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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 15

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 369 vs last sale 447▼ 203 vs year ago 281 · −72.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 38▼ 33 vs year ago 45 · −73.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 8▲ 22 vs year ago 14 · +157.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: No trends due to limited comparisons, however both the feeder and slaughter markets appeared firm and 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 $412.10/cwt on 15 head, down $19.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 31 comparable sales and sits +17.27 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.

Average price

$412.10

▼ 19.07 vs prior sale

15 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,202

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$404

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

$114.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.12

vs KY average

+16.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	421.69	2,234	13thin
Medium and Large 2	535	392.00	2,097	1thin
Large 1	595	307.50	1,830	1thin

One grade step is worth $114.19/cwt here — about $404 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 sale15 hd

412.10

—

KY average26 barns · 1,257 hd

412.22

−0.12

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

+16.05

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.83

+17.27

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	—	High	1,469	223.18	3,278	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,468	185.01	2,717	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,655	184.00	3,045	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,247	166.90	2,082	5thin

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)	1,101	$2,987	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$2,475	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,083	$2,325	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,020	$3,475	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,565	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,472	$5,541	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,310	$5,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,520	$5,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,265	$4,330	2thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,734	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,126	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,995	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,262	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,200	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,538	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	910	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	347	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,622	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	452.53/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,901	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	435	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,479	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	440	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,068	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	434.25/cwt	422.50–450.00	2,024	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	448.04/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,289	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	404.98/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,114	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,097	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	417.44/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,371	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,235	1
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	595	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,830	1
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,403	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	464.02/cwt	450.00–477.50	1,754	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,185	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,900	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,175	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	456	454.35/cwt	452.50–455.00	2,072	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	486.78/cwt	477.00–492.00	2,239	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	460.08/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,374	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	385.86/cwt	370.00–402.50	2,018	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	393.40/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,246	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,095	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	372.60/cwt	367.50–375.00	2,329	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,888	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	348.21/cwt	330.00–357.50	2,302	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,512	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,313	211.78/cwt	203.00–219.00	2,781	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	234.57/cwt	232.50–237.00	3,812	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,377	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,364	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,253	160.37/cwt	154.00–167.00	2,009	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,590	180.52/cwt	177.00–185.00	2,870	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,045	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	3,475.00/head	3,475.00–3,475.00	3,475	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,565	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,265	4,330.14/head	4,300.00–4,350.00	4,330	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	5,350.00/head	5,350.00–5,350.00	5,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,373	5,406.83/head	4,900.00–5,775.00	5,407	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,520	5,250.00/head	5,250.00–5,250.00	5,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,670	5,810.00/head	5,810.00–5,810.00	5,810	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	805	2,304.97/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,305	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	2,325.17/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,325	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	3,138.17/head	2,850.00–3,400.00	3,138	9

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 Jul 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 78Last week 447Year ago 281

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 38Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 8Year ago 14

Compared to last Wednesday: No trends due to limited comparisons, however both the feeder and slaughter markets appeared firm and with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	435	500.00	500.00
3	450–500	460	477.00–492.00	486.78
3	500–550	516	455.00–470.00	460.08
5	550–600	571	390.00–400.00	393.40
3	600–650	625	367.50–375.00	372.60
3	650–700	661	330.00–357.50	348.21
1	750–800	785	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	575.00	575.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	450.00–477.50	464.02
4	450–500	456	452.50–455.00	454.35
2	500–550	523	370.00–402.50	385.86
1	550–600	590	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	640	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	450.00–455.00	452.53
7	450–500	466	422.50–450.00	434.25
5	500–550	522	400.00–425.00	404.98
1	550–600	585	382.00	382.00
1	750–800	775	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	511	440.00–450.00	448.04
2	550–600	568	415.00–420.00	417.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	455.00	455.00
2	300–350	347	467.50	467.50
1	500–550	535	392.00	392.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	307.50	307.50
1	600–650	625	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	510.00	510.00
1	350–400	390	545.00	545.00
1	500–550	520	435.00	435.00
1	650–700	655	387.50	387.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	475.00	475.00
1	550–600	550	400.00	400.00

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	2	—	1,373	4,900.00–5,775.00	5,406.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,670	5,810.00	5,810.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	5,350.00	5,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,520	5,250.00	5,250.00

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	2	—	1,265	4,300.00–4,350.00	4,330.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,020	3,475.00	3,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,565	3,400.00	3,400.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,167	2,850.00–3,400.00	3,138.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	2,475.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,083	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,325.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	805	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,304.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	232.50–237.00	234.57
2	—	1,313	203.00–219.00	211.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	193.00	193.00
4	—	1,253	154.00–167.00	160.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	194.00	194.00
2	—	1,590	177.00–185.00	180.52

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.