Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 22, 2026

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	58	663	306
Feeder cattle	46	604	232
Slaughter cattle	11	37	56
Replacement cattle	1	22	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves due to low receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls steady on a light test.

→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls steady on a light test
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	2	405.00	$405.00	$2,552	±0.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,680	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	1	375.00	$375.00	$2,250	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	430.00	$430.00	$2,150	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,755	—
425	425	2	430.00	$430.00	$1,828	+30.00
475–495	480	4	407.50	$407.50	$1,956	+7.50
570	570	1	382.50	$382.50	$2,180	+11.16

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,887	+13.75
405	405	1	475.00	$475.00	$1,924	+25.00
745	745	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,272	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,743	+10.00
570	570	1	355.00	$355.00	$2,024	—
605	605	1	302.50	$302.50	$1,830	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,357	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	525.00	$525.00	$1,916	—
430	430	3	482.50	$482.50	$2,075	-2.50
620–640	627	3	395.00–400.00	$398.30	$2,497	+8.46
796	796	3	330.00	$330.00	$2,627	-20.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,608	—
422	422	2	435.00	$435.00	$1,836	-25.00
795	795	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,107	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,794	—
630	630	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,048	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,188	—
525	525	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,890	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,669	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,537	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	430.00	$430.00	$2,000	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1160	1090	80-85%	2	178.00–179.00	$178.53	$1,946	—
1280–1305	1293	80-85%	2	184.00–185.00	$184.50	$2,386	+7.84

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1560	1560	75-80%	1	175.00	$175.00	$2,730	-9.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1625	1470	3	192.00–204.00	$196.68	$2,891	—
1515–1670	1575	3	210.00–220.00	$214.62	$3,380	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,205.00	$2,205.00

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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.