Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was spotty with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 600 lbs and under were steady to 4.00 lower in spots, while steers over 600 lbs were 4.00 to 6.00 higher with good demand for weaned and harder conditioned calves. Feeder heifers 400 lbs and under were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while heifers over 400 lbs were 4.00 to 6.00 lower with a good supply and spotty demand. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $447.43/cwt on 28 head, down $42.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 22 comparable sales and sits −9.22 against this barn's trailing median of $456.65.

Average price

$447.43

▼ 42.51 vs prior sale

28 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,405

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$69.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.24

vs KY average

−31.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	457.42	2,451	24
Medium and Large 2	547	387.50	2,120	4thin

One grade step is worth $69.92/cwt here — about $331 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale28 hd

447.43

—

KY average24 barns · 1,377 hd

474.67

−27.24

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

−31.60

This barn, trailing median22 sales

456.65

−9.22

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	1,796	209.23	3,757	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,446	172.77	2,498	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	167.53	2,045	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,021	143.27	1,463	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,233	$3,056	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,237	$2,898	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$2,825	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,095	$2,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$2,525	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$2,325	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,480	$3,400	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,205	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,258	$4,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,423	$4,150	2thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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	550–600	569	430.40/cwt	412.50–440.00	2,449	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	493.81/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,876	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	434.65/cwt	432.00–440.00	2,251	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	185	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	456.14/cwt	447.50–467.50	1,939	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	660	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	378.34/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,312	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	430.74/cwt	422.50–450.00	2,050	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	393.42/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,211	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	419.67/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,220	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	517.00/cwt	517.00–517.00	1,665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	313.93/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	469.75/cwt	462.50–477.00	1,856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	457.45/cwt	457.00–460.00	2,164	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	416	497.99/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,072	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	547	387.50/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,120	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	503.82/cwt	502.00–505.00	2,408	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	521.16/cwt	512.50–532.50	2,006	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	490.83/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	445.89/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,301	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	418.67/cwt	418.00–420.00	2,361	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	437.88/cwt	420.00–452.50	2,492	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	450.33/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,963	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,777	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	498.00/cwt	498.00–498.00	2,540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	713	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	411.64/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,746	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	541.99/cwt	515.00–560.00	1,729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,150	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	462.96/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,458	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,700	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	170.68/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,123	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,007	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	159.07/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,710	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	143.40/cwt	134.00–150.00	1,430	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	127.77/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,371	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	170.12/cwt	166.00–173.00	2,438	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	155.72/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,873	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	184.49/cwt	184.00–185.00	2,164	2
Bulls	—	—	1,936	211.54/cwt	205.50–215.00	4,095	4
Bulls	—	—	1,235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,470	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,356	3,170.91/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,171	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,233	3,056.14/head	2,300.00–3,725.00	3,056	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,078	2,535.00/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,535	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	191.60/cwt	167.00–213.00	2,238	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	230.88/cwt	220.00–242.50	2,459	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,295	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	325.85/cwt	300.00–380.00	3,040	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	481.52/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,205	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	394.05/cwt	382.50–400.00	2,609	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	500	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	470	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,289	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,055	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,075	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	358	524.97/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	526.85/cwt	512.50–550.00	1,907	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	488.64/cwt	485.00–492.50	2,043	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,670	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 Apr 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 344Last week 536Year ago 411

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 70Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 39Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	595.00	595.00
4	300–350	319	515.00–560.00	541.99
7	350–400	362	512.50–550.00	526.85
2	400–450	418	485.00–492.50	488.64
5	450–500	458	470.00–490.00	481.52
5	500–550	531	450.00–470.00	462.96
5	550–600	569	412.50–440.00	430.40
2	600–650	622	397.00	397.00
3	650–700	662	382.50–400.00	394.05
1	700–750	720	355.00	355.00
1	750–800	750	360.00	360.00
1	900–950	925	260.00	260.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	252.50	252.50
1	1150–1200	1,150	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	500.00	500.00
2	450–500	490	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	545	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	565	392.50	392.50
1	600–650	645	357.00	357.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	430.00	430.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	442.50	442.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	277	535.00	535.00
2	300–350	322	517.00	517.00
7	350–400	380	480.00–505.00	493.81
5	400–450	425	447.50–467.50	456.14
9	450–500	476	422.50–450.00	430.74
12	500–550	529	415.00–425.00	419.67
15	550–600	562	380.00–400.00	393.42
6	600–650	611	365.00–385.00	378.34
2	650–700	655	380.00	380.00
2	750–800	790	338.00	338.00
5	850–900	862	305.00–320.00	313.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	518	432.00–440.00	434.65
6	550–600	564	418.00–420.00	418.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	435.00	435.00
1	300–350	345	437.50	437.50
2	350–400	395	462.50–477.00	469.75
1	600–650	620	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	560	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	660	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	560.00	560.00
2	350–400	358	520.00–530.00	524.97
4	400–450	416	495.00–500.00	497.99
10	450–500	473	457.00–460.00	457.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	545.00	545.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	436	435.00–455.00	450.33
1	450–500	470	440.00	440.00
4	500–550	547	385.00–390.00	387.50
1	800–850	805	332.00	332.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	512.50–532.50	521.16
3	400–450	413	485.00–500.00	490.83
5	450–500	478	502.00–505.00	503.82
9	500–550	516	440.00–465.00	445.89
7	550–600	569	420.00–452.50	437.88
1	600–650	645	415.00	415.00
8	650–700	667	405.00–420.00	411.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	510	498.00	498.00
3	550–600	561	470.00	470.00
95	600–650	617	450.00	450.00
4	700–750	713	404.00	404.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,244	165.00–180.00	170.68
5	—	1,203	150.00–159.00	155.72
2	—	1,173	184.00–185.00	184.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	194.00	194.00
8	—	1,433	166.00–173.00	170.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
5	—	1,075	154.00–165.00	159.07
6	—	997	134.00–150.00	143.40
3	—	1,073	124.00–130.00	127.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,936	205.50–215.00	211.54
1	—	1,235	200.00	200.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,356	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,170.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	3,125.00	3,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	3,250.00	3,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	2,525.00	2,525.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,233	2,300.00–3,725.00	3,056.14
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,078	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,535.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,550	4,600.00	4,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	4,400.00	4,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	4,500.00	4,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,295	3,700.00	3,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,168	167.00–213.00	191.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	220.00–242.50	230.88
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	760	2,325.00	2,325.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	2,525.00	2,525.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,205	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,480	3,400.00	3,400.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	933	300.00–380.00	325.85

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

Steers · 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

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Slaughter Cattle

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