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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report, Richmond, KY

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 7, 2025

440 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $262.11/cwt -2.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,839/hd at 702 lb · 82 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $298.60/cwt +12.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,891/hd at 633 lb · 66 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $322.00/cwt -29.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,739/hd at 540 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 440 570 689
Feeder cattle 397 468 568
Slaughter cattle 40 79 94
Replacement cattle 3 23 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower on a light test. Yearling steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady with slaughter bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 value added 540 52 322.00 $322.00 $1,739 -40.50
555–575 568 4 285.00–295.00 $291.29 $1,655 -8.99
633 value added 633 65 299.50 $299.50 $1,896 —
645 645 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,548 -46.53
713 value added 713 8 280.50 $280.50 $2,000 +9.33
761 value added 761 48 269.75 $269.75 $2,053 —
800 value added 800 2 256.00 $256.00 $2,048 -4.00
861 value added 861 14 247.50 $247.50 $2,131 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,247 -50.00
480 480 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,368 —
512 512 2 267.50 $267.50 $1,370 -18.75
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,348 —
530 530 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,431 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,257 —
625 625 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,484 +27.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
207–247 227 4 345.00 $345.00 $783 —
420–440 429 6 290.00–300.00 $296.66 $1,273 -7.91
450 450 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,316 -0.30
502–535 517 4 267.50–275.00 $270.63 $1,399 -8.29
577–592 585 6 247.50–260.00 $252.49 $1,477 -29.95
600–625 613 2 252.50 $252.50 $1,548 +5.59
685 685 3 246.00 $246.00 $1,685 —
700–706 value added 700 78 258.00–263.50 $263.29 $1,843 —
733 733 4 239.00 $239.00 $1,752 +13.40
784 value added 784 6 255.00 $255.00 $1,999 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 305.00 $305.00 $732 —
270–290 280 2 307.50–312.50 $309.91 $868 —
300–305 303 2 285.00–315.00 $299.88 $909 —
355 355 1 262.50 $262.50 $932 -30.00
410–445 433 5 260.00–282.50 $274.92 $1,190 -15.06
490 490 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,360 —
530 530 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,246 -25.00
627 627 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,473 +6.73
687 687 2 232.00 $232.00 $1,594 +6.74
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 260.00 $260.00 $897 —
405–430 418 2 235.00–247.50 $241.44 $1,009 —
750 750 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,298 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,254 —
745 745 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,509 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 2 240.00 $240.00 $953 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–296 287 4 347.50–355.00 $349.20 $1,002 —
330 330 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,064 -27.50
355 355 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,145 —
402–446 421 10 290.00–302.50 $299.49 $1,261 —
470–490 480 2 287.50–295.00 $291.33 $1,398 -54.96
500–515 508 2 267.50–280.00 $273.66 $1,390 —
565–590 578 2 255.00–262.50 $258.83 $1,496 -26.96
611–625 615 4 242.50–251.00 $248.84 $1,530 -16.13
770 770 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,540 -31.24
805–810 808 2 192.50–205.00 $198.77 $1,606 —
870 870 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,557 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 305.00 $305.00 $976 —
525 525 3 255.00–257.50 $256.67 $1,348 -18.33
590 590 2 247.50 $247.50 $1,460 -12.50
610 610 2 222.50 $222.50 $1,357 -18.37
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 473 2 245.00–250.00 $247.62 $1,171 —
540 540 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,431 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,147 -40.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1480 1292 80-85% 19 129.00–139.00 $133.41 $1,724 —
1225–1460 1336 80-85% 4 121.00–126.00 $123.57 $1,651 -21.63
1290–1650 1454 80-85% 4 141.00–149.00 $145.74 $2,119 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 85-90% 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,040 -25.84
955–1090 1023 85-90% 2 94.00–95.00 $94.53 $967 -33.31
960–1265 1063 85-90% 4 112.00–122.00 $118.29 $1,257 —
1015–1215 1115 85-90% 2 129.00 $129.00 $1,438 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1800 1800 75-80% 1 146.00 $146.00 $2,628 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1900 1735 3 158.00–168.00 $164.14 $2,848 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.