Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 300-800 lbs were 6.00 to 10.00 higher or greater in spots with a moderate supply and good demand for quality cattle. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower with a lite test and no trends on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $452.33/cwt on 9 head, up $26.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 22 comparable sales and sits −4.33 against this barn's trailing median of $456.65.

Average price

$452.33

▲ 26.87 vs prior sale

9 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,403

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+38.27

vs KY average

+38.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	531	452.33	2,403	9thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale9 hd

452.33

—

KY average23 barns · 517 hd

414.06

+38.27

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

+38.09

This barn, trailing median22 sales

456.65

−4.33

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	1,730	188.50	3,261	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	181.63	2,585	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	176.15	2,203	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,128	168.74	1,903	5thin

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)	1,550	$3,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,125	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$3,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,485	$3,725	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$3,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	600–650	647	410.26/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,654	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	394.32/cwt	390.00–398.50	2,074	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	496.09/cwt	492.50–502.00	1,652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	374.61/cwt	362.50–387.00	1,993	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	1,398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	362.37/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	451.92/cwt	449.00–454.00	2,400	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	462.60/cwt	447.50–470.00	2,253	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,420	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	358.02/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,034	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	310.04/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,087	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	327.51/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,050	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,144	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	173.38/cwt	168.00–180.50	2,133	5
Bulls	Large 1	600–650	607	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,003	2
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	710	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,237	1
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	565	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,848	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,460	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	174.20/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,191	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,575	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	3,261	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,660	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	177.44/cwt	166.00–183.00	2,546	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	160.55/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	395.00/cwt	390.00–402.50	2,382	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	354.34/cwt	347.50–362.50	2,037	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	1,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	345.68/cwt	337.00–350.00	2,119	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	461.04/cwt	456.00–475.00	2,001	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	463.49/cwt	457.50–467.50	2,155	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	406.24/cwt	390.00–412.00	2,279	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	878	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	3,117	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	380.52/cwt	365.00–388.00	2,557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	389.01/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	338.32/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,233	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	331.46/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,734	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 Aug 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 277Last week 132Year ago 576

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 36Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 59Year ago 88

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
1	500–550	500	485.00	485.00
73	600–650	647	410.00–430.00	410.26
58	850–900	878	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	512.00	512.00
5	300–350	333	492.50–502.00	496.09
1	350–400	380	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	437	472.50	472.50
3	450–500	487	447.50–470.00	462.60
7	500–550	531	449.00–454.00	451.92
1	550–600	565	422.50	422.50
5	600–650	603	390.00–402.50	395.00
3	650–700	672	365.00–388.00	380.52
1	700–750	700	357.50	357.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	640	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	680	337.00	337.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	430.00	430.00
2	300–350	305	449.00	449.00
1	350–400	375	405.00	405.00
5	400–450	430	385.00–390.00	389.01
1	450–500	485	397.00	397.00
3	500–550	532	362.50–387.00	374.61
4	550–600	575	347.50–362.50	354.34
4	600–650	613	337.00–350.00	345.68
3	650–700	660	335.00–340.00	338.32
1	750–800	765	305.00	305.00
1	850–900	860	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	402.00	402.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	526	390.00–398.50	394.32
12	600–650	605	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	433	360.00–367.50	362.37
2	450–500	468	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	523	325.00–337.50	331.46
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	327.00	327.00
1	700–750	710	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	568	340.00–365.00	358.02
3	600–650	626	322.50–330.00	327.51
2	650–700	673	300.00–320.00	310.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	537.50	537.50
5	400–450	434	456.00–475.00	461.04
8	450–500	465	457.50–467.50	463.49
2	500–550	515	437.00	437.00
8	550–600	561	390.00–412.00	406.24
1	600–650	600	362.50	362.50
1	700–750	705	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	607	330.00	330.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,510	3,750.00	3,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	3,650.00	3,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	3,700.00	3,700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,250	3,075.00	3,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,550	3,225.00	3,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,230	168.00–180.50	173.38
1	—	1,355	190.00	190.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,258	170.00–176.00	174.20
2	—	933	158.00–163.00	160.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	190.00	190.00
4	—	1,435	166.00–183.00	177.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	188.50	188.50

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle