Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder and yearling steers steady, Feeder heifers mostly steady except 300-400 lbs they were sharply lower and 600-700 lbs they were 4.00-6.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $400.89/cwt on 40 head, down $2.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 30 comparable sales and sits −0.83 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$400.89

▼ 2.48 vs prior sale

40 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$72.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.91

vs KY average

−12.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	408.19	2,179	36
Medium and Large 2-3	573	335.26	1,921	4thin

One grade step is worth $72.93/cwt here — about $258 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 sale40 hd

400.89

—

KY average26 barns · 1,401 hd

404.81

−3.91

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−12.89

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

−0.83

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	1,811	188.14	3,407	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,665	161.00	2,681	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,309	156.25	2,045	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	144.89	1,509	15

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,118	$3,528	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$3,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,113	$3,320	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,283	$2,622	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$2,300	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	871	$3,247	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	804	$2,874	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,533	$3,414	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,322	$3,421	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,133	$3,400	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	898	$3,450	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	868	$2,943	2thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1-2Fancy	350–400	387	522.47/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	492.84/cwt	487.50–498.00	2,257	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	353.68/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	383	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,232	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,552	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	3,238.22/head	2,900.00–3,500.00	3,238	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,105	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	3,625.00/head	3,625.00–3,625.00	3,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	501.62/cwt	485.00–514.00	2,358	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	3,246.88/head	3,050.00–3,550.00	3,247	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,533	3,414.27/head	3,400.00–3,425.00	3,414	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	3,320.37/head	2,925.00–3,700.00	3,320	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	421	535.99/cwt	510.00–550.00	2,257	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	2,873.74/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,874	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	2,942.65/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	385.02/cwt	360.00–393.00	2,618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	456.39/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,944	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	415.98/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,384	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	491.77/cwt	470.00–522.50	2,016	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	519.68/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,688	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	2,622.25/head	2,200.00–3,250.00	2,622	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	615	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,460	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	3,527.59/head	2,750.00–4,025.00	3,528	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	328	605.23/cwt	565.00–650.00	1,985	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	668	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,565	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,556	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	243.35/cwt	217.00–280.00	2,180	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,934	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	361.74/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,214	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	379	501.10/cwt	500.00–502.50	1,899	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	458.00/cwt	458.00–458.00	1,740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	448.63/cwt	445.00–452.50	2,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	356.24/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,045	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,317	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	422.73/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,186	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	358.72/cwt	352.50–365.00	1,876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,345	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	373.66/cwt	360.00–387.50	2,709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	913	325.75/cwt	325.75–325.75	2,974	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	652	377.37/cwt	365.00–378.25	2,460	81
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	654	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	422.81/cwt	402.00–430.00	2,638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	419.80/cwt	395.00–428.00	2,191	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	434.04/cwt	430.00–442.50	1,879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	409.38/cwt	397.00–415.00	2,358	4
Steers	Small 1-2	550–600	565	332.30/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	310.00/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,093	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	152.74/cwt	137.00–159.50	1,983	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	162.78/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,162	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	144.56/cwt	137.50–155.00	1,470	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,681	2
Bulls	—	—	1,779	183.09/cwt	175.00–188.00	3,257	7
Bulls	—	—	1,866	196.98/cwt	191.00–199.00	3,676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,013	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	133.28/cwt	129.00–135.50	1,435	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	163.93/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	225	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	513	480.86/cwt	472.50–500.00	2,467	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	417	517.56/cwt	507.00–540.00	2,158	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	335.26/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	371.54/cwt	340.00–420.00	1,765	4

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 Mar 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 387Last week 274Year ago 623

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 42Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 77Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	510.00	510.00
2	300–350	328	565.00–650.00	605.23
4	350–400	387	520.00–525.00	522.47
3	400–450	417	507.00–540.00	517.56
5	450–500	470	485.00–514.00	501.62
5	500–550	513	472.50–500.00	480.86
1	600–650	615	400.00	400.00
3	650–700	668	384.00	384.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	458.00	458.00
2	450–500	495	451.00	451.00
18	500–550	517	410.00–445.00	422.73
5	550–600	573	415.00–420.00	415.98
3	600–650	612	350.00–370.00	361.74
2	650–700	673	350.00–357.50	353.68
1	700–750	720	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	790	349.00	349.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	430.00–442.50	434.04
1	450–500	485	415.00	415.00
1	750–800	750	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	365	445.00	445.00
3	400–450	405	477.50	477.50
2	450–500	458	487.50–498.00	492.84
1	500–550	525	450.00	450.00
2	550–600	580	440.00	440.00
7	650–700	680	360.00–393.00	385.02
1	800–850	835	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	615.00	615.00
2	350–400	383	565.00	565.00
8	400–450	421	510.00–550.00	535.99
2	450–500	470	510.00–530.00	519.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	480.00	480.00
4	600–650	624	402.00–430.00	422.81
6	650–700	654	428.00	428.00
2	700–750	725	360.00–387.50	373.66
58	900–950	913	325.75	325.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	570	400.00	400.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	325.00–340.00	332.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	475.00	475.00
7	350–400	379	500.00–502.50	501.10
7	400–450	410	470.00–522.50	491.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	375	450.00	450.00
10	400–450	426	450.00–465.00	456.39
2	450–500	470	445.00–452.50	448.63
2	500–550	523	352.50–365.00	358.72
4	550–600	574	350.00–370.00	356.24
8	650–700	670	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	700	331.00	331.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	500–550	522	395.00–428.00	419.80
4	550–600	576	397.00–415.00	409.38
1	600–650	610	370.00	370.00
81	650–700	652	365.00–378.25	377.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	475	340.00–420.00	371.54
4	550–600	573	320.00–347.50	335.26
2	650–700	675	300.00–320.00	310.00
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	770	307.00	307.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	3,450.00	3,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,295	2,900.00–3,500.00	3,238.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	3,350.00	3,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,430	4,150.00	4,150.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	3,275.00	3,275.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	3,625.00	3,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	868	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,942.65
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	871	3,050.00–3,550.00	3,246.88
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	804	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,873.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,533	3,400.00–3,425.00	3,414.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,113	2,925.00–3,700.00	3,320.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	3,525.00	3,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,283	2,200.00–3,250.00	2,622.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,118	2,750.00–4,025.00	3,527.59
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	217.50	217.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	896	217.00–280.00	243.35
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,298	137.00–159.50	152.74
7	—	1,328	160.00–166.00	162.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,017	137.50–155.00	144.56
3	—	1,077	129.00–135.50	133.28
2	—	1,113	163.00–165.00	163.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	161.00	161.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,779	175.00–188.00	183.09
4	—	1,866	191.00–199.00	196.98

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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