Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: No trends due to limited comparisons.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $359.38/cwt on 8 head, down $66.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −96.75 against this barn's trailing median of $456.13.

Average price

$359.38

▼ 66.08 vs prior sale

8 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,929

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.19

vs KY average

−12.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	359.38	1,929	8thin

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 $365.46, median $456.13 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 sale8 hd

359.38

—

KY average24 barns · 335 hd

368.57

−9.19

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−12.01

This barn, trailing median22 sales

456.13

−96.75

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	152.00	2,120	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	151.00	1,767	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,213	135.63	1,645	2thin

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,525	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,171	$2,432	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,120	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	135.63/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,645	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Large 1	650–700	676	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,910	3
Bulls	Large 1	800–850	813	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	530	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	361.36/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	295.26/cwt	292.50–301.00	2,017	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	460	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	322.95/cwt	321.00–325.00	2,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	319.61/cwt	310.00–323.00	1,988	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	2,508.91/head	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,038	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	335.01/cwt	332.50–337.50	1,903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	324.22/cwt	322.50–326.00	1,654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,488	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	213	281.18/cwt	260.00–300.00	599	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 Sep 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 56Last week 131Year ago 508

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 18Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 20Year ago 113

Compared to last Wednesday: No trends due to limited comparisons.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	152.00	152.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	135.00–136.00	135.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	151.00	151.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	676	282.50	282.50
3	800–850	813	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	455	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	507	337.50	337.50
1	550–600	565	334.00	334.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	465	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	352.50–370.00	361.36
2	450–500	452	352.50	352.50
2	500–550	510	322.50–326.00	324.22
3	650–700	683	292.50–301.00	295.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	595	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	260.00–300.00	281.18
1	550–600	570	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	527	327.50	327.50
2	550–600	568	332.50–337.50	335.01
9	600–650	622	310.00–323.00	319.61
2	650–700	678	321.00–325.00	322.95
1	700–750	700	315.00	315.00
2	750–800	767	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	526	387.50	387.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,525	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,243	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,508.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,265	2,500.00	2,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	155.00	155.00

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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