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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, July 10, 2026

737 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $333.50/cwt -12.57 vs last sale · ≈ $3,241/hd at 972 lb · 275 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $350.42/cwt ≈ $2,538/hd at 724 lb · 73 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $378.70/cwt ≈ $2,988/hd at 789 lb · 63 head
Richmond, KY 9-weight steers sold at $334/cwt, running $14/cwt below the KY average ($348) and $26/cwt under Lexington, KY ($360). The class is down $4/cwt from its late-June peak of $351. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 737 578 883
Feeder cattle 701 545 840
Slaughter cattle 34 21 43
Replacement cattle 2 12 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to being closed last week for the 4th of July holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 505.00 $505.00 $2,045 +35.00
515 value added 515 5 492.50 $492.50 $2,536 —
545 545 2 437.50 $437.50 $2,384 —
610–643 639 8 405.00–410.00 $405.60 $2,592 —
625–645 value added 639 14 420.00–427.50 $425.69 $2,720 —
680 680 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,686 —
700–730 721 5 370.00–387.50 $378.41 $2,728 -11.59
789 value added 789 63 378.70 $378.70 $2,988 —
842 value added 842 52 360.75 $360.75 $3,038 —
865 value added 865 60 351.50 $351.50 $3,040 —
955 955 1 325.00 $325.00 $3,104 —
957–983 value added 972 274 329.25–336.75 $333.53 $3,242 -12.54
1004 value added 1004 52 319.75 $319.75 $3,210 -12.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 2 460.00 $460.00 $2,093 +10.00
561 561 3 430.00 $430.00 $2,412 +2.50
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,044 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,246 -70.00
340 340 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,632 —
405–445 421 4 437.50–445.00 $440.08 $1,853 -7.59
515–545 532 6 387.50–410.00 $398.24 $2,119 -1.72
560–595 573 4 380.00–392.50 $385.60 $2,209 -11.40
605–627 620 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,170 -30.00
673 673 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,356 —
700 700 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,310 —
725 value added 725 71 351.00 $351.00 $2,545 —
780 780 3 325.00 $325.00 $2,535 -5.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,596 —
550 550 1 392.50 $392.50 $2,159 —
625 625 1 332.50 $332.50 $2,078 -7.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,183 -7.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–322 320 4 565.00 $565.00 $1,808 +5.00
445 445 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,958 —
555–560 556 6 405.00–417.50 $407.10 $2,263 -3.46
615–620 618 3 347.50–352.50 $350.84 $2,168 —
650 650 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,275 -35.00
705 705 1 342.50 $342.50 $2,415 —
755 755 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,492 -20.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,825 —
490 490 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,911 -87.50
545 545 2 360.00–380.00 $370.00 $2,016 —
825 825 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,640 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 2 530.00 $530.00 $1,733 —
445 445 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,869 —
580 580 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,291 +12.98
735 735 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,352 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,700 —
583 583 3 352.50 $352.50 $2,055 -7.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1220 1173 80-85% 3 173.00–185.00 $179.52 $2,106 —
1115–1470 1247 80-85% 5 188.00–207.00 $196.33 $2,448 +5.73
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1045 928 85-90% 4 140.00–149.00 $144.91 $1,345 -20.55
905–1140 1023 85-90% 2 174.00–187.00 $179.75 $1,839 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1560 1468 75-80% 2 178.00–179.00 $178.53 $2,621 —
1375–1610 1493 75-80% 2 184.00–192.00 $187.69 $2,802 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1560 1350 3 188.00–206.00 $195.98 $2,646 —
1160–1695 1452 5 214.00–227.00 $223.81 $3,250 —
1960 1960 1 238.00 $238.00 $4,665 +21.60

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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
1305 1305 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 3,950.00 $3,950.00 —

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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.