Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week 400-550 lb feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher with good demand; over 600 lbs limited comparison with last week. Feeder heifers mixed with calves under 500 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher with good demand; over 500 lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower with moderate demand in a lite test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $369.44/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 2 of 22 comparable sales and sits −87.21 against this barn's trailing median of $456.65.

Average price

$369.44

18 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$62.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.44

vs KY average

−2.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	389.00	2,077	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	501	331.00	1,658	5thin
Large 1-2	575	327.00	1,880	1thin

One grade step is worth $62.00/cwt here — about $197 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

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 sale18 hd

369.44

—

KY average23 barns · 846 hd

366.00

+3.44

National average147 barns · 7,194 hd

372.43

−2.99

This barn, trailing median22 sales

456.65

−87.21

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	1,502	183.43	2,755	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,394	159.36	2,221	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,215	150.65	1,830	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	140.92	1,550	12
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,755	142.00	2,492	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)	1,368	$2,609	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,515	$3,447	3thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	315.24/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	791	320.92/cwt	310.00–323.00	2,538	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	383	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,513	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	608	317.72/cwt	313.00–327.00	1,932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	687	251.50/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	337.46/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	601	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,893	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	584	334.10/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,951	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	322.36/cwt	232.50–336.00	1,850	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	561	290.48/cwt	286.00–299.00	1,630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	353.69/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	488	351.27/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	433	383.33/cwt	377.50–387.50	1,660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	349.22/cwt	347.50–351.00	1,652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	362.29/cwt	341.00–378.00	2,246	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	343.50/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	501	331.00/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	870	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	170.33/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,119	1
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	850	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,380	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,362.87/head	2,275.00–2,450.00	2,363	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,735	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,618	3,670.48/head	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,670	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	800–850	810	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,701	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	575	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,880	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	675	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,093	1
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	765	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,066	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	3,672	1
Bulls	—	—	1,260	162.14/cwt	152.00–180.00	2,043	3
Bulls	—	—	1,587	189.06/cwt	183.50–197.00	3,000	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	131.04/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,368	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	145.18/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,725	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	156.12/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,939	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	139.71/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,577	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	164.30/cwt	162.50–166.50	1,848	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,492	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	167.13/cwt	165.50–169.00	2,398	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,364	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,314	159.06/cwt	158.00–161.00	2,090	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	250–300	262	305.78/cwt	302.50–315.00	801	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	473	310.92/cwt	308.00–317.00	1,471	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	800–850	815	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,302	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	503	301.24/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,515	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	575	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,524	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	360	280.14/cwt	250.00–312.00	1,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	301.09/cwt	292.00–310.00	1,852	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	180	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	532	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	708	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,124	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	685	348.26/cwt	348.00–351.00	2,386	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	310.32/cwt	287.00–335.00	1,772	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	343.81/cwt	285.00–360.00	1,423	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	751	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,328	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	400	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	493	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,888	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	250.11/cwt	235.00–277.50	1,828	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	211.23/cwt	210.00–212.50	2,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	287.38/cwt	282.50–297.00	2,049	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	534	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,077	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	302.37/cwt	265.00–320.00	1,854	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	370.31/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,355	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,028	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	337.20/cwt	335.00–338.00	1,753	5

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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 281Last week 376Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 56Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 100Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	370	362.50	362.50
2	400–450	415	295.00–335.00	315.24
2	450–500	458	335.00–340.00	337.46
1	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	595	317.00	317.00
1	600–650	620	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	690	235.00	235.00
2	750–800	755	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	601	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	415.00	415.00
1	250–300	285	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	310	360.00	360.00
7	350–400	366	350.00–400.00	370.31
5	400–450	414	285.00–360.00	343.81
1	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
5	500–550	520	335.00–338.00	337.20
6	550–600	571	287.00–335.00	310.32
9	600–650	615	292.00–310.00	301.09
1	650–700	675	275.00	275.00
7	700–750	731	235.00–277.50	250.11
1	850–900	855	207.00	207.00
2	950–1000	980	210.00–212.50	211.23
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	810	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	250.00–312.00	280.14
3	450–500	473	308.00–317.00	310.92
2	500–550	503	300.00–302.50	301.24
1	550–600	575	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	310.00	310.00
5	750–800	751	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	435	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	490	327.00	327.00
2	500–550	532	292.00	292.00
3	550–600	561	286.00–299.00	290.48
3	650–700	687	245.00–265.00	251.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	377.50–387.50	383.33
2	450–500	488	350.00–352.50	351.27
3	500–550	523	335.00–350.00	343.50
9	550–600	584	330.00–336.00	334.10
3	700–750	708	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	350.00–355.00	353.69
2	450–500	473	347.50–351.00	349.22
17	550–600	574	232.50–336.00	322.36
9	600–650	613	265.00–320.00	302.37
10	650–700	670	310.00	310.00
3	700–750	713	282.50–297.00	287.38
1	750–800	780	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	262	302.50–315.00	305.78
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	367.50	367.50
2	500–550	532	350.00	350.00
2	800–850	815	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	383	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	400	392.50	392.50
7	450–500	493	383.00	383.00
12	500–550	534	389.00	389.00
12	600–650	620	341.00–378.00	362.29
11	650–700	685	348.00–351.00	348.26
12	750–800	791	310.00–323.00	320.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	340.00	340.00
5	500–550	501	330.00–332.50	331.00
3	600–650	608	313.00–327.00	317.72
1	700–750	735	267.00	267.00
1	750–800	750	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	445	358.00	358.00
2	750–800	770	322.00	322.00
1	900–950	930	270.00	270.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	327.00	327.00
1	750–800	765	270.00	270.00
10	850–900	850	280.00	280.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,098	165.00–175.00	170.33
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,185	2,275.00–2,450.00	2,362.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,735	3,100.00	3,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,618	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,670.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	213.50	213.50
3	—	1,260	152.00–180.00	162.14
6	—	1,587	183.50–197.00	189.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,044	125.00–135.00	131.04
6	—	1,129	136.00–143.00	139.71
2	—	1,125	162.50–166.50	164.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,188	136.00–149.00	145.18
5	—	1,242	153.00–159.00	156.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	165.50–169.00	167.13
1	—	1,630	145.00	145.00
4	—	1,314	158.00–161.00	159.06
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	142.00	142.00

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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