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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report, Richmond, KY

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, August 28, 2026

612 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $296.27/cwt -12.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,868/hd at 968 lb · 211 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $329.63/cwt +7.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,831/hd at 859 lb · 127 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $328.59/cwt ≈ $2,645/hd at 805 lb · 64 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 612 1,181 842
Feeder cattle 602 1,145 797
Slaughter cattle 10 22 45
Replacement cattle — 14 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves and slaughter cows and bulls due to low comparable receipts. Yearling steers over 900lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,763 —
540 540 1 357.50 $357.50 $1,930 +5.00
605–640 623 6 340.00–347.50 $343.86 $2,142 -1.14
650 650 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,340 —
688 value added 688 20 355.00 $355.00 $2,442 —
700–735 718 2 320.00–335.00 $327.68 $2,353 -22.32
785 785 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,551 —
805 value added 805 63 329.00 $329.00 $2,648 —
810 810 1 302.50 $302.50 $2,450 —
855 855 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,693 —
859 value added 859 126 329.75 $329.75 $2,833 +7.91
906 value added 906 18 299.50 $299.50 $2,713 -12.05
906 906 4 306.00 $306.00 $2,772 —
950–979 value added 968 211 287.25–301.00 $296.27 $2,868 -12.73
1014 value added 1014 58 292.10 $292.10 $2,962 -9.15
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292–295 294 4 455.00–460.00 $457.51 $1,345 —
335 335 4 455.00 $455.00 $1,524 —
520 520 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,742 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 thin fleshed 480 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,296 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,538 —
535 535 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,712 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,284 +20.11
397 397 4 380.00 $380.00 $1,509 —
450 450 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,552 +12.32
552–576 563 7 317.50–337.50 $324.20 $1,825 -3.23
613–630 617 5 312.50–322.50 $318.96 $1,968 +16.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–580 573 4 292.50–295.00 $293.10 $1,679 -5.48
600 600 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,560 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 486 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,336 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 330.00 $330.00 $792 —
430 430 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,462 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,310 —
570 570 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,439 -2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,008 —
290 290 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,334 —
390 390 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,658 +25.00
405–430 418 2 380.00–400.00 $389.70 $1,629 -5.30
470 470 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,833 +20.00
565–585 577 3 350.00–380.00 $369.94 $2,135 +45.74
605 605 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,178 +26.42
750 750 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,250 +23.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,370 —
480 480 1 342.50 $342.50 $1,644 —
550–555 553 2 337.50–340.00 $338.76 $1,873 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,560 —
585 585 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,828 +32.50
650 650 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,690 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,617 —
575 575 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,898 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 260.00 $260.00 $650 —
540 540 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,404 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,470 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–890 883 85-90% 2 119.00 $119.00 $1,051 —
1060–1105 1083 85-90% 2 148.00 $148.00 $1,603 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1685 1508 75-80% 3 166.00–171.00 $168.48 $2,541 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 80-85% 1 172.00 $172.00 $2,012 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1810 1810 1 187.00 $187.00 $3,385 —
2040 2040 1 204.00 $204.00 $4,162 +4.49

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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.