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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 22

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Jan 15Jan 22Jan 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

225 head

▼ 163 vs last sale 388▼ 155 vs year ago 380 · −40.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 51▼ 54 vs year ago 64 · −84.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 13▼ 19 vs year ago 23 · −82.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday market not fully established due to lite receipts and some plainer odds and ends due to extremely cold weather overnight; however a few good quality weaned 400-500 lb steers 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls lite test.

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 $268.63/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −126.21 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.

Average price

$268.63

51 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,469

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$37.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.92

vs KY average

−35.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	272.33	1,487	46
Medium and Large 2-3	553	234.51	1,297	5thin

One grade step is worth $37.82/cwt here — about $190 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale51 hd

268.63

—

KY average25 barns · 1,760 hd

277.54

−8.92

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−35.79

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.83

−126.21

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	—	Low	1,355	110.00	1,491	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	126.97	1,515	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	103.71	1,001	3thin

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)	1,080	$1,650	1thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	260	294.42/cwt	265.00–325.00	765	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	352	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,100	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	341.10/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,279	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	413	377.82/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,560	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,301	1
Steers	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,484	2
Steers	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	470	244.02/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,147	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	383.31/cwt	382.50–385.00	1,840	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	320.00/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,632	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	312.10/cwt	312.00–312.50	1,795	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	260.58/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,498	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,662	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	298.28/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,882	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	690	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	1,853	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	285	253.00/cwt	232.50–275.00	721	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	317	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	999	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	295.11/cwt	290.00–297.50	974	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	336	260.14/cwt	247.50–272.50	874	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	355	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,074	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	284.56/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,104	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	421	289.51/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,219	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,093	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	261.56/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,235	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	488	289.82/cwt	277.50–297.50	1,414	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,237	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,470	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	263.81/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,398	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	562	271.61/cwt	262.50–274.50	1,526	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,391	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	231.89/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,310	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,572	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	226.65/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,485	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,706	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,039	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,317	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	417	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,345	2
Bulls	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	435	231.70/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,008	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	307.50/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,353	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,407	1
Bulls	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	485	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,140	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,487	4
Bulls	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	570	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,183	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	606	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,576	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,482	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	872	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,639	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,491	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	100.06/cwt	96.00–103.00	959	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,088	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	123.49/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,436	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	133.92/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,678	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,080	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 388Year ago 380

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 51Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 13Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	417	322.50	322.50
4	500–550	535	278.00	278.00
6	600–650	606	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	335.00	335.00
4	350–400	371	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	440	305.00–310.00	307.50
1	450–500	485	290.00	290.00
2	850–900	872	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	230.00–232.50	231.70
1	450–500	485	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	570	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	360.00–395.00	377.82
6	450–500	480	382.50–385.00	383.31
2	500–550	510	315.00–325.00	320.00
10	550–600	575	312.00–312.50	312.10
14	600–650	631	298.00–300.00	298.28
20	650–700	690	268.50	268.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	375	337.50–345.00	341.10
2	450–500	460	322.50	322.50
1	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	610	272.50	272.50
1	650–700	650	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	430	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	470	237.50–250.00	244.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	265.00–325.00	294.42
2	350–400	352	312.50	312.50
1	400–450	430	302.50	302.50
4	550–600	575	255.00–265.00	260.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	317	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	355	302.50	302.50
5	400–450	421	280.00–302.50	289.51
9	450–500	488	277.50–297.50	289.82
10	500–550	514	286.00	286.00
26	550–600	562	262.50–274.50	271.61
5	600–650	625	260.00	260.00
5	650–700	664	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	232.50–275.00	253.00
4	300–350	336	247.50–272.50	260.14
1	450–500	465	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	505	245.00	245.00
4	550–600	565	225.00–242.50	231.89
3	650–700	655	225.00–230.00	226.65
1	750–800	785	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	290.00–297.50	295.11
11	350–400	388	282.50–285.00	284.56
3	450–500	472	250.00–272.50	261.56
8	500–550	530	260.00–270.00	263.81
2	550–600	562	247.50	247.50
1	600–650	635	247.50	247.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,163	120.00–129.00	123.49
2	—	1,253	133.00–135.00	133.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	111.00	111.00
2	—	958	96.00–103.00	100.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,650.00	1,650.00

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.