Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was mostly lower with a plainer quality offering. Feeder steers 600 lbs and under were steady to 4.00 lower in spots with a good supply and good demand for quality feeder cattle. Feeder heifers 500 lbs and under were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while the 550-650 lbs heifers were steady to 5.00 higher with a good supply. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for quality cattle, however nasty weather conditions and a plainer quality offering fueled a softer undertone across the market. Slaughter cows were steady with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $325.08/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −76.64 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$325.08

63 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$934

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

$164.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.09

vs KY average

−31.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	332.28	1,872	56
Medium and Large 2	537	284.18	1,526	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	560	167.50	938	1thin

One grade step is worth $164.78/cwt here — about $934 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale63 hd

325.08

—

KY average25 barns · 1,369 hd

331.17

−6.09

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−31.81

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

−76.64

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	—	High	1,598	173.45	2,771	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	158.93	2,408	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,276	151.43	1,933	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,066	129.57	1,381	27

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)	1,206	$2,064	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$1,705	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	635	$1,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$1,225	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,260	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,368	$2,714	4thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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	400–450	423	384.23/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,625	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	327.76/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,849	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,116	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	318.73/cwt	312.00–332.50	1,648	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	319.51/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,949	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	379.08/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,759	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	341.46/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,492	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	325.16/cwt	314.00–330.00	2,032	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	379.21/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,418	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	397.50/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,777	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,271	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	399	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	372.91/cwt	367.50–382.50	1,775	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	290.24/cwt	281.00–300.00	2,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	346.73/cwt	325.00–352.50	1,304	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	365.68/cwt	360.00–367.00	2,051	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	335.83/cwt	325.00–357.50	1,629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	340.88/cwt	332.50–350.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	324.27/cwt	320.00–326.00	2,166	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	185	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	334.23/cwt	328.00–347.50	1,584	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	464	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,752	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	356	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,460	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	312.18/cwt	311.50–323.00	2,104	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	299.45/cwt	297.00–305.00	2,045	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	550–600	584	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,986	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,179	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	605	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	502	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	336.86/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,758	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,327	2,216.43/head	2,025.00–2,675.00	2,216	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,368.73/head	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,369	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	1,760.32/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,760	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,739	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	340.84/cwt	327.00–344.00	1,950	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	552	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,987	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	155.68/cwt	146.50–160.00	2,345	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	164.63/cwt	162.00–171.50	2,520	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	620	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	116.31/cwt	112.50–121.50	1,148	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	150.97/cwt	147.00–156.50	1,928	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,172	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	147.26/cwt	144.00–151.50	1,732	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	133.43/cwt	127.00–142.50	1,450	14
Bulls	—	—	1,808	191.96/cwt	189.50–194.50	3,471	2
Bulls	—	—	1,482	158.05/cwt	154.50–164.00	2,342	3
Bulls	—	—	1,573	176.50/cwt	173.00–181.50	2,776	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	300–350	325	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,032	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	518	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,616	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	380	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,273	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	495	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,683	2
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	1
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	415	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,349	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,290	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	350	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	503	244.86/cwt	217.50–272.50	1,232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	296.58/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,112	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	260.98/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,083	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	497	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	308.66/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	298.42/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	297.46/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,008	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,036	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	352.28/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	551	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	338.34/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,096	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,999	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	278.35/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	335.81/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	274.24/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	292.43/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,948	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	281	332.76/cwt	328.00–335.00	935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	314.40/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,478	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	273.20/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	324.69/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	993	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	938	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 Nov 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 455Last week 409Year ago 461

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 82Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 53Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	305	377.00	377.00
4	350–400	374	372.50–385.00	379.21
8	400–450	423	380.00–392.50	384.23
14	450–500	464	370.00–385.00	379.08
15	500–550	522	330.00–350.00	336.86
12	550–600	572	327.00–344.00	340.84
4	600–650	610	318.00–320.00	319.51
4	650–700	683	297.00–305.00	299.45
1	700–750	725	292.50	292.50
2	850–900	875	249.00	249.00
1	950–1000	955	235.00	235.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	332.50–350.00	340.88
3	300–350	336	330.00–347.50	335.81
3	350–400	383	340.00–365.00	352.28
1	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	485	325.00–357.50	335.83
2	550–600	565	295.00–300.00	297.46
4	600–650	629	265.00–277.50	273.20
1	650–700	675	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	785	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	840	265.00	265.00
2	850–900	855	240.00	240.00
3	1000–1050	1,008	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	502	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	552	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	317.50	317.50
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	285.00–302.50	296.58
2	400–450	415	250.00–272.50	260.98
2	450–500	470	300.00–317.50	308.66
2	500–550	503	217.50–272.50	244.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	395.00	395.00
1	250–300	250	360.00	360.00
9	400–450	437	335.00–350.00	341.46
25	450–500	474	328.00–347.50	334.23
14	500–550	517	312.00–332.50	318.73
11	550–600	564	322.50–332.50	327.76
7	600–650	625	314.00–330.00	325.16
17	650–700	674	311.50–323.00	312.18
2	700–750	725	281.00–300.00	290.24
1	750–800	780	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	330.00	330.00
3	250–300	281	328.00–335.00	332.76
4	300–350	324	325.00–350.00	338.34
5	350–400	376	325.00–352.50	346.73
3	400–450	418	320.00–327.00	324.69
4	450–500	470	305.00–322.50	314.40
3	500–550	523	277.50–280.00	278.35
3	550–600	551	290.00	290.00
3	600–650	618	267.50–287.50	274.24
3	650–700	666	287.50–295.00	292.43
1	800–850	800	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	356	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	425	370.00	370.00
17	450–500	464	377.50	377.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
31	550–600	584	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	301.00	301.00
2	350–400	370	297.00–300.00	298.42
1	400–450	430	227.50	227.50
1	450–500	460	257.50	257.50
1	550–600	560	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	410.00	410.00
6	350–400	399	407.00	407.00
35	400–450	447	375.00–400.00	397.50
7	450–500	476	367.50–382.50	372.91
11	550–600	561	360.00–367.00	365.68
8	600–650	601	352.00	352.00
4	650–700	668	320.00–326.00	324.27
2	700–750	742	300.00	300.00
2	800–850	815	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	360.00	360.00
1	250–300	265	347.50	347.50
2	450–500	497	345.00	345.00
2	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
3	600–650	615	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	705	252.50	252.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	495	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	518	312.00	312.00
1	550–600	570	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	605	285.00	285.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,327	2,025.00–2,675.00	2,216.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	965	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,760.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,385.00	1,385.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,295	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,368.73
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,585	3,750.00	3,750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	635	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,260	2,500.00	2,500.00

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	138.00	138.00
9	—	1,277	147.00–156.50	150.97
1	—	1,285	169.00	169.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,506	146.50–160.00	155.68
8	—	1,531	162.00–171.50	164.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	80.00	80.00
7	—	987	112.50–121.50	116.31
5	—	1,176	144.00–151.50	147.26
14	—	1,087	127.00–142.50	133.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,808	189.50–194.50	191.96
3	—	1,482	154.50–164.00	158.05
3	—	1,573	173.00–181.50	176.50

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

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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

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