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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 26, 2025

441 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $349.00/cwt +2.67 vs last sale · ≈ $3,106/hd at 890 lb · 57 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $345.15/cwt +1.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,805/hd at 523 lb · 14 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $376.80/cwt -8.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,325/hd at 617 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 441 736 107
Feeder cattle 397 659 82
Slaughter cattle 40 57 23
Replacement cattle 4 20 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady on a light test. Yearling steers sold steady on a lighter test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 400.00–405.00 $402.50 $1,409 -37.50
495 495 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,881 —
560 560 1 372.50 $372.50 $2,086 +6.77
610–623 617 14 365.00–382.50 $376.80 $2,325 -0.70
680 value added 680 7 393.00 $393.00 $2,672 —
700 value added 700 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,520 —
730–745 738 2 335.00–345.00 $340.05 $2,510 +21.40
765–787 776 4 345.00–355.00 $349.93 $2,715 +24.20
890 value added 890 57 349.00 $349.00 $3,106 +2.00
930 930 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,790 -14.17
1002 value added 1002 57 314.00 $314.00 $3,146 -12.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–490 480 2 342.50–345.00 $343.72 $1,650 -18.69
545 545 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,853 —
570–595 578 3 340.00–352.50 $344.29 $1,990 +9.29
625 625 1 332.50 $332.50 $2,078 —
660–671 668 4 340.00–342.50 $340.62 $2,275 +8.12
740 740 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,368 —
835 835 1 292.50 $292.50 $2,442 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,656 —
550 550 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,870 —
655 655 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,325 +22.50
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
587 587 5 312.50 $312.50 $1,834 —
675 675 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,194 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 528 3 322.50 $322.50 $1,703 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,693 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–475 470 2 357.50 $357.50 $1,680 -5.00
510–540 523 14 340.00–350.00 $345.15 $1,805 +1.42
557–570 568 11 330.00–342.50 $333.83 $1,896 -6.17
600–647 612 9 317.50–330.00 $325.95 $1,995 +7.24
627 value added 627 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,132 —
687–696 691 7 315.00–317.50 $316.08 $2,184 -2.06
862–875 866 3 252.50–267.50 $262.45 $2,273 -16.11
915–925 923 4 217.50–227.50 $219.98 $2,030 —
1092 1092 5 210.00 $210.00 $2,293 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 432 11 330.00–337.50 $330.92 $1,430 —
490 490 1 337.50 $337.50 $1,654 ±0.00
523 523 3 332.50 $332.50 $1,739 +3.89
550 550 2 332.50 $332.50 $1,829 +13.20
690 690 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,036 -12.50
700–744 734 7 277.50–285.00 $283.28 $2,079 +23.28
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 300.00 $300.00 $705 —
280 280 1 300.00 $300.00 $840 —
365–375 370 4 312.50–320.00 $316.30 $1,170 -31.40
450–457 453 5 305.00–315.00 $310.96 $1,409 +0.96
585 585 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,755 —
662–665 664 4 275.00–285.00 $279.99 $1,859 +12.43
762 762 2 257.50 $257.50 $1,962 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,032 —
430 430 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,376 —
480 480 2 322.50 $322.50 $1,548 —
570 570 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,852 -6.26
640 640 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,920 -17.50
695 695 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,981 -2.50
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,200 —
415–425 422 3 290.00–302.50 $297.46 $1,255 —
590 590 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,800 +10.07
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,117 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,064 —
280 280 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,134 ±0.00
420–422 421 3 380.00–400.00 $386.65 $1,628 -14.63
631–640 633 4 357.50–360.00 $359.37 $2,275 +45.54
651–687 674 8 345.00–347.50 $345.91 $2,331 +20.91
710–735 723 2 300.00–320.00 $310.17 $2,243 +5.17
765 765 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,448 +20.00
802–835 811 9 290.00–307.50 $301.61 $2,446 -3.39
935 935 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,291 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 2 387.50–405.00 $395.84 $1,267 —
390 390 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,521 —
422–433 429 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,587 —
470 470 2 367.50 $367.50 $1,727 +12.50
520–538 534 4 345.00–357.50 $354.45 $1,893 +17.39
625 625 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,000 +40.00
652 652 2 332.50 $332.50 $2,168 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,433 -12.50
400 400 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,480 -2.50
450–490 460 4 350.00–360.00 $357.34 $1,644 +2.34
510–540 529 5 317.50–330.00 $323.02 $1,709 +4.98
585–595 589 4 310.00–337.50 $325.58 $1,918 +3.11
780 780 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,184 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–422 411 4 347.50–350.00 $348.72 $1,433 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,496 —
470–490 480 2 322.50–337.50 $330.16 $1,585 +0.16
530 530 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,590 +2.50
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,215 —
460 460 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,449 —
580 580 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,610 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–945 912 85-90% 3 120.00–125.00 $121.99 $1,113 —
930–1175 1050 85-90% 4 136.00–144.00 $138.90 $1,458 +3.11
945–1295 1097 85-90% 3 107.00–116.00 $113.02 $1,240 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350 1350 80-85% 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,904 -23.27
1275–1505 1390 80-85% 2 150.00–155.00 $152.71 $2,123 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545–1650 1598 75-80% 2 158.00–159.00 $158.48 $2,533 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1700 1552 3 144.00–169.00 $159.49 $2,475 -14.51
1850–1960 1912 5 178.00–189.00 $183.19 $3,503 -2.88

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
680 680 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
975 975 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1190 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00

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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.