Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 9, 2026

793 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $378.21/cwt +55.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,693/hd at 712 lb · 142 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $343.23/cwt -3.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,883/hd at 840 lb · 132 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $330.13/cwt +35.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,522/hd at 764 lb · 70 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	793	396
Feeder cattle	691	362
Slaughter cattle	85	30
Replacement cattle	17	4

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to being closed for the Christmas and New Years holiday. Good to very good demand for all feeder 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
240 fancy	240	1	600.00	$600.00	$1,440	—
280	280	1	485.00	$485.00	$1,358	—
345–346	346	4	487.50–495.00	$489.37	$1,693	+54.37
360 fancy	360	1	525.00	$525.00	$1,890	—
365–385	375	2	470.00–485.00	$477.30	$1,790	+44.80
407 value added	407	4	487.50	$487.50	$1,984	—
400–440	420	3	457.50–477.50	$467.82	$1,965	—
453–485	474	15	445.00–460.00	$453.29	$2,149	+34.36
500–527	514	5	402.50–425.00	$415.24	$2,134	—
535–545 value added	542	3	435.00–447.50	$439.12	$2,380	+31.62
550–563 value added	560	15	427.50–430.00	$428.16	$2,398	+41.16
585	585	2	380.00	$380.00	$2,223	+3.55
625–630	627	3	360.00–377.50	$365.86	$2,294	—
700–724 value added	712	140	375.95–382.00	$378.92	$2,698	—
700–730	715	2	320.00–337.50	$328.57	$2,349	+6.06
755 value added	755	3	350.00	$350.00	$2,642	—
755	755	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,492	+10.00
831–849 value added	840	132	341.50–345.00	$343.23	$2,883	-13.02
1024 value added	1024	52	312.25	$312.25	$3,197	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	382.50	$382.50	$2,008	—
575	575	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,012	—
630	630	1	355.00	$355.00	$2,236	—
855	855	1	302.50	$302.50	$2,586	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	2	395.00	$395.00	$1,738	+5.00
625	625	1	347.50	$347.50	$2,172	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	2	380.00	$380.00	$1,710	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,828	—

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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	405.00	$405.00	$972	—
280–285	283	3	400.00–420.00	$406.71	$1,151	-3.29
335–345	338	4	400.00–410.00	$402.56	$1,361	+5.06
370–381	378	4	405.00–415.00	$412.55	$1,559	—
400–433 value added	414	12	400.00–412.50	$403.91	$1,672	+24.82
420–430	423	5	377.50–395.00	$382.00	$1,616	+34.50
462–497	480	12	372.50–390.00	$381.55	$1,831	+24.05
500–525 value added	507	12	380.00–385.00	$383.33	$1,943	+8.33
511–540	522	9	367.50–375.00	$370.56	$1,934	+5.56
550–555	553	5	340.00–355.00	$349.01	$1,930	—
612–632	618	7	312.50–330.00	$318.68	$1,969	+6.36
675	675	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,160	+8.47
700	700	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,960	-20.00
750	750	1	287.50	$287.50	$2,156	-7.50
764 value added	764	69	330.75	$330.75	$2,527	—
985	985	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,364	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,001	—
315	315	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,197	—
395	395	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,382	—
427–432	430	4	360.00–370.00	$364.97	$1,569	—
465	465	1	362.50	$362.50	$1,686	+35.00
540	540	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,728	-22.50
560–575	568	2	332.50	$332.50	$1,889	—
670	670	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,910	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	320.00	$320.00	$736	—
345	345	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,311	—
477–490	481	3	367.50–375.00	$372.45	$1,791	—
525	525	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,811	+25.00
610	610	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,830	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,072	—
505	505	1	277.50	$277.50	$1,401	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	337.50	$337.50	$1,654	—
840	840	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,848	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,625	—

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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	450.00	$450.00	$1,035	—
270–290	280	2	490.00–495.00	$492.59	$1,379	+67.59
280 fancy	280	1	545.00	$545.00	$1,526	—
360–392	378	7	465.00–485.00	$471.60	$1,783	+11.60
420 fancy	420	6	495.00	$495.00	$2,079	—
425–445	435	3	455.00–475.00	$467.65	$2,034	—
470–495	483	2	442.50–445.00	$443.72	$2,143	+31.42
502–545	530	10	380.00–407.50	$386.75	$2,050	-22.02
552–585	563	3	382.50	$382.50	$2,153	—
616–635	621	4	340.00–345.00	$343.72	$2,135	—
655–690	664	4	327.50–347.50	$341.07	$2,265	+16.07
705–730	722	3	320.00–322.50	$321.69	$2,323	—
790	790	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,410	+35.78
817–827	822	4	302.50–312.50	$307.47	$2,527	—
945	945	1	217.50	$217.50	$2,055	-12.50
993	993	6	252.50	$252.50	$2,507	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377–397	387	4	420.00–440.00	$429.74	$1,663	+59.74
525–535	530	2	342.50–357.50	$349.93	$1,855	—
560–575	565	3	355.00–360.00	$356.70	$2,015	—
630	630	1	292.50	$292.50	$1,843	-4.98
650–690	673	3	295.00–317.50	$304.18	$2,047	+11.68

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,568	—
430	430	2	417.50	$417.50	$1,795	—
475	475	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,805	—
552–585	569	4	355.00–372.50	$363.50	$2,068	—
790	790	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,370	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1035–1088	1062	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	3,350.00–3,500.00	$3,423.13	—
1610	1610	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570–585	578	2	340.00–347.50	$343.70	$1,987	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	332.50	$332.50	$1,264	—
580	580	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,856	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,435	—
700	700	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,820	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	307.50	$307.50	$1,092	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1330	1013	85-90%	6	93.00–112.00	$101.80	$1,031	—
855–1215	1040	85-90%	7	115.00–124.00	$121.22	$1,261	—
1000–1235	1094	85-90%	10	139.00–148.00	$142.10	$1,555	+6.58
1005–1290	1131	85-90%	13	126.00–136.00	$131.02	$1,482	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1085	1075	80-85%	2	134.00–135.00	$134.50	$1,446	—
1065–1570	1263	80-85%	10	141.00–153.00	$148.28	$1,873	—
1190–1515	1333	80-85%	9	157.00–175.00	$164.50	$2,193	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1685	1407	75-80%	9	140.00–151.00	$146.63	$2,063	—
1495–1785	1587	75-80%	7	152.00–162.00	$157.24	$2,495	-0.84

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1525–1795	1670	3	154.00–175.00	$164.33	$2,744	—
1470–2065	1763	5	184.00–192.00	$189.07	$3,333	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1095–1105	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,450.00–2,700.00	$2,574.43
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,275.00	$2,275.00
1140–1585	1380	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,225.00–2,600.00	$2,488.19

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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
1260	1260	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,975.00	$2,975.00	—
1355	1355	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,050.00	$3,050.00	—

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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.