Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report, Richmond, KY

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, June 19, 2026

185 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $357.75/cwt +27.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,608/hd at 729 lb · 69 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $374.50/cwt ≈ $2,872/hd at 767 lb · 22 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $348.00/cwt ≈ $2,888/hd at 830 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	185	419	425
Feeder cattle	163	394	402
Slaughter cattle	14	21	23
Replacement cattle	8	4	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
215	215	1	660.00	$660.00	$1,419	—
407	407	2	500.00	$500.00	$2,035	+11.68
538	538	3	437.50	$437.50	$2,354	-11.52
590	590	2	370.00	$370.00	$2,183	-85.00
680	680	2	370.00	$370.00	$2,516	-30.00
767	767	22	374.50	$374.50	$2,872	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	423	2	482.50–485.00	$483.70	$2,046	—
615	615	1	382.50	$382.50	$2,352	—
770	770	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,541	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	505.00	$505.00	$1,262	—
330	330	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,650	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	427.50	$427.50	$2,073	—
515	515	1	382.50	$382.50	$1,970	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	265	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,325	—
405–445	425	2	440.00–450.00	$444.76	$1,890	+7.26
541	541	3	415.00	$415.00	$2,245	+14.92
598	598	7	391.00	$391.00	$2,338	+5.61
729 value added	729	69	357.75	$357.75	$2,608	—
770	770	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,387	—
830 value added	830	11	348.00	$348.00	$2,888	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,496	—
370	370	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,610	—
410	410	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,722	+22.50
462	462	2	440.00	$440.00	$2,033	+35.94
505	505	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,919	—
565	565	1	392.50	$392.50	$2,218	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,728	—
430	430	1	422.50	$422.50	$1,817	—
497	497	2	407.50	$407.50	$2,025	+11.35
670	670	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,244	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	365.00	$365.00	$2,044	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	465.00	$465.00	$1,651	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	630.00	$630.00	$1,606	—
450	450	1	475.00	$475.00	$2,138	+32.46
520	520	1	407.50	$407.50	$2,119	-25.48
693	693	3	350.00	$350.00	$2,426	+10.00
965	965	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,412	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	517.50	$517.50	$1,915	—
775	775	1	307.50	$307.50	$2,383	—
805	805	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,093	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	357.50	$357.50	$2,038	—
635	635	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,159	-20.00

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,728	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1285	1239	80-85%	4	180.00–186.00	$182.54	$2,262	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780	780	85-90%	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,190	—
1055–1115	1085	85-90%	2	161.00–173.00	$167.17	$1,814	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410	1410	75-80%	1	186.00	$186.00	$2,623	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1865–2295	2090	3	234.00–240.00	$237.39	$4,961	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1050	964	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,618.00–1,932.00	$1,796.54
985–1215	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,430.00–2,782.00	$2,587.60

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1375	1375	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,175.00	$3,175.00

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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.