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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, May 14

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← May 7May 14May 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

313 head

▲ 96 vs last sale 217▼ 94 vs year ago 407 · −23.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 46▲ 17 vs year ago 64 · +26.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 26▼ 60 vs year ago 79 · −75.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality offerings in a limited comparison with last week's lite test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher; lean cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand.

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 $356.52/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 11 of 31 comparable sales and sits −38.31 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.

Average price

$356.52

108 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$560

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

$99.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.55

vs KY average

+16.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	357.44	1,989	107
Small and Medium 1-2	555	257.50	1,429	1thin

One grade step is worth $99.94/cwt here — about $560 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale108 hd

356.52

—

KY average27 barns · 1,541 hd

333.97

+22.55

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

+16.64

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.83

−38.31

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	—	Average	1,692	202.31	3,423	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	170.39	2,103	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,366	161.97	2,213	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,002	137.24	1,375	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,135	190.00	2,157	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)	1,575	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,884	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,495	$3,353	4thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	200	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	810	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	372.50/cwt	362.50–377.50	1,397	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,699	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,838	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,494	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,748	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	370.87/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,921	5
Steers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	525	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,638	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,871	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	368.00/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,079	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	327.94/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,014	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	630	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,331	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,145	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	720	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,239	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,095	1
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,596	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	190	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	770	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	220	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	754	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	975	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,043	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	263	316.30/cwt	287.50–375.00	832	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	340	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,462	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	363	411.07/cwt	400.00–417.00	1,492	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,473	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	414	376.90/cwt	362.50–392.50	1,560	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	321.77/cwt	313.00–335.00	1,351	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	352.22/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,546	9
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	460	272.12/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,252	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	353.33/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,654	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	330.37/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,563	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	337.21/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,760	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,670	3
Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	555	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,429	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	362.40/cwt	325.00–368.00	2,044	88
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	251.52/cwt	235.00–267.50	1,534	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	326.18/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,996	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	644	294.80/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,899	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	668	246.32/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,645	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	285.35/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,929	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	715	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,124	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	271.00/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,978	2
Heifers	750–800	Large 1-2	775	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,957	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,133	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,214	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,295	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,121	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	265	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	928	2
Bulls	250–300	Small and Medium 1-2	290	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	914	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	411.99/cwt	395.00–427.50	1,360	2
Bulls	300–350	Small and Medium 1-2	335	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,022	1
Bulls	300–350	Large 1-2	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,425	1
Bulls	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	380	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,197	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,632	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	373.02/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,585	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	371.11/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,718	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,603	1
Bulls	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	360.43/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,831	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,863	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,936	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	584	330.04/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,927	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	311.74/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,895	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	301.24/cwt	280.00–320.00	2,042	13
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	317.90/cwt	317.50–318.00	2,270	5
Bulls	700–750	Large 1-2	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	736	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,134	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,360	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,380	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,135	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,157	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,532	183.44/cwt	179.00–190.00	2,810	3
Bulls	—	—	1,772	211.75/cwt	200.00–226.00	3,752	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	123.50/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,158	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	135.76/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,345	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	158.53/cwt	155.50–164.50	1,760	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	171.26/cwt	157.50–183.00	2,112	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,867	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,349	164.45/cwt	156.50–173.00	2,218	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	153.45/cwt	148.50–156.00	2,187	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,495	3,352.55/head	3,175.00–3,500.00	3,353	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,050	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,137	2,037.02/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,037	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,575	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	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 May 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 313Last week 217Year ago 407

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 46Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 26Year ago 79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	395.00–427.50	411.99
3	350–400	398	410.00	410.00
3	400–450	425	360.00–380.00	373.02
2	450–500	463	362.50–380.00	371.11
12	500–550	508	350.00–375.00	360.43
2	550–600	557	347.50	347.50
5	600–650	608	307.00–315.00	311.74
13	650–700	678	280.00–320.00	301.24
5	700–750	714	317.50–318.00	317.90
1	750–800	780	302.50	302.50
1	850–900	850	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	305	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	380	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	475	337.50	337.50
1	500–550	540	345.00	345.00
7	550–600	584	315.00–337.50	330.04
4	700–750	736	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	720	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	335	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	380	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	480	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	405.00	405.00
1	200–250	235	415.00	415.00
1	250–300	250	417.00	417.00
1	350–400	380	387.50	387.50
9	400–450	439	340.00–360.00	352.22
3	450–500	468	350.00–355.00	353.33
3	500–550	522	320.00	320.00
9	600–650	644	285.00–300.00	294.80
6	650–700	676	280.00–297.50	285.35
2	700–750	730	267.00–275.00	271.00
1	750–800	790	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	805	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	850	270.00	270.00
2	1000–1050	1,010	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	430.00	430.00
3	350–400	363	400.00–417.00	411.07
11	400–450	414	362.50–392.50	376.90
16	500–550	522	325.00–340.00	337.21
88	550–600	564	325.00–368.00	362.40
10	600–650	612	324.00–330.00	326.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	342.50	342.50
3	250–300	263	287.50–375.00	316.30
1	300–350	330	325.00	325.00
7	400–450	420	313.00–335.00	321.77
6	450–500	473	325.00–340.00	330.37
2	600–650	610	235.00–267.50	251.52
2	650–700	668	240.00–252.50	246.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	255.00–290.00	272.12
1	550–600	555	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	715	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	430	427.50	427.50
1	450–500	460	380.00	380.00
5	500–550	518	355.00–380.00	370.87
5	550–600	565	365.00–370.00	368.00
5	600–650	614	320.00–332.50	327.94
1	650–700	655	327.50	327.50
1	700–750	720	291.00	291.00
1	1100–1150	1,100	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	362.50–377.50	372.50
1	400–450	430	347.50	347.50
1	450–500	475	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	530	353.00	353.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	630	370.00	370.00
2	700–750	720	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	312.00	312.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,495	3,175.00–3,500.00	3,352.55

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,137	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,037.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,575	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,425.00	1,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,532	179.00–190.00	183.44
6	—	1,772	200.00–226.00	211.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,425	148.50–156.00	153.45
24	—	1,349	156.50–173.00	164.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,110	155.50–164.50	158.53
4	—	938	118.00–127.00	123.50
6	—	991	133.00–138.00	135.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	147.00	147.00
27	—	1,233	157.50–183.00	171.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	190.00	190.00

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.