Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, November 7, 2025

1,164 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $308.67/cwt -32.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,871/hd at 930 lb · 226 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $309.49/cwt ≈ $2,996/hd at 968 lb · 109 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $359.62/cwt +19.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,481/hd at 690 lb · 84 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,164	692	816
Feeder cattle	1,019	657	790
Slaughter cattle	65	29	24
Replacement cattle	80	6	2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Weaned, Preconditioned with favorable condition still bringing premiums with fleshy, bawling and off colored calves facing large discounts. Yearling steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 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
330	330	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,254	—
405–427	421	4	360.00–370.00	$363.13	$1,529	-59.37
480	480	2	390.00	$390.00	$1,872	—
506–540	522	14	340.00–362.50	$349.29	$1,823	-28.21
565–581	578	5	327.50–352.50	$343.08	$1,983	-44.03
615–631 value added	627	33	357.50–373.25	$368.92	$2,313	—
615–640	632	3	335.00–347.50	$340.07	$2,149	-12.43
660–687	675	15	325.00–340.00	$331.41	$2,237	-8.59
693 value added	693	69	365.75	$365.75	$2,535	—
705 value added	705	1	352.50	$352.50	$2,485	—
700–735	718	2	335.00–337.50	$336.22	$2,414	-8.78
755 value added	755	72	352.25	$352.25	$2,659	—
758–785	766	6	310.00–327.50	$322.84	$2,473	-9.84
825	825	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,681	—
927–934 value added	930	226	290.00–324.10	$308.67	$2,871	-32.43
960–976 value added	968	109	299.50–318.75	$309.49	$2,996	—
1018 value added	1018	115	305.00	$305.00	$3,105	-3.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357–395	370	3	340.00–360.00	$352.88	$1,306	-27.12
470–485	480	6	320.00–340.00	$333.47	$1,601	-39.03
505–535	519	4	327.50–332.50	$329.99	$1,713	—
600–630	615	5	317.50–325.00	$321.56	$1,978	-7.83
672	672	6	315.00	$315.00	$2,117	-10.00
722–742	732	4	285.00–305.00	$294.86	$2,158	—
760	760	1	287.50	$287.50	$2,185	—
820	820	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,378	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	350.00	$350.00	$910	—
425	425	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,360	—
488	488	3	367.50	$367.50	$1,793	+7.50
502–525	510	3	330.00–340.00	$333.43	$1,700	+5.93
550–570	560	3	320.00–342.50	$330.70	$1,852	-9.30
650	650	1	317.50	$317.50	$2,064	-17.50
811	811	3	262.50	$262.50	$2,129	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
613–645	619	5	300.00	$300.00	$1,857	—
960	960	1	247.50	$247.50	$2,376	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
557	557	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,448	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780	780	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,950	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	400.00	$400.00	$960	-35.00
320	320	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,088	—
365	365	1	327.50	$327.50	$1,195	-33.57
405–415	410	2	315.00–335.00	$324.88	$1,332	-15.40
450–485	464	13	312.50–330.00	$321.96	$1,494	-13.28
465 value added	465	1	342.50	$342.50	$1,593	—
500–547	522	18	315.00–337.50	$322.57	$1,684	-19.93
557–590	566	4	305.00–315.00	$311.16	$1,761	-14.45
565–580 value added	574	5	352.50–357.50	$355.53	$2,041	—
611 value added	611	6	350.00	$350.00	$2,138	—
600–637	619	16	292.50–315.00	$309.00	$1,913	-2.05
661	661	3	277.50	$277.50	$1,834	—
681 value added	681	4	310.00	$310.00	$2,111	—
720	720	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,944	—
764–766	765	12	265.00–288.00	$282.24	$2,159	—
885	885	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,036	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,000	—
310	310	1	302.50	$302.50	$938	—
355–390	375	3	295.00–305.00	$299.84	$1,124	-45.16
400	400	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,200	—
505–546	532	10	290.00–300.00	$295.00	$1,569	-15.00
557–575	563	6	302.50–312.50	$305.90	$1,722	+20.90
600–645	623	2	280.00–282.50	$281.30	$1,752	-1.20
660–690	680	3	260.00–267.50	$265.07	$1,802	-32.78
725	725	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,776	—
760	760	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,843	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	315	2	295.00–315.00	$304.68	$960	—
410	410	1	277.50	$277.50	$1,138	-42.50
470	470	4	280.00	$280.00	$1,316	—
637	637	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,784	-22.50
655	655	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,638	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,202	-32.46
545	545	1	277.50	$277.50	$1,512	—
635–645	640	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,536	—
690	690	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,570	—
925	925	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,388	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,157	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,324	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415	1415	1	192.50	$192.50	$2,724	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	215.00	$215.00	$957	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260 fancy	260	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,053	—
250–290	270	2	370.00–375.00	$372.31	$1,005	-57.69
310–345	320	4	370.00–385.00	$379.96	$1,216	—
347 fancy	347	5	407.50	$407.50	$1,414	—
362–390	371	3	385.00–387.50	$385.88	$1,432	-21.62
430–445	436	5	352.50–370.00	$360.02	$1,570	-23.46
437 fancy	437	2	390.00	$390.00	$1,704	—
475–493	485	6	330.00–342.50	$338.00	$1,639	—
505 fancy	505	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,818	—
500–541	527	6	330.00–337.50	$332.05	$1,750	-10.53
550–582	566	4	322.50–332.50	$326.75	$1,849	-25.31
600–645	612	10	290.00–307.50	$301.32	$1,844	-48.68
650–691	677	8	287.50–292.50	$289.67	$1,961	-10.33
820	820	1	247.50	$247.50	$2,030	+7.50
970	970	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,988	—
1060	1060	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,961	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,231	-15.00
355–365	360	2	325.00–355.00	$340.21	$1,225	-29.79
425–440	430	3	315.00–340.00	$331.47	$1,425	—
450–480	464	7	295.00–315.00	$305.73	$1,419	-22.93
500–525	512	3	300.00–310.00	$303.42	$1,554	-31.58
550–580	565	2	300.00–315.00	$307.30	$1,736	—
605–610	608	3	265.00–280.00	$269.97	$1,641	—
650–685	671	4	257.50–275.00	$264.48	$1,775	—
725	725	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,867	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	352.50	$352.50	$1,216	—
467–495	476	3	340.00–352.50	$348.17	$1,657	—
542	542	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,789	—
590	590	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,829	-25.00
620	620	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,504	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,455	—
515	515	1	302.50	$302.50	$1,558	—
585	585	1	282.50	$282.50	$1,653	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
552–580	562	4	260.00–285.00	$266.28	$1,496	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1700	1700	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,150.00	$3,150.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1700	1499	75-80%	8	138.00–148.00	$143.04	$2,144	—
1470–2095	1655	75-80%	13	151.00–164.00	$155.19	$2,568	-2.38

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1255	1054	85-90%	7	117.00–128.00	$123.48	$1,301	—
885–1255	1082	85-90%	3	106.00–115.00	$110.22	$1,193	—
1025–1150	1090	85-90%	6	132.00–139.00	$137.57	$1,500	—
1200	1200	85-90%	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,680	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1405	1262	80-85%	11	139.00–149.00	$144.83	$1,828	+7.19
1255–1430	1330	80-85%	4	129.00–139.00	$134.10	$1,784	-20.31
1360–1445	1403	80-85%	2	154.00	$154.00	$2,161	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1635	1508	4	138.00–155.00	$147.29	$2,221	—
1355–1900	1653	5	175.00–184.00	$180.02	$2,976	-17.98
1745–1990	1868	2	189.00–190.00	$189.53	$3,540	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,628.00	$1,628.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00
1005–1200	1128	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,800.00–2,025.00	$1,932.05
960–1535	1252	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	1,700.00–3,000.00	$2,341.27
1100–1490	1258	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,700.00–2,325.00	$2,032.75
1190–1395	1296	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,975.00–3,000.00	$2,311.93
1160–1460	1310	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,725.00–2,150.00	$1,961.83
1355	1355	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00
1350–1500	1450	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,200.00–3,150.00	$2,717.24

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1170	1170	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,775.00	$2,775.00

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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
1320	1320	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,050.00	$3,050.00	+550.00
1370	1370	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
1355–1560	1435	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,275.00–3,500.00	$3,341.25	—
1435–1535	1485	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	3,150.00–3,275.00	$3,210.40	—
1485	1485	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—
1525	1525	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	3,025.00	$3,025.00	—
1550	1550	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,250.00	$3,250.00	—
1620	1620	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—
1700	1700	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—

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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.