Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was mostly steady with a good quality offering. Good quality feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady to 4.00 higher in spots with a moderate supply and good demand for weaned and value added feeder cattle. Slaughter cows appeared steady with a light test, and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $340.65/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −61.07 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$340.65

39 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$497

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$92.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.91

vs KY average

−43.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	565	354.99	2,006	26
Large 1-2	520	327.50	1,703	1thin
Medium and Large 2	558	315.06	1,757	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	575	262.50	1,509	1thin

One grade step is worth $92.49/cwt here — about $497 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale39 hd

340.65

—

KY average24 barns · 874 hd

345.56

−4.91

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

−43.74

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

−61.07

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	—	Low	1,510	172.37	2,603	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	162.99	1,994	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,527	161.86	2,471	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	983	147.24	1,448	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,500	130.00	1,950	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,165	193.00	2,248	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,085	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,075	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,450	$2,650	1thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	372.76/cwt	362.50–385.00	1,416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	302.52/cwt	297.50–310.00	2,157	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,487	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	554	408.15/cwt	395.00–412.50	2,261	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	354.60/cwt	346.00–365.00	2,035	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	331.95/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	334.88/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,441	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	408.51/cwt	405.00–412.50	2,092	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	358.61/cwt	348.00–362.00	1,700	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	379.06/cwt	377.00–382.50	2,119	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	359.95/cwt	344.00–365.00	2,271	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,133	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	378.07/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,395	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	385.92/cwt	377.50–390.00	2,069	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	369.57/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	441	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	357.11/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,846	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	383.33/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,182	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	367.50/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,944	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	625	342.21/cwt	339.00–345.00	2,139	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	583	371.66/cwt	371.00–372.00	2,167	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	486	379.58/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,845	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	156.54/cwt	156.00–157.00	2,458	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,484	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,396	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	892	171.21/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,527	3
Bulls	—	—	1,379	169.03/cwt	149.00–177.50	2,331	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,868	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	420	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,460	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	155.74/cwt	153.00–158.50	1,807	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,165	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,248	1
Bulls	—	—	1,968	184.05/cwt	181.50–186.00	3,622	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,950	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	136.57/cwt	132.50–143.00	1,345	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,450	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,018	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	855	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	520	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,703	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	601	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,923	3
Steers	Large 1-2	350–400	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	650–700	667	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,274	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	334.30/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	349.81/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	316.64/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,824	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	312.29/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	497	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,007	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	401.69/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,960	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	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 Oct 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 488Year ago 379

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 84Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 171Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	362.50–385.00	372.76
1	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	473	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	535	340.00–360.00	349.81
1	650–700	685	300.00	300.00
2	1000–1050	1,007	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	512	405.00–412.50	408.51
4	550–600	554	395.00–412.50	408.15
8	600–650	617	403.00	403.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	405.00	405.00
3	450–500	488	400.00–405.00	401.69
3	500–550	536	377.50–390.00	385.92
6	550–600	559	377.00–382.50	379.06
3	650–700	691	340.00	340.00
5	700–750	729	330.00–342.50	334.88
1	750–800	785	315.00	315.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	460	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	357.50	357.50
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	350	330.00	330.00
4	400–450	423	320.00–342.50	334.30
1	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
4	500–550	526	300.00–317.00	312.29
7	550–600	576	315.00–327.00	316.64
1	600–650	640	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	369	370.00–380.00	378.07
4	400–450	427	350.00–380.00	369.57
13	450–500	474	348.00–362.00	358.61
4	500–550	517	345.00–370.00	357.11
22	550–600	574	346.00–365.00	354.60
1	600–650	635	317.50	317.50
2	650–700	677	315.00	315.00
3	700–750	713	297.50–310.00	302.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	442.50	442.50
1	350–400	360	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	441	392.50	392.50
17	450–500	486	375.00–380.00	379.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	625	339.00–345.00	342.21
2	650–700	667	341.00	341.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	190.00	190.00
1	550–600	575	262.50	262.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	497	340.00	340.00
4	500–550	529	325.00–345.00	331.95
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	730	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	407.50	407.50
5	400–450	410	415.00	415.00
3	450–500	455	380.00–390.00	383.33
7	500–550	529	360.00–372.50	367.50
1	550–600	570	340.00	340.00
9	600–650	631	344.00–365.00	359.95
1	700–750	710	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	760	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	583	371.00–372.00	371.66
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	347.50	347.50
3	600–650	601	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	156.00–157.00	156.54
1	—	1,440	172.50	172.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	177.50	177.50
2	—	1,160	153.00–158.50	155.74
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	892	165.00–185.00	171.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	150.00	150.00
7	—	985	132.50–143.00	136.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,379	149.00–177.50	169.03
2	—	1,968	181.50–186.00	184.05
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	193.00	193.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	130.00	130.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,700.00	1,700.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle