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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report, Richmond, KY

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 27, 2026

427 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $356.96/cwt +6.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,640/hd at 740 lb · 74 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $348.00/cwt ≈ $2,781/hd at 799 lb · 42 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $398.47/cwt +6.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,450/hd at 615 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 427 714 472
Feeder cattle 366 548 444
Slaughter cattle 19 34 24
Replacement cattle 42 132 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Yearling heifers sold 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 fancy 300 1 640.00 $640.00 $1,920 —
480 480 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,400 -27.48
507 507 2 497.50 $497.50 $2,522 -10.00
510–515 value added 513 4 520.00–530.00 $525.02 $2,693 -13.90
566 value added 566 3 500.00 $500.00 $2,830 +10.68
577 577 2 452.50 $452.50 $2,611 -5.81
601–617 value added 607 5 457.50–460.00 $458.52 $2,783 +11.02
610 610 1 412.50 $412.50 $2,516 -5.00
664 value added 664 5 420.00 $420.00 $2,789 —
658–697 669 7 392.50–410.00 $404.79 $2,708 +4.79
720–735 730 3 337.50–340.00 $338.32 $2,470 -11.68
785 value added 785 10 377.00 $377.00 $2,959 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 387.50 $387.50 $2,441 —
780 780 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,535 —
807 807 2 297.50 $297.50 $2,401 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 2 302.50 $302.50 $2,949 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,064 +30.00
685 685 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,534 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 367.50 $367.50 $2,076 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,296 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 365 2 525.00–545.00 $535.41 $1,954 +52.13
400 400 1 462.50 $462.50 $1,850 -7.38
405 value added 405 1 507.50 $507.50 $2,055 —
450–470 462 5 472.50–480.00 $475.42 $2,196 +20.38
511–547 529 6 415.00–437.50 $427.32 $2,261 —
555–597 581 12 402.50–422.50 $409.87 $2,381 +1.16
610 value added 610 11 419.00 $419.00 $2,556 +24.36
610–640 624 6 350.00–370.00 $360.82 $2,252 -10.20
657 value added 657 14 381.00 $381.00 $2,503 —
695 695 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,398 -18.31
700–744 737 8 317.50–338.00 $333.95 $2,461 +23.95
740 value added 740 66 359.75 $359.75 $2,662 +8.45
799 value added 799 42 348.00 $348.00 $2,781 —
820 820 4 285.00 $285.00 $2,337 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 370 3 440.00–460.00 $450.79 $1,668 —
420 420 2 440.00–450.00 $445.00 $1,869 —
450 450 1 427.50 $427.50 $1,924 —
510–545 520 7 382.50–405.00 $396.38 $2,061 —
585 585 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,223 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,914 —
455–490 473 2 430.00–437.50 $433.61 $2,051 —
500 500 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,900 —
570–572 571 3 365.00–385.00 $378.35 $2,160 —
720 720 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,980 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,180 —
450 450 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,800 —
505 505 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,843 —
850 850 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,849 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,906 —
585 585 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,989 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 545.00 $545.00 $1,580 —
350 350 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,925 -5.00
350–376 fancy 371 5 605.00–610.00 $605.94 $2,248 -1.61
410 410 1 555.00 $555.00 $2,276 —
415 fancy 415 2 570.00 $570.00 $2,366 —
450–485 469 6 515.00–525.00 $519.05 $2,434 -13.45
520–545 528 3 450.00–462.50 $454.30 $2,399 -50.02
550 550 1 437.50 $437.50 $2,406 -31.38
710 710 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,662 +32.49
775 775 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,635 —
815 815 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,628 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,434 —
395 395 1 525.00 $525.00 $2,074 —
405 405 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,944 —
500 500 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,300 —
570 570 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,536 —
610–642 630 5 370.00–390.00 $382.94 $2,413 —
665–685 675 2 360.00–380.00 $369.85 $2,496 —
700 700 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,415 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,950 —
475 475 1 490.00 $490.00 $2,328 —
630 630 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,048 —
690 690 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,484 +10.00
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,882 —
695 695 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,363 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —
1215 1215 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–2000 1558 75-80% 6 173.00–184.00 $178.10 $2,775 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1240 1230 80-85% 2 167.00–179.00 $173.05 $2,129 -10.56
1265 1265 80-85% 1 196.00 $196.00 $2,479 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 85-90% 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,971 —
1285 1285 85-90% 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,850 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615 1615 65-75% 1 192.00 $192.00 $3,101 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475 1475 1 187.00 $187.00 $2,758 —
1515–2005 1708 4 193.00–203.00 $196.93 $3,364 -17.08
1745–1775 1760 2 208.00–221.00 $214.44 $3,774 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030 1030 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00
1055–1415 1235 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,700.00–2,450.00 $2,129.66
1315–1370 1343 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,300.00 $3,300.00
1270–1600 1386 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 3,050.00–3,450.00 $3,315.19

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775 775 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,625.00 $2,625.00
788 788 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,650.00 $2,650.00
750–975 828 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 15 2,300.00–2,875.00 $2,744.06

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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
1425 1425 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,900.00 $3,900.00 -41.02
1445 1445 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 4,350.00 $4,350.00 +408.98
1480 1480 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 4,050.00 $4,050.00 -651.68
1510 1510 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 4,450.00 $4,450.00 —
1380–1675 1528 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 3,850.00–4,000.00 $3,932.24 —
1480–1635 1558 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 4,850.00–4,900.00 $4,873.76 —
1600 1600 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 4,400.00 $4,400.00 —
1700 1700 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 4,450.00 $4,450.00 —
1705 1705 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 4,200.00 $4,200.00 —
1680–1780 1730 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 4,350.00–4,500.00 $4,422.83 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,240 —
405 405 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,195 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1195 1195 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 4,050.00 $4,050.00 —

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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.