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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 24

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Jun 17Jun 24Jul 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

226 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 293▲ 82 vs year ago 144 · +56.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 33▲ 12 vs year ago 19 · +63.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 9▲ 15 vs year ago 10 · +150.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was uneven but stronger in spots with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 400-500 lbs appeared lower with a lite test, while the 500-700 lbs steers were sharply higher with a limited supply and good demand. Feeder heifers were mostly steady across the weight classes except for the 450-550 lbs heifers who were sharply higher with good demand for weaned and guaranteed open heifers. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with a moderate 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 $402.55/cwt on 17 head, up $10.80 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 20 of 31 comparable sales and sits +7.71 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.

Average price

$402.55

▲ 10.80 vs prior sale

17 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,215

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$25.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.34

vs KY average

−13.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	405.55	2,242	15thin
Medium and Large 2	533	380.00	2,024	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.55/cwt here — about $218 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 sale17 hd

402.55

—

KY average26 barns · 954 hd

414.88

−12.34

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−13.28

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.83

+7.71

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	1,563	218.28	3,411	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	183.66	2,241	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	179.80	2,642	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,109	169.17	1,877	8thin

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)	1,100	$2,975	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,194	$2,808	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,135	$2,703	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$1,900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$1,750	1thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	205	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	1,476	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,696	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	584.97/cwt	580.00–590.00	2,135	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	394	545.02/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,147	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,123	1
Steers	450–500	Large 1	480	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,136	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,132	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	478.87/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,351	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	456.71/cwt	445.00–472.50	2,334	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,534	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	408.29/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,193	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	436.89/cwt	412.50–445.00	2,516	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	476.25/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,762	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,475	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,813	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	427.00/cwt	417.00–437.50	2,869	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	720	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,880	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,730	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	522.59/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,489	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,683	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	342	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,770	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	469.83/cwt	467.50–480.00	1,762	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	436.69/cwt	425.00–447.50	1,659	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,251	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	454.18/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,917	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,825	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	467	466.51/cwt	458.00–480.00	2,179	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,716	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	427.47/cwt	417.50–435.00	2,026	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,275	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	410.14/cwt	402.50–417.50	2,194	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,470	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,100	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	565	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,723	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	401.82/cwt	390.00–417.50	2,294	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,589	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	376.05/cwt	357.50–385.00	2,332	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	642	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,231	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	306.26/cwt	296.00–322.50	2,098	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,553	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,448	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,720	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	252	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,550	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	307	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,873	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	504.21/cwt	490.00–517.50	1,881	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	480.83/cwt	480.00–482.50	1,842	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,054	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,256	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,132	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	434.41/cwt	430.00–442.50	2,289	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,172	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,464	1
Bulls	550–600	Large 1	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	378.06/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,359	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,346	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,449	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	590	323.50/cwt	323.50–323.50	1,909	10
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	792	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,515	47
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,432	220.08/cwt	209.00–226.00	3,152	3
Bulls	—	—	1,477	197.74/cwt	195.00–200.00	2,921	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	236.11/cwt	229.00–243.50	4,356	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,435	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	179.83/cwt	171.00–184.00	1,953	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	157.09/cwt	153.00–165.00	1,901	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	188.01/cwt	187.00–189.00	2,284	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	181.48/cwt	178.00–183.00	2,220	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,412	176.50/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,492	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	184.74/cwt	184.00–185.00	2,873	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,225	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	865	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,010	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,105	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	2,702.97/head	2,625.00–2,825.00	2,703	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,299	3,124.11/head	3,000.00–3,225.00	3,124	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	216.62/cwt	209.00–225.00	2,253	2

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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 293Year ago 144

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 33Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 9Year ago 10

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	285	520.00–525.00	522.59
1	300–350	340	495.00	495.00
5	350–400	375	467.50–480.00	469.83
3	400–450	422	450.00–460.00	454.18
5	450–500	474	417.50–435.00	427.47
4	500–550	535	402.50–417.50	410.14
7	550–600	571	390.00–417.50	401.82
3	600–650	620	357.50–385.00	376.05
1	700–750	740	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	765	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	517.50	517.50
6	450–500	467	458.00–480.00	466.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	470	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	425.00–447.50	436.69
1	400–450	445	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	505	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	560	375.00	375.00
2	600–650	642	347.50	347.50
3	650–700	685	296.00–322.50	306.26
1	850–900	860	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	517	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	555	445.00	445.00
1	600–650	620	417.50	417.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	480.00–482.50	480.83
1	450–500	490	435.00	435.00
2	550–600	557	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	252	615.00	615.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	490.00–517.50	504.21
1	400–450	415	495.00	495.00
1	450–500	475	475.00	475.00
5	500–550	527	430.00–442.50	434.41
1	550–600	560	440.00	440.00
4	600–650	624	370.00–387.50	378.06
1	650–700	690	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	715	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	307	610.00	610.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	595.00	595.00
4	350–400	394	540.00–550.00	545.02
1	400–450	440	482.50	482.50
5	450–500	491	475.00–495.00	478.87
4	500–550	511	445.00–472.50	456.71
4	550–600	576	412.50–445.00	436.89
2	600–650	600	412.50	412.50
1	900–950	910	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	512	495.00	495.00
4	550–600	580	475.00–480.00	476.25
1	600–650	625	450.00	450.00
6	650–700	672	417.00–437.50	427.00
1	700–750	720	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	580.00–590.00	584.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	435.00	435.00
3	500–550	537	405.00–415.00	408.29
1	600–650	625	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	720.00	720.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	590	323.50	323.50
47	750–800	792	317.50	317.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	4	—	1,299	3,000.00–3,225.00	3,124.11
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,135	2,625.00–2,825.00	2,702.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	3,300.00	3,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	1,725.00	1,725.00

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	—	1,105	2,625.00	2,625.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,650.00	2,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,225	1,750.00	1,750.00

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	2	—	1,040	209.00–225.00	216.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,845	229.00–243.50	236.11
3	—	1,432	209.00–226.00	220.08
2	—	1,477	195.00–200.00	197.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,555	184.00–185.00	184.74
6	—	1,412	174.00–179.00	176.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	187.00–189.00	188.01
4	—	1,223	178.00–183.00	181.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	140.00	140.00
5	—	1,086	171.00–184.00	179.83
2	—	1,210	153.00–165.00	157.09

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.