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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 16, 2026

376 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $361.90/cwt +18.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,946/hd at 814 lb · 155 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $377.01/cwt -0.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,960/hd at 520 lb · 20 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $391.62/cwt ≈ $2,606/hd at 665 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 376 793 877
Feeder cattle 358 691 830
Slaughter cattle 14 85 27
Replacement cattle 4 17 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700lbs sold 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Yearling steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold sharply higher with feeder heifers over 500lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Good quality offering of feeder calves in todays sale with good to very good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower on a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 540.00 $540.00 $1,863 +50.63
360 fancy 360 1 555.00 $555.00 $1,998 +30.00
375–390 383 2 520.00–525.00 $522.45 $2,001 +45.15
435 435 1 437.50 $437.50 $1,903 -30.32
460 value added 460 1 492.50 $492.50 $2,266 —
460–470 465 2 457.50–477.50 $467.39 $2,173 +14.10
503–522 value added 513 8 447.50–462.50 $455.01 $2,334 +15.89
510–535 525 3 420.00–440.00 $431.83 $2,267 +16.59
554 value added 554 8 450.00 $450.00 $2,493 +21.84
555–562 560 10 427.50–440.00 $431.99 $2,419 +51.99
617–620 value added 618 5 410.00–415.00 $411.00 $2,540 —
610–640 625 2 387.50–395.00 $391.16 $2,445 +25.30
657–667 value added 662 13 390.00–405.00 $401.75 $2,660 —
651–695 673 6 360.00–380.00 $369.67 $2,488 —
785–797 792 7 330.00–350.00 $338.50 $2,681 —
808–817 value added 813 147 344.00–366.75 $363.36 $2,954 +20.13
800–842 833 8 330.00–340.00 $334.99 $2,790 —
857 value added 857 4 335.00 $335.00 $2,871 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,328 —
440 440 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,804 —
530 530 1 372.50 $372.50 $1,974 -10.00
670–695 683 2 350.00–355.00 $352.55 $2,408 —
800–837 825 3 300.00–310.00 $306.77 $2,531 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 457.50 $457.50 $1,853 +62.50
615 615 1 372.50 $372.50 $2,291 +25.00
677 677 2 352.50 $352.50 $2,386 —
770 770 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,541 —
870 870 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,610 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,040 —
605 605 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,936 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 367.50 $367.50 $1,874 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 280.00 $280.00 $672 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,462 +47.44
400–427 421 5 447.50–455.00 $451.96 $1,903 +69.96
450–469 464 7 420.00–442.50 $432.15 $2,005 +50.60
505–512 value added 511 12 380.00–385.00 $384.59 $1,965 +1.26
510–545 533 8 355.00–372.50 $365.65 $1,949 -4.91
560 560 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,960 +0.99
590–596 value added 595 12 367.50–370.00 $367.91 $2,189 —
615 value added 615 2 352.50 $352.50 $2,168 —
615–647 631 5 330.00–340.00 $338.00 $2,133 +19.32
675–688 682 10 330.00–342.50 $335.76 $2,290 +15.76
745 745 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,384 —
780 780 4 327.50 $327.50 $2,554 +40.00
825 825 2 305.00 $305.00 $2,516 —
893 893 3 315.00 $315.00 $2,813 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 413 2 405.00–425.00 $414.70 $1,713 +49.73
800–843 832 4 280.00–290.00 $282.40 $2,350 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,758 -2.45
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,810 +47.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 500.00–520.00 $510.15 $1,735 —
400–420 fancy 407 3 505.00–515.00 $508.44 $2,069 +13.44
440 440 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,024 -7.65
505–517 511 5 427.50–440.00 $432.96 $2,212 +46.21
595 595 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,320 +7.50
620 620 1 367.50 $367.50 $2,278 +23.78
822 822 2 312.50 $312.50 $2,569 +5.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,760 —
455 455 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,820 —
835 835 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,296 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,738 —
680 680 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,989 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,552 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 870 85-90% 1 114.00 $114.00 $992 —
870–1045 968 85-90% 4 100.00–107.00 $103.73 $1,004 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1495 1363 80-85% 3 144.00–146.00 $144.96 $1,976 —
1330–1395 1363 80-85% 2 126.00–129.00 $127.46 $1,737 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625 1625 1 153.00 $153.00 $2,486 —
1855–2005 1930 2 187.00–189.00 $187.96 $3,628 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1460 1460 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 2,675.00 $2,675.00 —
1505 1505 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00 —

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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.