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Blue Grass Stockyards - Mt. Sterling, KY

USDA-reported auction results · regular sale day Wednesday

SALE OF SEPTEMBER 16, 2026

Blue Grass Stockyards in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky held its last reported cattle auction on September 16, 2026.
Receipts: 173 head (vs 813 a year ago).
500-600 lb Medium & Large 1-2 steers averaged $372.04/cwt on 13 head.
Regular sale day: Wednesday.

This sale173

Last reported154

Year ago813

The ledger

Head	Wt range (lbs)	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
2	390	390	470.00	470.00
3	400–405	403	462.50–470.00	467.52
3	458	458	442.50	442.50
2	542	542	345.00	345.00
4	528	528	396.00	396.00	Value Added
1	555	555	342.50	342.50
6	586	586	370.00	370.00	Value Added
1	640	640	322.50	322.50
8	665–695	673	324.00–343.00	338.09	Value Added
STEERS - Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
7	490–496	493	380.00–405.00	390.64
STEERS - Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
1	500	500	300.00	300.00
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
2	265	265	480.00	480.00
2	307	307	455.00	455.00
3	326	326	525.00	525.00	Fancy
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
1	245	245	410.00	410.00
2	275–295	285	405.00–425.00	414.65
1	320	320	405.00	405.00
1	445	445	372.50	372.50
1	515	515	320.00	320.00
1	560	560	290.00	290.00
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
1	370	370	335.00	335.00
BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
1	215	215	500.00	500.00
2	255–265	260	520.00–540.00	529.81
1	315	315	510.00	510.00
4	360–380	366	440.00–490.00	454.84
8	402–428	420	437.50–455.00	449.90
1	410	410	470.00	470.00	Fancy
3	455–470	465	400.00–415.00	410.11
4	508–535	515	340.00–345.00	341.30
3	571	571	335.00	335.00
8	578	578	400.00	400.00	Value Added
4	635–637	636	328.00–335.00	331.49
4	655–685	670	310.00–332.00	318.12
1	915	915	240.00	240.00
1	980	980	255.00	255.00
BULLS - Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
1	290	290	475.00	475.00
2	460–480	470	367.50–385.00	376.06
2	580–590	585	310.00–315.00	312.52
BULLS - Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
1	295	295	400.00	400.00
COWS - Breaker 75-80% ($/cwt)
2	1360–1540	1450	153.00–159.00	155.81	Average
COWS - Boner 80-85% ($/cwt)
5	1190–1335	1249	141.00–148.00	144.70	Average
COWS - Lean 85-90% ($/cwt)
3	910–1235	1120	130.00–137.00	133.37	Average
2	920–1225	1073	146.00	146.00	High
2	1035–1125	1080	118.00–123.00	120.60	Low
BULLS - 1-2 ($/cwt)
3	1645–1885	1727	190.00–202.00	196.36	Average

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About the Mt. Sterling sale

What day is the sale at Blue Grass Stockyards?

Blue Grass Stockyards in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky normally sells on Wednesdays. USDA posts the results the same evening or the next morning, and this page updates with them.

What were cattle bringing at Blue Grass Stockyards this week?

At the September 16, 2026 sale, 500-600 lb Medium and Large 1-2 steers averaged $372.04/cwt. The full ledger above carries every class, weight and grade USDA reported.

Are these the auction's own numbers?

They are USDA's. A federal market reporter covers the sale and publishes the official report; this page is that report, parsed. The original PDF is linked above.