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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report, Richmond, KY

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 16, 2026

610 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $343.46/cwt +17.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,942/hd at 857 lb · 95 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $346.73/cwt +10.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,363/hd at 682 lb · 76 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $308.25/cwt ≈ $2,623/hd at 851 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 610 707 418
Feeder cattle 579 685 373
Slaughter cattle 25 18 33
Replacement cattle 6 4 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Friday feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 fancy 245 1 610.00 $610.00 $1,494 —
390 390 2 505.00 $505.00 $1,970 —
420 420 2 450.00–460.00 $455.00 $1,911 —
450–490 471 5 450.00–467.50 $459.08 $2,162 —
500–545 523 4 397.50–417.50 $407.93 $2,133 —
520–530 value added 525 2 420.00–437.50 $428.83 $2,251 —
567–580 576 6 390.00–395.00 $391.64 $2,256 +4.14
600–606 value added 605 4 382.50–385.00 $383.12 $2,318 +10.62
615–625 623 5 355.00–377.50 $363.46 $2,264 —
650–685 673 10 330.00–347.50 $337.22 $2,269 -10.20
705 705 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,326 -17.50
771 value added 771 25 345.00 $345.00 $2,660 —
775 775 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,596 +2.50
856–857 value added 856 93 334.75–349.60 $344.01 $2,945 +17.71
870–890 880 2 317.50–318.00 $317.75 $2,796 —
920 920 2 292.00 $292.00 $2,686 —
957 value added 957 58 316.00 $316.00 $3,024 —
1058 value added 1058 55 304.00 $304.00 $3,216 +5.18
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,980 —
490 490 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,960 —
520 520 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,820 —
590 590 1 342.50 $342.50 $2,021 —
680 680 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,006 —
720 720 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,340 —
755 755 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,265 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2090 2090 1 112.00 $112.00 $2,341 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,254 —
310 310 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,224 —
340 fancy 340 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,530 —
375–395 380 8 390.00–400.00 $398.05 $1,513 -3.22
420–438 432 6 372.50–385.00 $382.97 $1,654 -0.70
451 fancy 451 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,736 —
450–495 472 4 360.00–367.50 $363.16 $1,714 -6.54
500 value added 500 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,812 —
510–537 522 6 332.50–345.00 $341.34 $1,782 +9.82
570–587 581 3 322.50 $322.50 $1,874 —
622–645 634 8 305.00–322.50 $316.25 $2,005 -2.66
665–690 673 3 315.00–317.50 $315.85 $2,126 —
682 value added 682 73 348.00 $348.00 $2,373 +11.75
725 725 1 307.50 $307.50 $2,229 +32.69
760–775 768 2 310.00–312.50 $311.26 $2,390 +31.26
851 value added 851 60 308.25 $308.25 $2,623 —
1065 1065 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,503 -25.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 370.00 $370.00 $870 —
265 265 1 375.00 $375.00 $994 —
391 391 3 392.50 $392.50 $1,535 —
450 450 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,508 —
505 505 2 327.50 $327.50 $1,654 +27.50
595 595 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,785 —
610 610 2 302.50 $302.50 $1,845 —
655 655 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,981 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,350 —
305–345 323 5 445.00–460.00 $451.73 $1,459 -88.34
335–340 fancy 338 3 500.00–502.50 $501.67 $1,696 —
405 405 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,782 -39.01
460–488 477 7 440.00–455.00 $442.06 $2,109 -7.92
470–495 fancy 478 3 475.00–482.50 $479.91 $2,294 -17.59
500–505 fancy 503 2 425.00–450.00 $437.56 $2,201 —
500–540 527 8 387.50–397.50 $392.56 $2,069 -2.50
560–590 576 4 367.50–385.00 $376.77 $2,170 -0.73
612 fancy 612 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,326 —
605–618 613 5 352.50–370.00 $363.09 $2,226 -5.55
662–685 674 4 325.00–335.00 $330.09 $2,225 -12.41
715–725 722 5 290.00–307.50 $301.04 $2,174 +15.99
760–790 775 4 280.00–295.00 $287.65 $2,229 -1.21
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 400.00 $400.00 $940 —
265 265 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,219 —
392 392 2 470.00 $470.00 $1,842 —
415 415 1 417.50 $417.50 $1,733 +20.00
481 481 3 425.00 $425.00 $2,044 —
525 525 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,916 —
587 587 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,054 +30.00
615 615 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,876 +2.50
670–690 680 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,040 —
745 745 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,160 —
1080 1080 1 239.00 $239.00 $2,581 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1390 1232 80-85% 5 89.00–96.00 $92.64 $1,141 —
1075–1380 1246 80-85% 5 110.00–119.00 $113.98 $1,420 —
1240–1370 1295 80-85% 4 105.00–107.00 $105.74 $1,369 -28.26
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580–905 743 85-90% 2 96.00–97.50 $96.59 $718 —
880–945 913 85-90% 2 90.00 $90.00 $822 —
880–1015 948 85-90% 2 100.00–109.00 $104.82 $994 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465 1465 75-80% 1 145.00 $145.00 $2,124 —
1460–1540 1500 75-80% 4 114.00–121.00 $117.97 $1,770 +4.97

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1700 1420 2 169.00–170.00 $169.40 $2,405 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
760 760 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,482

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00
1465 1465 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00

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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.