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	162.81/cwt	160.00–168.50	1,944	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	155.93/cwt	152.50–159.50	1,901	5
Bulls	—	—	1,190	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,083	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,356	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	183.77/cwt	183.50–184.00	2,435	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	172.78/cwt	172.50–173.50	2,557	3
Bulls	—	—	1,941	220.46/cwt	205.50–230.50	4,279	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	161.05/cwt	153.00–179.50	1,744	6
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	625	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,988	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	585	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,971	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	560	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	533	315.74/cwt	310.00–328.00	1,683	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	630	311.00/cwt	302.50–313.00	1,959	5
Bulls	—	—	1,753	195.71/cwt	181.00–205.00	3,431	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	2,334.44/head	1,925.00–2,600.00	2,334	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,277	2,910.00/head	2,910.00–2,910.00	2,910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,868	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,590	3,725.00/head	3,725.00–3,725.00	3,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,337	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	331.86/cwt	313.00–350.00	1,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,973	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	309.78/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	652	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	304.27/cwt	293.00–316.00	2,176	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	342.15/cwt	338.00–349.00	1,974	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	306.51/cwt	292.00–325.00	2,051	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	329.96/cwt	329.00–335.00	1,739	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	214.50/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	359.20/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,311	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	302.62/cwt	290.00–309.00	2,194	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	334.04/cwt	324.00–345.00	1,921	6

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 Jul 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 376Last week 144Year ago 526

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 19Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 10Year ago 24

No market comparison with last week due to holiday closure: however good demand for weaned calves.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	365.00	365.00
4	350–400	365	350.00–362.50	359.20
3	400–450	425	330.00–351.00	340.86
2	450–500	482	335.00	335.00
5	500–550	514	325.00–340.00	332.06
6	550–600	575	324.00–345.00	334.04
10	600–650	629	283.00–314.00	306.51
7	650–700	669	292.00–325.00	306.51
3	700–750	725	290.00–309.00	302.62
2	750–800	790	297.00	297.00
2	800–850	825	214.00–215.00	214.50
1	950–1000	995	187.00	187.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	695	331.00	331.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	355	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	440	311.00	311.00
12	450–500	464	286.00–347.50	317.71
8	500–550	519	311.00–327.00	318.20
1	550–600	550	313.00	313.00
1	600–650	620	250.00	250.00
2	750–800	755	215.00–220.00	217.52
2	900–950	932	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	255.00	255.00
1	400–450	435	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	533	310.00–328.00	315.74
5	600–650	630	302.50–313.00	311.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	355.00–390.00	373.67
1	250–300	255	357.50	357.50
3	300–350	325	377.50–390.00	381.61
3	350–400	376	350.00–357.50	355.14
4	400–450	430	330.00–337.50	335.04
18	450–500	470	335.00–349.00	339.39
6	500–550	527	329.00–335.00	329.96
7	550–600	569	320.00–335.00	328.72
17	600–650	615	300.00–330.00	322.81
12	650–700	672	295.00–326.00	317.94
1	700–750	705	311.00	311.00
2	750–800	773	265.00–301.00	283.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	370.00	370.00
11	400–450	419	370.00–377.00	370.64
11	450–500	480	350.00–360.00	351.94
26	500–550	516	335.00–345.00	340.90
28	550–600	577	338.00–349.00	342.15
16	700–750	728	319.00–322.00	321.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	410	305.00	305.00
2	500–550	515	300.00–319.00	309.78
2	550–600	570	312.00	312.00
2	700–750	700	246.00	246.00
1	750–800	795	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	800	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	405	365.00–400.00	382.28
7	450–500	463	352.50–395.00	375.09
1	500–550	510	260.00	260.00
8	550–600	581	351.00	351.00
1	600–650	645	326.00	326.00
4	650–700	674	330.00–337.50	335.66
6	700–750	715	293.00–316.00	304.27
1	1000–1050	1,005	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	750–800	765	337.75	337.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	512	372.50–375.00	373.11
8	550–600	595	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	610	352.50	352.50
2	650–700	652	359.00	359.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	388	313.00–350.00	331.86
1	400–450	410	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	515	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	585	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	685	288.00	288.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	585	337.00	337.00
1	600–650	625	318.00	318.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,230	2,450.00–2,825.00	2,652.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,172	1,925.00–2,275.00	2,075.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,262	1,925.00–2,600.00	2,334.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,015	1,535.00–1,700.00	1,621.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,277	2,910.00	2,910.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	184.00	184.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,254	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,646.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,488	2,975.00–3,500.00	3,266.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,580	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,573.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,590	3,725.00	3,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,485	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,337	3,900.00	3,900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	2,250.00	2,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	134.00	134.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,018	122.00–130.00	126.89
6	—	940	141.00–149.00	145.06
6	—	1,083	153.00–179.50	161.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,452	159.00–165.50	162.27
2	—	1,520	155.00	155.00
3	—	1,480	172.50–173.50	172.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,194	160.00–168.50	162.81
5	—	1,219	152.50–159.50	155.93
2	—	1,325	183.50–184.00	183.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	175.00	175.00
6	—	1,941	205.50–230.50	220.46
9	—	1,753	181.00–205.00	195.71

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

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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

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