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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 16

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

142 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 119▼ 575 vs year ago 717 · −80.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 25▼ 41 vs year ago 59 · −69.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 10▼ 24 vs year ago 37 · −64.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was mostly stronger with an average quality offering. Feeder calves 300 lbs and under appeared sharply stronger with a lite test, while the 350-650 steers and heifers were steady to 6.00 higher with a limited supply and good demand for weaned and harder conditioned calves. Slaughter cows appeared 2.00 to 4.00 higher with a lite test and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

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 $364.43/cwt on 17 head, up $25.91 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 25 comparable sales and sits −42.30 against this barn's trailing median of $406.72.

Average price

$364.43

▲ 25.91 vs prior sale

17 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,051

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$58.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.97

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	560	371.35	2,079	15thin
Medium and Large 2	585	312.52	1,828	2thin

One grade step is worth $58.83/cwt here — about $251 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

364.43

—

KY average25 barns · 510 hd

357.45

+6.97

This barn, trailing median25 sales

406.72

−42.30

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	—	Average	1,727	196.36	3,391	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	155.81	2,259	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	144.70	1,807	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	133.33	1,460	7thin

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,343	$2,638	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,130	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,385	$3,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,310	1thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,833	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	403	467.52/cwt	462.50–470.00	1,884	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,027	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	390.64/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,926	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,091	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,870	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,901	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	586	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,168	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,064	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	673	338.09/cwt	324.00–343.00	2,275	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,005	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,272	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	414.65/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,182	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	307	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,397	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,296	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	326	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,712	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,240	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	397	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,548	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	399.87/cwt	397.50–402.50	1,715	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,658	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	377.55/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,767	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	504	366.71/cwt	363.00–377.50	1,848	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	530	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,723	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	336.11/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,785	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,755	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,624	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,006	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	215	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,075	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	529.81/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,378	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,378	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,607	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	454.84/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,665	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,927	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	449.90/cwt	437.50–455.00	1,890	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	410.11/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,907	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	376.06/cwt	367.50–385.00	1,767	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	341.30/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,758	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,913	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,312	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	312.52/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,828	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	331.49/cwt	328.00–335.00	2,108	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	318.12/cwt	310.00–332.00	2,131	4
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,196	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	980	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,499	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,727	196.36/cwt	190.00–202.00	3,391	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,567	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	120.60/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,302	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	133.37/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,494	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	144.70/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,807	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	155.81/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,259	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,130	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,343	2,637.62/head	2,625.00–2,650.00	2,638	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,200	2,310.00/head	2,310.00–2,310.00	2,310	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	154.34/cwt	145.00–162.00	1,617	3

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 Sep 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 119Year ago 717

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 25Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 10Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	480.00	480.00
2	300–350	307	455.00	455.00
2	350–400	397	390.00	390.00
5	400–450	429	397.50–402.50	399.87
7	450–500	468	370.00–387.50	377.55
8	500–550	531	330.00–350.00	336.11
3	550–600	550	319.00	319.00
1	600–650	645	311.00	311.00
2	650–700	660	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	504	363.00–377.50	366.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	326	525.00	525.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	410.00	410.00
2	250–300	285	405.00–425.00	414.65
1	300–350	320	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	445	372.50	372.50
1	500–550	515	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	560	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	260	520.00–540.00	529.81
1	300–350	315	510.00	510.00
4	350–400	366	440.00–490.00	454.84
8	400–450	420	437.50–455.00	449.90
3	450–500	465	400.00–415.00	410.11
4	500–550	515	340.00–345.00	341.30
3	550–600	571	335.00	335.00
4	600–650	636	328.00–335.00	331.49
4	650–700	670	310.00–332.00	318.12
1	900–950	915	240.00	240.00
1	950–1000	980	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	578	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	475.00	475.00
2	450–500	470	367.50–385.00	376.06
2	550–600	585	310.00–315.00	312.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	470.00	470.00
3	400–450	403	462.50–470.00	467.52
3	450–500	458	442.50	442.50
2	500–550	542	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	555	342.50	342.50
1	600–650	640	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	528	396.00	396.00
6	550–600	586	370.00	370.00
8	650–700	673	324.00–343.00	338.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	493	380.00–405.00	390.64

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)	1	—	1,130	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,250.00	2,250.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,343	2,625.00–2,650.00	2,637.62

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	1	—	1,395	4,200.00	4,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,310.00	2,310.00

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	3	—	1,048	145.00–162.00	154.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,120	130.00–137.00	133.37
2	—	1,080	118.00–123.00	120.60
2	—	1,073	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	153.00–159.00	155.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,249	141.00–148.00	144.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,727	190.00–202.00	196.36

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.