Mt. Sterling, Kentucky

Market report for Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Data sourced from USDA AMS

Market Comments

No trends due to market being closed last week, however both the feeder and slaughter markets appeared stronger with a good supply and good demand for all classes of livestock.

Receipts

Total Receipts

This Week

624

Last Sale

308

Last Year

Feeder Cattle

This Week

555

Last Sale

277

Last Year

Slaughter Cattle

This Week

Last Sale

Last Year

Replacement Cattle

This Week

Last Sale

Last Year

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Feeder Steers

Feeder Heifers

Feeder Bulls

Slaughter Cows

Slaughter Bulls

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Steers

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Medium and Large 1-2

Head: 2Wt Range: 305

Thin Fleshed

Avg Wt

305

$ Range

580.00

Avg $

$580.00

Head: 6Wt Range: 385-387

Fancy

Avg Wt

387

$ Range

497.50-520.00

Avg $

$516.27

Head: 2Wt Range: 420-425

Avg Wt

423

$ Range

467.50-480.00

Avg $

$473.79

Head: 4Wt Range: 450-490

Avg Wt

470

$ Range

470.00-482.50

Avg $

$476.52

Head: 17Wt Range: 461-493

Fancy

Avg Wt

487

$ Range

510.00-515.00

Avg $

$514.17

Head: 18Wt Range: 502-540

Value Added

Avg Wt

531

$ Range

440.00-456.00

Avg $

$453.66

Head: 3Wt Range: 515-545

Avg Wt

533

$ Range

387.50-396.00

Avg $

$391.09

Head: 17Wt Range: 541

Thin Fleshed

Avg Wt

541

$ Range

480.00

Avg $

$480.00

Head: 4Wt Range: 555-587

Avg Wt

572

$ Range

390.00-397.00

Avg $

$392.74

Head: 19Wt Range: 565-578

Value Added

Avg Wt

575

$ Range

440.00-459.00

Avg $

$455.85

Head: 3Wt Range: 600

Avg Wt

600

$ Range

409.00

Avg $

$409.00

Head: 27Wt Range: 600-637

Value Added

Avg Wt

620

$ Range

429.00-446.00

Avg $

$436.77

Head: 6Wt Range: 652

Avg Wt

652

$ Range

385.00

Avg $

$385.00

Head: 34Wt Range: 710-720

Value Added

Avg Wt

712

$ Range

396.50-398.00

Avg $

$396.77

Head: 50Wt Range: 745

Avg Wt

745

$ Range

367.50

Avg $

$367.50

Head: 17Wt Range: 787

Value Added

Avg Wt

787

$ Range

392.00

Avg $

$392.00

Head: 2Wt Range: 797

Avg Wt

797

$ Range

360.00

Avg $

$360.00

Head: 9Wt Range: 883-895

Avg Wt

890

$ Range

311.00-338.00

Avg $

$322.91

Medium and Large 2

Head: 1Wt Range: 495

Avg Wt

495

$ Range

422.50

Avg $

$422.50

Head: 1Wt Range: 505

Avg Wt

505

$ Range

370.00

Avg $

$370.00

Head: 1Wt Range: 615

Avg Wt

615

$ Range

375.00

Avg $

$375.00

Head: 1Wt Range: 870

Avg Wt

870

$ Range

285.00

Avg $

$285.00

Feeder Heifers

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Medium and Large 1-2

Head: 2Wt Range: 215-230

Avg Wt

223

$ Range

490.00-495.00

Avg $

$492.58

Head: 2Wt Range: 280-295

Avg Wt

288

$ Range

465.00-472.50

Avg $

$468.65

Head: 1Wt Range: 300

Avg Wt

300

$ Range

477.50

Avg $

$477.50

Head: 1Wt Range: 345

Fancy

Avg Wt

345

$ Range

495.00

Avg $

$495.00

Head: 3Wt Range: 350-370

Avg Wt

357

$ Range

420.00-447.50

Avg $

$437.64

Head: 10Wt Range: 358-399

Fancy

Avg Wt

385

$ Range

455.00-470.00

Avg $

$458.05

Head: 7Wt Range: 415-440

Avg Wt

424

$ Range

432.50-452.50

Avg $

$444.22

Head: 11Wt Range: 410-440

Fancy

Avg Wt

432

$ Range

460.00-481.00

Avg $

$473.25

Head: 8Wt Range: 452-460

Thin Fleshed

Avg Wt

453

$ Range

476.00-480.00

Avg $

$476.51

Head: 10Wt Range: 455-463

Fancy

Avg Wt

461

$ Range

449.00-469.00

Avg $

$465.06

Head: 6Wt Range: 465-490

Avg Wt

481

$ Range

397.50-410.00

Avg $

$399.94

Head: 4Wt Range: 520-540

Avg Wt

526

$ Range

380.00-400.00

Avg $

$389.12

Head: 34Wt Range: 505-531

Value Added

Avg Wt

530

$ Range

405.00-420.00

Avg $

$419.58

Head: 24Wt Range: 550-560

Value Added

Avg Wt

553

$ Range

411.00-411.50

Avg $

$411.37

Head: 9Wt Range: 552-590

Guaranteed Open

Avg Wt

568

$ Range

380.00-384.00

Avg $

$381.72

Head: 4Wt Range: 581-590

Avg Wt

583

$ Range

325.00-347.50

Avg $

$341.81

Head: 10Wt Range: 605-635

Avg Wt

622

$ Range

332.00-350.00

Avg $

$344.87

Head: 40Wt Range: 614-640

Value Added

Avg Wt

628

$ Range

360.00-371.00

Avg $

$368.95

Head: 20Wt Range: 672-692

Avg Wt

686

$ Range

329.00-338.00

Avg $

$333.30

Head: 1Wt Range: 700

Fleshy

Avg Wt

700

$ Range

267.50

Avg $

$267.50

Head: 6Wt Range: 716-742

Avg Wt

729

$ Range

310.00-326.00

Avg $

$320.08

Head: 5Wt Range: 750-767

Avg Wt

764

$ Range

314.00-331.00

Avg $

$317.34

Head: 1Wt Range: 840

Avg Wt

840

$ Range

277.50

Avg $

$277.50

Head: 1Wt Range: 1010

Guaranteed Open

Avg Wt

1010

$ Range

238.00

Avg $

$238.00

Medium and Large 2

Head: 1Wt Range: 360

Avg Wt

360

$ Range

407.50

Avg $

$407.50

Head: 1Wt Range: 560

Avg Wt

560

$ Range

322.50

Avg $

$322.50

Head: 2Wt Range: 605-630

Avg Wt

618

$ Range

300.00-319.00

Avg $

$309.69

Head: 2Wt Range: 660-680

Avg Wt

670

$ Range

300.00-310.00

Avg $

$305.07

Head: 5Wt Range: 793

Avg Wt

793

$ Range

286.00

Avg $

$286.00

Medium and Large 2-3

Head: 1Wt Range: 640

Avg Wt

640

$ Range

270.00

Avg $

$270.00

Head: 2Wt Range: 657

Avg Wt

657

$ Range

280.00

Avg $

$280.00

Feeder Bulls

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Medium and Large 1-2

Head: 2Wt Range: 300-305

Fancy

Avg Wt

303

$ Range

550.00

Avg $

$550.00

Head: 4Wt Range: 415-437

Avg Wt

430

$ Range

460.00-490.00

Avg $

$477.75

Head: 4Wt Range: 475-492

Avg Wt

484

$ Range

425.00-440.00

Avg $

$432.50

Head: 1Wt Range: 505

Fancy

Avg Wt

505

$ Range

455.00

Avg $

$455.00

Head: 6Wt Range: 526-546

Avg Wt

536

$ Range

415.00-422.50

Avg $

$418.82

Head: 5Wt Range: 553-555

Fancy

Avg Wt

553

$ Range

422.50-426.00

Avg $

$425.30

Head: 3Wt Range: 610-630

Avg Wt

618

$ Range

372.50-385.00

Avg $

$376.61

Head: 1Wt Range: 625

Fancy

Avg Wt

625

$ Range

400.00

Avg $

$400.00

Head: 6Wt Range: 680-692

Avg Wt

690

$ Range

352.50-360.00

Avg $

$358.77

Head: 2Wt Range: 762

Avg Wt

762

$ Range

290.00

Avg $

$290.00

Head: 1Wt Range: 890

Avg Wt

890

$ Range

287.50

Avg $

$287.50

Medium and Large 2

Head: 1Wt Range: 295

Avg Wt

295

$ Range

432.50

Avg $

$432.50

Head: 1Wt Range: 320

Avg Wt

320

$ Range

450.00

Avg $

$450.00

Head: 1Wt Range: 525

Avg Wt

525

$ Range

390.00

Avg $

$390.00

Head: 1Wt Range: 590

Avg Wt

590

$ Range

365.00

Avg $

$365.00

Head: 2Wt Range: 615-625

Avg Wt

620

$ Range

322.50-335.00

Avg $

$328.80

Head: 1Wt Range: 955

Avg Wt

955

$ Range

252.50

Avg $

$252.50

Medium and Large 2-3

Head: 1Wt Range: 495

Avg Wt

495

$ Range

362.50

Avg $

$362.50

Slaughter Cows

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Breaker 75-80%

Head: 5Wt Range: 1300-1695

High Dressing

Avg Wt

1579

$ Range

174.00-183.00

Avg $

$177.59

Head: 3Wt Range: 1480-1705

Average Dressing

Avg Wt

1593

$ Range

162.50-170.50

Avg $

$165.51

Boner 80-85%

Head: 12Wt Range: 1070-1430

Average Dressing

Avg Wt

1249

$ Range

154.00-169.50

Avg $

$161.87

Head: 3Wt Range: 1090-1595

High Dressing

Avg Wt

1357

$ Range

173.50-178.00

Avg $

$175.93

Lean 85-90%

Head: 3Wt Range: 865-940

Low Dressing

Avg Wt

902

$ Range

125.00-130.00

Avg $

$126.74

Head: 6Wt Range: 930-1220

High Dressing

Avg Wt

1049

$ Range

155.00-174.50

Avg $

$162.49

Head: 5Wt Range: 865-1480

Average Dressing

Avg Wt

1094

$ Range

136.00-145.00

Avg $

$139.78

Slaughter Bulls

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Yield Grade 1-2

Head: 1Wt Range: 1165

Low Dressing

Avg Wt

1165

$ Range

164.00

Avg $

$164.00

Head: 2Wt Range: 1530-2010

Average Dressing

Avg Wt

1770

$ Range

181.00-197.00

Avg $

$187.92

Replacement Cattle

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Bulls - Medium and Large

Head: 1Stage: Stage: N/A

Age

(<2 yrs)

$ Range

247.50

Avg $

$247.50

Cow-Calf Pairs - Medium and Large

Head: 2Stage: Stage: Open

Age

Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)

$ Range

2900.00-3250.00

Avg $

$3066.67

Head: 5Stage: Stage: Open

Age

Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)

$ Range

3400.00-3825.00

Avg $

$3670.46

Head: 1Stage: Stage: Open

Age

Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)

$ Range

2650.00

Avg $

$2650.00

Head: 1Stage: Stage: Open

Age

Aged (>8 yrs)

$ Range

2400.00

Avg $

$2400.00

Bred Cows - Medium and Large

Head: 1Stage: Stage: 2nd Stage (4-6 mo)

Age

Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)

$ Range

3250.00

Avg $

$3250.00

Head: 2Stage: Stage: 3rd Stage (7-9 mo)

Age

Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)

$ Range

3000.00-3150.00

Avg $

$3074.72

Stock Cows - Medium and Large

Head: 1Stage: Stage: Open

Age

Young (2-4 yrs)

$ Range

172.00

Avg $

$172.00

Bred Cows - Medium

Head: 1Stage: Stage: 2nd Stage (4-6 mo)

Age

Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)

$ Range

1450.00

Avg $

$1450.00