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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, May 28

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← May 21May 28Jun 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

152 head

▼ 92 vs last sale 244▼ 99 vs year ago 251 · −39.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 72▲ 23 vs year ago 51 · +45.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 52▲ 6 vs year ago 17 · +35.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers under 600 lbs softer undertone in a lite test; over 600 lbs sold 5.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers unevenly steady in a lite test. Yearlings lite test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher; some high dressing bulls sharply 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 $331.36/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −63.47 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.

Average price

$331.36

21 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$50.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.92

vs KY average

−1.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	335.72	1,788	19thin
Large 1-2	565	295.00	1,667	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	545	285.00	1,553	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.72/cwt here — about $235 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 sale21 hd

331.36

—

KY average17 barns · 782 hd

326.44

+4.92

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−1.33

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.83

−63.47

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	1,669	207.76	3,468	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,342	166.05	2,229	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	165.07	2,005	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	146.43	1,518	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	131.00	1,395	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,420	128.50	1,825	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,187	$2,225	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,107	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,460	$2,948	3thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	459.85/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,540	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,501	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	406.96/cwt	392.50–415.00	1,481	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,667	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,685	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	386.66/cwt	385.00–387.50	1,752	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	365.55/cwt	350.00–372.00	1,894	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	528	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,086	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	582	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,892	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	608	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,164	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,873	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,007	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	305.12/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,203	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,083	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	165	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	825	2
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	185	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	796	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	215	437.33/cwt	435.00–440.00	940	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	372	396.09/cwt	380.00–417.00	1,473	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	318.69/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,195	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	346.59/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,449	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	348.00/cwt	341.00–355.00	1,653	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	477	325.15/cwt	324.00–327.50	1,551	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	335.64/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,769	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,771	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	339.67/cwt	339.00–340.00	1,892	3
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	565	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,667	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	298.56/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,854	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,843	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,668	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	222.25/cwt	222.00–222.50	1,789	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	285	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,083	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	360.14/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,333	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	397.92/cwt	390.00–422.00	1,548	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,590	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,507	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	368.03/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,763	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	340.00/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,666	2
Bulls	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	500	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,575	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	560	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,848	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,927	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	583	329.14/cwt	317.00–335.00	1,919	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,796	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	287.42/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,078	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,951	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,078	160.01/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,725	2
Bulls	—	—	1,330	183.88/cwt	179.00–190.00	2,446	3
Bulls	—	—	1,914	226.33/cwt	199.00–246.00	4,332	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	141.30/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,417	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	156.96/cwt	148.00–165.50	1,640	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,063	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,573	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	158.26/cwt	157.50–159.00	1,754	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,488	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	167.35/cwt	161.50–182.50	2,073	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	158.20/cwt	157.00–159.50	2,041	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,356	168.14/cwt	161.00–175.00	2,280	15
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,395	1
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,825	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,460	2,947.95/head	2,900.00–3,050.00	2,948	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,020	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	2,198.51/head	1,950.00–2,425.00	2,199	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,187	2,224.88/head	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,225	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,611	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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 244Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 72Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 52Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	435.00	435.00
4	350–400	364	392.50–415.00	406.96
2	400–450	432	390.00	390.00
3	450–500	453	385.00–387.50	386.66
8	500–550	518	350.00–372.00	365.55
1	550–600	555	350.00	350.00
4	600–650	612	328.00	328.00
3	700–750	722	295.00–310.00	305.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	450.00–470.00	459.85
1	350–400	395	422.00	422.00
4	500–550	528	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	608	356.00	356.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	582	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	610	307.00	307.00
1	750–800	780	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	395	350.00	350.00
6	400–450	418	335.00–370.00	346.59
2	450–500	475	341.00–355.00	348.00
1	500–550	545	325.00	325.00
3	600–650	621	285.00–305.00	298.56
2	700–750	730	252.50	252.50
2	800–850	805	222.00–222.50	222.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	165	500.00	500.00
2	200–250	215	435.00–440.00	437.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	380.00–417.00	396.09
15	500–550	527	330.00–342.00	335.64
3	550–600	557	339.00–340.00	339.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	305.00–345.00	318.69
3	450–500	477	324.00–327.50	325.15
1	500–550	545	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	735	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	389	390.00–422.00	397.92
2	400–450	400	397.50	397.50
4	450–500	479	360.00–377.50	368.03
1	550–600	565	341.00	341.00
2	600–650	630	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	723	285.00–290.00	287.42
1	800–850	830	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	370	350.00–370.00	360.14
2	400–450	440	342.50	342.50
2	450–500	490	335.00–345.00	340.00
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	583	317.00–335.00	329.14
1	600–650	630	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,239	161.50–182.50	167.35
2	—	1,108	157.50–159.00	158.26
2	—	1,063	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,003	138.00–146.00	141.30
5	—	1,045	148.00–165.50	156.96
1	—	1,195	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,290	157.00–159.50	158.20
15	—	1,356	161.00–175.00	168.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,330	179.00–190.00	183.88
2	—	1,078	157.00–163.00	160.01
9	—	1,914	199.00–246.00	226.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	131.00	131.00

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	3	—	1,460	2,900.00–3,050.00	2,947.95

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	—	1,020	1,925.00	1,925.00

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)	10	—	1,187	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,224.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,133	1,950.00–2,425.00	2,198.51

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	1	—	895	180.00	180.00

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.