Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was uneven but stronger in spots with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 400-500 lbs appeared lower with a lite test, while the 500-700 lbs steers were sharply higher with a limited supply and good demand. Feeder heifers were mostly steady across the weight classes except for the 450-550 lbs heifers who were sharply higher with good demand for weaned and guaranteed open heifers. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with a moderate supply and good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $402.55/cwt on 17 head, up $10.80 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 30 comparable sales and sits +0.83 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$402.55

▲ 10.80 vs prior sale

17 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,215

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$25.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.34

vs KY average

−13.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	405.55	2,242	15thin
Medium and Large 2	533	380.00	2,024	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.55/cwt here — about $218 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

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 sale17 hd

402.55

—

KY average26 barns · 954 hd

414.88

−12.34

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−13.28

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	—	High	1,563	218.28	3,411	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	183.66	2,241	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	179.80	2,642	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,109	169.17	1,877	8thin

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)	1,100	$2,975	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,194	$2,808	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,135	$2,703	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$1,900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	400–450	422	454.18/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,917	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,172	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	456.71/cwt	445.00–472.50	2,334	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	672	427.00/cwt	417.00–437.50	2,869	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	401.82/cwt	390.00–417.50	2,294	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	436.89/cwt	412.50–445.00	2,516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	252	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,123	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	427.47/cwt	417.50–435.00	2,026	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	376.05/cwt	357.50–385.00	2,332	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	410.14/cwt	402.50–417.50	2,194	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	434.41/cwt	430.00–442.50	2,289	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	522.59/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	342	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	545.02/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,147	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	378.06/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,359	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	307	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	584.97/cwt	580.00–590.00	2,135	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	467	466.51/cwt	458.00–480.00	2,179	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,299	3,124.11/head	3,000.00–3,225.00	3,124	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	504.21/cwt	490.00–517.50	1,881	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	865	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	565	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,723	1
Bulls	—	—	1,845	236.11/cwt	229.00–243.50	4,356	2
Bulls	—	—	1,432	220.08/cwt	209.00–226.00	3,152	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	184.74/cwt	184.00–185.00	2,873	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	188.01/cwt	187.00–189.00	2,284	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	181.48/cwt	178.00–183.00	2,220	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Large 1	550–600	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	1
Steers	Large 1	450–500	480	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,136	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	176.50/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,492	6
Bulls	—	—	1,477	197.74/cwt	195.00–200.00	2,921	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	179.83/cwt	171.00–184.00	1,953	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	157.09/cwt	153.00–165.00	1,901	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,702.97/head	2,625.00–2,825.00	2,703	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	216.62/cwt	209.00–225.00	2,253	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	792	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,515	47
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	590	323.50/cwt	323.50–323.50	1,909	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,231	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	408.29/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,193	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	306.26/cwt	296.00–322.50	2,098	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	480.83/cwt	480.00–482.50	1,842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	436.69/cwt	425.00–447.50	1,659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	200–250	205	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	1,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	476.25/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	720	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	469.83/cwt	467.50–480.00	1,762	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	478.87/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,351	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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 293Year ago 144

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 33Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 9Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	520.00–525.00	522.59
1	300–350	340	495.00	495.00
5	350–400	375	467.50–480.00	469.83
3	400–450	422	450.00–460.00	454.18
5	450–500	474	417.50–435.00	427.47
4	500–550	535	402.50–417.50	410.14
7	550–600	571	390.00–417.50	401.82
3	600–650	620	357.50–385.00	376.05
1	700–750	740	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	765	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	517.50	517.50
6	450–500	467	458.00–480.00	466.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	470	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	425.00–447.50	436.69
1	400–450	445	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	505	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	560	375.00	375.00
2	600–650	642	347.50	347.50
3	650–700	685	296.00–322.50	306.26
1	850–900	860	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	517	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	555	445.00	445.00
1	600–650	620	417.50	417.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	480.00–482.50	480.83
1	450–500	490	435.00	435.00
2	550–600	557	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	252	615.00	615.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	490.00–517.50	504.21
1	400–450	415	495.00	495.00
1	450–500	475	475.00	475.00
5	500–550	527	430.00–442.50	434.41
1	550–600	560	440.00	440.00
4	600–650	624	370.00–387.50	378.06
1	650–700	690	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	715	342.50	342.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	307	610.00	610.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	595.00	595.00
4	350–400	394	540.00–550.00	545.02
1	400–450	440	482.50	482.50
5	450–500	491	475.00–495.00	478.87
4	500–550	511	445.00–472.50	456.71
4	550–600	576	412.50–445.00	436.89
2	600–650	600	412.50	412.50
1	900–950	910	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	512	495.00	495.00
4	550–600	580	475.00–480.00	476.25
1	600–650	625	450.00	450.00
6	650–700	672	417.00–437.50	427.00
1	700–750	720	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	580.00–590.00	584.97
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	435.00	435.00
3	500–550	537	405.00–415.00	408.29
1	600–650	625	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	720.00	720.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	590	323.50	323.50
47	750–800	792	317.50	317.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,299	3,000.00–3,225.00	3,124.11
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,135	2,625.00–2,825.00	2,702.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	3,300.00	3,300.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,625.00	2,625.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,225	1,750.00	1,750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	209.00–225.00	216.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,845	229.00–243.50	236.11
3	—	1,432	209.00–226.00	220.08
2	—	1,477	195.00–200.00	197.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,555	184.00–185.00	184.74
6	—	1,412	174.00–179.00	176.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	187.00–189.00	188.01
4	—	1,223	178.00–183.00	181.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	140.00	140.00
5	—	1,086	171.00–184.00	179.83
2	—	1,210	153.00–165.00	157.09

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle