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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 21

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Jan 14Jan 21Feb 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

277 head

▼ 186 vs last sale 463▲ 52 vs year ago 225 · +23.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 39▲ 6 vs year ago 10 · +60.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 9▲ 11 vs year ago 4 · +275.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was stronger with a limited number, but good quality offering. Good quality feeder steers were 2.00 to 6.00 higher, except for the 500-600 lbs steers who were sharply higher with strong demand for weaned and pre-conditioned groups. Feeder heifers 200-400 lbs appeared sharply higher but with a light test, while the 400-600 lbs heifers were mostly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with a limited supply and good demand.

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 $456.51/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 14 of 23 comparable sales and sits +3.91 against this barn's trailing median of $452.60.

Average price

$456.51

18 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,437

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+15.27

vs KY average

−8.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	456.51	2,437	18thin

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 sale18 hd

456.51

—

KY average24 barns · 1,251 hd

441.25

+15.27

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

−8.82

This barn, trailing median23 sales

452.60

+3.91

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	—	Low	1,928	183.09	3,529	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,635	162.50	2,657	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	156.19	1,995	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	140.91	1,479	7thin

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,385	$2,901	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,040	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$2,175	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	780	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,154	$2,639	3thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	205	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,015	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	357	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	1,883	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	2,157	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,132	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	485	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,401	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,230	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	512	490.87/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,513	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	417.58/cwt	410.00–432.50	2,171	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	538	458.03/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,464	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	551	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,535	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,261	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	375.33/cwt	367.00–385.00	2,331	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,454	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	653	395.25/cwt	385.00–397.00	2,581	49
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,499	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,133	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,438	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,584	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	803	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,802	29
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	854	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	2,822	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,721	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,085	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,344	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	205	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	943	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	285	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,375	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	313	488.70/cwt	482.50–495.00	1,530	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	358	474.93/cwt	467.50–490.00	1,700	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	427.45/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,603	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,319	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,476	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,733	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	466	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,864	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	387.56/cwt	375.00–392.50	1,860	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,994	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,826	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	347.53/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,957	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	387.51/cwt	379.00–390.50	2,213	44
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,178	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,119	4
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	985	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,463	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,232	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,584	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,251	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,753	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,916	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,806	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,001	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	477	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,123	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	400.60/cwt	395.00–402.50	1,935	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	400.80/cwt	390.00–406.00	2,100	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	546	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,266	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	560	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,223	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	377.94/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,128	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,843	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	346.58/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,142	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	711	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,062	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,423	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,448	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	882	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,567	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,790	186.29/cwt	180.00–191.50	3,335	3
Bulls	—	—	2,340	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	4,060	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	124.24/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,155	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	143.41/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,467	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,208	153.82/cwt	151.00–156.50	1,858	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	156.19/cwt	150.00–162.50	1,995	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	2,657	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	960	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	2,901.35/head	2,875.00–2,975.00	2,901	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,078	2,333.06/head	2,125.00–2,550.00	2,333	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	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 Jan 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 277Last week 463Year ago 225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 39Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 9Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	510	391.00	391.00
44	550–600	571	379.00–390.50	387.51
5	600–650	605	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	342.50	342.50
1	400–450	410	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	600	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	415.00–440.00	427.45
4	450–500	480	375.00–392.50	387.56
1	500–550	545	335.00	335.00
8	550–600	563	345.00–355.00	347.53
4	600–650	627	338.00	338.00
1	950–1000	985	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	460.00	460.00
1	250–300	285	482.50	482.50
2	300–350	313	482.50–495.00	488.70
3	350–400	358	467.50–490.00	474.93
1	400–450	415	417.50	417.50
3	450–500	466	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	532.50	532.50
1	450–500	485	495.00	495.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	538	455.00–460.00	458.03
4	550–600	551	460.00	460.00
5	600–650	626	392.00	392.00
49	650–700	653	385.00–397.00	395.25
29	800–850	803	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	495.00	495.00
2	350–400	357	527.50	527.50
1	400–450	435	490.00	490.00
1	450–500	490	455.00	455.00
3	500–550	520	410.00–432.50	417.58
1	550–600	595	380.00	380.00
4	600–650	621	367.00–385.00	375.33
8	650–700	670	373.00	373.00
1	700–750	730	334.00	334.00
1	750–800	760	340.00	340.00
6	850–900	854	330.50	330.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	302.50	302.50
1	850–900	885	307.50	307.50
1	1050–1100	1,085	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	512	480.00–500.00	490.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	487.50	487.50
1	350–400	375	467.50	467.50
1	400–450	420	430.00	430.00
4	450–500	483	395.00–402.50	400.60
5	500–550	524	390.00–406.00	400.80
5	550–600	563	370.00–385.00	377.94
3	600–650	618	340.00–355.00	346.58
2	700–750	717	338.00	338.00
1	750–800	765	320.00	320.00
4	850–900	882	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	485.00	485.00
1	400–450	435	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	477	445.00	445.00
5	500–550	546	415.00	415.00
1	550–600	560	397.00	397.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	417.50	417.50
1	350–400	355	352.50	352.50
1	550–600	585	315.00	315.00
3	700–750	711	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,023	142.00–145.00	143.41
2	—	930	121.00–127.00	124.24
2	—	1,208	151.00–156.50	153.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,277	150.00–162.50	156.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,340	173.50	173.50
3	—	1,790	180.00–191.50	186.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,385	2,875.00–2,975.00	2,901.35
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,800.00	2,800.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	3,250.00	3,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,078	2,125.00–2,550.00	2,333.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	2,025.00	2,025.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	2,175.00	2,175.00

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.