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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 25

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

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Feeder Cattle receipts

144 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 201▼ 165 vs year ago 309 · −53.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 83▼ 23 vs year ago 42 · −54.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 16▼ 5 vs year ago 15 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers noticeably lower in a lite test. Heat advisory today combined with many farmers working in hay brought lite receipts and limited buyer participation for calves. Good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower in a lite test.

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 $326.57/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −126.03 against this barn's trailing median of $452.60.

Average price

$326.57

7 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$31.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.47

vs KY average

−43.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	575	340.00	1,955	4thin
Small and Medium 1-2	557	308.67	1,718	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.33/cwt here — about $237 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 sale7 hd

326.57

—

KY average24 barns · 560 hd

364.04

−37.47

National average140 barns · 6,212 hd

369.58

−43.01

This barn, trailing median23 sales

452.60

−126.03

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	—	High	1,630	200.30	3,266	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	164.75	2,103	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	160.09	2,384	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	150.25	1,510	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	144.00	1,627	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)	1,253	$2,235	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,138	$1,857	5

Every lot

49 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,697	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,680	2
Steers	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	450	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,226	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Steers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	510	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,479	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,955	4
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	580	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,844	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	614	296.85/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,823	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	791	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,223	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	820	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,173	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	821	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,537	63
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,093	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	342.50/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,319	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	401	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,247	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	352.78/cwt	350.00–356.00	1,492	7
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	430	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,183	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	343.99/cwt	341.00–350.00	1,569	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	2
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	476	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,357	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	532	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,575	2
Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	555	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,249	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	279.22/cwt	277.50–281.00	1,703	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,659	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Small and Medium 1-2	230	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	592	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	240	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	768	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	353.94/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,490	5
Bulls	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	335.13/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,619	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	501	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,658	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	519	302.51/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,570	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,730	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,418	192.45/cwt	183.00–199.00	2,729	2
Bulls	—	—	2,055	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	4,439	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,293	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,740	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	159.18/cwt	158.50–160.00	1,947	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	172.61/cwt	166.00–178.00	2,199	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,123	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,168	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	160.31/cwt	158.00–161.50	2,349	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	164.71/cwt	163.50–166.50	2,594	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,627	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	725	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,103	1,863.04/head	1,850.00–1,875.00	1,863	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	2,234.83/head	2,110.00–2,375.00	2,235	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	2,230.00/head	2,210.00–2,250.00	2,230	2

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 144Last week 201Year ago 309

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 83Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 16Year ago 15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,223	158.50–160.00	159.18
4	—	1,274	166.00–178.00	172.61
1	—	1,445	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,045	166.50	166.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,465	158.00–161.50	160.31
2	—	1,575	163.50–166.50	164.71
1	—	1,415	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,055	216.00	216.00
2	—	1,418	183.00–199.00	192.45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	272.50	272.50
1	500–550	510	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	580	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	390.00	390.00
4	550–600	575	340.00	340.00
4	750–800	791	281.00	281.00
63	800–850	821	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	377.50	377.50
1	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
5	600–650	614	285.00–300.00	296.85
1	800–850	820	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	257.50	257.50
1	450–500	480	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
5	400–450	421	340.00–360.00	353.94
2	450–500	483	330.00–340.00	335.13
3	500–550	501	331.00	331.00
1	600–650	605	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	320.00	320.00
4	500–550	519	300.00–310.00	302.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	275.00	275.00
3	450–500	476	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	555	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	352.50	352.50
2	350–400	385	335.00–350.00	342.50
7	400–450	423	350.00–356.00	352.78
3	450–500	456	341.00–350.00	343.99
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	610	277.50–281.00	279.22
1	700–750	700	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	401	311.00	311.00
2	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	532	296.00	296.00
1	700–750	730	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	1,100.00	1,100.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,103	1,850.00–1,875.00	1,863.04

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)	2	—	1,380	2,210.00–2,250.00	2,230.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,253	2,110.00–2,375.00	2,234.83

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.