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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 27, 2026

424 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $361.89/cwt +14.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,471/hd at 683 lb · 93 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $451.61/cwt -29.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,651/hd at 587 lb · 91 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $406.38/cwt +25.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,308/hd at 568 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 424 548 1,333
Feeder cattle 398 533 1,270
Slaughter cattle 20 11 55
Replacement cattle 6 4 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady on a light test. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. No comparison on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 314 5 550.00 $550.00 $1,727 -4.95
382 382 2 530.00 $530.00 $2,025 -40.00
435–445 436 15 487.50–495.00 $488.01 $2,128 -32.14
440 fancy 440 1 537.50 $537.50 $2,365 -12.50
465–487 480 3 520.00 $520.00 $2,496 +5.31
500 500 1 487.50 $487.50 $2,438 +3.43
570–593 587 91 450.00–467.50 $451.61 $2,651 -4.71
600 value added 600 2 455.00 $455.00 $2,730 +2.09
600–632 620 4 430.00–445.00 $441.28 $2,736 —
660–665 663 5 407.50–415.00 $412.01 $2,732 +29.51
740–743 743 6 352.50–365.00 $362.92 $2,696 —
805–820 813 2 320.00–340.00 $329.91 $2,682 -19.09
855–872 864 4 325.00–330.00 $327.48 $2,829 +12.48
1110 1110 1 280.00 $280.00 $3,108 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 492.50 $492.50 $1,921 —
470 470 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,115 -27.50
550 550 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,530 +30.00
605 605 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,360 —
775 775 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,596 —
840 840 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,646 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,066 -57.50
520 520 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,314 —
657 657 2 407.50 $407.50 $2,677 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,205 —
662 662 2 352.50 $352.50 $2,334 +12.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,833 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,196 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 fancy 305 3 550.00 $550.00 $1,678 —
345 345 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,725 —
367–395 379 4 510.00–530.00 $522.24 $1,979 +35.84
385 fancy 385 6 545.00 $545.00 $2,098 +21.00
402–410 406 5 500.00–517.50 $506.93 $2,058 —
458 458 4 477.50 $477.50 $2,187 —
516–540 521 5 412.50–420.00 $418.44 $2,180 +4.94
550–598 568 16 390.00–417.50 $406.38 $2,308 +25.21
625–645 639 10 345.00–352.50 $351.77 $2,248 +6.77
650–675 670 14 332.50–347.50 $345.76 $2,317 -1.74
685 value added 685 79 364.75 $364.75 $2,499 —
720–730 729 7 310.00–325.00 $322.88 $2,354 -0.89
788–790 789 4 300.00–302.50 $301.87 $2,382 +6.87
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,610 +10.00
430–445 438 2 455.00 $455.00 $1,993 —
472 472 2 447.50 $447.50 $2,112 +46.04
545 545 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,071 -12.65
585 585 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,252 +2.50
675 675 2 322.50 $322.50 $2,177 —
852 852 2 265.00 $265.00 $2,258 —
905 905 1 252.50 $252.50 $2,285 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,660 -5.00
562–587 575 4 372.50–380.00 $376.17 $2,163 +3.67
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 3 415.00 $415.00 $1,892 —
750 750 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,800 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,834 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 545.00 $545.00 $1,771 —
381 381 3 555.00 $555.00 $2,115 -5.00
402–417 fancy 412 6 540.00–542.50 $541.69 $2,232 —
405–445 432 7 480.00–502.50 $495.27 $2,140 -7.23
470 470 1 475.00 $475.00 $2,232 -12.50
565–586 577 6 452.50–475.00 $461.69 $2,664 +5.53
605 fancy 605 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,632 —
635 635 1 407.50 $407.50 $2,588 -8.74
720 720 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,304 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 3 500.00–510.00 $506.70 $1,662 —
360 360 2 487.50 $487.50 $1,755 —
467 467 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,868 —
575–592 581 6 440.00–460.00 $446.80 $2,596 —
655 655 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,456 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,978 —
495 495 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,980 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,300 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,349 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1225 1225 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,825 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1025 930 85-90% 3 112.50–117.50 $114.34 $1,063 —
905–1035 990 85-90% 3 120.00–121.00 $120.35 $1,191 -22.65
1035–1275 1155 85-90% 2 146.00–147.00 $146.45 $1,691 —
1220 1220 85-90% 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,671 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1555 1433 75-80% 2 159.00–160.00 $159.54 $2,286 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345 1345 80-85% 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,950 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–2200 1653 2 154.00–175.00 $167.98 $2,777 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015–1145 1080 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,050.00–2,200.00 $2,120.49

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–950 928 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,400.00–2,750.00 $2,570.75

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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
1015 1015 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —

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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.