Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers were 3.00 to 8.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and strong demand. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for harder conditioned and weaned packages of calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $382.65/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 2 of 22 comparable sales and sits −74.00 against this barn's trailing median of $456.65.

Average price

$382.65

38 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,098

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

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

$69.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.43

vs KY average

−7.37 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	384.48	2,105	37
Medium and Large 2	575	315.00	1,811	1thin

One grade step is worth $69.48/cwt here — about $294 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

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 sale38 hd

382.65

—

KY average22 barns · 708 hd

386.08

−3.43

National average145 barns · 8,057 hd

390.02

−7.37

This barn, trailing median22 sales

456.65

−74.00

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	1,513	203.23	3,075	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	182.27	2,247	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,415	178.99	2,533	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	159.37	1,672	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,475	235.00	3,466	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,198	$2,803	32
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,166	$2,746	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	988	$2,685	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,148	$2,553	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	913	$2,325	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	770	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,620	$3,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$2,950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,042	$2,600	3thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	1050–1100	1,055	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,479	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	580	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	332.97/cwt	322.50–343.00	2,078	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,049	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	290.89/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,100	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	301	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,174	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	324.34/cwt	324.00–325.00	1,891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	380.98/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,383	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	343.81/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,637	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	315.46/cwt	304.00–327.50	2,265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	274.78/cwt	272.00–277.50	2,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	332.53/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,899	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	368.37/cwt	358.00–371.00	2,439	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	614	396.50/cwt	396.50–396.50	2,435	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	412.21/cwt	396.00–420.00	1,810	19
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	390	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	363.57/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	296.55/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	332.60/cwt	322.50–343.00	1,773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	557	383.36/cwt	370.00–385.50	2,135	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	368	479.66/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	367.94/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	395.16/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,948	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	339.22/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,300	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	645	344.90/cwt	332.50–348.00	2,225	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	269.92/cwt	252.50–277.50	2,084	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	388.53/cwt	386.00–395.00	1,830	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	516	356.11/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,838	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	414	413.21/cwt	412.00–414.00	1,711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	240	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	426	384.22/cwt	382.00–387.50	1,637	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	510	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	336.57/cwt	326.00–346.00	1,750	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	394.37/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,696	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	550–600	569	351.69/cwt	344.00–360.00	2,001	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	650–700	660	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,204	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	2,626.90/head	2,325.00–2,900.00	2,627	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	2,685.03/head	2,475.00–3,000.00	2,685	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	181.03/cwt	179.50–182.50	2,478	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	175.93/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,611	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	185.39/cwt	180.50–196.50	2,316	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	175.41/cwt	171.00–179.50	2,100	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,089	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	174.54/cwt	170.50–178.50	1,922	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	151.70/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,607	5
Bulls	—	—	1,410	188.32/cwt	183.50–192.00	2,655	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,475	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	3,466	1
Bulls	—	—	1,298	172.32/cwt	167.00–179.00	2,237	2
Bulls	—	—	1,680	206.48/cwt	202.00–209.50	3,469	2
Bulls	—	—	1,581	219.90/cwt	212.00–224.00	3,477	6
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	495	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	530	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,574	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	455	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,581	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,620	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Bulls	Medium 2	200–250	230	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	315	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	748	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	480	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,740	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	875	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	770	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,074	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	2,848.49/head	2,100.00–3,075.00	2,848	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	2,745.50/head	2,225.00–3,000.00	2,746	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	1,020	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	708	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	352.35/cwt	347.00–357.50	1,857	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	466	365.82/cwt	360.00–369.00	1,705	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	432.22/cwt	417.00–437.00	1,673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	534	401.35/cwt	396.00–404.00	2,143	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	185	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,309	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	310	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	750	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,794	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	386.25/cwt	386.25–386.25	2,260	96
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	287.50/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	388.72/cwt	385.00–396.00	1,497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	315.36/cwt	314.00–317.00	1,662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	351.94/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,327	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	302.94/cwt	297.00–306.00	1,751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,008	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 Aug 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 576Last week 156Year ago 269

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 27Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 31Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	391	414.00	414.00
7	400–450	430	385.00–405.00	394.37
5	450–500	471	386.00–395.00	388.53
5	500–550	520	326.00–346.00	336.57
9	550–600	571	320.00–340.00	332.53
1	650–700	690	297.00	297.00
6	700–750	722	280.00–295.00	290.89
5	750–800	772	252.50–277.50	269.92
1	900–950	900	230.00	230.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	580	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	462.50	462.50
5	400–450	414	412.00–414.00	413.21
5	500–550	516	350.00–365.00	356.11
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	315	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	362.50	362.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	302.50	302.50
1	400–450	440	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	485	342.50	342.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	385.00–396.00	388.72
4	450–500	476	361.00	361.00
3	500–550	527	314.00–317.00	315.36
3	550–600	578	297.00–306.00	302.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	387	417.00–437.00	432.22
19	400–450	439	396.00–420.00	412.21
5	450–500	493	385.00–405.00	395.16
5	500–550	530	365.00–370.00	367.94
1	550–600	550	340.00	340.00
5	600–650	624	322.50–343.00	332.97
6	650–700	678	330.00–350.00	339.22
2	700–750	718	304.00–327.50	315.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	505.00	505.00
2	350–400	368	470.00–490.00	479.66
9	500–550	534	396.00–404.00	401.35
22	550–600	557	370.00–385.50	383.36
3	600–650	631	366.00	366.00
5	650–700	662	358.00–371.00	368.37
3	700–750	708	346.00	346.00
137	750–800	750	372.50	372.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	614	396.50	396.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	452	362.50	362.50
1	550–600	575	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	785	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	272.50	272.50
1	650–700	680	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	301	390.00	390.00
7	350–400	363	370.00–385.00	380.98
5	400–450	421	360.00–372.50	363.57
7	450–500	476	330.00–352.50	343.81
5	500–550	533	322.50–343.00	332.60
3	550–600	583	324.00–325.00	324.34
3	600–650	621	290.00–310.00	296.55
2	750–800	788	272.00–277.50	274.78
1	800–850	815	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	455	347.50	347.50
1	500–550	530	297.00	297.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	569	344.00–360.00	351.69
5	600–650	645	332.50–348.00	344.90
2	650–700	660	334.00	334.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	426	382.00–387.50	384.22
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	527	347.00–357.50	352.35
96	550–600	585	386.25	386.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	466	360.00–369.00	365.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	350.00	350.00
5	350–400	377	350.00–355.00	351.94
1	500–550	535	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	280.00–295.00	287.50

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	3,325.00	3,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,620	3,800.00	3,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	2,075.00	2,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,164	2,325.00–2,900.00	2,626.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	988	2,475.00–3,000.00	2,685.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	913	2,325.00	2,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	—	1,207	2,100.00–3,075.00	2,848.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,166	2,225.00–3,000.00	2,745.50
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	1,250.00	1,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,369	179.50–182.50	181.03
4	—	1,484	174.00–177.00	175.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,249	180.50–196.50	185.39
5	—	1,197	171.00–179.50	175.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	137.00	137.00
4	—	1,101	170.50–178.50	174.54
5	—	1,059	146.00–154.00	151.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	183.50–192.00	188.32
2	—	1,298	167.00–179.00	172.32
2	—	1,680	202.00–209.50	206.48
6	—	1,581	212.00–224.00	219.90
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	235.00	235.00

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

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

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Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

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