Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends in the market due to limited head to head comparisons, however the feeder market appeared steady with a limited supply and good demand for quality feeders, weaned packages and guaranteed open heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with a light test and moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $338.57/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −63.15 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$338.57

7 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−15.31

vs KY average

−21.23 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	338.57	1,856	7thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale7 hd

338.57

—

KY average25 barns · 880 hd

353.88

−15.31

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−21.23

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

−63.15

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	1,748	194.72	3,403	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,548	164.30	2,543	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	160.91	1,937	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	145.78	1,577	9thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,175	200.00	2,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	446	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,063	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,099	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	180	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	342.40/cwt	336.00–355.00	1,644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	349.42/cwt	342.50–355.00	2,041	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	275.09/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	775	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,581	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	361.95/cwt	359.00–365.00	1,730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	380.14/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	338.50/cwt	330.00–351.00	1,743	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	341.78/cwt	339.00–345.00	1,969	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	409.79/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	319.81/cwt	318.00–323.00	2,018	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	480	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	950–1000	998	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,814	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	500–550	536	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	438	429.97/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	391	487.20/cwt	482.50–492.00	1,905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,736	192.32/cwt	184.00–197.50	3,339	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,175	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,350	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,520	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	156.15/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,725	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	2,758	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	160.91/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,937	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,316	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	660	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,030	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	735	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,058	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	3,870	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	142.61/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,499	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	166.26/cwt	161.50–169.00	2,494	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	800–850	844	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,422	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	450.20/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,711	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	390.57/cwt	377.50–397.50	2,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	300.00/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	310.12/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	355.40/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,372	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	496	339.16/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	353.81/cwt	340.00–367.50	2,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	806	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	293.73/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,933	2

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 167Last week 358Year ago 435

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 31Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 7Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	470.00	470.00
4	350–400	391	482.50–492.00	487.20
3	400–450	446	462.50	462.50
1	450–500	480	467.50	467.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	328.00	328.00
1	750–800	780	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	350.00	350.00
4	550–600	584	342.50–355.00	349.42
2	600–650	623	340.00–367.50	353.81
1	650–700	695	310.00	310.00
3	800–850	825	290.00–305.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	514	377.50–397.50	390.57
8	750–800	775	333.00	333.00
4	800–850	806	321.00	321.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	307.50	307.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	407.50	407.50
1	350–400	395	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	420	365.00	365.00
3	450–500	480	336.00–355.00	342.40
2	500–550	533	305.00–315.00	310.12
1	750–800	785	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	880	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	415.00	415.00
2	350–400	358	400.00–420.00	409.79
1	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
11	500–550	515	330.00–351.00	338.50
5	550–600	576	339.00–345.00	341.78
5	600–650	631	318.00–323.00	319.81
2	650–700	658	287.50–300.00	293.73
1	1000–1050	1,035	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	380	445.00–455.00	450.20
2	400–450	438	425.00–435.00	429.97
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	387.00	387.00
2	350–400	365	375.00–385.00	380.14
1	400–450	445	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	478	359.00–365.00	361.95
2	500–550	540	339.00	339.00
2	550–600	575	327.00	327.00
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	723	270.00–280.00	275.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	536	346.00	346.00
7	800–850	844	287.00	287.00
37	950–1000	998	282.00	282.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	282.50	282.50
1	450–500	470	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	386	340.00–360.00	355.40
3	450–500	496	335.00–347.50	339.16
2	600–650	632	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,736	184.00–197.50	192.32
1	—	1,830	211.50	211.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	200.00	200.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	130.50	130.50
3	—	1,105	154.00–157.00	156.15
5	—	1,051	135.00–149.00	142.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	154.50	154.50
5	—	1,500	161.50–169.00	166.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,204	154.00–166.00	160.91

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,120	194.00	194.00

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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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

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