Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends in the feeder or slaughter markets due to a light test , however the feeder market appeared stronger and with good demand for weaned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls appeared stronger in spots as well with a limited supply and good demand. Buyers were active today and willing pay premiums for quality feeders and higher yielding slaughter animals.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $333.25/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −68.47 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$333.25

30 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$46.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.87

vs KY average

−14.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	337.46	1,845	27
Medium and Large 2	533	297.56	1,586	2thin
Large 1-2	590	291.00	1,717	1thin

One grade step is worth $46.46/cwt here — about $128 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 sale30 hd

333.25

—

KY average26 barns · 752 hd

338.12

−4.87

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−14.25

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

−68.47

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	1,621	205.21	3,327	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,499	175.92	2,637	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,326	174.86	2,319	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	950	144.66	1,374	11
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,175	230.00	2,703	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 (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,037	$2,379	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,038	$2,289	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$2,212	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	918	$2,061	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,641	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	545	$1,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,355	$3,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$3,226	4thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	321.27/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,908	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	341.36/cwt	337.00–355.00	2,011	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,077	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	398.47/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	348.42/cwt	339.00–349.50	1,871	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	596	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,205	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	305.98/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,912	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	320.64/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	353.75/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	340.55/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,764	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,990	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	318.48/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	555	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	313.70/cwt	307.50–320.00	2,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	358.42/cwt	349.00–365.00	1,717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	335.03/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	360.18/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,513	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	321.95/cwt	300.00–329.00	1,838	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,109	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	2,060.56/head	1,825.00–2,300.00	2,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,640.53/head	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,641	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,175	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,703	1
Bulls	—	—	1,768	210.04/cwt	209.50–210.50	3,714	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	750	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,406	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	670	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	503	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	159.11/cwt	156.50–163.00	1,718	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	141.90/cwt	133.00–148.00	1,369	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	2,273	1
Bulls	—	—	1,440	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,362	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	220.99/cwt	218.00–223.50	3,458	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	177.29/cwt	172.00–181.00	2,670	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,376	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	179.98/cwt	171.00–192.00	2,327	3
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	545	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,894	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	495	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,832	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	590	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,717	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	568	297.56/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,690	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	640	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	652	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,891	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	820	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	2,288.67/head	2,250.00–2,325.00	2,289	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	2,379.37/head	2,125.00–2,675.00	2,379	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,423.80/head	2,100.00–2,625.00	2,424	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	545	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	264.87/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,266	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	364.93/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,233	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	3,426.11/head	3,400.00–3,450.00	3,426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	307.22/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	307.03/cwt	305.00–308.00	1,495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	297.56/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	339.25/cwt	339.00–340.00	1,886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	248.44/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	337.50/cwt	320.00–355.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	360.51/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,395	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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 154Year ago 405

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 38Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 8Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	347.50–360.00	353.75
6	400–450	420	350.00–367.50	360.18
2	450–500	458	330.00–340.00	335.03
3	500–550	517	305.00–325.00	318.48
4	550–600	594	310.00–325.00	321.27
4	600–650	625	300.00–312.00	305.98
2	700–750	717	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	770	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	537	339.00–349.50	348.42
4	550–600	556	339.00–340.00	339.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	291.00	291.00
1	600–650	640	293.00	293.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	260.00–270.00	264.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	300.00–315.00	307.22
3	450–500	487	305.00–308.00	307.03
2	500–550	533	295.00–300.00	297.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	390.00	390.00
6	400–450	437	390.00–400.00	398.47
2	450–500	455	395.00	395.00
7	500–550	518	340.00–342.00	340.55
4	550–600	589	337.00–355.00	341.36
1	600–650	620	311.00	311.00
2	650–700	665	307.50–320.00	313.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	518	401.00	401.00
5	550–600	596	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	425.00	425.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	495	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	545	347.50	347.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	340.00	340.00
2	300–350	338	355.00–375.00	364.93
1	350–400	380	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	445	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	452	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	630	274.00	274.00
1	750–800	785	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	392.00	392.00
1	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
5	450–500	479	349.00–365.00	358.42
3	500–550	527	317.00–325.00	320.64
4	550–600	571	300.00–329.00	321.95
3	600–650	618	322.00	322.00
1	700–750	740	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	905	229.00	229.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	568	295.00–300.00	297.56
2	650–700	652	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	320.00–355.00	337.50
2	300–350	340	375.00	375.00
6	350–400	387	330.00–375.00	360.51
1	450–500	470	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	735	240.00–257.00	248.44
1	750–800	765	235.00	235.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	2,750.00	2,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,460	3,400.00–3,450.00	3,426.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	918	1,825.00–2,300.00	2,060.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	825	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,640.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,038	2,250.00–2,325.00	2,288.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,037	2,125.00–2,675.00	2,379.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,080	2,100.00–2,625.00	2,423.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,355	3,550.00	3,550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	545	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	230.00	230.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,768	209.50–210.50	210.04
1	—	1,440	164.00	164.00
2	—	1,565	218.00–223.50	220.99
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	187.50	187.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	75.00	75.00
3	—	1,080	156.50–163.00	159.11
6	—	965	133.00–148.00	141.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	159.50	159.50
3	—	1,293	171.00–192.00	179.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,506	172.00–181.00	177.29
1	—	1,440	165.00	165.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle