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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 13, 2026

475 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $453.89/cwt +39.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,922/hd at 644 lb · 111 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $373.40/cwt +23.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,455/hd at 657 lb · 53 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $424.12/cwt +11.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,860/hd at 674 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 475 791 733
Feeder cattle 452 728 685
Slaughter cattle 19 50 48
Replacement cattle 4 13 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Good quality offering of weaned preconditioned feeders in todays sale. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 545.00 $545.00 $1,553 —
335 335 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,876 +100.00
380 380 1 530.00 $530.00 $2,014 —
431 value added 431 4 542.50 $542.50 $2,338 —
435 435 1 512.50 $512.50 $2,229 -5.00
475 475 2 502.50 $502.50 $2,387 -2.41
515 515 3 497.50 $497.50 $2,562 +62.50
525–526 value added 526 16 520.00–526.00 $525.63 $2,765 +23.72
550 value added 550 1 477.50 $477.50 $2,626 -19.44
571–591 581 7 452.50–457.50 $455.04 $2,644 +30.04
610–625 616 8 400.00–435.00 $420.50 $2,590 —
615–647 value added 646 103 445.00–457.50 $456.48 $2,949 +41.97
653–673 value added 670 22 422.50–434.00 $432.47 $2,898 +18.88
670–697 685 9 395.00–407.50 $403.70 $2,765 +28.70
704–735 707 13 370.00–377.50 $375.75 $2,657 +30.75
755–780 771 6 350.00–362.50 $352.11 $2,715 -5.39
817–836 831 7 320.00–328.00 $325.75 $2,707 —
850–855 854 4 330.00–337.50 $331.87 $2,834 -15.63
995 995 2 302.50 $302.50 $3,010 +7.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 426 3 475.00 $475.00 $2,024 —
465 465 1 475.00 $475.00 $2,209 —
515 515 1 452.50 $452.50 $2,330 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,591 —
520 520 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,820 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,140 —
315–340 324 4 485.00–505.00 $497.51 $1,612 +27.51
400 value added 400 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,840 —
435–437 436 3 437.50–442.50 $440.84 $1,922 +14.97
462 value added 462 4 462.50 $462.50 $2,137 —
455–480 468 2 437.50–440.00 $438.72 $2,053 +3.75
500–530 516 5 405.00–417.50 $414.05 $2,136 +16.55
528 value added 528 5 442.50 $442.50 $2,336 +8.52
562 value added 562 4 427.50 $427.50 $2,403 +12.58
570–590 584 8 380.00–405.00 $392.13 $2,290 +10.40
623–625 value added 624 4 395.00–400.00 $396.25 $2,473 +8.56
615–645 630 3 360.00–370.00 $365.04 $2,300 +35.04
651 value added 651 40 379.50 $379.50 $2,471 +26.32
655–692 677 13 345.00–360.00 $354.64 $2,401 +14.26
700 value added 700 29 344.00 $344.00 $2,408 -3.00
730 730 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,190 —
751–760 value added 754 13 319.00–330.00 $322.41 $2,431 —
760–765 762 3 300.00–310.00 $303.35 $2,312 -32.65
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 370 3 422.50–440.00 $433.85 $1,605 —
405 405 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,701 —
455–485 475 3 410.00–417.50 $414.25 $1,968 —
540 540 1 382.50 $382.50 $2,066 —
565 565 1 407.50 $407.50 $2,302 —
665 665 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,194 —
875 875 1 267.50 $267.50 $2,341 —
950 950 1 222.50 $222.50 $2,114 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 2 430.00–440.00 $435.27 $1,406 —
370 370 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,591 —
420 420 1 422.50 $422.50 $1,774 —
490 490 1 422.50 $422.50 $2,070 —
502–535 513 3 397.50–400.00 $398.37 $2,044 —
550 550 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,090 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,160 —
370 370 2 380.00–400.00 $390.00 $1,443 -5.00
410 410 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,558 -7.45
570 570 1 352.50 $352.50 $2,009 +12.50
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
582 582 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,037 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 575.00 $575.00 $1,926 +105.00
415 415 1 540.00 $540.00 $2,241 +112.54
450–475 457 4 522.50–545.00 $534.27 $2,442 +114.27
550–575 565 3 450.00–470.00 $458.41 $2,590 +17.41
615–640 630 4 412.50–427.50 $421.18 $2,653 +66.18
665 665 1 382.50 $382.50 $2,544 +25.00
720 720 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,448 —
790 790 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,469 —
875 875 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,362 —
955 955 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,244 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,525 —
435–445 440 2 475.00–505.00 $490.17 $2,157 —
450–470 460 2 482.50–495.00 $488.61 $2,248 —
745 745 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,347 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,762 —
405 405 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,742 —
515–525 520 2 460.00–470.00 $465.05 $2,418 —
655 655 1 372.50 $372.50 $2,440 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,610 —
540 540 1 407.50 $407.50 $2,200 —
663 663 3 365.00 $365.00 $2,420 +40.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1110 1110 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00 —
1315 1315 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,760.00 $2,760.00 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,346 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–995 973 85-90% 2 138.00–142.00 $139.95 $1,362 —
1125–1160 1143 85-90% 2 153.00 $153.00 $1,749 -24.00
1335 1335 85-90% 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,709 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 80-85% 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,615 —
1095 1095 80-85% 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,927 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1660 1483 75-80% 2 174.00–175.00 $174.56 $2,589 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530–1860 1695 3 187.00–198.00 $193.60 $3,282 —
1515–2020 1751 4 202.00–224.00 $211.52 $3,704 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865 865 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
1135 1135 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00

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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.