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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 22

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

169 head

▲ 91 vs last sale 78▲ 15 vs year ago 154 · +9.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 12▼ 21 vs year ago 38 · −55.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 36▲ 0 vs year ago 8 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was lower with a average quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were 6.00 to 8.00 lower or greater in spots with a moderate supply and spotty demand. Slaughter cows were steady with good demand and slaughter bulls appeared 2.00 to 4.00 lower with a lite test.

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 $425.46/cwt on 74 head, down $90.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 23 comparable sales and sits −27.15 against this barn's trailing median of $452.60.

Average price

$425.46

▼ 90.37 vs prior sale

74 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,494

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.17

vs KY average

+6.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	586	425.46	2,494	74

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale74 hd

425.46

—

KY average22 barns · 598 hd

435.62

−10.17

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

+6.42

This barn, trailing median23 sales

452.60

−27.15

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	1,721	218.04	3,752	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	185.87	2,725	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	185.13	2,324	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	163.37	1,621	5thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$4,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,040	$2,925	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	830	$1,253	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,365	$4,450	1thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Large 1	330	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,551	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,048	1
Steers	450–500	Large 1	475	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,019	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	424.81/cwt	412.00–429.00	2,222	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	596	425.56/cwt	425.50–427.50	2,536	64
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,055	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,345	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	316	431.03/cwt	427.50–437.50	1,362	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	414.31/cwt	402.50–420.00	1,806	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,019	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,917	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	554	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,266	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,639	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,725	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,218	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	302.48/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,178	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,339	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	357	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,428	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,661	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,870	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,992	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,225	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,071	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,042	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,237	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	323.49/cwt	317.00–324.00	2,206	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,165	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,144	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	222.14/cwt	220.00–224.00	3,943	2
Bulls	—	—	1,945	230.95/cwt	230.00–232.00	4,492	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,619	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	160.46/cwt	151.00–166.50	1,619	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	192.60/cwt	190.00–196.00	2,375	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	177.65/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,270	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,466	185.87/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,725	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	830	1,252.53/head	1,060.00–1,400.00	1,253	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,365	4,450.00/head	4,450.00–4,450.00	4,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,750	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 Jul 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 78Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 12Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 36Year ago 8

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	184.00	184.00
2	—	1,775	220.00–224.00	222.14
2	—	1,945	230.00–232.00	230.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	175.00–180.00	177.65
2	—	1,233	190.00–196.00	192.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,466	183.00–188.00	185.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,009	151.00–166.50	160.46
1	—	925	175.00	175.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	316	427.50–437.50	431.03
6	400–450	436	402.50–420.00	414.31
2	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	508	397.50	397.50
3	600–650	643	345.00	345.00
2	700–750	720	300.00–305.00	302.48
3	750–800	785	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	554	409.00	409.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	630	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	600	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	357	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	440.00	440.00
5	450–500	487	409.00	409.00
2	500–550	505	410.00	410.00
12	550–600	578	387.00	387.00
13	650–700	682	317.00–324.00	323.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	405.00	405.00
2	500–550	517	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	455.00	455.00
10	500–550	523	412.00–429.00	424.81
3	600–650	613	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	550–600	596	425.50–427.50	425.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	475	425.00	425.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	830	1,060.00–1,400.00	1,252.53

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,925.00	2,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	4,000.00	4,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	4,450.00	4,450.00

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	1	—	875	200.00	200.00

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.