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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 30

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Jul 23Jul 30Aug 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

156 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 154▼ 249 vs year ago 405 · −61.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 38▼ 24 vs year ago 51 · −47.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 8▼ 27 vs year ago 58 · −46.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends in the feeder or slaughter markets due to a light test , however the feeder market appeared stronger and with good demand for weaned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls appeared stronger in spots as well with a limited supply and good demand. Buyers were active today and willing pay premiums for quality feeders and higher yielding slaughter animals.

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 $333.25/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −61.59 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.

Average price

$333.25

30 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$46.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.87

vs KY average

−14.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	337.46	1,845	27
Medium and Large 2	533	297.56	1,586	2thin
Large 1-2	590	291.00	1,717	1thin

One grade step is worth $46.46/cwt here — about $128 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

333.25

—

KY average26 barns · 752 hd

338.12

−4.87

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−14.25

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.83

−61.59

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	1,621	205.21	3,327	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,499	175.92	2,637	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,326	174.86	2,319	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	950	144.66	1,374	11
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,175	230.00	2,703	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 (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,037	$2,379	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,038	$2,289	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$2,212	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	918	$2,061	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,641	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	545	$1,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,355	$3,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$3,226	4thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	714	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,229	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	364.93/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,233	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	375	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,594	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,235	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	398.47/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,741	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,602	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	452	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,672	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,797	2
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	495	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,832	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,077	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	340.55/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,764	7
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	545	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,894	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	341.36/cwt	337.00–355.00	2,011	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	596	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,205	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,928	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,726	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	313.70/cwt	307.50–320.00	2,086	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,198	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	307.22/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,023	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	353.75/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,291	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	360.18/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,513	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	335.03/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,534	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	264.87/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,266	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	307.03/cwt	305.00–308.00	1,495	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	318.48/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,647	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	297.56/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,586	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	537	348.42/cwt	339.00–349.50	1,871	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	555	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,596	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	556	339.25/cwt	339.00–340.00	1,886	4
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	590	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,717	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	594	321.27/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,908	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	305.98/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,912	4
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	640	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,875	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,079	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	337.50/cwt	320.00–355.00	793	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,294	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,275	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	360.51/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,395	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,293	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	358.42/cwt	349.00–365.00	1,717	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	320.64/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,690	3
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	568	297.56/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,690	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	321.95/cwt	300.00–329.00	1,838	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,990	3
Bulls	650–700	Large 1-2	652	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,891	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	248.44/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,826	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,109	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,798	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,072	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,175	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,703	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,440	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,362	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	220.99/cwt	218.00–223.50	3,458	2
Bulls	—	—	1,768	210.04/cwt	209.50–210.50	3,714	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	670	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	503	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	750	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,406	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	141.90/cwt	133.00–148.00	1,369	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	159.11/cwt	156.50–163.00	1,718	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	179.98/cwt	171.00–192.00	2,327	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,425	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	2,273	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,376	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,506	177.29/cwt	172.00–181.00	2,670	8
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,105	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,460	3,426.11/head	3,400.00–3,450.00	3,426	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	820	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	1,640.53/head	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,641	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	2,060.56/head	1,825.00–2,300.00	2,061	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,037	2,379.37/head	2,125.00–2,675.00	2,379	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	2,288.67/head	2,250.00–2,325.00	2,289	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	2,423.80/head	2,100.00–2,625.00	2,424	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	545	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 154Year ago 405

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 38Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 8Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	347.50–360.00	353.75
6	400–450	420	350.00–367.50	360.18
2	450–500	458	330.00–340.00	335.03
3	500–550	517	305.00–325.00	318.48
4	550–600	594	310.00–325.00	321.27
4	600–650	625	300.00–312.00	305.98
2	700–750	717	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	770	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	537	339.00–349.50	348.42
4	550–600	556	339.00–340.00	339.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	291.00	291.00
1	600–650	640	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	260.00–270.00	264.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	300.00–315.00	307.22
3	450–500	487	305.00–308.00	307.03
2	500–550	533	295.00–300.00	297.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	390.00	390.00
6	400–450	437	390.00–400.00	398.47
2	450–500	455	395.00	395.00
7	500–550	518	340.00–342.00	340.55
4	550–600	589	337.00–355.00	341.36
1	600–650	620	311.00	311.00
2	650–700	665	307.50–320.00	313.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	518	401.00	401.00
5	550–600	596	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	495	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	545	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	340.00	340.00
2	300–350	338	355.00–375.00	364.93
1	350–400	380	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	445	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	452	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	630	274.00	274.00
1	750–800	785	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	392.00	392.00
1	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
5	450–500	479	349.00–365.00	358.42
3	500–550	527	317.00–325.00	320.64
4	550–600	571	300.00–329.00	321.95
3	600–650	618	322.00	322.00
1	700–750	740	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	905	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	568	295.00–300.00	297.56
2	650–700	652	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	320.00–355.00	337.50
2	300–350	340	375.00	375.00
6	350–400	387	330.00–375.00	360.51
1	450–500	470	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	735	240.00–257.00	248.44
1	750–800	765	235.00	235.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	2,750.00	2,750.00

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	—	1,315	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,460	3,400.00–3,450.00	3,426.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	918	1,825.00–2,300.00	2,060.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	825	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,640.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,038	2,250.00–2,325.00	2,288.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,037	2,125.00–2,675.00	2,379.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,080	2,100.00–2,625.00	2,423.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	1,575.00	1,575.00

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	—	1,355	3,550.00	3,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	545	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,768	209.50–210.50	210.04
1	—	1,440	164.00	164.00
2	—	1,565	218.00–223.50	220.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	75.00	75.00
3	—	1,080	156.50–163.00	159.11
6	—	965	133.00–148.00	141.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	159.50	159.50
3	—	1,293	171.00–192.00	179.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,506	172.00–181.00	177.29
1	—	1,440	165.00	165.00

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.