Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was spotty but mostly lower with a plainer than average quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower or greater in spots with a good supply and moderate demand. Negative pressure from the futures market and a plainer quality offering limited buyers interest and increased the price spreads in most weight classes. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 higher with strong demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $482.12/cwt on 18 head, down $4.64 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 22 comparable sales and sits +25.46 against this barn's trailing median of $456.65.

Average price

$482.12

▼ 4.64 vs prior sale

18 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$55.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.99

vs KY average

+8.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	491.34	2,619	15thin
Medium and Large 2	552	435.99	2,405	3thin

One grade step is worth $55.36/cwt here — about $214 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale18 hd

482.12

—

KY average24 barns · 969 hd

478.13

+3.99

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

+8.42

This barn, trailing median22 sales

456.65

+25.46

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	—	Average	1,736	212.73	3,694	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	184.02	2,717	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	175.11	2,225	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	152.68	1,704	9thin

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)	1,495	$3,425	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$3,010	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,196	$2,934	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,190	$2,714	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,132	$2,555	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	890	$2,575	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,423	$3,593	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,470	$4,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$4,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,286	$3,750	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	2,636	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	474.77/cwt	465.00–495.00	2,431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	373.48/cwt	372.50–374.00	2,484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,442	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	472.46/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	535.81/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,384	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	409.06/cwt	402.50–417.00	2,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	434.60/cwt	425.00–447.50	2,073	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	429.56/cwt	417.00–437.50	2,831	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	558.22/cwt	535.00–570.00	1,909	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,298	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	464.36/cwt	462.50–465.00	1,751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1000–1050	1,030	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	560	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	459.84/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,382	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	497.67/cwt	495.00–502.50	2,419	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	441.90/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,532	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	361.61/cwt	350.00–377.50	2,412	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	750–800	759	350.27/cwt	350.00–354.00	2,659	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,286	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	540	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	368	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,208	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	2,126	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,713.81/head	2,650.00–2,775.00	2,714	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	226.43/cwt	215.00–233.00	2,185	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,423	3,592.97/head	2,850.00–4,100.00	3,593	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	3,010.00/head	3,010.00–3,010.00	3,010	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	2,555.23/head	2,525.00–2,600.00	2,555	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	181.67/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,807	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	176.14/cwt	172.50–181.00	2,267	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	165.06/cwt	164.00–166.00	2,118	2
Bulls	—	—	1,717	204.61/cwt	198.50–211.00	3,513	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	139.92/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,492	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	168.64/cwt	155.50–179.00	1,988	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	510	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,874	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	455	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,036	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	470	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,692	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	233.03/cwt	228.00–238.50	4,160	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	186.37/cwt	185.00–188.00	2,624	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,174	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	169.58/cwt	157.50–181.00	1,765	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	3,109.97/head	2,900.00–3,425.00	3,110	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	3,425.00/head	3,425.00–3,425.00	3,425	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	530	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	967	1
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	497	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,479	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	2,583.02/head	2,475.00–2,700.00	2,583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	328.08/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,329	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	429.84/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,190	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1100–1150	1,104	317.25/cwt	317.25–317.25	3,502	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	627.50/cwt	627.50–627.50	1,914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	517.50/cwt	515.00–520.00	2,546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	441.80/cwt	435.00–449.00	1,917	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	437.42/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	355.08/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,219	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,025	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	326.61/cwt	321.00–337.50	2,688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,002	319.85/cwt	319.85–319.85	3,205	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	423.24/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,209	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	438.98/cwt	438.00–440.00	2,524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	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 May 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 294Year ago 313

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 48Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 88Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	520	507.00	507.00
1	650–700	655	450.00	450.00
45	1000–1050	1,002	319.85	319.85
50	1100–1150	1,104	317.25	317.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	627.50	627.50
7	400–450	445	510.00–540.00	535.81
4	450–500	492	515.00–520.00	517.50
3	500–550	512	465.00–495.00	474.77
4	550–600	575	470.00–475.00	472.46
3	600–650	640	420.00–450.00	429.84
8	650–700	659	417.00–437.50	429.56
1	750–800	785	355.00	355.00
3	800–850	823	321.00–337.50	326.61
1	900–950	905	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	675.00	675.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	447.50	447.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	425.00–450.00	437.42
1	400–450	425	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	505	430.00	430.00
2	550–600	575	438.00–440.00	438.98
1	1000–1050	1,025	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	325	520.00	520.00
4	350–400	377	462.50–465.00	464.36
6	400–450	434	435.00–449.00	441.80
25	450–500	477	425.00–447.50	434.60
3	500–550	510	402.50–417.00	409.06
3	550–600	558	392.50	392.50
4	600–650	641	381.00	381.00
3	650–700	665	372.50–374.00	373.48
5	700–750	710	325.00–337.50	328.08
2	750–800	755	340.00	340.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
15	750–800	759	350.00–354.00	350.27
1	1000–1050	1,030	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	510	367.50	367.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	497	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	467.50	467.50
1	350–400	390	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	440	417.50	417.50
2	600–650	625	350.00–360.00	355.08
1	800–850	820	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	357.50	357.50
1	400–450	435	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	450	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	535	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	522	420.00–425.00	423.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	535.00–570.00	558.22
1	350–400	385	560.00	560.00
2	400–450	442	520.00	520.00
9	450–500	486	495.00–502.50	497.67
3	500–550	518	450.00–470.00	459.84
6	550–600	573	425.00–450.00	441.90
4	650–700	667	350.00–377.50	361.61
1	700–750	700	335.00	335.00
2	750–800	792	305.00	305.00
1	950–1000	970	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	600.00	600.00
1	500–550	540	485.00	485.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	615	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	365	435.00	435.00
1	650–700	680	339.00	339.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	182.50	182.50

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	2	—	1,135	4,000.00	4,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,286	3,750.00	3,750.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,470	4,350.00	4,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,190	2,650.00–2,775.00	2,713.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	3,010.00	3,010.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,132	2,525.00–2,600.00	2,555.23
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,229	2,900.00–3,425.00	3,109.97
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,495	3,425.00	3,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,130	2,475.00–2,700.00	2,583.02
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	965	215.00–233.00	226.43
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,041	157.50–181.00	169.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,423	2,850.00–4,100.00	3,592.97
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	2,575.00	2,575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	180.00–183.00	181.67
2	—	1,408	185.00–188.00	186.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,287	172.50–181.00	176.14
2	—	1,283	164.00–166.00	165.06
1	—	1,150	189.00	189.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,066	134.00–148.00	139.92
4	—	1,179	155.50–179.00	168.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,717	198.50–211.00	204.61
2	—	1,785	228.00–238.50	233.03

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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