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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 18

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

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Feeder Cattle receipts

201 head

▼ 144 vs last sale 345▲ 201 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 85▲ 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and bull calves softer undertone in a lite test. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demnad; few featherweights sharply higher with very good demand. Yearling steers and heifers lite test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold firm 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 $329.08/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −65.76 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.

Average price

$329.08

30 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,821

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$36.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.44

vs KY average

−5.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	338.82	1,884	22
Medium and Large 2-3	546	302.28	1,649	8thin

One grade step is worth $36.54/cwt here — about $235 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 sale30 hd

329.08

—

KY average25 barns · 1,129 hd

335.52

−6.44

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

−5.04

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.83

−65.76

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	1,813	210.59	3,819	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	170.43	2,125	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	161.78	2,407	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,042	149.63	1,559	20

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	815	$1,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$2,050	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,450	$3,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,209	$3,045	3thin

Every lot

88 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	225	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,046	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,261	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	433.15/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,581	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,702	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,934	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	483	306.40/cwt	277.50–335.00	1,480	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	391.33/cwt	391.00–392.00	2,008	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	378.24/cwt	373.00–382.00	2,114	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	1
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	575	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,811	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,102	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,906	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,014	1
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	666	288.66/cwt	287.50–291.00	1,922	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	765	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,410	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,400	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,578	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	100–150	Medium and Large 1-2	135	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	597	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	270	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,107	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	270	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	829	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	431.67/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,295	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,008	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	386.15/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,236	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,422	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	330.79/cwt	315.00–347.00	1,240	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,377	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	355.31/cwt	342.50–365.00	1,475	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	431	378.25/cwt	370.00–397.00	1,630	7
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	440	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	911	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	372.08/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,730	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	353.32/cwt	340.00–358.00	1,661	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	502	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,669	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	343.48/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,762	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	518	310.40/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,608	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	562	297.41/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,671	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	325.32/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,858	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	344.50/cwt	340.00–351.00	2,002	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	336.67/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,077	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,856	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	302.44/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,011	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	257.95/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,973	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,258	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	190	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	855	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,051	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,211	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	345	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,475	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,323	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	361.08/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,354	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,615	2
Bulls	350–400	Large 1-2	390	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,424	1
Bulls	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	415	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,255	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	377.47/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,668	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	350.73/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,662	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	2
Bulls	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	346.20/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,776	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,932	1
Bulls	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	565	265.44/cwt	215.00–315.00	1,500	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,895	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,846	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	289.56/cwt	284.00–295.00	1,934	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,142	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,106	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,953	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,809	199.86/cwt	190.00–205.00	3,615	5
Bulls	—	—	1,819	224.01/cwt	218.00–230.50	4,075	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	770	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,051	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	966	131.86/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,274	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	142.16/cwt	136.00–148.00	1,490	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	160.00/cwt	152.50–175.00	1,747	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	163.82/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,989	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	173.15/cwt	165.00–183.50	2,182	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	169.03/cwt	165.50–173.00	2,492	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,491	158.53/cwt	154.50–163.50	2,364	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,363	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,100	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	3,205.25/head	3,150.00–3,250.00	3,205	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	930	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,395	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,870	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	925	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	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 Jun 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 345Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 85Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 13Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	135	442.50	442.50
2	300–350	320	380.00–392.50	386.15
1	350–400	360	395.00	395.00
5	400–450	415	342.50–365.00	355.31
7	450–500	470	340.00–358.00	353.32
2	500–550	502	332.50	332.50
5	550–600	571	320.00–332.00	325.32
1	600–650	640	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	665	295.00–310.00	302.44
2	750–800	765	251.00–265.00	257.95
1	1000–1050	1,015	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	431	370.00–397.00	378.25
5	450–500	465	365.00–382.50	372.08
5	500–550	513	340.00–350.00	343.48
10	550–600	581	340.00–351.00	344.50
15	600–650	617	320.00–350.00	336.67
1	650–700	650	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	410.00	410.00
3	300–350	300	425.00–435.00	431.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	307.00	307.00
1	300–350	310	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	375	315.00–347.00	330.79
1	400–450	405	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	518	305.00–315.00	310.40
5	550–600	562	285.00–310.00	297.41
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	442.50	442.50
2	400–450	415	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	565	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	622	338.00	338.00
1	800–850	845	284.00	284.00
3	850–900	895	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	465.00	465.00
3	350–400	365	420.00–440.00	433.15
1	450–500	455	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	666	287.50–291.00	288.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	513	391.00–392.00	391.33
8	550–600	559	373.00–382.00	378.24
3	750–800	765	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	277.50–335.00	306.40
1	550–600	555	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	625	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	655	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	375	355.00–367.50	361.08
3	400–450	442	370.00–392.50	377.47
7	450–500	474	345.00–355.00	350.73
6	500–550	513	345.00–350.00	346.20
1	550–600	560	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	642	287.50	287.50
2	650–700	668	284.00–295.00	289.56
1	750–800	765	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	810	260.00	260.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	427.50	427.50
2	350–400	380	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	302.50	302.50
1	450–500	490	310.00	310.00
2	550–600	565	215.00–315.00	265.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	362.50	362.50
1	300–350	325	372.50	372.50
1	350–400	360	367.50	367.50
2	450–500	480	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	570	332.50	332.50
1	600–650	605	270.00	270.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,100	2,725.00	2,725.00

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	2	—	1,263	3,150.00–3,250.00	3,205.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,450	3,050.00	3,050.00

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	—	1,100	170.00	170.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	150.00	150.00

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	—	815	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,050.00	2,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,491	154.50–163.50	158.53
1	—	1,565	151.00	151.00
10	—	1,474	165.50–173.00	169.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,260	165.00–183.50	173.15
7	—	1,214	159.00–170.00	163.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	136.50	136.50
4	—	1,048	136.00–148.00	142.16
4	—	966	129.00–136.00	131.86
11	—	1,092	152.50–175.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,819	218.00–230.50	224.01
5	—	1,809	190.00–205.00	199.86

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.