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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 12

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Mar 5Mar 12Mar 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

623 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 549▼ 542 vs year ago 1,165 · −46.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 64▲ 21 vs year ago 69 · +30.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 42▲ 10 vs year ago 15 · +66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 400-600lbs were sharply higher, steers above 600lbs were steady to up 2.00. Feeder heifers 300-500lbs were in high demand an sharply higher, heifers over 500lbs were steady. Pre-conditioned packaged calves were in high demand with great buyer demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady.

Groups of 20 head or more:

Steers

*59hd 818lbs 277.60 BLK

56hd 830lbs 275.50 MIX

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $335.66/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −116.94 against this barn's trailing median of $452.60.

Average price

$335.66

20 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.83

vs KY average

−23.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	570	335.66	1,914	20

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale20 hd

335.66

—

KY average23 barns · 933 hd

338.49

−2.83

National average173 barns · 15,162 hd

358.67

−23.01

This barn, trailing median23 sales

452.60

−116.94

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

23 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $515.83, low $365.46, median $452.60 across 23 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	1,632	160.24	2,616	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	138.72	1,748	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,701	134.77	2,292	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,083	122.03	1,321	23
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	98.25	1,103	2thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,193	$1,900	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,006	$1,844	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	975	$1,510	1thin

Every lot

97 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	262	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	917	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	357	366.63/cwt	340.00–417.00	1,309	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,674	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,456	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,575	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	426.23/cwt	420.00–442.50	1,854	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	472	331.90/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,567	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	401.28/cwt	375.00–406.00	1,914	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	331.44/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,743	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	346.97/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,974	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	332.06/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,949	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,675	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,903	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	296.66/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,961	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	274.99/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,958	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	275.92/cwt	260.00–280.00	2,083	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	257.00/cwt	256.00–258.00	2,030	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	811	246.66/cwt	245.00–250.00	2,000	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	824	276.57/cwt	275.50–277.60	2,279	115
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	880	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,716	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	990	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,039	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,039	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	312	335.83/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,048	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	366.76/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,174	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	362	401.61/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,454	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1-2	365	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,195	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	384.19/cwt	350.00–392.00	1,456	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	387	324.04/cwt	270.00–341.00	1,254	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	412	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,432	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	323.83/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,405	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	447	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,252	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,530	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	462	284.02/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,312	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	315.44/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,530	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	523	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,674	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	303.12/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,594	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	531	254.06/cwt	220.00–276.00	1,349	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	294.81/cwt	294.00–296.00	1,657	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	570	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,699	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	582	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,513	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	279.31/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,723	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,156	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,558	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	260.06/cwt	259.50–266.00	1,802	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,685	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,548	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	224.19/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,749	9
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,279	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	813	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	399.74/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,307	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	372	432.63/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,609	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	437.61/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,816	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,548	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	394.79/cwt	380.00–407.00	1,721	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	378.23/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,789	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	484	335.21/cwt	311.00–362.00	1,622	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	512	334.88/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,715	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	335.25/cwt	323.00–340.00	1,747	22
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	528	309.98/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,637	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	326.36/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,886	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	314.51/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,840	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,638	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,837	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	653	251.26/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,641	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	661	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,917	14
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	265.85/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,781	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,761	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	746	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,921	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	256.42/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,967	13
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,944	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	913	161.25/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,472	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	938	189.36/cwt	175.00–194.00	1,776	4
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,930	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,025	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,558	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,305	147.64/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,927	4
Bulls	—	—	1,548	159.35/cwt	158.00–161.00	2,467	6
Bulls	—	—	1,995	171.40/cwt	170.00–176.00	3,419	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	100.44/cwt	93.00–108.00	972	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	137.34/cwt	133.50–145.00	1,453	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	126.95/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,386	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	114.23/cwt	110.00–119.50	1,271	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	122.20/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,405	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	156.46/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,957	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	134.89/cwt	130.00–139.50	1,716	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	145.13/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,877	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	150.66/cwt	146.50–155.00	2,463	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,706	134.40/cwt	130.50–138.50	2,293	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,726	127.39/cwt	125.00–129.50	2,199	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	727	1
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,390	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	952	166.69/cwt	155.00–187.50	1,587	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,747	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,006	1,844.20/head	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,844	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	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 Mar 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 623Last week 549Year ago 1,165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 64Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 42Year ago 15

Groups of 20 head or more:

Steers

*59hd 818lbs 277.60 BLK

56hd 830lbs 275.50 MIX

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	362	400.00–415.00	401.61
2	400–450	412	347.50	347.50
5	450–500	450	340.00	340.00
9	500–550	523	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	570	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	312	330.00–347.50	335.83
4	350–400	387	270.00–341.00	324.04
2	400–450	447	280.00	280.00
4	450–500	462	280.00–295.00	284.02
5	500–550	531	220.00–276.00	254.06
2	550–600	582	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	625	185.00	185.00
1	650–700	660	236.00	236.00
1	750–800	755	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	320	350.00–385.00	366.76
8	350–400	379	350.00–392.00	384.19
10	400–450	434	300.00–335.00	323.83
16	450–500	485	300.00–327.00	315.44
27	500–550	526	290.00–312.00	303.12
5	550–600	562	294.00–296.00	294.81
6	600–650	617	250.00–295.00	279.31
11	650–700	693	259.50–266.00	260.06
1	700–750	720	234.00	234.00
9	750–800	780	220.00–239.00	224.19
1	1050–1100	1,080	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	355.00	355.00
5	450–500	472	320.00–347.50	331.90
2	600–650	625	268.00	268.00
2	750–800	790	256.00–258.00	257.00
1	850–900	880	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	262	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	357	340.00–417.00	366.63
1	400–450	420	375.00	375.00
12	450–500	477	375.00–406.00	401.28
4	500–550	526	325.00–337.50	331.44
11	550–600	587	325.00–337.50	332.06
3	600–650	643	296.00	296.00
8	650–700	661	287.00–300.00	296.66
3	700–750	712	270.00–277.50	274.99
5	750–800	755	260.00–280.00	275.92
3	800–850	811	245.00–250.00	246.66
2	950–1000	990	206.00	206.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	569	345.00–355.00	346.97
115	800–850	824	275.50–277.60	276.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	452.50	452.50
10	400–450	435	420.00–442.50	426.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	325.00	325.00
6	300–350	327	390.00–410.00	399.74
10	400–450	436	380.00–407.00	394.79
11	450–500	473	370.00–380.00	378.23
22	500–550	521	323.00–340.00	335.25
12	550–600	578	320.00–329.00	326.36
1	600–650	640	287.00	287.00
8	650–700	670	263.00–270.00	265.85
3	700–750	746	257.50	257.50
13	750–800	767	248.00–258.00	256.42
2	800–850	810	240.00	240.00
4	900–950	938	175.00–194.00	189.36
1	1000–1050	1,005	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	372	430.00–435.00	432.63
11	400–450	415	420.00–445.00	437.61
5	500–550	512	330.00–338.00	334.88
14	650–700	661	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	430	360.00	360.00
7	450–500	484	311.00–362.00	335.21
2	500–550	528	305.00–315.00	309.98
4	550–600	585	310.00–316.00	314.51
1	600–650	635	258.00	258.00
2	650–700	653	247.50–255.00	251.26
1	700–750	740	238.00	238.00
2	900–950	913	160.00–162.50	161.25
1	1000–1050	1,025	152.00	152.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,635	146.50–155.00	150.66
4	—	1,726	125.00–129.50	127.39
6	—	1,706	130.50–138.50	134.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,251	152.00–159.00	156.46
12	—	1,293	142.00–149.00	145.13
5	—	1,150	115.00–129.00	122.20
17	—	1,272	130.00–139.50	134.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,113	110.00–119.50	114.23
4	—	1,058	133.50–145.00	137.34
2	—	968	93.00–108.00	100.44
9	—	1,092	120.00–131.00	126.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	111.50	111.50
1	—	855	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,305	144.00–152.00	147.64
6	—	1,548	158.00–161.00	159.35
5	—	1,995	170.00–176.00	171.40

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	3	—	952	155.00–187.50	166.69
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	161.00	161.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,510.00	1,510.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,193	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,006	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,844.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,925.00	1,925.00

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