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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: No trends due to limited head to head comparisons, however the feeder market appeared stronger with good demand for quality feeders.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $338.51/cwt on 12 head, up $13.22 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 22 comparable sales and sits −91.32 against this barn's trailing median of $429.83.

Average price

$338.51

▲ 13.22 vs prior sale

12 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,877

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 1

$67.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.42

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	527	352.50	1,858	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	562	347.14	1,951	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	520	295.00	1,534	1thin
Large 1	585	285.00	1,667	1thin

One grade step is worth $67.50/cwt here — about $190 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $463.15, low $325.29, median $429.83 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 sale12 hd

338.51

—

KY average17 barns · 253 hd

338.09

+0.42

This barn, trailing median22 sales

429.83

−91.32

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	1,516	187.77	2,846	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	140.12	1,686	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	140.06	2,153	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	122.53	1,349	5thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,240	208.00	2,579	1thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,363	$2,100	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$1,900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,820	$3,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1-2	250–300	265	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	366.25/cwt	360.00–377.00	1,915	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	392.14/cwt	385.00–399.00	1,667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	378.62/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	308.75/cwt	302.50–315.00	2,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	407.49/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,948	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	281.29/cwt	270.00–292.50	2,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	336.65/cwt	326.00–346.00	1,953	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	326.29/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	347.91/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,795	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	408.72/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,937	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	416.49/cwt	415.00–417.50	1,583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	317.31/cwt	307.00–319.00	2,208	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	318.07/cwt	315.00–321.00	1,972	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	434.30/cwt	427.50–442.50	1,863	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	140.06/cwt	136.00–148.00	2,153	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,240	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,579	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	140.12/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,686	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	125.66/cwt	119.00–136.00	1,363	4
Bulls	—	—	1,235	172.67/cwt	171.00–174.00	2,132	2
Bulls	—	—	1,703	197.84/cwt	192.50–202.50	3,369	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	304.49/cwt	302.00–307.00	2,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	347.77/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,948	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	367.32/cwt	347.50–380.00	1,719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,000	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	352	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,302	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,945	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	2,100.46/head	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,100	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	161.41/cwt	149.00–174.00	1,756	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,820	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,282	1
Bulls	Large 1	600–650	605	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,724	1
Bulls	Large 1	650–700	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	500	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	800	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,992	1
Bulls	Large 1	550–600	585	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,667	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 Sep 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 56Year ago 665

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 4Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 8Year ago 26

Compared to last Wednesday: No trends due to limited head to head comparisons, however the feeder market appeared stronger with good demand for quality feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	505.00	505.00
1	300–350	325	465.00	465.00
1	400–450	405	452.50	452.50
6	450–500	478	390.00–420.00	407.49
5	500–550	523	360.00–377.00	366.25
3	550–600	560	340.00–362.50	347.77
1	650–700	690	328.00	328.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	645	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	415.00–417.50	416.49
4	400–450	425	385.00–399.00	392.14
7	450–500	468	347.50–380.00	367.32
5	500–550	516	340.00–355.00	347.91
4	550–600	567	325.00–330.00	326.29
4	600–650	640	312.50	312.50
2	650–700	655	302.50–315.00	308.75
1	700–750	740	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	407	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	605	262.50	262.50
1	650–700	670	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	352	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	312.00	312.00
1	800–850	800	249.00	249.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	357	492.50	492.50
4	400–450	429	427.50–442.50	434.30
5	450–500	474	400.00–420.00	408.72
2	500–550	508	370.00–387.50	378.62
6	550–600	580	326.00–346.00	336.65
4	600–650	620	315.00–321.00	318.07
7	650–700	696	307.00–319.00	317.31
2	700–750	743	270.00–292.50	281.29
2	750–800	753	302.00–307.00	304.49
1	900–950	920	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	352.50	352.50
2	500–550	527	352.50	352.50
1	600–650	645	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	520	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	605	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	690	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,537	136.00–148.00	140.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,203	137.00–146.00	140.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,085	119.00–136.00	125.66
1	—	1,165	110.00	110.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	208.00	208.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	171.00–174.00	172.67
3	—	1,703	192.50–202.50	197.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	227.50	227.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,088	149.00–174.00	161.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	2,175.00	2,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,363	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,100.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,820	3,650.00	3,650.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle