Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was mixed with an average quality offering. Good quality feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady today ranging from 3.00 lower to 4.00 higher or greater in a few spots with a limited supply and moderate demand. Increased heat and humidity is limiting cattle movement and increasing buyers selectiveness and the discounts for plainer and off colored feeders. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 lower with a limited supply and moderate demand and slaughter bulls appeared steady with a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $346.89/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −109.77 against this barn's trailing median of $456.65.

Average price

$346.89

13 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$36.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−41.84

vs KY average

−40.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	360.90	2,036	8thin
Medium and Large 2	536	324.47	1,740	5thin

One grade step is worth $36.43/cwt here — about $297 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale13 hd

346.89

—

KY average23 barns · 705 hd

388.72

−41.84

National average151 barns · 7,160 hd

387.49

−40.60

This barn, trailing median22 sales

456.65

−109.77

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	1,588	175.95	2,795	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,336	173.04	2,312	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,376	168.78	2,322	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,128	142.86	1,611	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	147.50	1,667	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,275	237.97	3,034	2thin

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,405	$2,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 2	450–500	488	317.33/cwt	312.00–322.50	1,549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	385.50/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	500–550	524	359.51/cwt	357.50–362.50	1,884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	363.53/cwt	357.50–370.00	2,072	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	501	376.29/cwt	370.00–376.50	1,885	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	394.02/cwt	390.00–397.00	1,702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	368.46/cwt	360.00–377.00	1,927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	369.34/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	343.47/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	385.03/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	387.44/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,317	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	328.47/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	311.04/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	341.24/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	305.83/cwt	295.00–311.00	1,768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,239	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	310.94/cwt	305.00–314.00	2,090	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	385.97/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,783	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	308.10/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,923	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	750–800	760	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	405	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	171.55/cwt	169.50–173.00	2,230	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,667	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,275	237.97/cwt	231.00–246.00	3,034	2
Bulls	—	—	1,665	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	3,255	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	155.73/cwt	154.50–157.00	2,110	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	177.99/cwt	177.00–179.00	2,666	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	129.98/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,256	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	158.22/cwt	155.00–161.50	1,718	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	169.88/cwt	168.50–171.00	2,288	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,649	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,323	143.45/cwt	136.50–150.00	1,898	5
Bulls	—	—	1,550	166.18/cwt	163.00–168.50	2,576	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	1,220	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,590	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,900	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	630	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,544	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	680	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,516	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	360.21/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	170	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	471	371.18/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	700–750	737	303.62/cwt	300.00–306.00	2,238	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	988	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,063	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	324.17/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	353.83/cwt	338.00–370.00	1,663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	835	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	311.02/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	333.43/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,014	308.25/cwt	308.25–308.25	3,126	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	311.47/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	745	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	587	366.95/cwt	366.00–370.00	2,154	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,227	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	380.46/cwt	372.00–386.00	2,328	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,020	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 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 358Last week 576Year ago 430

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 43Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 88Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	488	312.00–322.50	317.33
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	645	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	695	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	524	357.50–362.50	359.51
5	700–750	737	300.00–306.00	303.62
2	750–800	760	304.00	304.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	471	362.50–380.00	371.18
63	500–550	501	370.00–376.50	376.29
4	550–600	570	357.50–370.00	363.53
1	600–650	600	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	535.00	535.00
4	300–350	340	385.00–390.00	387.44
1	350–400	395	395.00	395.00
4	400–450	415	355.00–375.00	369.34
4	500–550	516	307.00–320.00	311.04
2	550–600	565	327.00–330.00	328.47
1	650–700	680	327.50	327.50
1	800–850	805	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	345	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	385	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	432	390.00–397.00	394.02
2	450–500	468	380.00–390.00	385.03
2	500–550	523	360.00–377.00	368.46
2	550–600	560	340.00–342.50	341.24
1	600–650	625	356.00	356.00
1	650–700	675	335.00	335.00
1	900–950	900	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	587	366.00–370.00	366.95
5	600–650	612	372.00–386.00	380.46
3	700–750	745	340.00	340.00
2	800–850	835	320.00	320.00
94	950–1000	988	310.00	310.00
53	1000–1050	1,014	308.25	308.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	325.00–345.00	333.43
2	550–600	568	307.00–315.00	311.02
3	600–650	625	300.00–317.00	311.47
1	800–850	800	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	380.00–397.50	385.50
8	450–500	462	380.00–397.50	385.97
2	500–550	520	340.00–347.00	343.47
3	550–600	578	295.00–311.00	305.83
9	600–650	624	300.00–322.50	308.10
3	650–700	672	305.00–314.00	310.94
1	750–800	760	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	815	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	350.00–365.00	360.21
2	450–500	470	338.00–370.00	353.83
4	550–600	566	312.00	312.00
1	650–700	685	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	865	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	487	320.00–330.00	324.17
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	223.00	223.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,300	169.50–173.00	171.55
1	—	1,480	179.00	179.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	154.50–157.00	155.73
2	—	1,498	177.00–179.00	177.99
7	—	1,347	168.50–171.00	169.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	966	125.00–132.00	129.98
4	—	1,086	155.00–161.50	158.22
5	—	1,323	136.50–150.00	143.45
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	147.50	147.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	231.00–246.00	237.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	195.50	195.50
2	—	1,550	163.00–168.50	166.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,590	3,050.00	3,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	237.50	237.50

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

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