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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 19

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

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Feeder Cattle receipts

177 head

▼ 145 vs last sale 322▲ 10 vs year ago 167 · +6.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 15▼ 5 vs year ago 28 · −17.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 8▲ 20 vs year ago 1 · +2,000.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday both the feeder and slaughter markets were lower with an average quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers were 6.00 to 10.00 lower or greater in spots with a moderate supply and moderate demand. Slaughter cows were 6.00 to 10.00 lower with a moderate supply and slaughter bulls appeared lower as well but with limited comparisons.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $385.35/cwt on 17 head, down $8.91 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 25 comparable sales and sits −21.37 against this barn's trailing median of $406.72.

Average price

$385.35

▼ 8.91 vs prior sale

17 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$12.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.97

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	392.06	2,154	8thin
Medium and Large 2	529	379.40	2,009	9thin

One grade step is worth $12.66/cwt here — about $145 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 sale17 hd

385.35

—

KY average26 barns · 305 hd

356.38

+28.97

This barn, trailing median25 sales

406.72

−21.37

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

25 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $463.15, low $325.29, median $406.72 across 25 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	1,726	207.38	3,579	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	171.41	2,139	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	168.43	2,358	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,036	140.53	1,456	14

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)	1,130	$2,588	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,090	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,268	$3,461	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$2,350	1thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,257	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,549	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,733	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	434.91/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,818	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,077	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	435.05/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,045	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	435.16/cwt	432.50–436.00	2,280	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,109	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,384	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,931	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	370.84/cwt	367.50–372.50	2,307	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,048	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	349.85/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,379	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,491	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,314	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	215	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,000	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,169	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	320.34/cwt	300.00–340.00	929	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	318	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,097	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	392.74/cwt	385.00–402.50	1,276	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	435.40/cwt	412.50–450.00	1,437	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	423.20/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,545	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,463	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	437.13/cwt	420.00–442.50	1,832	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	366.05/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,548	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,689	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	379.44/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,859	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	323.76/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,635	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	366.30/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,949	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,553	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	338.50/cwt	332.00–350.00	1,936	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,059	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,960	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,241	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,054	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	205	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,107	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	230	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	863	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	1,463	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,320	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,120	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	490.78/cwt	485.00–507.50	1,649	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	352	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,813	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	463.42/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,789	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	454.84/cwt	450.00–482.50	1,888	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,691	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	437	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,650	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	455.95/cwt	445.00–467.50	2,111	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	416.93/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,960	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	411.55/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,140	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	383.07/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,011	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	380.36/cwt	367.50–390.00	2,157	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	348.49/cwt	340.00–362.50	2,185	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	340.26/cwt	330.00–348.00	2,324	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	316.01/cwt	307.50–325.00	2,275	2
Bulls	800–850	Large 1	815	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,058	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,210	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,239	1
Bulls	—	—	1,855	212.97/cwt	211.00–214.50	3,951	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	966	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	140.87/cwt	130.00–154.00	1,444	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	171.41/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,139	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,280	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,202	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	168.43/cwt	161.50–175.00	2,358	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,043	2,325.30/head	2,125.00–2,450.00	2,325	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,217	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,105	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,125	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	3,553.46/head	3,525.00–3,575.00	3,553	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 322Year ago 167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 15Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 8Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	535.00	535.00
1	250–300	295	525.00	525.00
2	400–450	442	470.00	470.00
4	450–500	470	425.00–445.00	435.05
4	500–550	524	432.50–436.00	435.16
1	550–600	565	422.00	422.00
3	600–650	622	367.50–372.50	370.84
3	650–700	680	345.00–360.00	349.85
1	700–750	720	346.00	346.00
1	750–800	765	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	418	430.00–440.00	434.91
1	550–600	555	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	640	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	415	407.50	407.50
3	450–500	470	400.00–425.00	416.93
8	500–550	525	380.00–385.00	383.07
1	550–600	565	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	540.00	540.00
2	250–300	280	522.50	522.50
4	300–350	336	485.00–507.50	490.78
7	350–400	386	450.00–475.00	463.42
8	400–450	415	450.00–482.50	454.84
2	450–500	463	445.00–467.50	455.95
3	500–550	520	400.00–417.50	411.55
5	550–600	567	367.50–390.00	380.36
5	600–650	627	340.00–362.50	348.49
4	650–700	683	330.00–348.00	340.26
2	700–750	720	307.50–325.00	316.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	352	515.00	515.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	320	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	437	377.50	377.50
1	450–500	480	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	465.00	465.00
4	300–350	330	412.50–450.00	435.40
3	350–400	365	410.00–440.00	423.20
4	400–450	419	420.00–442.50	437.13
5	450–500	490	365.00–390.00	379.44
13	500–550	532	350.00–380.00	366.30
3	550–600	572	332.00–350.00	338.50
1	650–700	660	312.00	312.00
1	700–750	730	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	425.00	425.00
3	300–350	325	385.00–402.50	392.74
1	350–400	375	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	423	362.50–370.00	366.05
3	450–500	486	347.50	347.50
4	500–550	505	320.00–325.00	323.76
1	550–600	575	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	700	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	790	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	300.00–340.00	320.34
2	300–350	318	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	570	272.50	272.50

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,043	2,125.00–2,450.00	2,325.30

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,217	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,230	3,525.00–3,575.00	3,553.46
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	3,275.00	3,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	3,400.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	2,350.00	2,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	185.00	185.00
4	—	1,855	211.00–214.50	212.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	172.00	172.00
12	—	1,025	130.00–154.00	140.87
1	—	920	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,400	161.50–175.00	168.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	168.00–175.00	171.41

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.