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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 26

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

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Feeder Cattle receipts

131 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 177▼ 413 vs year ago 544 · −75.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 23▼ 49 vs year ago 67 · −73.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 21▲ 3 vs year ago 17 · +17.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: No trends in the market due to limited head to head comparisons, however both the feeder and slaughter markets appeared lower with a moderate supply and moderate demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $325.29/cwt on 12 head, down $60.07 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −81.44 against this barn's trailing median of $406.72.

Average price

$325.29

▼ 60.07 vs prior sale

12 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$49.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.28

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	331.85	1,817	10thin
Medium and Large 2	585	302.50	1,770	1thin
Large 1	550	282.50	1,554	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.35/cwt here — about $263 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 sale12 hd

325.29

—

KY average25 barns · 409 hd

352.57

−27.28

This barn, trailing median25 sales

406.72

−81.44

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

25 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $463.15, low $325.29, median $406.72 across 25 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	—	Average	1,618	191.84	3,104	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	155.84	2,444	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,140	151.50	1,727	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,122	140.29	1,574	7thin

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)	1,110	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,963	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,175	$1,694	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,568	$3,211	2thin

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,444	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	382.49/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,694	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	337.43/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,788	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	325.26/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,760	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,987	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,034	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,145	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	911	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,505	3
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,010	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,475	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,026	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,233	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	374	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,634	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,463	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,452	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,555	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,473	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	462	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,797	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,496	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	340.02/cwt	330.00–343.00	1,618	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	316.14/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,827	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,666	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,632	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,161	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	716	264.97/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,897	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,016	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	220	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	737	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,291	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,024	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,547	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,636	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	396	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,822	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	395.43/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,704	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	385.91/cwt	372.50–397.00	1,791	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	350.02/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,666	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	342.15/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,735	3
Bulls	550–600	Large 1	550	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,554	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	327.43/cwt	326.00–330.00	1,850	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,770	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	328.46/cwt	325.00–332.00	2,063	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,815	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,188	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,985	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,287	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,870	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	975	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,486	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,288	179.45/cwt	178.00–181.00	2,311	2
Bulls	—	—	1,783	198.04/cwt	195.00–203.00	3,531	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	900	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,332	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,200	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	154.04/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,641	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,181	138.49/cwt	133.00–149.00	1,636	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,139	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	155.84/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,444	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	810	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,083	1,504.15/head	1,275.00–1,685.00	1,504	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,280	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,568	3,210.77/head	2,950.00–3,450.00	3,211	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	152.24/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,063	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 Aug 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 177Year ago 544

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 23Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 21Year ago 17

Compared to last Wednesday: No trends in the market due to limited head to head comparisons, however both the feeder and slaughter markets appeared lower with a moderate supply and moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	385	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	412	377.50	377.50
14	450–500	476	330.00–343.00	340.02
1	500–550	520	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	578	312.50–320.00	316.14
1	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	665	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	437.00	437.00
2	450–500	462	389.00	389.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	340	362.50	362.50
1	350–400	395	367.50	367.50
2	400–450	430	342.50	342.50
1	450–500	475	315.00	315.00
4	550–600	595	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	610	267.50	267.50
4	700–750	716	250.00–270.00	264.97
1	800–850	840	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	380.00–385.00	382.49
2	500–550	530	335.00–340.00	337.43
1	550–600	580	342.50	342.50
1	600–650	620	328.00	328.00
3	900–950	911	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	375.00	375.00
3	500–550	541	300.00–337.50	325.26
1	750–800	780	275.00	275.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	437.50	437.50
1	300–350	340	455.00	455.00
5	350–400	396	460.00	460.00
7	400–450	431	390.00–425.00	395.43
9	450–500	464	372.50–397.00	385.91
3	500–550	507	337.50–345.00	342.15
7	550–600	565	326.00–330.00	327.43
2	600–650	628	325.00–332.00	328.46
1	700–750	700	312.50	312.50
1	750–800	770	297.00	297.00
1	950–1000	975	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	425.00	425.00
6	450–500	476	345.00–355.00	350.02
1	550–600	585	302.50	302.50
2	600–650	637	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	735	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	850	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	315	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	475	300.00	300.00

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

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,360	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	2,025.00	2,025.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,083	1,275.00–1,685.00	1,504.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	1,900.00	1,900.00

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	2	—	1,568	2,950.00–3,450.00	3,210.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	3,250.00	3,250.00

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	2	—	1,355	150.00–155.00	152.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	153.00–155.00	154.04
4	—	1,181	133.00–149.00	138.49
1	—	1,000	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	152.00–160.00	155.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	148.00	148.00
1	—	1,380	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,783	195.00–203.00	198.04
2	—	1,288	178.00–181.00	179.45

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.