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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 15

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Dec 18Jan 15Jan 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

388 head

▲ 152 vs last sale 236▲ 334 vs year ago 54 · +618.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 49▲ 35 vs year ago 16 · +218.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 16▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market comparison due to Holiday closure and winter weather closure last week; however all classes noticeably higher than before Holiday break. Market active with good buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $295.77/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −99.07 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.

Average price

$295.77

42 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$42.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.88

vs KY average

−8.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	527	297.74	1,571	40
Medium and Large 2-3	525	257.50	1,352	1thin
Large 1-2	580	255.00	1,479	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.74/cwt here — about $92 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale42 hd

295.77

—

KY average21 barns · 1,370 hd

282.89

+12.88

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−8.26

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.83

−99.07

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.17, low $323.36, median $394.83 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,540	165.00	2,542	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,446	143.27	2,072	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	139.83	1,711	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	932	118.87	1,108	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,215	170.00	2,066	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	946	$1,413	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	920	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,315	$1,875	1thin

Every lot

89 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	200	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	700	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	331	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,283	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	377	400.61/cwt	392.50–426.00	1,510	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	364.04/cwt	357.50–375.00	1,474	5
Steers	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	405	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,195	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	422	392.38/cwt	382.50–405.00	1,656	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	471	370.09/cwt	358.00–395.00	1,743	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	354.50/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,698	4
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	332.06/cwt	312.00–340.00	1,763	40
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	295.74/cwt	291.00–309.00	1,656	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,496	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	320.66/cwt	320.00–321.00	1,841	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,704	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	321.42/cwt	321.00–321.50	1,980	32
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	638	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,595	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	279.74/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,933	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	713	273.57/cwt	268.00–283.00	1,951	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,823	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,979	2
Steers	750–800	Large 1-2	785	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,923	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	816	250.74/cwt	249.00–252.00	2,046	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	245	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	662	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	261	265.11/cwt	260.00–267.50	692	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	702	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	920	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	301.39/cwt	295.00–305.00	958	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	321	323.61/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,039	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	384	320.54/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,231	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	393	262.45/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,031	2
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	405	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,124	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	424	322.34/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,367	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	283.31/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,232	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,340	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	487	298.05/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,452	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	298.44/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,567	37
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,352	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	289.16/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,614	3
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	580	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,479	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	646	269.06/cwt	268.00–271.00	1,738	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	651	275.28/cwt	263.00–283.50	1,792	30
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	242.50/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,681	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,763	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,672	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	857	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,765	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,683	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,643	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	252	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	895	2
Bulls	300–350	Small and Medium 1-2	315	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	803	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,556	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	320.26/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,355	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,220	1
Bulls	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	324.69/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,503	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	474	338.69/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,605	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	316.23/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,622	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	1
Bulls	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	520	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,066	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	288.75/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,617	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	222.46/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,379	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,616	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,694	1
Bulls	700–750	Small and Medium 1-2	745	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,550	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,814	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,976	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	690	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,201	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 3	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,215	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,066	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,253	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,992	2
Bulls	—	—	2,115	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	3,744	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	768	116.98/cwt	115.00–119.00	898	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	947	124.18/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,176	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	104.85/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,104	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	136.60/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,606	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	129.34/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,546	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	143.93/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,809	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,944	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,447	144.10/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,085	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,197	154.44/cwt	153.00–157.50	1,849	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	680	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	920	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	975	1,469.49/head	1,200.00–1,675.00	1,469	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,315	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 388Last week 236Year ago 54

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 49Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 16Year ago 0

No market comparison due to Holiday closure and winter weather closure last week; however all classes noticeably higher than before Holiday break. Market active with good buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,195	129.00–130.00	129.34
14	—	1,257	140.00–154.00	143.93
8	—	1,176	133.00–139.00	136.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	947	120.00–133.00	124.18
2	—	768	115.00–119.00	116.98
2	—	1,053	104.00–106.00	104.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,447	140.00–146.00	144.10
1	—	1,440	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,115	177.00	177.00
2	—	1,253	159.00	159.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,197	153.00–157.50	154.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	975	1,200.00–1,675.00	1,469.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	680	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	1,875.00	1,875.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	270.00	270.00
3	250–300	261	260.00–267.50	265.11
1	300–350	315	292.00	292.00
2	350–400	393	255.00–270.00	262.45
1	400–450	435	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	525	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	321	315.00–327.50	323.61
12	350–400	384	315.00–337.50	320.54
8	400–450	424	310.00–325.00	322.34
10	450–500	487	295.00–300.00	298.05
37	500–550	525	290.00–306.00	298.44
3	550–600	558	287.50–290.00	289.16
17	600–650	646	268.00–271.00	269.06
30	650–700	651	263.00–283.50	275.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	277.50	277.50
1	550–600	580	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	260.00	260.00
3	300–350	318	295.00–305.00	301.39
3	400–450	435	282.50–285.00	283.31
1	450–500	470	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
5	650–700	693	240.00–245.00	242.50
3	750–800	780	226.00	226.00
2	800–850	800	209.00	209.00
5	850–900	857	206.00	206.00
1	900–950	935	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	955	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	387.50	387.50
4	350–400	377	392.50–426.00	400.61
11	400–450	422	382.50–405.00	392.38
6	450–500	471	358.00–395.00	370.09
40	500–550	531	312.00–340.00	332.06
6	550–600	574	320.00–321.00	320.66
32	600–650	616	321.00–321.50	321.42
8	700–750	713	268.00–283.00	273.57
2	750–800	770	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	570	262.50	262.50
4	600–650	638	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	405	357.50–375.00	364.04
4	450–500	479	345.00–357.50	354.50
4	550–600	560	291.00–309.00	295.74
3	600–650	600	284.00	284.00
10	650–700	691	270.00–283.00	279.74
2	700–750	715	255.00	255.00
4	800–850	816	249.00–252.00	250.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	785	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	690	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	255.00	255.00
1	400–450	435	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	520	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	745	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	287.00	287.00
1	550–600	595	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	620	220.00–225.00	222.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	375.00	375.00
4	450–500	474	337.50–340.00	338.69
2	500–550	513	315.00–317.50	316.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	252	355.00	355.00
8	400–450	423	317.00–325.00	320.26
8	450–500	463	322.50–325.00	324.69
1	500–550	520	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	560	280.00–297.50	288.75
1	600–650	640	252.50	252.50
1	700–750	700	242.00	242.00
3	750–800	755	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	885	205.00	205.00
1	900–950	915	216.00	216.00

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.