Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, June 5, 2026

224 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $327.75/cwt -2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $3,182/hd at 971 lb · 56 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $384.50/cwt ≈ $2,230/hd at 580 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	224	295	487
Feeder cattle	209	270	462
Slaughter cattle	11	18	25
Replacement cattle	4	7	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

→ Feeder heifers: No trend on feeder steers and heifers due to low comparable receipts
→ Feeder steers: No trend on feeder steers and heifers due to low comparable receipts
→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a light test
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 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
382	382	2	522.50	$522.50	$1,996	—
400	400	1	505.00	$505.00	$2,020	—
480	480	3	495.00	$495.00	$2,376	+52.50
533	533	3	450.00	$450.00	$2,398	-12.50
556	556	3	455.00	$455.00	$2,530	+5.68
604 value added	604	6	450.00	$450.00	$2,718	—
971 value added	971	56	327.75	$327.75	$3,182	-2.75
1008 value added	1008	57	320.00	$320.00	$3,226	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	410.00	$410.00	$2,378	—
613 value added	613	5	437.50	$437.50	$2,682	—
670	670	1	352.50	$352.50	$2,362	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,176	—
315	315	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,544	-10.00
408–441	423	9	440.00–457.50	$446.64	$1,889	-15.86
455–461	460	4	425.00–430.00	$428.76	$1,972	-6.82
540	540	2	397.50	$397.50	$2,146	-25.00
560–587	580	10	370.00–390.00	$384.50	$2,230	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	392.50	$392.50	$1,747	—
485	485	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,964	+2.50
575	575	1	352.50	$352.50	$2,027	-22.50
605	605	3	337.50	$337.50	$2,042	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,505	—
540	540	2	375.00	$375.00	$2,025	-25.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,478	-53.67
585	585	2	337.50	$337.50	$1,974	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,432	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	472.50	$472.50	$1,796	—
425	425	2	442.50	$442.50	$1,881	—
465	465	1	432.50	$432.50	$2,011	-7.50
505–540	517	3	435.00–437.50	$436.63	$2,257	—
555	555	1	420.00	$420.00	$2,331	—
600	600	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,070	—
740	740	1	312.50	$312.50	$2,312	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250 fancy	250	1	620.00	$620.00	$1,550	—
295	295	1	570.00	$570.00	$1,682	-90.00
315	315	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,732	—
400	400	1	500.00	$500.00	$2,000	—
490	490	1	450.00	$450.00	$2,205	-36.55
515	515	1	457.50	$457.50	$2,356	+25.07
620	620	1	390.00	$390.00	$2,418	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	505.00	$505.00	$1,364	—
385	385	1	495.00	$495.00	$1,906	—
415	415	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,618	—
490	490	1	440.00	$440.00	$2,156	—
525–540	533	2	397.50–405.00	$401.20	$2,138	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	390.00	$390.00	$2,106	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905	905	85-90%	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,430	—
945	945	85-90%	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,606	—
1165	1165	85-90%	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,596	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1265	1218	80-85%	2	189.00–192.00	$190.44	$2,320	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1635–1640	1638	75-80%	2	176.00–179.00	$177.50	$2,907	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500	1500	1	207.00	$207.00	$3,105	—
1665	1665	1	233.00	$233.00	$3,879	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1405	1405	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,525.00	$2,525.00
1640	1640	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,950.00	$2,950.00

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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.