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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 13, 2026

527 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $357.44/cwt +12.44 vs last sale · ≈ $3,138/hd at 878 lb · 74 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $396.01/cwt +58.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,891/hd at 730 lb · 72 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $341.45/cwt +12.15 vs last sale · ≈ $3,184/hd at 933 lb · 72 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 527 504 83
Feeder cattle 500 475 68
Slaughter cattle 25 22 14
Replacement cattle 2 7 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to being closed for inclement weather. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 230 2 570.00–590.00 $580.43 $1,335 —
440 value added 440 1 530.00 $530.00 $2,332 —
455 455 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,184 —
461 value added 461 3 500.00 $500.00 $2,305 —
528–545 value added 530 8 490.00–495.00 $494.36 $2,620 —
510–547 535 3 455.00–467.50 $463.53 $2,480 +23.74
555 value added 555 3 475.00 $475.00 $2,636 —
572–590 581 5 420.00–427.50 $423.49 $2,460 +10.99
600–645 625 3 387.50–417.50 $397.96 $2,487 +15.46
625 value added 625 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,750 —
680 680 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,618 +20.00
683–685 value added 684 49 402.50–412.50 $405.36 $2,773 —
728–747 value added 730 72 380.00–398.75 $396.01 $2,891 —
765 value added 765 10 384.00 $384.00 $2,938 —
750–793 777 8 352.50–372.50 $361.71 $2,810 —
810–845 value added 817 5 352.50–355.00 $353.02 $2,884 -2.73
877–884 value added 878 74 344.50–359.25 $357.44 $3,138 +12.44
905 905 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,760 —
933–936 value added 933 71 335.00–342.90 $341.96 $3,190 +12.66
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–495 485 2 440.00–442.50 $441.28 $2,140 +23.78
762 762 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,629 —
905 905 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,715 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 397.50 $397.50 $2,067 —
560 560 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,436 +37.50
680 680 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,584 +37.50
730 730 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,482 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,213 —
250 250 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,325 —
310–335 323 2 525.00–540.00 $532.21 $1,719 —
410–440 425 2 457.50–467.50 $462.32 $1,965 +24.82
445 fancy 445 1 485.00 $485.00 $2,158 —
450–480 474 5 435.00–440.00 $439.05 $2,081 —
505–545 527 8 400.00–420.00 $408.38 $2,152 +22.82
511–536 value added 528 14 435.00–437.50 $436.48 $2,305 —
550–590 570 2 380.00–385.00 $382.41 $2,180 +26.16
575–597 value added 591 21 398.00–400.00 $398.56 $2,355 —
617 value added 617 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,345 —
620–628 626 5 362.50–365.00 $362.99 $2,272 +21.47
657 value added 657 4 360.00 $360.00 $2,365 —
675 675 1 332.50 $332.50 $2,244 -7.50
721 721 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,451 +21.42
731 value added 731 19 361.00 $361.00 $2,639 +21.50
765 765 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,486 —
779 value added 779 9 342.50 $342.50 $2,668 +9.50
805–817 813 3 292.50–312.50 $299.10 $2,432 —
1105 1105 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,542 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,485 —
425 425 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,785 —
595 595 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,023 —
650 650 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,950 —
737 737 4 295.00 $295.00 $2,174 —
752 752 2 305.00 $305.00 $2,294 +25.00
830 830 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,407 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,288 —
790 790 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,370 +20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,652 —
295 fancy 295 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,770 —
405 405 1 495.00 $495.00 $2,005 +40.00
450–465 456 6 450.00–477.50 $469.16 $2,139 +56.66
505–542 533 8 427.50–450.00 $432.83 $2,307 —
625 625 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,250 —
700–728 721 4 332.50–350.00 $345.75 $2,493 —
755 755 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,718 —
825 825 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,351 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
591 591 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,950 —
842 842 2 287.50 $287.50 $2,421 +20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,806 —
515 515 2 380.00–400.00 $390.00 $2,008 —
705 705 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,044 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,323 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1355 1355 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 3,150.00 $3,150.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1310 1238 80-85% 2 158.00–163.00 $160.65 $1,989 —
1085–1455 1328 80-85% 6 167.00–178.00 $171.59 $2,279 +29.03
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030 1030 85-90% 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,349 +19.68
1045–1120 1083 85-90% 2 147.00–156.00 $151.66 $1,642 +9.66
985–1480 1148 85-90% 4 135.00–142.00 $137.56 $1,579 +4.79
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350 1350 75-80% 1 156.00 $156.00 $2,106 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1870–2140 1983 3 197.00–203.00 $200.75 $3,981 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835 835 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,823 —

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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.