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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 10, 2026

764 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $362.77/cwt ≈ $3,100/hd at 855 lb · 74 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $429.77/cwt +33.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,643/hd at 615 lb · 60 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $441.63/cwt +51.63 vs last sale · ≈ $2,943/hd at 666 lb · 59 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 764 288 532
Feeder cattle 721 237 514
Slaughter cattle 38 39 17
Replacement cattle 5 12 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Weaned preconditioned feeders with favorable body condition still bringing large premiums. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with slaughter bulls 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
345 345 1 590.00 $590.00 $2,036 —
375 375 5 590.00 $590.00 $2,212 -10.00
420–435 424 4 520.00–525.00 $521.28 $2,210 -63.72
455 value added 455 8 570.00 $570.00 $2,594 -18.85
455–495 465 5 520.00–532.50 $528.34 $2,457 -3.60
500–511 value added 507 20 500.00–517.50 $506.66 $2,569 -41.77
531–542 537 18 470.00–477.50 $473.30 $2,542 +3.30
555–568 value added 562 12 500.00–510.00 $503.32 $2,829 -28.35
577–590 579 6 490.00–492.50 $492.08 $2,849 -2.92
613–628 value added 623 12 460.00–470.00 $462.46 $2,881 -20.54
655–677 value added 658 44 430.00–454.00 $451.19 $2,969 —
690–695 691 15 412.50–414.00 $413.60 $2,858 —
706 706 4 372.50 $372.50 $2,630 -17.50
718 value added 718 12 410.00 $410.00 $2,944 —
768 768 3 372.50 $372.50 $2,861 +12.50
818–841 830 25 330.00–348.00 $341.12 $2,831 —
852 value added 852 64 366.25 $366.25 $3,120 —
865–875 871 10 340.00–342.50 $340.50 $2,966 —
900–905 903 2 310.00–327.50 $318.73 $2,878 -18.27
956 value added 956 35 334.50 $334.50 $3,198 —
1026 1026 8 324.00 $324.00 $3,324 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 404 6 505.00–515.00 $513.25 $2,074 -26.75
580 580 7 455.00 $455.00 $2,639 -2.50
765 765 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,754 —
825 825 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,599 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,349 -17.50
585 585 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,750 +70.00
635–645 640 2 397.50–402.50 $399.98 $2,560 —
805 805 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,697 —
1000 1000 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,700 —
1055 1055 1 297.50 $297.50 $3,139 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,998 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1477 1477 2 200.00 $200.00 $2,954 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,451 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 2 570.00 $570.00 $1,664 +55.00
318–330 320 5 500.00–502.50 $501.99 $1,606 -28.01
375 375 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,912 -19.18
402–440 411 10 472.50–485.00 $479.02 $1,969 -18.42
428 value added 428 4 510.00 $510.00 $2,183 -38.69
455–480 464 4 457.50–467.50 $461.25 $2,140 -43.57
510 value added 510 3 455.00 $455.00 $2,320 -11.85
504–537 524 19 437.50–450.00 $442.92 $2,321 -0.61
557 557 2 422.50 $422.50 $2,353 —
590 value added 590 3 447.50 $447.50 $2,640 —
603–630 value added 615 51 423.00–446.00 $436.54 $2,685 +31.54
607–620 615 9 370.00–400.00 $391.39 $2,407 +11.39
676 value added 676 9 394.00 $394.00 $2,663 —
678 678 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,373 —
705–735 value added 717 14 340.00–350.00 $343.62 $2,464 —
757–791 780 10 315.00–335.00 $328.49 $2,562 +8.46
825 825 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,475 -22.50
932 value added 932 2 330.00 $330.00 $3,076 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,508 —
407–445 423 5 442.50–450.00 $445.87 $1,886 —
465–485 472 3 442.50–447.50 $445.79 $2,104 -9.29
518 518 5 415.00 $415.00 $2,150 +55.00
513–530 520 5 417.50–420.00 $418.98 $2,179 +58.98
555 555 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,109 —
610 610 1 342.50 $342.50 $2,089 +5.06
692 692 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,353 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 3 492.50 $492.50 $1,763 —
435 435 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,001 -22.50
575 575 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,444 —
660–687 678 3 335.00–347.50 $343.44 $2,329 —
730 730 1 302.50 $302.50 $2,208 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–392 391 3 460.00–467.50 $465.01 $1,818 —
470–475 473 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,987 —
635 635 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,905 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,062 +15.00
600 600 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,680 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,428 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 fancy 200 1 670.00 $670.00 $1,340 —
285–290 288 2 585.00–590.00 $587.52 $1,692 —
320–345 330 4 545.00–585.00 $569.91 $1,881 -23.26
361 fancy 361 3 675.00 $675.00 $2,437 —
372–395 382 4 550.00–575.00 $558.96 $2,135 —
415 fancy 415 4 585.00 $585.00 $2,428 -55.00
415–447 434 4 525.00–545.00 $532.36 $2,310 -34.70
450–490 482 5 510.00–530.00 $515.93 $2,487 -58.77
500–520 513 4 475.00–502.50 $490.78 $2,518 +10.30
550–575 563 2 460.00–480.00 $469.78 $2,645 +31.44
605–645 618 7 380.00–390.00 $383.64 $2,371 -13.84
650–660 653 4 387.50–395.00 $393.10 $2,567 +13.10
722 722 2 367.50 $367.50 $2,653 -10.03
750–776 763 8 342.50–350.00 $345.59 $2,637 —
800–841 835 7 300.00–307.50 $302.83 $2,529 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 325 3 515.00–530.00 $521.00 $1,693 —
355–365 359 5 520.00–525.00 $520.99 $1,870 —
405–430 417 6 500.00–522.50 $513.86 $2,143 +13.86
480–496 493 5 475.00–497.50 $491.61 $2,424 -43.29
530–542 538 3 445.00 $445.00 $2,394 —
550–580 568 10 435.00–450.00 $440.60 $2,503 +35.60
675 675 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,464 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,810 —
412–445 421 8 430.00–460.00 $452.07 $1,903 —
475–477 476 3 452.50–462.50 $459.18 $2,186 —
515 515 1 417.50 $417.50 $2,150 —
550–562 558 3 420.00–430.00 $423.29 $2,362 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 555.00 $555.00 $1,970 +25.00
455 455 1 532.50 $532.50 $2,423 —
510 510 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,244 —
640 640 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,368 —
690–695 692 5 357.50–360.00 $359.50 $2,488 —
905 905 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,624 —
955 955 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,578 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,957 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1525 1350 75-80% 4 178.00–183.00 $180.18 $2,432 —
1350–1615 1473 75-80% 6 191.00–205.00 $197.49 $2,909 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1275 1157 80-85% 3 166.00–175.00 $169.90 $1,966 —
1035–1295 1169 80-85% 4 189.00–204.00 $195.69 $2,288 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 85-90% 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,072 +2.75
980–1205 1108 85-90% 3 161.00–169.00 $165.37 $1,832 —
1015–1285 1150 85-90% 2 149.00–155.00 $151.65 $1,744 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1485 1383 3 197.00–210.00 $202.32 $2,798 —
1455 1455 1 184.00 $184.00 $2,677 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015–1155 1085 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,400.00–2,850.00 $2,610.48
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00

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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
1000 1000 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,369 —
538 value added 538 7 442.50 $442.50 $2,381 —
562 562 2 337.50 $337.50 $1,897 —
640 value added 640 1 442.50 $442.50 $2,832 —

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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.