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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 9

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Sep 2Sep 9Sep 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

119 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 56▼ 546 vs year ago 665 · −82.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 4▼ 50 vs year ago 75 · −66.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 8▼ 16 vs year ago 26 · −61.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: No trends due to limited head to head comparisons, however the feeder market appeared stronger with good demand for quality feeders.

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 $338.51/cwt on 12 head, up $13.22 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 25 comparable sales and sits −68.21 against this barn's trailing median of $406.72.

Average price

$338.51

▲ 13.22 vs prior sale

12 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,877

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 1

$67.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.42

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	527	352.50	1,858	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	562	347.14	1,951	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	520	295.00	1,534	1thin
Large 1	585	285.00	1,667	1thin

One grade step is worth $67.50/cwt here — about $190 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

338.51

—

KY average17 barns · 253 hd

338.09

+0.42

This barn, trailing median25 sales

406.72

−68.21

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	—	Low	1,516	187.77	2,846	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	140.12	1,686	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	140.06	2,153	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	122.53	1,349	5thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,240	208.00	2,579	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,363	$2,100	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$1,900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,820	$3,650	1thin

Every lot

56 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,338	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,511	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,833	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	407.49/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,948	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,813	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,989	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	366.25/cwt	360.00–377.00	1,915	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	347.77/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,948	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,064	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,263	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,114	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	352	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,302	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	416.49/cwt	415.00–417.50	1,583	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	407	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,425	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	392.14/cwt	385.00–399.00	1,667	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	367.32/cwt	347.50–380.00	1,719	7
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	500	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,560	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	347.91/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,795	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	326.29/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,850	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,588	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,000	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	308.75/cwt	302.50–315.00	2,022	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,792	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,109	1
Heifers	800–850	Large 1	800	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,992	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	300	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	945	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	357	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,758	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	434.30/cwt	427.50–442.50	1,863	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	408.72/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,937	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,703	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	378.62/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,923	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,534	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,858	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	336.65/cwt	326.00–346.00	1,953	6
Bulls	550–600	Large 1	585	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,667	1
Bulls	600–650	Large 1	605	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,724	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	318.07/cwt	315.00–321.00	1,972	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,854	1
Bulls	650–700	Large 1	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	696	317.31/cwt	307.00–319.00	2,208	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	281.29/cwt	270.00–292.50	2,090	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	753	304.49/cwt	302.00–307.00	2,293	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,070	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,240	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,579	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,235	172.67/cwt	171.00–174.00	2,132	2
Bulls	—	—	1,703	197.84/cwt	192.50–202.50	3,369	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	125.66/cwt	119.00–136.00	1,363	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,282	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	140.12/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,686	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,537	140.06/cwt	136.00–148.00	2,153	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,820	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,945	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	161.41/cwt	149.00–174.00	1,756	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	950	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,363	2,100.46/head	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,100	6

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 Sep 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 56Year ago 665

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 4Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 8Year ago 26

Compared to last Wednesday: No trends due to limited head to head comparisons, however the feeder market appeared stronger with good demand for quality feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	505.00	505.00
1	300–350	325	465.00	465.00
1	400–450	405	452.50	452.50
6	450–500	478	390.00–420.00	407.49
5	500–550	523	360.00–377.00	366.25
3	550–600	560	340.00–362.50	347.77
1	650–700	690	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	645	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	415.00–417.50	416.49
4	400–450	425	385.00–399.00	392.14
7	450–500	468	347.50–380.00	367.32
5	500–550	516	340.00–355.00	347.91
4	550–600	567	325.00–330.00	326.29
4	600–650	640	312.50	312.50
2	650–700	655	302.50–315.00	308.75
1	700–750	740	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	407	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	605	262.50	262.50
1	650–700	670	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	352	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	312.00	312.00
1	800–850	800	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	357	492.50	492.50
4	400–450	429	427.50–442.50	434.30
5	450–500	474	400.00–420.00	408.72
2	500–550	508	370.00–387.50	378.62
6	550–600	580	326.00–346.00	336.65
4	600–650	620	315.00–321.00	318.07
7	650–700	696	307.00–319.00	317.31
2	700–750	743	270.00–292.50	281.29
2	750–800	753	302.00–307.00	304.49
1	900–950	920	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	352.50	352.50
2	500–550	527	352.50	352.50
1	600–650	645	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	520	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	605	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	690	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,537	136.00–148.00	140.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,203	137.00–146.00	140.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,085	119.00–136.00	125.66
1	—	1,165	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	171.00–174.00	172.67
3	—	1,703	192.50–202.50	197.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	227.50	227.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,088	149.00–174.00	161.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	2,175.00	2,175.00

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)	6	—	1,363	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,100.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,900.00	1,900.00

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	—	1,820	3,650.00	3,650.00

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.