Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 28, 2025

1,333 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $276.05/cwt ≈ $2,271/hd at 823 lb · 143 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $315.39/cwt ≈ $1,982/hd at 629 lb · 134 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $303.78/cwt +30.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,594/hd at 525 lb · 111 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,333	83	812
Feeder cattle	1,270	68	747
Slaughter cattle	55	14	58
Replacement cattle	8	1	7

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend for this week due to being closed last week for the inclement weather, however all feeder and yearling classes sold with a higher undertone.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	2	395.00–405.00	$400.04	$1,372	—
360–397	377	8	285.00–407.50	$387.93	$1,462	—
416–445	431	6	382.50–392.50	$388.62	$1,675	+86.12
456–480	461	5	360.00–375.00	$371.88	$1,714	—
462–485 value added	475	21	386.00–397.50	$390.80	$1,856	+28.30
500–540 value added	530	7	332.50–340.00	$335.32	$1,777	—
502–542	534	13	312.50–325.00	$315.94	$1,687	—
580 value added	580	15	336.50	$336.50	$1,952	-6.00
555–590	584	7	307.00–326.00	$320.42	$1,871	—
611–642 value added	627	104	315.50–325.00	$319.95	$2,006	—
606–644	634	30	295.00–305.00	$299.58	$1,899	—
675–695	686	7	270.00–280.00	$277.69	$1,905	+7.69
705–720	710	3	270.00–272.00	$270.68	$1,922	+13.18
701–748 value added	716	48	274.00–278.00	$276.37	$1,979	—
756–798 value added	769	107	274.00–284.00	$281.08	$2,162	—
775–785	778	3	253.00–267.50	$257.87	$2,006	+2.87
805–815	810	2	255.00–265.00	$259.97	$2,106	—
803–836 value added	823	141	272.00–282.00	$276.28	$2,274	—
883 value added	883	64	267.25	$267.25	$2,360	—
897	897	2	240.00	$240.00	$2,153	—
960–990	986	16	230.00	$230.00	$2,268	—
1061–1098	1077	7	208.00–215.00	$213.57	$2,300	—
1150	1150	2	208.00	$208.00	$2,392	—
1228	1228	4	190.00	$190.00	$2,333	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,666	—
515	515	5	313.00	$313.00	$1,612	—
572	572	2	295.00	$295.00	$1,687	—
785	785	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,806	—
899	899	11	247.00	$247.00	$2,221	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	352.50	$352.50	$1,586	—
532	532	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,596	+10.00
606	606	5	267.00	$267.00	$1,618	+17.00
650–655	654	5	255.00–259.00	$258.20	$1,689	—
760	760	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,824	—
1040	1040	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,080	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1585	1484	4	181.00–193.00	$187.03	$2,776	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
466	466	3	335.00	$335.00	$1,561	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–235	233	3	345.00–365.00	$358.43	$835	—
265	265	1	350.00	$350.00	$928	—
310–330	320	2	357.50–362.50	$359.92	$1,152	—
350–397	371	11	347.50–365.00	$359.91	$1,335	+32.41
375–393 fancy	389	5	372.50–375.00	$374.52	$1,457	—
410–418 value added	416	5	365.00–380.00	$377.05	$1,569	—
410–449	431	14	330.00–345.00	$339.64	$1,464	+42.14
450–495	468	7	312.50–330.00	$321.24	$1,503	+33.35
455–479 value added	472	62	337.00–350.00	$340.12	$1,605	—
505–509 value added	506	28	314.00–320.00	$316.15	$1,600	—
520–548	531	83	296.00–307.00	$299.61	$1,591	+25.87
565–585	577	7	267.50–282.50	$275.79	$1,591	—
583 value added	583	40	296.00	$296.00	$1,726	—
610 value added	610	15	275.75	$275.75	$1,682	—
610–646	631	16	252.50–265.00	$256.84	$1,621	—
650–695	673	4	240.00–247.50	$243.10	$1,636	—
666–684 value added	681	99	260.50–272.80	$270.86	$1,845	—
745	745	2	237.50	$237.50	$1,769	—
757–770	761	3	237.50–240.00	$239.16	$1,820	—
825	825	2	245.00	$245.00	$2,021	—
868	868	3	232.00	$232.00	$2,014	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	322.50	$322.50	$919	—
340	340	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,037	—
365	365	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,095	—
435	435	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,327	—
480–485	483	3	292.50–307.50	$300.83	$1,453	—
555–587	569	7	252.50–260.00	$257.79	$1,467	—
646	646	4	243.00	$243.00	$1,570	—
705–715	710	2	210.00–215.00	$212.48	$1,509	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	290.00	$290.00	$957	—
527	527	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,528	—
555	555	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,498	—
625–635	632	3	241.00–245.00	$242.32	$1,531	—
670–671	671	4	227.50–230.00	$229.38	$1,539	—
705	705	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,604	—
820	820	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,558	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570–587	581	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,336	+17.50
646	646	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,357	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,118	—
500	500	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,325	—
735	735	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,396	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310 fancy	310	2	392.50	$392.50	$1,217	—
325–340	333	2	365.00–377.50	$371.39	$1,237	—
350–390	370	2	382.50–385.00	$383.82	$1,420	+61.32
400 fancy	400	3	382.50	$382.50	$1,530	—
400–430	412	7	340.00–357.50	$351.36	$1,448	+51.36
455 fancy	455	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,729	—
452–480	467	7	345.00–360.00	$350.67	$1,638	+23.17
503–530	506	12	300.00–310.00	$301.28	$1,524	+20.12
605–636	624	7	288.00–307.50	$297.55	$1,857	—
702–740	715	3	252.00–256.00	$253.38	$1,812	—
755–785	765	4	242.50–254.00	$250.67	$1,918	—
860	860	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,828	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–397	395	3	335.00	$335.00	$1,323	—
432	432	2	322.50	$322.50	$1,393	—
450	450	1	332.50	$332.50	$1,496	—
500	500	2	282.50	$282.50	$1,412	—
637–640	638	3	260.00–278.00	$271.98	$1,735	—
670–675	673	2	250.00–265.00	$257.53	$1,733	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,414	—
562	562	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,517	—
830	830	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,660	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1160	1118	80-85%	2	124.00–127.50	$125.82	$1,407	-21.18
1035–1390	1203	80-85%	11	130.00–139.00	$135.88	$1,635	—
1255–1390	1343	80-85%	3	141.50–146.50	$143.40	$1,926	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1155	1003	85-90%	3	121.00–122.00	$121.35	$1,217	—
840–1195	1011	85-90%	7	108.00–117.00	$111.50	$1,127	—
1065–1165	1115	85-90%	2	100.00–104.00	$102.09	$1,138	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1555	1477	75-80%	6	140.50–146.50	$145.05	$2,142	—
1425–1710	1511	75-80%	4	135.00–139.50	$137.69	$2,080	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–2020	1706	8	158.00–168.00	$163.75	$2,794	—
1665–2100	1825	3	149.00–154.00	$152.17	$2,777	—
1815–2185	1973	4	173.00–183.00	$177.54	$3,503	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080–1460	1270	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,500.00–2,550.00	$1,923.62
1270	1270	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,710.00	$1,710.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1820	1820	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—

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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.