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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 20

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Aug 13Aug 20Aug 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

167 head

▼ 191 vs last sale 358▼ 268 vs year ago 435 · −61.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 31▼ 40 vs year ago 68 · −58.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 7▼ 21 vs year ago 22 · −95.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends in the market due to limited head to head comparisons, however the feeder market appeared steady with a limited supply and good demand for quality feeders, weaned packages and guaranteed open heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with a light test and moderate 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 $338.57/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 7 of 31 comparable sales and sits −56.26 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.

Average price

$338.57

7 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−15.31

vs KY average

−21.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	338.57	1,856	7thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

338.57

—

KY average25 barns · 880 hd

353.88

−15.31

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−21.23

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.83

−56.26

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	1,748	194.72	3,403	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,548	164.30	2,543	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	160.91	1,937	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	145.78	1,577	9thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,175	200.00	2,350	1thin

Every lot

64 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,316	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,055	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	391	487.20/cwt	482.50–492.00	1,905	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	446	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,063	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	480	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,244	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	390.57/cwt	377.50–397.50	2,008	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	349.42/cwt	342.50–355.00	2,041	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	353.81/cwt	340.00–367.50	2,204	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,099	1
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	660	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,030	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,155	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	775	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,581	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,165	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	806	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,587	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	300.00/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,475	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,026	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	833	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	380.14/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,388	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	355.40/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,372	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,722	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,669	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,304	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	361.95/cwt	359.00–365.00	1,730	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	496	339.16/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,682	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	536	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,855	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,831	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,880	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,801	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	275.09/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,989	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	844	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,422	7
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	998	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,814	37
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 2	180	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	734	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	200	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	830	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,250	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	409.79/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,467	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	450.20/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,711	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,521	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,343	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,533	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	438	429.97/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,883	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	342.40/cwt	336.00–355.00	1,644	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	338.50/cwt	330.00–351.00	1,743	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	310.12/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,653	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	341.78/cwt	339.00–345.00	1,969	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	319.81/cwt	318.00–323.00	2,018	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	293.73/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,933	2
Bulls	700–750	Large 1-2	735	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,058	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,923	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	880	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,936	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,029	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,175	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,350	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,736	192.32/cwt	184.00–197.50	3,339	7
Bulls	—	—	1,830	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	3,870	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	142.61/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,499	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	156.15/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,725	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,520	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	160.91/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,937	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	166.26/cwt	161.50–169.00	2,494	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,785	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	2,758	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,173	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,806	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 Aug 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 167Last week 358Year ago 435

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 31Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 7Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	470.00	470.00
4	350–400	391	482.50–492.00	487.20
3	400–450	446	462.50	462.50
1	450–500	480	467.50	467.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	328.00	328.00
1	750–800	780	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	350.00	350.00
4	550–600	584	342.50–355.00	349.42
2	600–650	623	340.00–367.50	353.81
1	650–700	695	310.00	310.00
3	800–850	825	290.00–305.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	514	377.50–397.50	390.57
8	750–800	775	333.00	333.00
4	800–850	806	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	407.50	407.50
1	350–400	395	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	420	365.00	365.00
3	450–500	480	336.00–355.00	342.40
2	500–550	533	305.00–315.00	310.12
1	750–800	785	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	880	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	415.00	415.00
2	350–400	358	400.00–420.00	409.79
1	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
11	500–550	515	330.00–351.00	338.50
5	550–600	576	339.00–345.00	341.78
5	600–650	631	318.00–323.00	319.81
2	650–700	658	287.50–300.00	293.73
1	1000–1050	1,035	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	380	445.00–455.00	450.20
2	400–450	438	425.00–435.00	429.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	387.00	387.00
2	350–400	365	375.00–385.00	380.14
1	400–450	445	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	478	359.00–365.00	361.95
2	500–550	540	339.00	339.00
2	550–600	575	327.00	327.00
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	723	270.00–280.00	275.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	536	346.00	346.00
7	800–850	844	287.00	287.00
37	950–1000	998	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	282.50	282.50
1	450–500	470	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	386	340.00–360.00	355.40
3	450–500	496	335.00–347.50	339.16
2	600–650	632	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,736	184.00–197.50	192.32
1	—	1,830	211.50	211.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	130.50	130.50
3	—	1,105	154.00–157.00	156.15
5	—	1,051	135.00–149.00	142.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	154.50	154.50
5	—	1,500	161.50–169.00	166.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,204	154.00–166.00	160.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	210.00	210.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,120	194.00	194.00

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.