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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, May 27

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← May 20May 27Jun 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

104 head

▼ 76 vs last sale 180▼ 48 vs year ago 152 · −31.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 28▼ 39 vs year ago 74 · −52.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 14▲ 4 vs year ago 23 · +17.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was uneven and spotty with an average quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were steady to 5.00 lower or greater in spots with a lite supply and moderate demand. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady with a lite supply and 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 $391.85/cwt on 16 head, down $7.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 31 comparable sales and sits −2.99 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.

Average price

$391.85

▼ 7.61 vs prior sale

16 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,078

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$41.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.25

vs KY average

−15.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	412.76	2,185	8thin
Medium and Large 2	531	370.94	1,971	8thin

One grade step is worth $41.82/cwt here — about $214 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 sale16 hd

391.85

—

KY average17 barns · 648 hd

410.10

−18.25

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−15.59

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.83

−2.99

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	1,837	231.31	4,249	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,172	182.37	2,137	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,514	182.25	2,758	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,079	159.94	1,726	9thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,325	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,204	$3,067	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,265	$2,741	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,125	$3,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	940	$3,100	1thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,650	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,960	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,502	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	471	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,591	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,881	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,507	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	585	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,808	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,318	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,645	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	388.48/cwt	387.00–390.00	2,778	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	270	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	1,411	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	435.04/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,427	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,906	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,755	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,458	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	407	496.01/cwt	495.00–497.00	2,019	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	451.74/cwt	451.00–452.50	1,888	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	397.40/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,681	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	420.81/cwt	417.50–425.00	1,969	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	480	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,196	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,086	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	420.41/cwt	417.00–422.50	2,216	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	374.64/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,978	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,915	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,223	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,424	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,265	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	320.12/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,969	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,312	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,387	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,657	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	230	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	897	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,167	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	333	413.72/cwt	412.50–415.00	1,378	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	534.44/cwt	525.00–541.00	2,298	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	497.99/cwt	495.00–502.00	2,351	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,217	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	505	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,449	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	462.41/cwt	455.00–477.00	2,386	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,322	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Full	560	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,240	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	433.39/cwt	422.50–445.00	2,449	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,283	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	647	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,459	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,195	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,323	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,028	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,225	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,837	231.31/cwt	226.00–235.50	4,249	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	176.63/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,842	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	151.59/cwt	146.00–160.00	1,663	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,109	177.20/cwt	168.00–184.00	1,965	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	192.71/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,501	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	186.11/cwt	185.00–187.00	2,764	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	180.70/cwt	178.00–183.00	2,756	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	236.16/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,934	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,166	180.19/cwt	160.00–215.00	2,101	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	940	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	815	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,135	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,269	3,248.76/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,249	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,297	3,001.30/head	2,950.00–3,050.00	3,001	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	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 May 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 180Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 28Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 14Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	418	451.00–452.50	451.74
3	450–500	468	417.50–425.00	420.81
2	500–550	515	405.00	405.00
1	550–600	570	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	600	377.50	377.50
1	650–700	670	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	740	322.50	322.50
1	800–850	820	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	404.00	404.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	522.50	522.50
2	350–400	370	515.00	515.00
4	400–450	407	495.00–497.00	496.01
2	450–500	480	457.50	457.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	405	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	430.00–440.00	435.04
2	400–450	423	395.00–400.00	397.40
7	500–550	528	365.00–385.00	374.64
1	550–600	555	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	615	315.00–325.00	320.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	527	417.00–422.50	420.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	430	525.00–541.00	534.44
3	450–500	472	495.00–502.00	497.99
7	500–550	516	455.00–477.00	462.41
3	550–600	565	422.50–445.00	433.39
2	600–650	647	380.00	380.00
1	800–850	815	285.00	285.00
2	850–900	890	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	485.00	485.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	390.00	390.00
1	250–300	290	402.50	402.50
2	300–350	333	412.50–415.00	413.72
1	650–700	665	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	452.50	452.50
1	500–550	540	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	575	397.00	397.00
1	800–850	845	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	550.00	550.00
1	500–550	545	460.00	460.00
1	600–650	615	430.00	430.00
2	700–750	715	387.00–390.00	388.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	471	550.00	550.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	337.50	337.50
1	450–500	495	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	502.50	502.50
1	600–650	610	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	480.00	480.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	819	225.00–250.00	236.16
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,166	160.00–215.00	180.19

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	—	940	3,100.00	3,100.00

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	1	—	1,125	3,850.00	3,850.00

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	—	815	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,700.00	1,700.00

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)	6	—	1,269	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,248.76
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,297	2,950.00–3,050.00	3,001.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	190.00–195.00	192.71
4	—	1,109	168.00–184.00	177.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,043	170.00–186.00	176.63
6	—	1,097	146.00–160.00	151.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	185.00–187.00	186.11
5	—	1,525	178.00–183.00	180.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,837	226.00–235.50	231.31

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.