Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, July 11, 2025

883 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $306.64/cwt +27.57 vs last sale · ≈ $3,027/hd at 987 lb · 214 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $323.76/cwt +25.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,858/hd at 883 lb · 134 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $314.84/cwt +47.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,456/hd at 780 lb · 130 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	883	558	1,131
Feeder cattle	840	530	1,082
Slaughter cattle	43	12	49
Replacement cattle	—	16	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to being closed for the 4th of July holiday. Feeder calves sold strong in todays sale with active buyers. The yearling steer and heifer market was very strong in to days sale. Slaughter cow and bull market continues to remain strong.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,084	—
305	305	1	402.50	$402.50	$1,228	—
353–395	362	11	395.00–407.50	$404.59	$1,465	—
395 fancy	395	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,659	—
400–447	426	4	390.00–410.00	$399.51	$1,702	—
482–495	485	12	382.50–385.00	$383.14	$1,858	+0.64
527	527	2	392.50	$392.50	$2,068	—
558–572 value added	569	13	385.00–395.00	$392.74	$2,235	—
555–592	586	8	352.50–365.00	$362.27	$2,123	—
600–635	612	3	320.00–340.00	$330.87	$2,025	-19.13
615–638 value added	623	11	376.00–387.00	$382.91	$2,386	—
675–697	690	3	335.00–337.50	$336.68	$2,323	+46.68
710–716	715	11	310.00–320.00	$319.10	$2,282	—
750	750	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,250	—
823–830	826	9	297.50–300.00	$298.88	$2,469	-3.52
860–865	864	19	310.00–316.00	$314.74	$2,719	—
886 value added	886	115	325.25	$325.25	$2,882	+27.35
903–932 value added	918	120	312.00–324.50	$318.15	$2,921	—
960–999 value added	987	214	302.75–315.00	$306.64	$3,027	+27.57

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
432–440	435	3	342.50–347.50	$345.81	$1,504	—
525–546	541	4	362.50–365.00	$364.39	$1,971	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462–485	474	4	357.50–362.50	$360.06	$1,707	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,708	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285	1285	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,570	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	378	3	387.50	$387.50	$1,465	+7.50
400–427	414	5	335.00–350.00	$340.80	$1,411	-9.20
426 value added	426	3	387.50	$387.50	$1,651	—
460–476 value added	474	8	360.00–362.00	$361.76	$1,715	—
462–492	476	9	330.00–350.00	$339.57	$1,616	-22.00
505–535	519	5	330.00–340.00	$336.52	$1,747	—
586	586	5	320.00	$320.00	$1,875	-13.29
600	600	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,800	—
605 value added	605	4	335.00	$335.00	$2,027	—
705	705	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,904	—
780 value added	780	127	315.60	$315.60	$2,462	—
781	781	3	282.50	$282.50	$2,206	+15.00
940	940	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,998	—
955	955	1	225.00	$225.00	$2,149	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,384	—
420	420	1	317.50	$317.50	$1,334	—
480	480	1	317.50	$317.50	$1,524	—
500–525	511	4	312.50–315.00	$313.78	$1,603	—
625	625	1	292.50	$292.50	$1,828	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462	462	2	315.00	$315.00	$1,455	—
560	560	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,736	—
742	742	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,744	—
840	840	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,701	-35.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,189	—
450	450	1	302.50	$302.50	$1,361	—
665	665	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,796	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230 fancy	230	1	570.00	$570.00	$1,311	—
230	230	1	410.00	$410.00	$943	—
335	335	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,440	—
385	385	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,598	—
400–441	432	5	377.50–395.00	$389.24	$1,682	+4.24
490	490	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,813	—
520–545	533	2	360.00–375.00	$367.32	$1,958	+22.32
585–595	590	2	335.00–357.50	$346.15	$2,042	—
640	640	2	327.50	$327.50	$2,096	-11.18
742	742	2	270.00	$270.00	$2,003	-30.00
755	755	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,038	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,296	—
435–440	438	2	360.00–362.50	$361.24	$1,582	—
450	450	2	345.00	$345.00	$1,552	-22.50
505–510	508	2	335.00–340.00	$337.49	$1,714	—
585	585	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,814	—
620	620	2	305.00	$305.00	$1,891	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	385.00	$385.00	$866	—
345	345	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,070	-40.00
360	360	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,152	—
400–410	405	2	302.50–325.00	$313.61	$1,270	—
505	505	1	307.50	$307.50	$1,553	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525–540	533	2	335.00–347.50	$341.16	$1,818	—
700	700	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,680	—
765	765	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,874	—
870	870	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,827	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428	428	4	300.00	$300.00	$1,284	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	340.00	$340.00	$952	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1490	1232	80-85%	12	166.00–175.00	$169.72	$2,091	+14.80
1045–1450	1255	80-85%	12	155.00–165.00	$160.96	$2,020	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735	735	85-90%	1	125.00	$125.00	$919	—
1070–1145	1108	85-90%	2	140.00–153.00	$146.72	$1,626	-7.28

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1460	1397	75-80%	3	165.00–170.00	$168.07	$2,348	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1830	1443	2	180.00–188.00	$182.93	$2,640	—
1425–1870	1645	7	196.00–204.00	$199.90	$3,288	—
1835–2005	1933	3	210.00–214.00	$212.33	$4,104	—

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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.