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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 11

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

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Feeder Cattle receipts

387 head

▲ 113 vs last sale 274▼ 236 vs year ago 623 · −37.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 42▼ 40 vs year ago 90 · −44.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 77▲ 44 vs year ago 25 · +176.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder and yearling steers steady, Feeder heifers mostly steady except 300-400 lbs they were sharply lower and 600-700 lbs they were 4.00-6.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

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 $400.89/cwt on 40 head, down $2.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 31 comparable sales and sits +6.06 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.

Average price

$400.89

▼ 2.48 vs prior sale

40 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$72.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.91

vs KY average

−12.89 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	408.19	2,179	36
Medium and Large 2-3	573	335.26	1,921	4thin

One grade step is worth $72.93/cwt here — about $258 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 sale40 hd

400.89

—

KY average26 barns · 1,401 hd

404.81

−3.91

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−12.89

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.83

+6.06

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	1,811	188.14	3,407	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,665	161.00	2,681	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,309	156.25	2,045	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	144.89	1,509	15

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)	1,118	$3,528	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$3,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,113	$3,320	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,283	$2,622	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$2,300	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	871	$3,247	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	804	$2,874	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,533	$3,414	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,322	$3,421	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,133	$3,400	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	898	$3,450	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	868	$2,943	2thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,105	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,030	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,624	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	383	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,164	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,934	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	421	535.99/cwt	510.00–550.00	2,257	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	492.84/cwt	487.50–498.00	2,257	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	519.68/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,442	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,363	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,688	1
Steers	550–600	Small 1-2	565	332.30/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,877	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,280	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,552	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	422.81/cwt	402.00–430.00	2,638	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	654	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,799	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	385.02/cwt	360.00–393.00	2,618	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	373.66/cwt	360.00–387.50	2,709	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,756	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	913	325.75/cwt	325.75–325.75	2,974	58
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,169	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,520	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,688	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	379	501.10/cwt	500.00–502.50	1,899	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	491.77/cwt	470.00–522.50	2,016	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	456.39/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,944	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	448.63/cwt	445.00–452.50	2,109	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	371.54/cwt	340.00–420.00	1,765	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	419.80/cwt	395.00–428.00	2,191	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	358.72/cwt	352.50–365.00	1,876	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	335.26/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,921	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	356.24/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,045	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	409.38/cwt	397.00–415.00	2,358	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,257	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	652	377.37/cwt	365.00–378.25	2,460	81
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,345	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	310.00/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,093	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,317	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,364	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	225	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,148	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	328	605.23/cwt	565.00–650.00	1,985	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	458.00/cwt	458.00–458.00	1,740	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	387	522.47/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,022	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	417	517.56/cwt	507.00–540.00	2,158	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	433	434.04/cwt	430.00–442.50	1,879	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	501.62/cwt	485.00–514.00	2,358	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,013	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,232	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	513	480.86/cwt	472.50–500.00	2,467	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	422.73/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,186	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	415.98/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,384	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	361.74/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,214	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	615	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,460	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	668	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,565	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	353.68/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,380	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	750	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,363	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,757	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,779	183.09/cwt	175.00–188.00	3,257	7
Bulls	—	—	1,866	196.98/cwt	191.00–199.00	3,676	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	144.56/cwt	137.50–155.00	1,470	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	133.28/cwt	129.00–135.50	1,435	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	163.93/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,825	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	152.74/cwt	137.00–159.50	1,983	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	162.78/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,162	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,681	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,533	3,414.27/head	3,400.00–3,425.00	3,414	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	3,238.22/head	2,900.00–3,500.00	3,238	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	1
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	2,942.65/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,943	2
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	3,625.00/head	3,625.00–3,625.00	3,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	804	2,873.74/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,874	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	871	3,246.88/head	3,050.00–3,550.00	3,247	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	3,320.37/head	2,925.00–3,700.00	3,320	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	3,527.59/head	2,750.00–4,025.00	3,528	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,283	2,622.25/head	2,200.00–3,250.00	2,622	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	896	243.35/cwt	217.00–280.00	2,180	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,256	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,556	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 Mar 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 387Last week 274Year ago 623

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 42Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 77Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	510.00	510.00
2	300–350	328	565.00–650.00	605.23
4	350–400	387	520.00–525.00	522.47
3	400–450	417	507.00–540.00	517.56
5	450–500	470	485.00–514.00	501.62
5	500–550	513	472.50–500.00	480.86
1	600–650	615	400.00	400.00
3	650–700	668	384.00	384.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	458.00	458.00
2	450–500	495	451.00	451.00
18	500–550	517	410.00–445.00	422.73
5	550–600	573	415.00–420.00	415.98
3	600–650	612	350.00–370.00	361.74
2	650–700	673	350.00–357.50	353.68
1	700–750	720	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	790	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	430.00–442.50	434.04
1	450–500	485	415.00	415.00
1	750–800	750	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	365	445.00	445.00
3	400–450	405	477.50	477.50
2	450–500	458	487.50–498.00	492.84
1	500–550	525	450.00	450.00
2	550–600	580	440.00	440.00
7	650–700	680	360.00–393.00	385.02
1	800–850	835	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	615.00	615.00
2	350–400	383	565.00	565.00
8	400–450	421	510.00–550.00	535.99
2	450–500	470	510.00–530.00	519.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	480.00	480.00
4	600–650	624	402.00–430.00	422.81
6	650–700	654	428.00	428.00
2	700–750	725	360.00–387.50	373.66
58	900–950	913	325.75	325.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	570	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	325.00–340.00	332.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	475.00	475.00
7	350–400	379	500.00–502.50	501.10
7	400–450	410	470.00–522.50	491.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	375	450.00	450.00
10	400–450	426	450.00–465.00	456.39
2	450–500	470	445.00–452.50	448.63
2	500–550	523	352.50–365.00	358.72
4	550–600	574	350.00–370.00	356.24
8	650–700	670	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	700	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
26	500–550	522	395.00–428.00	419.80
4	550–600	576	397.00–415.00	409.38
1	600–650	610	370.00	370.00
81	650–700	652	365.00–378.25	377.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	475	340.00–420.00	371.54
4	550–600	573	320.00–347.50	335.26
2	650–700	675	300.00–320.00	310.00
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	770	307.00	307.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	3,450.00	3,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,295	2,900.00–3,500.00	3,238.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	3,350.00	3,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,430	4,150.00	4,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	3,275.00	3,275.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	3,625.00	3,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	868	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,942.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	871	3,050.00–3,550.00	3,246.88
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	804	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,873.74

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	2	—	1,533	3,400.00–3,425.00	3,414.27

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)	15	—	1,113	2,925.00–3,700.00	3,320.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	3,525.00	3,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,283	2,200.00–3,250.00	2,622.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,118	2,750.00–4,025.00	3,527.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	217.50	217.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	896	217.00–280.00	243.35
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,298	137.00–159.50	152.74
7	—	1,328	160.00–166.00	162.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,017	137.50–155.00	144.56
3	—	1,077	129.00–135.50	133.28
2	—	1,113	163.00–165.00	163.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,779	175.00–188.00	183.09
4	—	1,866	191.00–199.00	196.98

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