Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was lower with a average quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were 6.00 to 8.00 lower or greater in spots with a moderate supply and spotty demand. Slaughter cows were steady with good demand and slaughter bulls appeared 2.00 to 4.00 lower with a lite test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $425.46/cwt on 74 head, down $90.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 22 comparable sales and sits −31.20 against this barn's trailing median of $456.65.

Average price

$425.46

▼ 90.37 vs prior sale

74 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,494

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.17

vs KY average

+6.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	586	425.46	2,494	74

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 sale74 hd

425.46

—

KY average22 barns · 598 hd

435.62

−10.17

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

+6.42

This barn, trailing median22 sales

456.65

−31.20

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	1,721	218.04	3,752	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	185.87	2,725	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	185.13	2,324	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	163.37	1,621	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$4,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,040	$2,925	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	830	$1,253	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,365	$4,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,165	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,144	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	177.65/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,270	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	192.60/cwt	190.00–196.00	2,375	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	185.87/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,725	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	160.46/cwt	151.00–166.50	1,619	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	302.48/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	414.31/cwt	402.50–420.00	1,806	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	830	1,252.53/head	1,060.00–1,400.00	1,253	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	357	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,992	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,345	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	554	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,266	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	424.81/cwt	412.00–429.00	2,222	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,042	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,218	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	596	425.56/cwt	425.50–427.50	2,536	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	431.03/cwt	427.50–437.50	1,362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,019	3
Steers	Large 1	450–500	475	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,019	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,365	4,450.00/head	4,450.00–4,450.00	4,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,237	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	323.49/cwt	317.00–324.00	2,206	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,661	2
Bulls	—	—	1,775	222.14/cwt	220.00–224.00	3,943	2
Bulls	—	—	1,945	230.95/cwt	230.00–232.00	4,492	2
Steers	Large 1	300–350	330	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,551	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,750	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 Jul 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 78Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 12Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 36Year ago 8

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	184.00	184.00
2	—	1,775	220.00–224.00	222.14
2	—	1,945	230.00–232.00	230.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	175.00–180.00	177.65
2	—	1,233	190.00–196.00	192.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,466	183.00–188.00	185.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,009	151.00–166.50	160.46
1	—	925	175.00	175.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	316	427.50–437.50	431.03
6	400–450	436	402.50–420.00	414.31
2	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	508	397.50	397.50
3	600–650	643	345.00	345.00
2	700–750	720	300.00–305.00	302.48
3	750–800	785	298.00	298.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	554	409.00	409.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	630	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	600	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	357	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	440.00	440.00
5	450–500	487	409.00	409.00
2	500–550	505	410.00	410.00
12	550–600	578	387.00	387.00
13	650–700	682	317.00–324.00	323.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	405.00	405.00
2	500–550	517	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	455.00	455.00
10	500–550	523	412.00–429.00	424.81
3	600–650	613	382.50	382.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	550–600	596	425.50–427.50	425.56
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	475	425.00	425.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	830	1,060.00–1,400.00	1,252.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,925.00	2,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	4,000.00	4,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	4,450.00	4,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	200.00	200.00

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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