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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 7, 2025

667 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $314.94/cwt +37.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,129/hd at 676 lb · 81 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $257.78/cwt -8.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,277/hd at 883 lb · 70 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $255.39/cwt +16.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,923/hd at 753 lb · 65 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 667 1,333 480
Feeder cattle 617 1,270 431
Slaughter cattle 50 55 49
Replacement cattle — 8 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder steers over 550lbs sold mostly steady on a lighter test. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers over 600lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,032 —
300–335 309 4 365.00–375.00 $367.71 $1,136 -32.33
425–435 429 4 382.50–395.00 $391.20 $1,678 +2.58
450–482 479 11 385.00–390.00 $389.57 $1,866 +17.69
501–515 value added 504 5 355.00–357.50 $356.99 $1,799 +21.67
510–525 515 3 340.00–347.50 $342.55 $1,764 +26.61
580–585 value added 583 9 340.00 $340.00 $1,982 +3.50
581–590 583 4 297.50–305.00 $299.40 $1,746 -21.02
601–620 value added 603 28 312.50–330.50 $328.52 $1,981 +8.57
635–647 640 7 287.50–300.00 $293.90 $1,881 -5.68
674 value added 674 64 320.75 $320.75 $2,162 —
683 683 17 290.00–294.00 $293.06 $2,002 +15.37
710–749 735 18 255.00–267.50 $264.13 $1,941 -6.55
769–795 770 24 250.00–266.00 $265.31 $2,043 +7.44
811 811 8 257.00 $257.00 $2,084 -2.97
866 866 3 254.00 $254.00 $2,200 +14.00
884 value added 884 67 257.95 $257.95 $2,280 -9.30
907 907 2 238.00 $238.00 $2,159 —
1030 1030 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,266 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,560 ±0.00
600–645 623 5 277.50–287.50 $282.37 $1,759 +15.37
692 692 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,903 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536 536 3 302.50 $302.50 $1,621 -10.50
570 570 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,767 +15.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
592 592 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,569 —
610 610 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,556 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 330.00 $330.00 $759 -28.43
270–275 273 2 320.00–332.50 $326.31 $891 -23.69
350–373 fancy 367 5 382.50–397.50 $392.15 $1,439 +17.63
355–395 380 5 362.50–377.50 $372.65 $1,416 +12.74
405–445 fancy 418 3 362.50–365.00 $364.11 $1,522 —
410–442 430 9 340.00–350.00 $344.79 $1,483 +5.15
455 fancy 455 2 352.50–360.00 $356.25 $1,621 —
460–490 479 10 320.00–340.00 $330.91 $1,585 +9.67
515–537 526 14 305.00–315.00 $312.82 $1,645 +13.21
530 value added 530 9 320.00 $320.00 $1,696 +3.85
560 value added 560 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,792 +24.00
550–593 567 13 280.00–297.50 $289.29 $1,640 +13.50
602–617 value added 610 4 280.00–292.50 $286.17 $1,746 +10.42
611–645 626 15 252.50–270.00 $264.83 $1,658 +7.99
658 658 8 267.00 $267.00 $1,757 +23.90
662 value added 662 2 282.50 $282.50 $1,870 +11.64
707 707 21 249.50 $249.50 $1,764 —
745 value added 745 12 259.75 $259.75 $1,935 —
750 value added 750 56 256.50 $256.50 $1,924 —
772 772 9 248.50 $248.50 $1,918 +9.34
905 905 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,900 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,339 +10.00
461–470 462 7 320.00–327.50 $323.93 $1,497 +23.10
510–515 513 2 280.00–290.00 $284.98 $1,462 —
550 550 2 287.50 $287.50 $1,581 +29.71
645 645 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,548 -3.00
655 655 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,474 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–482 473 3 290.00–300.00 $293.21 $1,387 —
505 505 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,414 -10.00
580 580 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,537 -5.00
675–697 686 4 247.50–250.00 $248.77 $1,707 +19.39
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,440 —
500 500 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,400 —
675 675 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,485 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,034 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,087 -26.39
360–395 378 5 395.00–400.00 $397.55 $1,503 +13.73
405–425 416 7 380.00–402.50 $390.42 $1,624 +39.06
475 fancy 475 1 397.50 $397.50 $1,888 +17.50
462–485 476 11 365.00–385.00 $372.54 $1,773 +21.87
530 fancy 530 2 362.50 $362.50 $1,921 —
505–542 537 8 330.00–347.50 $332.48 $1,785 +31.20
550–560 fancy 553 3 330.00–337.50 $334.97 $1,852 —
555–590 578 3 300.00–320.00 $308.40 $1,783 —
606–635 616 7 275.00–290.00 $280.55 $1,728 -17.00
660 660 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,898 —
700–732 721 3 250.00–257.50 $252.43 $1,820 -0.95
870 870 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,827 -2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–397 391 3 340.00–360.00 $346.47 $1,355 +11.47
425 425 1 347.50 $347.50 $1,477 +25.00
455 455 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,649 +30.00
565 565 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,678 —
615–645 630 2 260.00–265.00 $262.44 $1,653 -9.54
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 357.50 $357.50 $1,680 —
535 535 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,525 +5.00
665–690 678 2 245.00–257.50 $251.13 $1,703 —
735 735 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,801 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,120 —
427 427 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,281 —
565 565 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,497 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1395 1227 80-85% 10 130.00–141.00 $136.41 $1,674 +0.53
1125–1535 1353 80-85% 3 126.00–129.00 $127.97 $1,731 —
1300–1500 1431 80-85% 6 143.00–157.00 $148.31 $2,122 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 85-90% 1 95.00 $95.00 $788 —
950–1180 1023 85-90% 6 108.00–115.00 $111.77 $1,143 +0.27
1020–1210 1109 85-90% 5 121.00–132.00 $126.14 $1,399 +24.05
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1670 1562 75-80% 5 132.00–139.00 $136.91 $2,139 —
1460–1930 1613 75-80% 5 140.00–144.00 $142.50 $2,299 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1465 1275 3 157.50–168.00 $162.62 $2,073 —
1610 1610 1 178.00 $178.00 $2,866 —
1390–1780 1650 3 155.00 $155.00 $2,558 —

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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.