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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 8

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

234 head

▼ 254 vs last sale 488▼ 145 vs year ago 379 · −38.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 84▼ 74 vs year ago 98 · −75.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 163 vs last sale 171▼ 12 vs year ago 20 · −60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was mostly steady with a good quality offering. Good quality feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady to 4.00 higher in spots with a moderate supply and good demand for weaned and value added feeder cattle. Slaughter cows appeared steady with a light test, and slaughter bulls were steady with 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 $340.65/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 8 of 31 comparable sales and sits −54.19 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.

Average price

$340.65

39 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$497

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

$92.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.91

vs KY average

−43.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	565	354.99	2,006	26
Large 1-2	520	327.50	1,703	1thin
Medium and Large 2	558	315.06	1,757	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	575	262.50	1,509	1thin

One grade step is worth $92.49/cwt here — about $497 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale39 hd

340.65

—

KY average24 barns · 874 hd

345.56

−4.91

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

−43.74

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.83

−54.19

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	—	Low	1,510	172.37	2,603	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	162.99	1,994	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,527	161.86	2,471	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	983	147.24	1,448	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,500	130.00	1,950	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,165	193.00	2,248	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,085	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,075	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,450	$2,650	1thin

Every lot

77 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,539	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	372.76/cwt	362.50–385.00	1,416	3
Steers	350–400	Large 1-2	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,208	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,750	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	401.69/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,960	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	408.51/cwt	405.00–412.50	2,092	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	349.81/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,871	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	385.92/cwt	377.50–390.00	2,069	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	554	408.15/cwt	395.00–412.50	2,261	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	379.06/cwt	377.00–382.50	2,119	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,487	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,349	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	334.88/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,441	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,473	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,007	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,487	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	230	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,018	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	965	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,155	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,440	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	378.07/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,395	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	334.30/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,414	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	369.57/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,578	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	441	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,731	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	358.61/cwt	348.00–362.00	1,700	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	486	379.58/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,845	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	357.11/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,846	4
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	520	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,703	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	312.29/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,643	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	354.60/cwt	346.00–365.00	2,035	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,509	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	316.64/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,824	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	625	342.21/cwt	339.00–345.00	2,139	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,016	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,926	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	667	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,274	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,133	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	302.52/cwt	297.50–310.00	2,157	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	963	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,182	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,702	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	420	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,460	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	383.33/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,744	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	497	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,690	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	367.50/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,944	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	331.95/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,756	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	583	371.66/cwt	371.00–372.00	2,167	6
Bulls	600–650	Large 1-2	601	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,923	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	359.95/cwt	344.00–365.00	2,271	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,343	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,117	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,223	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,165	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,248	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,379	169.03/cwt	149.00–177.50	2,331	7
Bulls	—	—	1,968	184.05/cwt	181.50–186.00	3,622	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	892	171.21/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,527	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	136.57/cwt	132.50–143.00	1,345	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	155.74/cwt	153.00–158.50	1,807	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,868	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,396	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,484	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	156.54/cwt	156.00–157.00	2,458	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,450	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	855	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,075	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,085	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	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 Oct 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 488Year ago 379

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 84Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 171Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	362.50–385.00	372.76
1	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	473	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	535	340.00–360.00	349.81
1	650–700	685	300.00	300.00
2	1000–1050	1,007	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	512	405.00–412.50	408.51
4	550–600	554	395.00–412.50	408.15
8	600–650	617	403.00	403.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	405.00	405.00
3	450–500	488	400.00–405.00	401.69
3	500–550	536	377.50–390.00	385.92
6	550–600	559	377.00–382.50	379.06
3	650–700	691	340.00	340.00
5	700–750	729	330.00–342.50	334.88
1	750–800	785	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	460	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	357.50	357.50
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	350	330.00	330.00
4	400–450	423	320.00–342.50	334.30
1	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
4	500–550	526	300.00–317.00	312.29
7	550–600	576	315.00–327.00	316.64
1	600–650	640	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	369	370.00–380.00	378.07
4	400–450	427	350.00–380.00	369.57
13	450–500	474	348.00–362.00	358.61
4	500–550	517	345.00–370.00	357.11
22	550–600	574	346.00–365.00	354.60
1	600–650	635	317.50	317.50
2	650–700	677	315.00	315.00
3	700–750	713	297.50–310.00	302.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	442.50	442.50
1	350–400	360	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	441	392.50	392.50
17	450–500	486	375.00–380.00	379.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	625	339.00–345.00	342.21
2	650–700	667	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	190.00	190.00
1	550–600	575	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	497	340.00	340.00
4	500–550	529	325.00–345.00	331.95
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	730	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	407.50	407.50
5	400–450	410	415.00	415.00
3	450–500	455	380.00–390.00	383.33
7	500–550	529	360.00–372.50	367.50
1	550–600	570	340.00	340.00
9	600–650	631	344.00–365.00	359.95
1	700–750	710	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	760	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	583	371.00–372.00	371.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	347.50	347.50
3	600–650	601	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	156.00–157.00	156.54
1	—	1,440	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	177.50	177.50
2	—	1,160	153.00–158.50	155.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	892	165.00–185.00	171.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	150.00	150.00
7	—	985	132.50–143.00	136.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,379	149.00–177.50	169.03
2	—	1,968	181.50–186.00	184.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	130.00	130.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	2,650.00	2,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,700.00	1,700.00

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.