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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 23

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Jul 16Jul 23Jul 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

154 head

▼ 127 vs last sale 281▼ 425 vs year ago 579 · −73.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 45▼ 28 vs year ago 66 · −42.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 14▼ 24 vs year ago 32 · −75.0%

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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 $320.70/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −74.14 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.

Average price

$320.70

18 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$43.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.94

vs KY average

−19.48 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	328.22	1,827	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	562	309.78	1,742	5thin
Medium 1-2	580	285.00	1,653	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.22/cwt here — about $174 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 sale18 hd

320.70

—

KY average24 barns · 1,173 hd

338.63

−17.94

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−19.48

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.83

−74.14

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	1,671	184.08	3,076	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	170.56	2,593	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,313	157.54	2,069	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	144.33	1,494	7thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	140.00	1,456	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,835	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,355	$2,425	1thin

Every lot

69 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	358.69/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,320	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,248	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	476	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,828	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	344.64/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,672	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	491	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,522	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	505	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,906	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	334.90/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,869	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	582	311.86/cwt	293.00–320.00	1,815	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	606	319.66/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,937	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	608	365.98/cwt	362.00–370.00	2,225	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	336.83/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,095	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	657	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,951	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,135	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,251	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	802	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,145	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	323	296.75/cwt	265.00–317.00	959	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	363.02/cwt	362.00–365.00	1,216	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,295	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	397	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,330	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,349	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	344.52/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,464	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	348.87/cwt	339.00–352.50	1,654	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,608	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	513	312.49/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,603	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	329.32/cwt	321.00–340.00	1,775	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	327.43/cwt	326.00–328.00	1,863	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	580	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,653	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	307.98/cwt	306.00–312.00	1,832	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	285.33/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,806	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	645	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,051	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	678	255.09/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,730	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	271.27/cwt	262.50–276.00	1,959	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	220	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	781	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,022	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	257.20/cwt	217.00–300.00	823	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,223	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,460	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,490	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,463	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	344.24/cwt	341.00–352.50	1,676	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	314.80/cwt	300.00–328.00	1,621	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	306.15/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,727	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	267.52/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,578	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,850	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,936	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,826	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,066	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,568	179.98/cwt	171.00–186.00	2,822	5
Bulls	—	—	1,928	194.33/cwt	190.00–199.00	3,747	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	134.12/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,357	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	147.06/cwt	144.00–149.50	1,500	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	156.91/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,702	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	144.10/cwt	133.00–151.50	1,823	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	161.39/cwt	154.00–168.00	2,135	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,423	181.53/cwt	180.50–182.50	2,583	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,354	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	176.84/cwt	172.00–181.50	2,714	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,456	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,835.00/head	1,835.00–1,835.00	1,835	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	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 Jul 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 281Year ago 579

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 45Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 14Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	350.00–367.50	358.69
3	450–500	485	340.00–347.00	344.64
1	500–550	505	340.00	340.00
6	550–600	558	325.00–345.00	334.90
6	600–650	622	335.00–340.00	336.83
4	700–750	708	318.00	318.00
2	800–850	802	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
4	450–500	476	384.00	384.00
1	500–550	505	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	312.00	312.00
3	450–500	491	310.00	310.00
4	550–600	582	293.00–320.00	311.86
3	600–650	606	317.00–325.00	319.66
2	650–700	657	297.00	297.00
1	700–750	700	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	608	362.00–370.00	365.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	355.00	355.00
1	250–300	290	352.50	352.50
2	300–350	335	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	365	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	415	352.50	352.50
15	450–500	487	341.00–352.50	344.24
4	500–550	515	300.00–328.00	314.80
4	550–600	564	300.00–325.00	306.15
1	650–700	685	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	725	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	830	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	850	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	217.00–300.00	257.20
1	350–400	375	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	425	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	465	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	590	265.00–270.00	267.52
2	750–800	790	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	362.00–365.00	363.02
4	350–400	381	340.00	340.00
7	400–450	425	340.00–350.00	344.52
8	450–500	474	339.00–352.50	348.87
5	500–550	539	321.00–340.00	329.32
7	550–600	569	326.00–328.00	327.43
4	600–650	633	270.00–300.00	285.33
1	650–700	655	290.00	290.00
3	700–750	722	262.50–276.00	271.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	645	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	265.00–317.00	296.75
2	350–400	397	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	415	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	480	335.00	335.00
2	500–550	513	310.00–315.00	312.49
3	550–600	595	306.00–312.00	307.98
3	650–700	678	250.00–265.00	255.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	158.00	158.00
2	—	1,535	172.00–181.50	176.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,265	133.00–151.50	144.10
2	—	1,423	180.50–182.50	181.53
12	—	1,323	154.00–168.00	161.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,012	131.00–137.00	134.12
2	—	1,085	154.00–159.00	156.91
2	—	1,020	144.00–149.50	147.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,568	171.00–186.00	179.98
2	—	1,928	190.00–199.00	194.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	140.00	140.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	2,425.00	2,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,835.00	1,835.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	1,175.00	1,175.00

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.