Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, August 8, 2025

916 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $324.65/cwt +5.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,964/hd at 913 lb · 173 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $324.43/cwt -13.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,894/hd at 892 lb · 166 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $324.51/cwt +39.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,654/hd at 818 lb · 126 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	916	673	500
Feeder cattle	847	661	456
Slaughter cattle	47	11	43
Replacement cattle	22	1	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Yearling steers sold steady. Good demand for all classes of feeders and yearling cattle. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,325	—
358	358	4	437.50	$437.50	$1,566	—
405	405	4	412.50	$412.50	$1,671	-10.99
547	547	6	370.00	$370.00	$2,024	-9.91
576	576	3	370.00	$370.00	$2,131	—
611–618	615	6	335.00–350.00	$342.54	$2,107	-11.23
665–685	678	3	337.50–350.00	$341.58	$2,316	—
700–745	733	4	325.00–337.50	$332.55	$2,438	—
842	842	2	315.00	$315.00	$2,652	—
891–895 value added	892	166	315.00–329.00	$324.43	$2,894	-13.82
902	902	2	320.00	$320.00	$2,886	—
910–914 value added	913	171	311.00–331.00	$324.70	$2,965	+5.19
1063 value added	1063	99	307.25	$307.25	$3,266	+17.00
1285	1285	1	255.00	$255.00	$3,277	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,481	+10.00
435	435	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,740	—
462	462	2	382.50	$382.50	$1,767	+12.50
515	515	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,828	—
580	580	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,914	—
735	735	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,242	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–590	578	3	340.00–357.50	$345.60	$1,998	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,419	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725	725	1	282.50	$282.50	$2,048	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,034	—
275	275	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,128	—
320–340	330	2	397.50–400.00	$398.71	$1,316	-9.72
375–382	380	4	385.00–400.00	$394.99	$1,501	-26.28
415	415	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,618	-18.87
475	475	1	367.50	$367.50	$1,746	-30.00
523–538	531	12	350.00–360.00	$355.04	$1,885	-23.61
577	577	2	355.00	$355.00	$2,048	-16.02
600–635	618	3	307.50–320.00	$315.96	$1,953	—
672	672	2	325.00	$325.00	$2,184	—
706–720	710	4	300.00	$300.00	$2,130	—
764 value added	764	62	339.00	$339.00	$2,590	—
775	775	6	316.00	$316.00	$2,449	—
807–830 value added	818	126	323.50–325.60	$324.51	$2,654	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	372.50	$372.50	$1,266	-7.50
435–442	439	4	350.00–362.50	$356.20	$1,564	—
471–490	480	8	345.00–360.00	$352.72	$1,693	—
518–535	521	5	320.00–332.50	$329.93	$1,719	—
555–580	564	4	315.00–325.00	$320.67	$1,809	—
660	660	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,980	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317	317	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,078	—
400	400	3	350.00–367.50	$361.67	$1,447	-8.33
510–535	523	2	337.50–340.00	$338.72	$1,772	—
627	627	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,756	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	370.00	$370.00	$925	—
300	300	1	325.00	$325.00	$975	—
425	425	1	332.50	$332.50	$1,413	—
450–477	468	3	325.00–332.50	$327.40	$1,532	—
540	540	1	317.50	$317.50	$1,714	—
730	730	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,898	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,311	+37.10
347	347	2	445.00	$445.00	$1,544	-10.00
355	355	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,668	—
440	440	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,892	+24.91
478–490	481	4	390.00–400.00	$397.45	$1,912	-16.25
505–540	518	3	347.50–360.00	$352.38	$1,825	-0.12
575–580	578	3	350.00	$350.00	$2,023	-10.00
600–627	620	4	312.50–327.50	$323.87	$2,008	-38.63
660	660	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,178	-17.50
710	710	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,201	—
780	780	1	297.50	$297.50	$2,320	—
965	965	1	255.00	$255.00	$2,461	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	3	380.00	$380.00	$1,493	—
400–405	401	4	385.00–402.50	$393.15	$1,577	—
462	462	2	395.00	$395.00	$1,825	—
505–537	530	5	327.50–342.50	$331.37	$1,756	—
550–575	563	2	310.00–332.50	$321.00	$1,807	—
615	615	1	292.50	$292.50	$1,799	-17.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
292	292	2	355.00	$355.00	$1,037	—
475	475	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,710	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,575	+47.50
760	760	1	292.50	$292.50	$2,223	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1020	940	85-90%	3	109.50–119.50	$115.28	$1,084	—
890–1175	1011	85-90%	5	153.50–159.00	$155.80	$1,575	—
1035–1185	1116	85-90%	4	139.00–149.50	$144.57	$1,613	—
1020–1525	1246	85-90%	4	131.50–135.00	$133.40	$1,662	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1375	1358	75-80%	2	148.00–150.00	$148.99	$2,023	—
1395–1705	1547	75-80%	9	153.00–164.00	$159.04	$2,460	—
1510–1690	1606	75-80%	4	166.00–171.50	$169.16	$2,717	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1365	1171	80-85%	4	153.50–167.00	$157.54	$1,845	-3.46
1085–1310	1171	80-85%	4	145.50–149.50	$147.78	$1,731	-13.22
1195–1390	1293	80-85%	2	173.50–187.50	$181.03	$2,341	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1410	1383	2	179.50–185.50	$182.56	$2,525	—
1750–2000	1858	4	195.00–205.50	$197.95	$3,678	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
940–1260	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,525.00–2,400.00	$2,026.14
990–1275	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,750.00–2,900.00	$2,423.80
1000–1365	1207	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,500.00–2,950.00	$2,840.04
1235	1235	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,275.00	$3,275.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–970	963	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,150.00–2,350.00	$2,250.78

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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
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,450.00	$3,450.00	—
1485	1485	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,950.00	$3,950.00	—

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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.