Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 29, 2026

295 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $311.50/cwt ≈ $2,747/hd at 882 lb · 60 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $330.50/cwt ≈ $3,212/hd at 972 lb · 58 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $435.58/cwt ≈ $2,086/hd at 479 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	295	58	365
Feeder cattle	270	46	310
Slaughter cattle	18	11	30
Replacement cattle	7	1	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves due to low comparable receipts. Slaughter cows cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter bulls sold steady
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	620.00	$620.00	$1,736	—
330–335	333	2	575.00–600.00	$587.41	$1,956	—
445	445	1	485.00	$485.00	$2,158	—
475	475	1	442.50	$442.50	$2,102	—
500 value added	500	2	505.00	$505.00	$2,525	—
505	505	2	462.50	$462.50	$2,336	—
575–580	580	11	442.50–450.00	$449.32	$2,606	—
607–640	620	8	412.50–437.50	$422.92	$2,622	+17.92
700 value added	700	10	390.00	$390.00	$2,730	—
705–715	710	2	360.00–365.00	$362.52	$2,574	—
807	807	2	340.00	$340.00	$2,744	—
972 value added	972	58	330.50	$330.50	$3,212	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,517	—
446	446	3	357.50	$357.50	$1,594	-42.50

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
522	522	2	400.00	$400.00	$2,088	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	432.50	$432.50	$2,357	—
560	560	1	430.00	$430.00	$2,408	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,700	—
355	355	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,810	±0.00
405–407	406	4	462.50	$462.50	$1,878	-12.50
465–496	479	17	432.50–442.50	$435.58	$2,086	—
503–512	507	5	422.50	$422.50	$2,142	—
600–633	615	7	355.00–370.00	$366.09	$2,251	—
737 value added	737	9	336.00	$336.00	$2,476	—
882 value added	882	60	311.50	$311.50	$2,747	—
955–962	960	3	275.00–291.00	$285.69	$2,743	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	402.50	$402.50	$1,912	—
535	535	1	400.00	$400.00	$2,140	—
567	567	2	375.00	$375.00	$2,126	—
645	645	2	345.00	$345.00	$2,225	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,849	+5.00
470	470	1	417.50	$417.50	$1,962	+10.00
505	505	1	400.00	$400.00	$2,020	—
560–570	565	2	390.00	$390.00	$2,204	+7.50
665	665	1	332.50	$332.50	$2,211	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–385	380	2	452.50–465.00	$458.67	$1,743	—
452–495	466	3	390.00–410.00	$397.08	$1,850	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,921	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	600.00	$600.00	$1,410	—
265	265	1	660.00	$660.00	$1,749	—
390	390	2	520.00	$520.00	$2,028	-5.00
455–480	463	3	480.00–490.00	$486.55	$2,253	—
510–525	518	2	427.50–437.50	$432.43	$2,240	—
575–576	576	4	445.00–447.50	$446.88	$2,574	—
692	692	2	385.00	$385.00	$2,664	—
700	700	2	367.50	$367.50	$2,572	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,650	+20.00
485	485	2	440.00	$440.00	$2,134	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1345–1495	1420	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	3,450.00–3,550.00	$3,497.36	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670	670	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,244	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,752	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,435	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1185	1092	85-90%	3	151.00–155.00	$153.22	$1,673	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1610	1373	80-85%	2	190.00–199.00	$195.28	$2,681	—
1400	1400	80-85%	1	178.00	$178.00	$2,492	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305	1305	75-80%	1	179.00	$179.00	$2,336	—
1545	1545	75-80%	1	195.00	$195.00	$3,013	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1610	1610	1	216.00	$216.00	$3,478	—
1975	1975	1	252.00	$252.00	$4,977	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1015	1015	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00
1110	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00
1140	1140	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1505	1505	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,175.00	$3,175.00	—
1625	1625	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	4,400.00	$4,400.00	—

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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.