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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report, Richmond, KY

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 25, 2026

608 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $318.74/cwt +18.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,418/hd at 759 lb · 133 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $315.56/cwt +11.56 vs last sale · ≈ $3,025/hd at 959 lb · 108 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $376.24/cwt ≈ $2,390/hd at 635 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 608 764 437
Feeder cattle 575 671 397
Slaughter cattle 33 22 40
Replacement cattle — 71 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves due to low comparable receipts. Yearling steers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 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
360 360 1 427.50 $427.50 $1,539 —
415–440 428 2 420.00–427.50 $423.86 $1,814 +43.86
530 530 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,988 +25.00
565–570 568 2 365.00–367.50 $366.24 $2,080 —
570 value added 570 2 397.50 $397.50 $2,266 —
610 610 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,166 —
636 value added 636 28 377.00 $377.00 $2,398 —
660 660 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,178 -12.50
742 742 2 342.50 $342.50 $2,541 +15.00
780 value added 780 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,730 —
950 950 3 277.50–285.00 $282.50 $2,684 —
959 value added 959 105 316.50 $316.50 $3,035 +12.50
1081 value added 1081 105 299.50 $299.50 $3,238 +4.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,788 —
525 525 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,811 —
555–575 565 3 320.00–327.50 $324.96 $1,836 —
630 630 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,016 —
680 680 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,108 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 352.50 $352.50 $2,027 +22.50
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 337.50 $337.50 $1,974 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342–347 345 4 415.00–417.50 $416.26 $1,436 —
437 437 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,661 -15.00
452–457 455 4 355.00–370.00 $362.54 $1,650 —
507–545 526 4 337.50–342.50 $340.09 $1,789 -9.91
567 567 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,013 —
602–620 606 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,818 -28.13
659 659 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,977 —
720–740 731 4 270.00–295.00 $278.10 $2,033 -31.90
758 value added 758 129 319.75 $319.75 $2,424 —
776–790 780 4 282.50–287.50 $286.23 $2,233 -13.77
815 815 1 262.50 $262.50 $2,139 —
1068 1068 3 230.00 $230.00 $2,456 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,572 —
525–540 533 2 320.00–325.00 $322.46 $1,719 —
565–576 573 4 312.50–322.50 $320.04 $1,834 —
625–645 631 4 282.50–297.50 $289.44 $1,826 —
672 672 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,814 -32.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 332.50 $332.50 $1,579 —
530 530 2 312.50 $312.50 $1,656 —
565 565 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,681 —
625–645 635 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,778 -32.50
670–680 675 2 265.00–280.00 $272.56 $1,840 —
735 735 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,948 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,452 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,548 ±0.00
416 416 4 425.00 $425.00 $1,768 —
515–540 528 2 320.00–340.00 $329.76 $1,741 -50.24
558–580 567 7 367.50–372.50 $369.69 $2,096 +24.69
610–640 619 10 330.00–350.00 $337.25 $2,088 —
687–695 690 3 310.00–320.00 $316.64 $2,185 -8.36
700–745 731 13 295.00–315.00 $303.76 $2,220 —
852–870 857 4 260.00–280.00 $265.07 $2,272 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,628 —
470–478 476 5 360.00–387.50 $365.43 $1,739 —
610–622 618 3 310.00–320.00 $313.29 $1,936 +25.79
660 660 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,815 -15.00
727 727 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,999 -12.50
975 975 1 215.00 $215.00 $2,096 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–592 580 3 310.00–330.00 $316.38 $1,835 —
715–740 728 2 282.50–285.00 $283.73 $2,066 +1.23
762 762 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,057 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,534 —
595 595 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,592 —
647 647 2 292.50 $292.50 $1,892 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,433 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–945 920 85-90% 3 116.00–118.00 $117.02 $1,077 —
965–1225 1053 85-90% 3 97.50–100.00 $99.23 $1,045 —
985–1165 1075 85-90% 2 123.00–133.00 $128.42 $1,381 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1595 1448 75-80% 6 127.00–138.00 $134.48 $1,947 —
1675 1675 75-80% 1 159.00 $159.00 $2,663 +9.00
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1415 1273 80-85% 4 136.00–141.00 $138.85 $1,768 —
1515 1515 80-85% 1 146.00 $146.00 $2,212 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1575 1480 2 154.00–156.00 $154.94 $2,293 —
1615–1705 1660 2 170.00–183.00 $176.68 $2,933 —
2025–2120 2073 3 194.00–199.00 $196.99 $4,084 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 277.50 $277.50 $1,193 —
566 566 4 298.00 $298.00 $1,687 —
659 659 10 285.00 $285.00 $1,878 —

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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.