Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: No trends due to limited comparisons, however both the feeder and slaughter markets appeared firm and with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $412.10/cwt on 15 head, down $19.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 30 comparable sales and sits +10.38 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$412.10

▼ 19.07 vs prior sale

15 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,202

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$404

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

$114.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.12

vs KY average

+16.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	421.69	2,234	13thin
Medium and Large 2	535	392.00	2,097	1thin
Large 1	595	307.50	1,830	1thin

One grade step is worth $114.19/cwt here — about $404 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

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 sale15 hd

412.10

—

KY average26 barns · 1,257 hd

412.22

−0.12

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

+16.05

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

+10.38

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	1,469	223.18	3,278	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,468	185.01	2,717	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,655	184.00	3,045	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,247	166.90	2,082	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,101	$2,987	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$2,475	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,083	$2,325	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,020	$3,475	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,565	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,472	$5,541	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,310	$5,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,520	$5,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,265	$4,330	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	372.60/cwt	367.50–375.00	2,329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	452.53/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	404.98/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,114	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	5,406.83/head	4,900.00–5,775.00	5,407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	460.08/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	448.04/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,289	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	3,475.00/head	3,475.00–3,475.00	3,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	3,138.17/head	2,850.00–3,400.00	3,138	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	348.21/cwt	330.00–357.50	2,302	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	486.78/cwt	477.00–492.00	2,239	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	805	2,304.97/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	435	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,068	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	234.57/cwt	232.50–237.00	3,812	2
Bulls	—	—	1,313	211.78/cwt	203.00–219.00	2,781	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,364	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,253	160.37/cwt	154.00–167.00	2,009	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,045	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	393.40/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,246	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	434.25/cwt	422.50–450.00	2,024	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	417.44/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	454.35/cwt	452.50–455.00	2,072	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	464.02/cwt	450.00–477.50	1,754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	385.86/cwt	370.00–402.50	2,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,097	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,670	5,810.00/head	5,810.00–5,810.00	5,810	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,265	4,330.14/head	4,300.00–4,350.00	4,330	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	2,325.17/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	347	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,095	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,590	180.52/cwt	177.00–185.00	2,870	2
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	595	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,830	1
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	5,350.00/head	5,350.00–5,350.00	5,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	5,250.00/head	5,250.00–5,250.00	5,250	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 Jul 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 78Last week 447Year ago 281

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 38Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 8Year ago 14

Compared to last Wednesday: No trends due to limited comparisons, however both the feeder and slaughter markets appeared firm and with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	435	500.00	500.00
3	450–500	460	477.00–492.00	486.78
3	500–550	516	455.00–470.00	460.08
5	550–600	571	390.00–400.00	393.40
3	600–650	625	367.50–375.00	372.60
3	650–700	661	330.00–357.50	348.21
1	750–800	785	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	575.00	575.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	450.00–477.50	464.02
4	450–500	456	452.50–455.00	454.35
2	500–550	523	370.00–402.50	385.86
1	550–600	590	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	640	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	450.00–455.00	452.53
7	450–500	466	422.50–450.00	434.25
5	500–550	522	400.00–425.00	404.98
1	550–600	585	382.00	382.00
1	750–800	775	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	511	440.00–450.00	448.04
2	550–600	568	415.00–420.00	417.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	470.00	470.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	455.00	455.00
2	300–350	347	467.50	467.50
1	500–550	535	392.00	392.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	307.50	307.50
1	600–650	625	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	510.00	510.00
1	350–400	390	545.00	545.00
1	500–550	520	435.00	435.00
1	650–700	655	387.50	387.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	475.00	475.00
1	550–600	550	400.00	400.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,373	4,900.00–5,775.00	5,406.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,670	5,810.00	5,810.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	5,350.00	5,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,520	5,250.00	5,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,265	4,300.00–4,350.00	4,330.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,020	3,475.00	3,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,565	3,400.00	3,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,167	2,850.00–3,400.00	3,138.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	2,475.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,083	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,325.17
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	805	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,304.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	232.50–237.00	234.57
2	—	1,313	203.00–219.00	211.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	193.00	193.00
4	—	1,253	154.00–167.00	160.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	184.00	184.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	194.00	194.00
2	—	1,590	177.00–185.00	180.52

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

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