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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 17

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Jun 10Jun 17Jun 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

293 head

▲ 158 vs last sale 135▲ 92 vs year ago 201 · +45.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 21▼ 50 vs year ago 83 · −60.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 8▼ 7 vs year ago 16 · −43.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were 4.00 to 8.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand for weaned packages and groups. Slaughter cows were mostly steady with a limited supply and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand.

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 $443.10/cwt on 28 head, down $12.37 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 23 comparable sales and sits −9.51 against this barn's trailing median of $452.60.

Average price

$443.10

▼ 12.37 vs prior sale

28 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,410

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$784

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$137.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.89

vs KY average

−15.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	467.58	2,566	21
Medium and Large 2	528	376.26	1,985	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	540	330.00	1,782	1thin

One grade step is worth $137.58/cwt here — about $784 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 sale28 hd

443.10

—

KY average25 barns · 906 hd

455.98

−12.89

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

−15.95

This barn, trailing median23 sales

452.60

−9.51

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
Bulls	—	Low	1,847	218.63	4,038	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	181.26	2,170	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	175.39	2,640	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	936	159.24	1,490	6thin

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)	905	$2,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	990	$2,825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,875	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,150	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,510	$4,000	1thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	362	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,448	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	512.43/cwt	500.00–522.50	1,947	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	488.74/cwt	480.00–502.00	2,116	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	519.01/cwt	510.00–524.00	2,258	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,969	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	462	539.00/cwt	539.00–539.00	2,490	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	462	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,894	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	2,484	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	373.51/cwt	362.50–390.00	1,927	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,675	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,782	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	414.53/cwt	402.50–420.00	2,313	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	585	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	2,597	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,282	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	602	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,161	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	422.90/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,601	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	393.33/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,478	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	688	403.69/cwt	401.50–405.00	2,777	35
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	349.93/cwt	340.00–358.00	2,568	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	817	334.37/cwt	325.00–339.00	2,732	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	893	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,831	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	225	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	833	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,402	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,573	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	485.56/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,816	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	419	470.48/cwt	465.00–477.50	1,971	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	400.38/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,706	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,923	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,669	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	480	449.94/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,160	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,956	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	429.02/cwt	422.50–432.50	2,081	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,226	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	393.56/cwt	387.50–400.00	2,102	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	547	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,707	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	406.89/cwt	404.00–410.00	2,323	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,440	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,154	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	420.87/cwt	403.00–429.50	2,614	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	379.46/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,379	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,391	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	665	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,653	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,259	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	350.27/cwt	345.00–352.50	2,508	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,517	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	980	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,450	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,299	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,170	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	485.54/cwt	472.50–492.50	2,073	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,228	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	474.72/cwt	470.00–477.50	2,236	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,070	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,517	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,060	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,275	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	393.73/cwt	392.50–395.00	2,295	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	377.03/cwt	357.50–384.00	2,368	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,210	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,328	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,166	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,225	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,413	1
Bulls	—	—	1,935	234.66/cwt	229.00–240.50	4,541	3
Bulls	—	—	1,936	212.02/cwt	206.00–220.50	4,105	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	169.98/cwt	166.00–176.00	1,751	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	152.74/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,585	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	188.58/cwt	187.00–190.00	2,206	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	178.33/cwt	172.50–183.00	2,154	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	175.39/cwt	168.00–182.50	2,640	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,510	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	905	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	990	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,115	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	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 Jun 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 135Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 21Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 8Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	447.50	447.50
5	500–550	516	362.50–390.00	373.51
1	550–600	585	390.00	390.00
9	600–650	602	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	500.00–522.50	512.43
5	400–450	433	480.00–502.00	488.74
5	450–500	490	507.00	507.00
6	550–600	558	402.50–420.00	414.53
3	600–650	630	390.00–400.00	393.33
11	700–750	734	340.00–358.00	349.93
3	800–850	817	325.00–339.00	334.37
3	850–900	893	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	535	500.00	500.00
3	550–600	585	444.00	444.00
12	600–650	615	420.00–435.00	422.90
35	650–700	688	401.50–405.00	403.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	435	510.00–524.00	519.01
16	450–500	462	539.00	539.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	362	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	462	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	540	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	420.00	420.00
3	550–600	581	420.00	420.00
22	600–650	621	403.00–429.50	420.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	374	470.00–490.00	485.56
2	400–450	437	440.00	440.00
9	450–500	485	422.50–432.50	429.02
7	500–550	534	387.50–400.00	393.56
4	550–600	571	404.00–410.00	406.89
5	600–650	627	375.00–387.50	379.46
1	650–700	655	365.00	365.00
4	700–750	716	345.00–352.50	350.27
1	800–850	820	307.00	307.00
1	950–1000	980	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	665	399.00	399.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	419	465.00–477.50	470.48
6	450–500	480	445.00–455.00	449.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	445	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	547	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	370	425.00	425.00
4	400–450	426	390.00–410.00	400.38
1	450–500	480	407.50	407.50
1	550–600	590	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	695	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	530.00	530.00
5	400–450	427	472.50–492.50	485.54
8	450–500	471	470.00–477.50	474.72
1	500–550	520	437.50	437.50
2	550–600	583	392.50–395.00	393.73
5	600–650	628	357.50–384.00	377.03
2	650–700	650	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	700	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	495.00	495.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	422.50	422.50
1	500–550	515	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	760	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	510	297.50	297.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	197.00	197.00
4	—	1,936	206.00–220.50	212.02
3	—	1,935	229.00–240.50	234.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,030	166.00–176.00	169.98
2	—	1,038	149.00–156.00	152.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,505	168.00–182.50	175.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,208	172.50–183.00	178.33
2	—	1,170	187.00–190.00	188.58

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	—	1,510	4,000.00	4,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	2,825.00	2,825.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	2,825.00	2,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,875.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	3,150.00	3,150.00

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.