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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 12

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Aug 5Aug 12Aug 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

322 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 277▼ 36 vs year ago 358 · −10.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 20▼ 16 vs year ago 31 · −51.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 11▲ 1 vs year ago 7 · +14.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder was mostly stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 400 lbs and under were sharply higher with lite test, while the 450-600 lbs steers were steady to 5.00 higher with a moderate supply and good demand. Feeder heifers 500 lbs and under appeared sharply higher, while the 550-700 lbs heifers were mostly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 lower with a moderate supply and no test on slaughter bulls.

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 $436.03/cwt on 8 head, up $10.57 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 23 comparable sales and sits −16.57 against this barn's trailing median of $452.60.

Average price

$436.03

▲ 10.57 vs prior sale

8 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,443

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$52.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.65

vs KY average

+34.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	442.61	2,471	7thin
Medium and Large 2	575	390.00	2,243	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.61/cwt here — about $229 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale8 hd

436.03

—

KY average22 barns · 616 hd

434.38

+1.65

National average153 barns · 6,255 hd

401.83

+34.20

This barn, trailing median23 sales

452.60

−16.57

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	176.43	2,599	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	174.15	2,241	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	151.33	1,630	9thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,357	233.55	3,169	3thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,435	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,384	$2,988	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$2,400	1thin

Every lot

57 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,350	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	458.58/cwt	455.00–462.50	1,490	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	562.50/cwt	560.00–565.00	1,913	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,629	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,024	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,040	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,080	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	452.19/cwt	432.50–465.00	2,351	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,243	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	435.42/cwt	431.00–440.00	2,556	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,558	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	366.28/cwt	362.50–370.00	2,436	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,748	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	815	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,999	64
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	335.51/cwt	335.00–336.00	2,768	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	3,087	65
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	257	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,298	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	427.33/cwt	412.00–435.00	1,474	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,669	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,571	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,881	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	370.13/cwt	362.50–377.50	1,603	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	365.14/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,691	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,012	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,088	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,872	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	349.33/cwt	346.00–370.00	2,044	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,106	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,247	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	730	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,446	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	291.50/cwt	287.00–296.00	2,390	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	907	295.50/cwt	295.50–295.50	2,680	46
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	975	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,438	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	443.08/cwt	440.00–447.50	1,901	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,978	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	453.50/cwt	453.50–453.50	2,258	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,332	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,214	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	565	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,430	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,030	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	603	391.66/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,362	3
Bulls	600–650	Large 1	630	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,029	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,159	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,207	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	363.50/cwt	363.50–363.50	2,403	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,441	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,357	233.55/cwt	230.00–236.00	3,169	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	130.19/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,263	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	153.70/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,671	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	166.56/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,932	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	174.15/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,241	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	176.43/cwt	170.00–186.00	2,599	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,315	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,418	3,331.35/head	3,225.00–3,450.00	3,331	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,435	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	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 Aug 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 277Year ago 358

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 20Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 11Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	340	560.00–565.00	562.50
1	350–400	395	512.50	512.50
1	400–450	425	480.00	480.00
3	500–550	520	432.50–465.00	452.19
4	550–600	587	431.00–440.00	435.42
3	600–650	615	416.00	416.00
2	650–700	665	362.50–370.00	366.28
1	750–800	785	350.00	350.00
2	800–850	825	335.00–336.00	335.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	325	455.00–462.50	458.58
1	350–400	360	452.50	452.50
3	450–500	470	442.50	442.50
1	550–600	575	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	800–850	815	368.00	368.00
65	900–950	900	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	425	442.50	442.50
5	450–500	492	409.00	409.00
1	500–550	520	360.00	360.00
11	550–600	585	346.00–370.00	349.33
1	600–650	615	342.50	342.50
3	650–700	655	343.00	343.00
2	800–850	820	287.00–296.00	291.50
2	950–1000	975	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
5	500–550	513	407.00	407.00
46	900–950	907	295.50	295.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
11	700–750	730	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	412.00–435.00	427.33
3	350–400	388	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	433	362.50–377.50	370.13
2	450–500	463	360.00–370.00	365.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	257	505.00	505.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	498	453.50	453.50
1	500–550	530	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	550	402.50	402.50
6	650–700	661	363.50	363.50
1	750–800	795	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	440.00–447.50	443.08
2	450–500	480	412.00	412.00
2	550–600	580	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	635	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	655	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	430.00	430.00
3	600–650	603	390.00–395.00	391.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	322.00	322.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,300	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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,418	3,225.00–3,450.00	3,331.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,435	3,300.00	3,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,473	170.00–186.00	176.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,287	169.00–180.00	174.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	128.00–132.00	130.19
2	—	1,160	165.00–168.00	166.56
5	—	1,087	145.00–160.00	153.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,357	230.00–236.00	233.55

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.