Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, June 6, 2025

487 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $328.39/cwt -5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,190/hd at 667 lb · 40 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $318.99/cwt -6.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,809/hd at 567 lb · 19 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $389.93/cwt -19.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,063/hd at 529 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	487	365	234
Feeder cattle	462	310	193
Slaughter cattle	25	30	41
Replacement cattle	—	25	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Good demand for all feeder and slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	515.00	$515.00	$1,056	—
505–548	529	16	387.50–392.50	$389.93	$2,063	-0.07
563–597	583	15	382.50–385.00	$383.47	$2,236	+33.47
600–641	635	7	315.00–335.00	$325.81	$2,069	-19.26
665–670	667	40	320.00–335.00	$328.39	$2,190	-5.25
704–737	716	8	292.50–302.50	$296.61	$2,124	-15.89
824	824	10	287.00	$287.00	$2,365	-6.00
886	886	4	280.00	$280.00	$2,481	+10.00
906	906	10	258.00	$258.00	$2,337	—
912 value added	912	2	290.00	$290.00	$2,645	-2.00
1018 value added	1018	56	280.10	$280.10	$2,851	—
1108 value added	1108	98	260.30	$260.30	$2,884	—
1128	1128	3	227.00	$227.00	$2,561	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
507–531	521	5	350.00	$350.00	$1,824	—
611	611	3	297.50	$297.50	$1,818	—
667	667	4	300.00	$300.00	$2,001	—
820	820	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,968	-7.50
1007	1007	4	260.00	$260.00	$2,618	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,725	—
500	500	1	372.50	$372.50	$1,862	+7.50
550	550	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,925	—
685	685	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,986	-30.00
760	760	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,919	—
805	805	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,093	—
910	910	1	225.00	$225.00	$2,048	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690–697	694	4	247.50–250.00	$248.74	$1,726	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,834	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
292	292	2	405.00	$405.00	$1,183	—
422–442	432	4	337.50–340.00	$338.78	$1,464	-35.53
500	500	6	352.50	$352.50	$1,762	-2.08
567	567	7	355.00	$355.00	$2,013	-3.55
600–645	615	6	295.00–300.00	$298.25	$1,834	-8.84
650–654	654	12	300.00–310.00	$300.83	$1,967	+3.33
800	800	12	255.00	$255.00	$2,040	—
951	951	4	242.50	$242.50	$2,306	—
1005	1005	1	242.50	$242.50	$2,437	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–440	435	2	320.00–330.00	$325.06	$1,414	-29.94
467–475	471	4	315.00–320.00	$317.48	$1,495	—
540	540	1	322.50	$322.50	$1,742	—
550–569	567	19	305.00–322.50	$318.99	$1,809	-6.01
765–780	770	3	230.00–245.00	$239.11	$1,841	—
1078	1078	4	155.00	$155.00	$1,671	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,328	—
445	445	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,468	—
510–530	520	2	300.00–307.50	$303.68	$1,579	—
565	565	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,723	+15.00
625–645	635	2	265.00–272.50	$268.69	$1,706	—
675	675	1	287.50	$287.50	$1,941	+10.05
735	735	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,838	—
755	755	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,963	—
805	805	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,771	—
875	875	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,903	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	347.50	$347.50	$1,373	—
465	465	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,395	—
555–586	575	5	260.00–280.00	$272.24	$1,565	—
615	615	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,645	—
685	685	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,918	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	352.50	$352.50	$952	—
590	590	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,593	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,466	—
635	635	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,492	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,080	-120.00
307	307	2	445.00	$445.00	$1,366	—
380–395	388	2	400.00–410.00	$405.10	$1,572	+2.06
520	520	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,846	-16.47
555	555	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,942	-17.48
625	625	1	312.50	$312.50	$1,953	—
785	785	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,120	—
1095	1095	1	196.00	$196.00	$2,146	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,125	—
517	517	2	337.50	$337.50	$1,745	—
595	595	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,785	—
620	620	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,736	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	2	390.00	$390.00	$1,833	—
620	620	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,612	—
655	655	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,768	-25.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,530	—
520	520	1	317.50	$317.50	$1,651	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475	1475	75-80%	1	145.00	$145.00	$2,139	+3.00
1480	1480	75-80%	1	152.00	$152.00	$2,250	+10.00
1490–1780	1610	75-80%	3	157.00–164.00	$159.90	$2,574	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1425	1300	80-85%	3	162.00–172.00	$168.86	$2,195	—
1490	1490	80-85%	1	159.00	$159.00	$2,369	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1165	1023	85-90%	2	130.00–134.00	$132.28	$1,353	—
1045	1045	85-90%	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,547	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1350	1220	2	169.00–178.00	$173.98	$2,123	—
1310–2230	1920	3	189.00–194.00	$191.15	$3,670	—
1935	1935	1	213.00	$213.00	$4,122	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	182.50	$182.50	$903	—

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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.