Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were 4.00 to 8.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand for weaned packages and groups. Slaughter cows were mostly steady with a limited supply and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $443.10/cwt on 28 head, down $12.37 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 22 comparable sales and sits −13.56 against this barn's trailing median of $456.65.

Average price

$443.10

▼ 12.37 vs prior sale

28 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,410

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$784

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

$137.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.89

vs KY average

−15.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	467.58	2,566	21
Medium and Large 2	528	376.26	1,985	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	540	330.00	1,782	1thin

One grade step is worth $137.58/cwt here — about $784 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 sale28 hd

443.10

—

KY average25 barns · 906 hd

455.98

−12.89

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

−15.95

This barn, trailing median22 sales

456.65

−13.56

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	1,847	218.63	4,038	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	181.26	2,170	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	175.39	2,640	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	936	159.24	1,490	6thin

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)	905	$2,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	990	$2,825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,875	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,150	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,510	$4,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 2	400–450	440	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	334.37/cwt	325.00–339.00	2,732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	420.87/cwt	403.00–429.50	2,614	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	393.33/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	512.43/cwt	500.00–522.50	1,947	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	688	403.69/cwt	401.50–405.00	2,777	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	406.89/cwt	404.00–410.00	2,323	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	422.90/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,601	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,675	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	393.56/cwt	387.50–400.00	2,102	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	485.56/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,816	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	350.27/cwt	345.00–352.50	2,508	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	349.93/cwt	340.00–358.00	2,568	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	414.53/cwt	402.50–420.00	2,313	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	474.72/cwt	470.00–477.50	2,236	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	2,484	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	488.74/cwt	480.00–502.00	2,116	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	650–700	665	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	429.02/cwt	422.50–432.50	2,081	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	480	449.94/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,160	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	377.03/cwt	357.50–384.00	2,368	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	393.73/cwt	392.50–395.00	2,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	485.54/cwt	472.50–492.50	2,073	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,275	1
Bulls	—	—	1,225	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,413	1
Bulls	—	—	1,936	212.02/cwt	206.00–220.50	4,105	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	169.98/cwt	166.00–176.00	1,751	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	152.74/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,585	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	175.39/cwt	168.00–182.50	2,640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	905	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	990	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Bulls	—	—	1,935	234.66/cwt	229.00–240.50	4,541	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	178.33/cwt	172.50–183.00	2,154	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	188.58/cwt	187.00–190.00	2,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	833	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	419	470.48/cwt	465.00–477.50	1,971	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	462	539.00/cwt	539.00–539.00	2,490	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	519.01/cwt	510.00–524.00	2,258	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	362	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	547	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	373.51/cwt	362.50–390.00	1,927	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,282	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	602	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,161	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	893	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	2,597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	400.38/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	379.46/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,379	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 Jun 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 135Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 21Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 8Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	447.50	447.50
5	500–550	516	362.50–390.00	373.51
1	550–600	585	390.00	390.00
9	600–650	602	359.00	359.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	500.00–522.50	512.43
5	400–450	433	480.00–502.00	488.74
5	450–500	490	507.00	507.00
6	550–600	558	402.50–420.00	414.53
3	600–650	630	390.00–400.00	393.33
11	700–750	734	340.00–358.00	349.93
3	800–850	817	325.00–339.00	334.37
3	850–900	893	317.00	317.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	535	500.00	500.00
3	550–600	585	444.00	444.00
12	600–650	615	420.00–435.00	422.90
35	650–700	688	401.50–405.00	403.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	435	510.00–524.00	519.01
16	450–500	462	539.00	539.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	362	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	462	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	540	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	420.00	420.00
3	550–600	581	420.00	420.00
22	600–650	621	403.00–429.50	420.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	374	470.00–490.00	485.56
2	400–450	437	440.00	440.00
9	450–500	485	422.50–432.50	429.02
7	500–550	534	387.50–400.00	393.56
4	550–600	571	404.00–410.00	406.89
5	600–650	627	375.00–387.50	379.46
1	650–700	655	365.00	365.00
4	700–750	716	345.00–352.50	350.27
1	800–850	820	307.00	307.00
1	950–1000	980	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	665	399.00	399.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	419	465.00–477.50	470.48
6	450–500	480	445.00–455.00	449.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	445	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	547	312.00	312.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	370	425.00	425.00
4	400–450	426	390.00–410.00	400.38
1	450–500	480	407.50	407.50
1	550–600	590	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	695	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	530.00	530.00
5	400–450	427	472.50–492.50	485.54
8	450–500	471	470.00–477.50	474.72
1	500–550	520	437.50	437.50
2	550–600	583	392.50–395.00	393.73
5	600–650	628	357.50–384.00	377.03
2	650–700	650	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	700	332.50	332.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	495.00	495.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	422.50	422.50
1	500–550	515	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	760	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	510	297.50	297.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	197.00	197.00
4	—	1,936	206.00–220.50	212.02
3	—	1,935	229.00–240.50	234.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,030	166.00–176.00	169.98
2	—	1,038	149.00–156.00	152.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,505	168.00–182.50	175.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,208	172.50–183.00	178.33
2	—	1,170	187.00–190.00	188.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,510	4,000.00	4,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	2,825.00	2,825.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	2,825.00	2,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	3,150.00	3,150.00

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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