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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 29

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Jul 22Jul 29Aug 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

132 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 169▼ 24 vs year ago 156 · −15.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 17▲ 9 vs year ago 27 · +33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 8▲ 28 vs year ago 31 · +90.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: No trends in the feeder market due to limited comparisons, however the feeder market appeared lower with a limited supply and moderate demand. Plainer quality, off colored, and bawling calves receiving heavy discounts. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady 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 $355.49/cwt on 21 head, down $39.35 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 31 comparable sales and sits −39.35 against this barn's trailing median of $394.83.

Average price

$355.49

▼ 39.35 vs prior sale

21 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$346

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

$63.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.44

vs KY average

−5.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	363.98	1,921	17thin
Medium and Large 2	547	325.87	1,783	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	525	300.00	1,575	1thin

One grade step is worth $63.98/cwt here — about $346 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 sale21 hd

355.49

—

KY average26 barns · 590 hd

366.92

−11.44

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

−5.03

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.83

−39.35

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	—	Low	1,593	221.08	3,521	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,489	183.58	2,733	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	183.08	2,242	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,012	164.44	1,665	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,165	212.00	2,470	1thin

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)	1,370	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,275	$2,606	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,132	$2,515	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,400	$5,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,626	$4,818	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	978	$4,517	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,446	$4,012	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$2,800	3thin

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	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	414.17/cwt	412.50–415.00	1,951	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	435.20/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,085	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	355.52/cwt	351.00–360.00	1,788	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,921	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,958	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,953	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,093	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,672	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	398.96/cwt	397.00–400.00	1,484	3
Heifers	350–400	Large 1	380	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,444	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	412.36/cwt	402.50–425.00	1,769	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,595	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,661	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	381.60/cwt	367.50–390.00	1,847	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,981	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	360.25/cwt	352.00–377.50	1,881	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	337.56/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,782	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	349.71/cwt	342.00–365.00	1,965	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,770	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,330	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	427.16/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,636	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,019	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,805	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,753	1
Bulls	450–500	Large 1	450	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,742	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,864	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,758	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	506	346.70/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,754	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	365.64/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,861	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,998	1
Bulls	550–600	Large 1	575	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,624	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	311.59/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,801	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	325.77/cwt	317.00–335.00	2,046	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	313.45/cwt	307.00–320.00	2,053	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,379	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	798	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,214	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,456	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	905	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,946	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,165	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,470	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,215	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	2,266	1
Bulls	—	—	1,527	219.01/cwt	213.00–222.50	3,344	5
Bulls	—	—	1,769	232.30/cwt	229.00–234.00	4,109	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	153.35/cwt	144.00–159.00	1,492	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	179.23/cwt	175.50–184.00	1,909	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,254	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	181.95/cwt	178.00–186.00	2,240	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,404	181.10/cwt	176.00–184.00	2,543	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,658	188.55/cwt	187.00–190.00	3,126	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	4,516.61/head	4,500.00–4,525.00	4,517	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,055	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,220	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,346	3,752.07/head	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,752	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	5,800.00/head	5,800.00–5,800.00	5,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,570	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,626	4,817.60/head	4,750.00–4,950.00	4,818	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,655	4,934.24/head	4,100.00–5,500.00	4,934	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	177.34/cwt	172.00–185.00	1,977	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,065	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,120	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,132	2,515.19/head	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,515	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,353	2,758.27/head	2,725.00–2,800.00	2,758	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	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 Jul 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 169Year ago 156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 17Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 8Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	475.00	475.00
2	350–400	383	410.00–445.00	427.16
1	400–450	415	435.00	435.00
1	450–500	475	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	506	345.00–350.00	346.70
2	550–600	578	300.00–322.50	311.59
3	750–800	798	277.50	277.50
1	900–950	905	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	422.50	422.50
2	450–500	475	392.50	392.50
7	500–550	509	355.00–370.00	365.64
1	550–600	555	360.00	360.00
5	600–650	628	317.00–335.00	325.77
2	650–700	655	307.00–320.00	313.45
1	700–750	705	337.50	337.50
1	800–850	800	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	492.50	492.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	387.00	387.00
1	550–600	575	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	471	412.50–415.00	414.17
2	500–550	503	351.00–360.00	355.52
1	550–600	580	337.50	337.50
2	600–650	630	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	479	420.00–440.00	435.20
2	650–700	650	322.00	322.00
1	800–850	835	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	565	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	397.00–400.00	398.96
4	400–450	429	402.50–425.00	412.36
5	450–500	484	367.50–390.00	381.60
10	500–550	522	352.00–377.50	360.25
3	550–600	562	342.00–365.00	349.71
1	600–650	610	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	362.50	362.50
1	450–500	455	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	528	335.00–340.00	337.56
1	550–600	585	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	516	384.00	384.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	380.00	380.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	978	4,500.00–4,525.00	4,516.61
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,346	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,752.07
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,626	4,750.00–4,950.00	4,817.60
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,655	4,100.00–5,500.00	4,934.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	5,800.00	5,800.00

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	3	—	1,055	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	3,350.00	3,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,570	3,350.00	3,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,115	172.00–185.00	177.34

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)	2	—	1,353	2,725.00–2,800.00	2,758.27
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,132	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,515.19

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	—	1,120	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,975.00	1,975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	191.00	191.00
7	—	1,231	178.00–186.00	181.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,065	175.50–184.00	179.23
4	—	973	144.00–159.00	153.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,658	187.00–190.00	188.55
6	—	1,404	176.00–184.00	181.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	186.50	186.50
4	—	1,769	229.00–234.00	232.30
5	—	1,527	213.00–222.50	219.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	212.00	212.00

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.