Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to market being closed last week, however both the feeder and slaughter markets appeared stronger with a good supply and good demand for all classes of livestock.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $453.25/cwt on 62 head, down $3.27 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 22 comparable sales and sits −3.41 against this barn's trailing median of $456.65.

Average price

$453.25

▼ 3.27 vs prior sale

62 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,491

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$633

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

$84.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.69

vs KY average

−25.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	454.61	2,502	61
Medium and Large 2	505	370.00	1,869	1thin

One grade step is worth $84.61/cwt here — about $633 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

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 sale62 hd

453.25

—

KY average22 barns · 795 hd

451.55

+1.69

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

−25.14

This barn, trailing median22 sales

456.65

−3.41

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	1,568	179.95	2,822	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,584	173.06	2,742	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	164.68	2,092	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,034	146.72	1,516	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,115	230.00	2,565	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,250	231.00	2,888	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,345	$3,075	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	995	$2,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,264	$3,392	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1-2	600–650	622	344.87/cwt	332.00–350.00	2,145	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	333.30/cwt	329.00–338.00	2,286	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	453	476.51/cwt	476.00–480.00	2,159	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	553	411.37/cwt	411.00–411.50	2,275	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	309.69/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	317.34/cwt	314.00–331.00	2,424	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	793	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,268	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	657	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	320.08/cwt	310.00–326.00	2,333	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1000–1050	1,010	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	399.94/cwt	397.50–410.00	1,924	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	797	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	541	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,597	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	436.77/cwt	429.00–446.00	2,708	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	305	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,738	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,510	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	391.09/cwt	387.50–396.00	2,085	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	322.91/cwt	311.00–338.00	2,874	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	455.85/cwt	440.00–459.00	2,621	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	453.66/cwt	440.00–456.00	2,409	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	787	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	3,085	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	392.74/cwt	390.00–397.00	2,246	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	476.52/cwt	470.00–482.50	2,240	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	376.61/cwt	372.50–385.00	2,327	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	473.79/cwt	467.50–480.00	2,004	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	387	516.27/cwt	497.50–520.00	1,998	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	487	514.17/cwt	510.00–515.00	2,504	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	712	396.77/cwt	396.50–398.00	2,825	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	223	492.58/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	368.95/cwt	360.00–371.00	2,317	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	437.64/cwt	420.00–447.50	1,562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	505	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	303	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	625	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,500	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,250	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,888	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,115	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,565	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	162.49/cwt	155.00–174.50	1,705	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	139.78/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,529	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	177.59/cwt	174.00–183.00	2,804	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	165.51/cwt	162.50–170.50	2,637	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	161.87/cwt	154.00–169.50	2,022	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	175.93/cwt	173.50–178.00	2,387	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	126.74/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,143	3
Bulls	—	—	1,165	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,911	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	187.92/cwt	181.00–197.00	3,326	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	3,074.72/head	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	825	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,670.46/head	3,400.00–3,825.00	3,670	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	3,066.67/head	2,900.00–3,250.00	3,067	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	328.80/cwt	322.50–335.00	2,039	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	418.82/cwt	415.00–422.50	2,245	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	305.07/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	341.81/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,993	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	458.05/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,763	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	432	473.25/cwt	460.00–481.00	2,044	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	700	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	444.22/cwt	432.50–452.50	1,883	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	461	465.06/cwt	449.00–469.00	2,144	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	468.65/cwt	465.00–472.50	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	550–600	568	381.72/cwt	380.00–384.00	2,168	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	389.12/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,047	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	477.75/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,054	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	419.58/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,224	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	358.77/cwt	352.50–360.00	2,476	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	432.50/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,093	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	553	425.30/cwt	422.50–426.00	2,352	5

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 Feb 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 555Last week 277Year ago 31

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 16Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 15Year ago 4

No trends due to market being closed last week, however both the feeder and slaughter markets appeared stronger with a good supply and good demand for all classes of livestock.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	490.00–495.00	492.58
2	250–300	288	465.00–472.50	468.65
1	300–350	300	477.50	477.50
3	350–400	357	420.00–447.50	437.64
7	400–450	424	432.50–452.50	444.22
6	450–500	481	397.50–410.00	399.94
4	500–550	526	380.00–400.00	389.12
4	550–600	583	325.00–347.50	341.81
10	600–650	622	332.00–350.00	344.87
20	650–700	686	329.00–338.00	333.30
6	700–750	729	310.00–326.00	320.08
5	750–800	764	314.00–331.00	317.34
1	800–850	840	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	453	476.00–480.00	476.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	500–550	530	405.00–420.00	419.58
24	550–600	553	411.00–411.50	411.37
40	600–650	628	360.00–371.00	368.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	407.50	407.50
1	550–600	560	322.50	322.50
2	600–650	618	300.00–319.00	309.69
2	650–700	670	300.00–310.00	305.07
5	750–800	793	286.00	286.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	657	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	568	380.00–384.00	381.72
1	1000–1050	1,010	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	495.00	495.00
10	350–400	385	455.00–470.00	458.05
11	400–450	432	460.00–481.00	473.25
10	450–500	461	449.00–469.00	465.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	422.50	422.50
1	500–550	505	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	615	375.00	375.00
1	850–900	870	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	467.50–480.00	473.79
4	450–500	470	470.00–482.50	476.52
3	500–550	533	387.50–396.00	391.09
4	550–600	572	390.00–397.00	392.74
3	600–650	600	409.00	409.00
6	650–700	652	385.00	385.00
50	700–750	745	367.50	367.50
2	750–800	797	360.00	360.00
9	850–900	890	311.00–338.00	322.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	580.00	580.00
17	500–550	541	480.00	480.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	531	440.00–456.00	453.66
19	550–600	575	440.00–459.00	455.85
27	600–650	620	429.00–446.00	436.77
34	700–750	712	396.50–398.00	396.77
17	750–800	787	392.00	392.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	387	497.50–520.00	516.27
17	450–500	487	510.00–515.00	514.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	460.00–490.00	477.75
4	450–500	484	425.00–440.00	432.50
6	500–550	536	415.00–422.50	418.82
3	600–650	618	372.50–385.00	376.61
6	650–700	690	352.50–360.00	358.77
2	750–800	762	290.00	290.00
1	850–900	890	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	432.50	432.50
1	300–350	320	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	525	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	590	365.00	365.00
2	600–650	620	322.50–335.00	328.80
1	950–1000	955	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	550.00	550.00
1	500–550	505	455.00	455.00
5	550–600	553	422.50–426.00	425.30
1	600–650	625	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	362.50	362.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	230.00	230.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,049	155.00–174.50	162.49
5	—	1,094	136.00–145.00	139.78
3	—	902	125.00–130.00	126.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,579	174.00–183.00	177.59
3	—	1,593	162.50–170.50	165.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,249	154.00–169.50	161.87
3	—	1,357	173.50–178.00	175.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	164.00	164.00
2	—	1,770	181.00–197.00	187.92

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,345	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,074.72
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	3,250.00	3,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,300	3,400.00–3,825.00	3,670.46
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,260	2,900.00–3,250.00	3,066.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,095	247.50	247.50

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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How this sale compares

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

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