Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, August 22, 2025

1,267 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $351.94/cwt ≈ $3,087/hd at 877 lb · 246 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $346.18/cwt +25.00 vs last sale · ≈ $3,167/hd at 915 lb · 233 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $362.96/cwt +25.46 vs last sale · ≈ $2,892/hd at 797 lb · 155 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,267	953	1,128
Feeder cattle	1,226	944	1,092
Slaughter cattle	32	7	35
Replacement cattle	9	2	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher on a light test. Yearling steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher with a good quality offering. 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
355	355	1	485.00	$485.00	$1,722	—
370 fancy	370	1	507.50	$507.50	$1,878	—
455	455	1	490.00	$490.00	$2,230	+67.37
500–525	508	7	400.00–420.00	$409.19	$2,079	+5.80
570	570	3	385.00	$385.00	$2,194	+5.00
651 value added	651	13	403.00	$403.00	$2,624	—
730 value added	730	17	373.00	$373.00	$2,723	—
770–790	780	3	340.00–357.50	$348.37	$2,717	+10.87
797 value added	797	152	363.25	$363.25	$2,895	—
830	830	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,780	+10.05
872–895 value added	877	246	347.00–352.75	$351.94	$3,087	—
900–920	910	2	322.50–327.50	$325.03	$2,958	—
909–921 value added	915	231	343.75–347.50	$346.36	$3,169	+25.18
972 value added	972	127	330.75–335.70	$335.00	$3,256	±0.00
1078 value added	1078	100	315.00	$315.00	$3,396	—
1250	1250	1	252.50	$252.50	$3,156	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,872	+7.50
595	595	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,202	—
643	643	3	350.00	$350.00	$2,250	—
712	712	4	320.00	$320.00	$2,278	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
592	592	2	360.00	$360.00	$2,131	+7.50
717	717	2	332.00	$332.00	$2,380	—
770–795	783	2	332.50–337.50	$335.04	$2,623	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	323	2	427.50–435.00	$431.28	$1,393	+46.28
402–440	418	10	385.00–400.00	$394.30	$1,648	+19.85
450–480	466	5	380.00–400.00	$395.15	$1,841	+30.15
510–540	531	4	360.00–377.50	$365.08	$1,939	+3.86
515–541 value added	538	8	385.00–387.50	$386.07	$2,077	—
560–582	567	6	360.00–365.00	$361.68	$2,051	+6.72
610–645	633	9	322.50–337.50	$332.23	$2,103	+1.34
646 value added	646	16	343.00	$343.00	$2,216	—
696 value added	696	4	342.00	$342.00	$2,380	—
742	742	2	307.50	$307.50	$2,282	—
760	760	2	335.00	$335.00	$2,546	—
772 value added	772	70	353.20	$353.20	$2,727	—
818	818	4	315.00	$315.00	$2,577	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	367.50	$367.50	$1,709	—
507–540	524	4	340.00–350.00	$344.84	$1,807	—
555	555	2	355.00	$355.00	$1,970	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,406	—
420	420	2	377.50	$377.50	$1,586	+17.50
640	640	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,952	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625–630	628	2	282.50–287.50	$285.01	$1,790	—
715	715	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,913	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,898	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,136	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,428	+32.50

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,335	—

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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	230	1	505.00	$505.00	$1,162	—
357–367 fancy	362	4	495.00–500.00	$497.53	$1,801	—
380–385	383	2	465.00	$465.00	$1,781	+32.57
447	447	2	415.00	$415.00	$1,855	—
460–470	467	3	420.00–445.00	$428.21	$2,000	-2.55
530–545	538	5	375.00–395.00	$390.99	$2,104	+32.84
600–610	605	2	350.00–355.00	$352.52	$2,133	+25.02
765	765	1	327.50	$327.50	$2,505	+7.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,224	—
350	350	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,558	—
415	415	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,784	—
495	495	1	407.50	$407.50	$2,017	—
530	530	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,855	+22.50
610–632	623	7	325.00–330.00	$326.42	$2,034	—
665–670	668	2	315.00–317.50	$316.25	$2,113	+11.25

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	387.50	$387.50	$1,356	—
652	652	2	292.50	$292.50	$1,907	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,863	—
845	845	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,690	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,496	—
685	685	1	282.50	$282.50	$1,935	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	347.50	$347.50	$1,546	—
615	615	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,722	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,811	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1355	1155	80-85%	5	158.00–167.00	$161.97	$1,871	—
1295	1295	80-85%	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,955	—
1270–1490	1356	80-85%	6	174.00–177.00	$175.84	$2,384	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1105	1053	85-90%	2	153.00–158.00	$155.62	$1,639	—
1060	1060	85-90%	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,283	—
1035–1320	1198	85-90%	8	140.00–148.00	$144.16	$1,727	—
1215	1215	85-90%	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,689	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1410	1288	75-80%	2	148.00–153.00	$150.74	$1,942	—
1500	1500	75-80%	1	168.00	$168.00	$2,520	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1830	1830	1	197.00	$197.00	$3,605	—
1490–2260	1934	4	162.00–184.00	$173.07	$3,347	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00
1090–1275	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,375.00–2,450.00	$2,410.01
1180	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,525.00	$2,525.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1055	1055	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00

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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
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00	—
1325	1325	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,625.00	$2,625.00	—

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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.