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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 3

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← May 27Jun 3Jun 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

368 head

▲ 264 vs last sale 104▼ 42 vs year ago 410 · −10.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 35▼ 17 vs year ago 58 · −29.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 27▼ 41 vs year ago 54 · −75.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was cheaper with an average quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were 5.00 to 7.00 lower or greater in spots with a moderate supply and moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 lower with an average supply and moderate 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 $424.50/cwt on 5 head, down $61.75 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 23 comparable sales and sits −28.10 against this barn's trailing median of $452.60.

Average price

$424.50

▼ 61.75 vs prior sale

5 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,402

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$77.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.14

vs KY average

−34.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	447.50	2,490	3thin
Large 1-2	570	410.00	2,337	1thin
Medium and Large 2	590	370.00	2,183	1thin

One grade step is worth $77.50/cwt here — about $307 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale5 hd

424.50

—

KY average25 barns · 1,023 hd

458.64

−34.14

National average164 barns · 12,433 hd

459.19

−34.69

This barn, trailing median23 sales

452.60

−28.10

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	—	Average	1,766	221.82	3,917	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	172.78	2,148	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,489	167.53	2,494	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,199	155.99	1,870	10

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,310	$3,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,467	$2,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$2,500	1thin

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,800	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	483.10/cwt	472.50–495.00	2,227	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,040	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,367	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,552	2
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	570	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,337	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,183	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,598	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,470	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	884	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,997	51
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	957	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,613	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	997	310.75/cwt	310.75–310.75	3,098	98
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	488.75/cwt	482.50–495.00	1,417	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	1,592	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,527	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,761	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,599	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,287	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1-2	395	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,452	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	437.56/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,807	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	440	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,057	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,890	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	312.38/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,478	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	379.90/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,881	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	411.48/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,111	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	515	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,931	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	366.46/cwt	365.00–367.50	1,902	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,041	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	345.83/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,954	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,427	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	382.31/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,194	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,965	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,253	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,276	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	663	391.50/cwt	391.50–391.50	2,596	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	691	284.96/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,969	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	318.34/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,349	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	772	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,671	69
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,363	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 2	180	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	855	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	213	505.18/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,076	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	989	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	252	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,184	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	943	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	305	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,007	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,314	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,840	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,892	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	427.54/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,022	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,132	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,520	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	368.80/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,309	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,126	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	376.32/cwt	370.00–382.50	2,476	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,993	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,320	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	808	317.21/cwt	312.50–322.00	2,563	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,758	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,647	208.99/cwt	205.00–216.00	3,442	3
Bulls	—	—	1,825	228.24/cwt	222.00–237.50	4,165	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,186	168.82/cwt	166.00–171.00	2,002	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,207	147.43/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,779	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	172.78/cwt	168.00–179.00	2,148	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,484	170.08/cwt	167.00–179.00	2,524	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	157.31/cwt	154.50–160.00	2,372	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,160	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,010	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 2	1,210	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 2	1,467	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,161	207.87/cwt	181.00–229.00	2,413	4

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 Jun 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 368Last week 104Year ago 410

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 35Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 27Year ago 54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,025.00	2,025.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	3,225.00	3,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	3,250.00	3,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,467	2,800.00	2,800.00

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	4	—	1,161	181.00–229.00	207.87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	500.00–510.00	505.18
2	250–300	252	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	400	460.00	460.00
4	600–650	626	355.00–380.00	368.80
2	650–700	658	370.00–382.50	376.32
2	800–850	808	312.50–322.00	317.21
1	850–900	870	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	180	475.00	475.00
1	200–250	230	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	430	440.00	440.00
3	450–500	473	425.00–430.00	427.54
1	500–550	520	410.00	410.00
1	600–650	630	337.50	337.50
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00
2	800–850	800	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	600	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	305	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	355	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
1	700–750	745	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	482.50–495.00	488.75
1	300–350	345	442.50	442.50
1	350–400	385	457.50	457.50
3	400–450	413	430.00–445.00	437.56
1	450–500	450	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	530	385.00	385.00
9	550–600	574	370.00–390.00	382.31
4	600–650	609	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	655	347.50	347.50
3	700–750	738	315.00–320.00	318.34
1	900–950	945	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	513	400.00–417.50	411.48
4	550–600	571	425.00	425.00
69	750–800	772	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
17	650–700	663	391.50	391.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	497.50	497.50
1	400–450	440	467.50	467.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	390	410.00	410.00
4	450–500	495	375.00–395.00	379.90
5	500–550	519	365.00–367.50	366.46
3	550–600	565	345.00–347.50	345.83
2	600–650	600	327.50	327.50
3	650–700	691	282.50–290.00	284.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	473	310.00–315.00	312.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	425.00	425.00
1	550–600	590	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	645	383.00	383.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	461	472.50–495.00	483.10
1	500–550	535	442.50	442.50
2	550–600	567	450.00	450.00
1	600–650	615	422.50	422.50
2	950–1000	957	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	850–900	884	339.00	339.00
98	950–1000	997	310.75	310.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	590.00	590.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	410.00	410.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	154.50–160.00	157.31
8	—	1,484	167.00–179.00	170.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,243	168.00–179.00	172.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,186	166.00–171.00	168.82
6	—	1,207	142.00–154.00	147.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,647	205.00–216.00	208.99
6	—	1,825	222.00–237.50	228.24

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.