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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, December 19, 2025

396 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $346.80/cwt +28.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,912/hd at 840 lb · 72 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $348.16/cwt +23.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,756/hd at 791 lb · 66 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $344.45/cwt +39.45 vs last sale · ≈ $2,965/hd at 861 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 396 602 279
Feeder cattle 362 419 198
Slaughter cattle 30 66 27
Replacement cattle 4 117 54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady except 500lbs to 599lbs they sold 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with feeder heifers over 600lbs mostly steady. Good quality yearling steers with favorable condition sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 505.00 $505.00 $1,212 —
337 337 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,466 —
390 390 2 420.00–445.00 $432.50 $1,687 -47.50
450–496 475 8 407.50–422.50 $418.93 $1,990 -18.57
532 value added 532 2 407.50 $407.50 $2,168 —
568 value added 568 15 387.00 $387.00 $2,198 —
570–587 580 7 375.00–377.50 $376.45 $2,183 +36.45
660 660 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,244 -6.92
705–735 711 7 310.00–325.00 $322.51 $2,293 -9.99
780 780 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,496 -5.11
792 value added 792 63 349.50 $349.50 $2,768 —
810–835 833 12 299.50–300.00 $299.54 $2,495 -8.73
841 value added 841 60 356.25 $356.25 $2,996 —
855 855 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,480 -15.00
861 value added 861 52 345.50 $345.50 $2,975 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 10 320.00 $320.00 $1,510 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,638 —
550 550 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,925 -7.50
688 688 4 335.00 $335.00 $2,305 +10.00
915 915 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,516 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,030 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,214 —
340 340 1 397.50 $397.50 $1,352 —
410 410 1 347.50 $347.50 $1,425 -2.50
415–447 value added 436 3 377.50–382.50 $379.09 $1,653 —
463–497 477 5 357.50 $357.50 $1,705 +6.51
515 515 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,880 +40.15
521 value added 521 4 375.00 $375.00 $1,954 +17.50
614–639 627 18 300.00–317.50 $312.32 $1,958 -1.01
655–696 671 8 302.50–315.00 $311.53 $2,090 +21.45
702 702 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,106 —
772 772 2 295.00 $295.00 $2,277 +15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,506 —
540 540 3 342.50 $342.50 $1,850 +42.50
615–620 618 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,730 -7.41
705–735 728 4 250.00–265.00 $253.63 $1,846 —
850 850 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,998 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
537 537 6 320.00 $320.00 $1,718 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,625 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,211 —
372 372 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,711 +67.51
460–475 468 2 400.00–425.00 $412.30 $1,930 +29.80
505–520 513 4 407.50–410.00 $408.77 $2,097 +43.77
657 657 5 325.00 $325.00 $2,135 +0.92
775–790 780 3 265.00–277.50 $269.22 $2,100 —
858 858 3 287.50 $287.50 $2,467 +27.50
920 920 2 230.00 $230.00 $2,116 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,314 +25.00
615–625 620 2 295.00–300.00 $297.48 $1,844 +19.98
675 675 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,974 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,344 —
450 450 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,620 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 352.50 $352.50 $1,815 +22.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1245 1245 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–920 898 85-90% 2 111.00–113.00 $111.97 $1,005 —
950 950 85-90% 1 90.00 $90.00 $855 —
1015–1140 1070 85-90% 3 140.00–150.00 $143.60 $1,537 —
1025–1130 1083 85-90% 5 132.00–139.00 $135.52 $1,468 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1445 1355 80-85% 4 147.00–154.00 $149.90 $2,031 —
1210–1500 1368 80-85% 4 175.00–179.00 $177.11 $2,423 —
1390 1390 80-85% 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,974 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1695 1573 75-80% 2 157.00–159.00 $158.08 $2,487 —
1430–1770 1615 75-80% 3 163.00–169.00 $165.87 $2,679 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1845 1573 3 177.00–187.50 $180.35 $2,837 —
2060–2120 2090 2 194.00–200.00 $197.04 $4,118 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,975.00 $1,975.00
1240 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
1355 1355 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00

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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.