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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 20, 2026

548 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $339.25/cwt -2.20 vs last sale · ≈ $3,213/hd at 947 lb · 112 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $371.18/cwt +18.16 vs last sale · ≈ $3,023/hd at 815 lb · 71 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $480.88/cwt +38.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,794/hd at 581 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 548 527 0
Feeder cattle 533 500 0
Slaughter cattle 11 25 0
Replacement cattle 4 2 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650lbs sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder steers over 650lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 550lbs sold mostly steady. Yearling steers sold steady on a light test. No trend on slaughter cows due to low comparable receipts. Slaughter bulls sold steady 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
340–345 343 3 550.00–565.00 $554.95 $1,903 —
380 380 1 570.00 $570.00 $2,166 —
410 fancy 410 1 550.00 $550.00 $2,255 —
402–440 424 5 510.00–530.00 $520.15 $2,205 —
456 value added 456 11 545.00 $545.00 $2,485 +45.00
452–486 469 11 500.00–530.00 $514.69 $2,414 +34.69
530–537 534 5 470.00–497.50 $484.07 $2,585 +20.54
555–583 value added 579 51 482.50–495.00 $485.21 $2,809 +10.21
585–597 593 9 450.00–472.50 $456.32 $2,706 +32.83
603–631 value added 623 11 447.50–457.50 $452.91 $2,822 +12.91
670 670 1 382.50 $382.50 $2,563 -2.50
688 value added 688 18 405.00 $405.00 $2,786 -0.36
765 765 1 352.50 $352.50 $2,697 -9.21
813 value added 813 67 372.50 $372.50 $3,028 +19.48
840 840 4 349.00 $349.00 $2,932 —
898 898 8 315.00 $315.00 $2,829 —
947 947 112 339.25 $339.25 $3,213 —
975 975 2 315.00 $315.00 $3,071 —
1084 1084 9 287.00 $287.00 $3,111 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 3 477.50 $477.50 $2,149 +36.22
540 540 1 465.00 $465.00 $2,511 —
585 585 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,516 —
695 695 5 360.00 $360.00 $2,502 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 442.50 $442.50 $2,323 —
660 660 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,244 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 492.50 $492.50 $2,315 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,244 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 fancy 374 8 524.00 $524.00 $1,960 —
385–392 388 7 480.00–500.00 $486.40 $1,887 —
457–476 value added 468 5 462.50–467.50 $465.55 $2,179 —
483–499 498 44 444.00–450.00 $444.40 $2,213 +5.35
510–546 526 14 407.50–417.50 $413.50 $2,175 +5.12
578–595 588 16 375.00–390.00 $381.17 $2,241 -1.24
602–620 value added 609 9 370.00–372.50 $371.93 $2,265 -8.07
646 646 3 345.00 $345.00 $2,229 -17.99
685 685 4 347.50 $347.50 $2,380 +15.00
720–727 724 4 320.00–327.50 $323.77 $2,344 -16.23
782 782 5 295.00 $295.00 $2,307 -30.00
897 897 4 265.00 $265.00 $2,377 —
945 945 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,552 —
1032 1032 2 267.50 $267.50 $2,761 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,665 —
451–480 463 5 400.00–402.50 $401.46 $1,859 —
505–542 532 5 382.50–400.00 $392.65 $2,089 —
550 550 2 382.50 $382.50 $2,104 —
625 625 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,031 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,638 —
405 405 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,701 —
480 480 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,752 —
505 505 2 432.50 $432.50 $2,184 —
555 555 2 370.00–375.00 $372.50 $2,067 —
745 745 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,235 -20.00
815 815 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,078 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,442 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 560.00 $560.00 $2,156 —
431 431 3 502.50 $502.50 $2,166 +7.50
495 495 2 487.50 $487.50 $2,413 —
525 525 1 490.00 $490.00 $2,572 +57.17
570–587 579 4 450.00–462.50 $456.16 $2,641 —
605–615 610 2 415.00–417.50 $416.24 $2,539 +56.24
855 855 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,565 —
920 920 1 272.50 $272.50 $2,507 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,860 +45.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 85-90% 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,380 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275 1275 80-85% 1 169.00 $169.00 $2,155 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445 1445 1 148.00 $148.00 $2,139 —
1790–2045 1918 2 183.00–187.00 $184.87 $3,546 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1465 1465 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–540 528 2 240.00–250.00 $245.12 $1,294 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,732 —
511 511 5 365.00 $365.00 $1,865 —
691 691 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,349 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1240 1240 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 4,000.00 $4,000.00 —

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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.