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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 25

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Feb 18Feb 25Mar 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

206 head

▼ 189 vs last sale 395▼ 261 vs year ago 467 · −55.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 31▼ 50 vs year ago 78 · −64.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 5▼ 9 vs year ago 14 · −64.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was lower with an average quality offering. Light weight feeder steers 400 lbs and under appeared firm, while the 400-600 lbs steers were steady to 5.00 lower with a light test. Feeder heifers 600 lbs and under were 5.00 to 10.00 lower with a moderate supply and moderate demand. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand. Additionally, an increasing interest and demand was seen and noted for cows to return to the farm.

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 $408.75/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 24 of 31 comparable sales and sits +13.91 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.

Average price

$408.75

32 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,210

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$52.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.36

vs KY average

−21.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	410.40	2,219	31
Medium and Large 2	540	357.50	1,931	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.90/cwt here — about $289 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 sale32 hd

408.75

—

KY average26 barns · 1,652 hd

410.11

−1.36

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−21.66

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.83

+13.91

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

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	1,988	187.42	3,727	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,256	168.78	2,119	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,029	140.37	1,444	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,210	233.00	2,819	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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,470	$3,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	990	$2,325	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	935	$2,900	1thin

Every lot

76 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	215	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,322	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	260	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,638	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,915	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	548.66/cwt	535.00–562.50	1,992	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	518.33/cwt	517.00–525.00	2,218	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,077	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,289	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,302	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	529	452.50/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,394	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	562	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,557	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,449	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,993	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,410	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,537	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,820	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	792	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	2,689	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	220	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,408	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,176	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	1,517	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,593	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,460	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	377	494.65/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,865	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	414	475.62/cwt	472.50–485.00	1,969	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,958	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,849	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	479	457.92/cwt	455.00–472.50	2,193	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	482	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,856	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	428.01/cwt	422.50–432.50	2,093	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	419.91/cwt	415.00–424.00	2,196	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	386.85/cwt	385.00–392.00	2,035	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,931	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	417.65/cwt	406.00–419.00	2,330	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	384.27/cwt	372.50–390.00	2,248	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,111	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,003	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	621	391.58/cwt	387.00–402.00	2,432	7
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	667	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,201	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,346	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,506	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,378	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,516	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium 1-2	250	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,150	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,984	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	476.30/cwt	472.50–480.00	1,691	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,117	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	508.52/cwt	507.00–510.00	1,932	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	440	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	2,231	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	513.33/cwt	512.00–514.00	2,361	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	464.95/cwt	462.50–467.50	2,464	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,406	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,998	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,122	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	381.98/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,403	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	651	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,519	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,509	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,544	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,685	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,812	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,210	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,819	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,510	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,605	1
Bulls	—	—	2,108	191.15/cwt	185.00–196.50	4,029	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	113.52/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,088	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	142.87/cwt	133.50–151.50	1,393	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	164.73/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,899	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	167.33/cwt	159.00–173.00	2,100	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,845	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	178.46/cwt	177.50–180.00	2,243	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	745	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,470	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,043	209.97/cwt	197.00–225.00	2,190	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,048	180.76/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,894	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	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 Feb 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 206Last week 395Year ago 467

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 31Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	305	497.50	497.50
1	350–400	350	455.00	455.00
2	400–450	435	450.00	450.00
5	450–500	489	422.50–432.50	428.01
5	500–550	526	385.00–392.00	386.85
3	550–600	585	372.50–390.00	384.27
1	600–650	605	349.00	349.00
1	650–700	690	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	737	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	820	290.00	290.00
1	900–950	915	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	640.00	640.00
3	350–400	377	490.00–505.00	494.65
8	400–450	414	472.50–485.00	475.62
23	450–500	479	455.00–472.50	457.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	621	387.00–402.00	391.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	482	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	667	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	460	402.00	402.00
1	500–550	540	357.50	357.50
1	600–650	605	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	523	415.00–424.00	419.91
10	550–600	558	406.00–419.00	417.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	555.00	555.00
2	350–400	363	535.00–562.50	548.66
6	400–450	428	517.00–525.00	518.33
1	450–500	460	497.50	497.50
4	550–600	593	413.00	413.00
3	600–650	626	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	695	365.00	365.00
4	750–800	792	339.50	339.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	615.00	615.00
1	250–300	260	630.00	630.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	442	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	495	465.00	465.00
1	600–650	600	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	700	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	529	450.00–465.00	452.50
2	550–600	562	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	507.00–510.00	508.52
2	500–550	530	462.50–467.50	464.95
1	550–600	550	437.50	437.50
5	600–650	629	370.00–390.00	381.98
3	650–700	651	387.00	387.00
1	700–750	740	339.00	339.00
1	800–850	800	318.00	318.00
1	850–900	895	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	910	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	620.00	620.00
1	350–400	365	580.00	580.00
1	400–450	440	507.00	507.00
3	450–500	460	512.00–514.00	513.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	472.50–480.00	476.30
1	400–450	430	450.00	450.00
1	550–600	575	347.50	347.50
1	600–650	615	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	460.00	460.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,470	3,550.00	3,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,043	197.00–225.00	209.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,048	170.00–190.00	180.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	2,900.00	2,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	147.00	147.00
3	—	1,257	177.50–180.00	178.46
5	—	1,255	159.00–173.00	167.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	160.00–170.00	164.73
2	—	958	112.00–115.00	113.52
2	—	975	133.50–151.50	142.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,108	185.00–196.50	191.15
1	—	1,510	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	233.00	233.00

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.