Blue Grass Stockyards

Richmond, Kentucky · Feeder and slaughter cattle prices from the USDA report for Fri, Oct 9, 2026. 46 USDA reports in the last 12 months, usually on Friday.

Cattle receipts

707 head

Last reported: 410 (Oct 2, 2026)
Year ago: 438

500-599 lb steers

$387.50/cwt

4 head, M&L 1-2
▲ +$2.76 vs last week
▼ -$1.92 vs Oct 10, 2025

700-799 lb steers

$343.75/cwt

4 head, M&L 1-2
▲ +$27.47 vs last week
▼ -$19.72 vs Oct 10, 2025

Reports

46 in 12 mo

Since Oct 17, 2025
Usual day: Friday

Prices, Oct 9, 2026 sale

Dollars per hundredweight (cwt). $/head is our estimate: average weight times average price.

Feeder steers, M&L 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
4	563563	387.50387.50	$2,182
2	622622	372.50372.50	$2,317	Value Added
1	660660	372.50372.50	$2,458	Value Added
2	663655-670	347.42340.00-355.00	$2,303
3	738738	347.50347.50	$2,565
1	750750	332.50332.50	$2,494
1	800800	315.00315.00	$2,520
42	826826	339.00339.00	$2,800	Value Added
58	871871	326.30326.30	$2,842	Value Added
109	910905-914	328.78327.00-330.90	$2,992	Value Added
1	950950	300.00300.00	$2,850
53	993993	301.25301.25	$2,991	Value Added
54	1,0091009	307.50307.50	$3,103	Value Added
2	1,0371037	290.00290.00	$3,007
106	1,0791069-1089	298.82297.00-300.75	$3,224	Value Added
4	1,1951195	280.00280.00	$3,346

Feeder steers, M&L 2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
6	680650-686	328.69327.50-335.00	$2,235
2	802802	280.00280.00	$2,246

Feeder steers, Large 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	345345	435.00435.00	$1,501

Feeder steers, Medium 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	550550	310.00310.00	$1,705

Feeder heifers, M&L 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
2	385380-390	401.27400.00-402.50	$1,545
2	405400-410	383.67377.50-390.00	$1,554
8	469460-495	369.70360.00-372.50	$1,734
14	535500-545	331.52325.00-345.00	$1,774
7	619602-635	318.91317.50-322.50	$1,974
75	694694	336.25336.25	$2,334	Value Added
6	731700-748	274.81270.00-295.00	$2,009
1	755755	280.00280.00	$2,114
1	830830	277.50277.50	$2,303
1	1,0551055	260.00260.00	$2,743

Feeder heifers, M&L 2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
1	340340	370.00370.00	$1,258
2	508500-515	302.46300.00-305.00	$1,536
3	641641	295.00295.00	$1,891
2	655655	285.00285.00	$1,867
1	775775	250.00250.00	$1,938

Feeder heifers, M&L 2-3
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	515515	300.00300.00	$1,545

Feeder heifers, Large 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	445445	337.50337.50	$1,502
1	555555	310.00310.00	$1,720

Feeder heifers, Large 2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	595595	280.00280.00	$1,666

Feeder heifers, Medium 2-3
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	545545	280.00280.00	$1,526

Feeder bulls, M&L 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
3	340335-342	540.07530.00-545.00	$1,836
2	378360-395	484.54475.00-495.00	$1,832
5	434405-445	479.01475.00-490.00	$2,079
3	450450	497.50497.50	$2,239	Fancy
6	471467-475	449.98440.00-460.00	$2,119
3	511500-517	395.06390.00-397.50	$2,019
2	582582	377.50377.50	$2,197
2	613605-620	368.64360.00-377.50	$2,260
2	652652	342.50342.50	$2,233
2	713705-720	285.05280.00-290.00	$2,032
11	764761-780	288.86280.00-297.50	$2,207
1	840840	280.00280.00	$2,352
2	867867	252.50252.50	$2,189
1	930930	232.50232.50	$2,162

Feeder bulls, M&L 2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
3	395395	380.00380.00	$1,501
3	445445	430.00430.00	$1,914
13	471460-481	420.05410.00-427.50	$1,978
4	574568-590	348.07342.50-350.00	$1,998
4	616608-640	325.10322.50-332.50	$2,003
1	690690	307.50307.50	$2,122

Feeder bulls, M&L 2-3
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
1	410410	397.50397.50	$1,630
3	578555-590	320.00320.00	$1,850
1	635635	302.50302.50	$1,921

Feeder bulls, Large 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
1	460460	392.50392.50	$1,806
1	690690	300.00300.00	$2,070
1	780780	265.00265.00	$2,067

Feeder bulls, Large 2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
2	477477	340.00340.00	$1,622

Slaughter bulls, 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	1,1951195	150.00150.00	$1,792	Low dressing
2	1,3601250-1470	171.62170.00-173.00	$2,334	Average dressing

Slaughter cows, Breaker 75-80%
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	1,5051505	113.00113.00	$1,701	Low dressing
2	1,5731520-1625	138.07136.00-140.00	$2,172	High dressing
1	1,6151615	126.00126.00	$2,035	Average dressing

Slaughter cows, Boner 80-85%
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	1,2701270	134.00134.00	$1,702	High dressing
3	1,3681260-1425	125.68121.00-128.00	$1,719	Average dressing

Slaughter cows, Lean 85-90%
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
3	1,088975-1205	95.5193.00-98.00	$1,039	Low dressing
1	1,1151115	115.00115.00	$1,282	Average dressing

52-week trend

Weekly head-weighted average price of Medium and Large 1-2 steers, all lots at this barn with an average weight in the band. 44 weeks with data.

500-599 lb700-799 lb

Show the weekly numbers

Week of	500-599 lb	700-799 lb
Oct 5, 2026	$387.50	$343.75
Sep 28, 2026	$384.74	$316.28
Sep 21, 2026	$379.58	$346.25
Sep 14, 2026	$350.00	$327.50
Sep 7, 2026	$345.00	$345.00
Aug 31, 2026	$368.21	$317.50
Aug 24, 2026	$357.50	$326.79
Aug 17, 2026	$397.22	$343.62
Aug 10, 2026	$428.33	$329.17
Aug 3, 2026	$435.00	-
Jul 27, 2026	$445.75	$361.54
Jul 13, 2026	$447.50	$370.00
Jul 6, 2026	$476.79	$378.68
Jun 22, 2026	$440.00	$390.00
Jun 15, 2026	$410.50	$374.50
Jun 8, 2026	$454.41	$370.00
Jun 1, 2026	$452.50	-
May 25, 2026	$458.50	$385.42
May 11, 2026	$485.57	$387.59
May 4, 2026	$479.89	$375.00
Apr 27, 2026	$511.61	$377.50
Apr 20, 2026	$457.50	$370.87
Apr 13, 2026	$480.85	$377.81
Apr 6, 2026	$493.66	$396.18
Mar 30, 2026	$531.87	$370.00
Mar 23, 2026	$500.01	$368.07
Mar 16, 2026	$499.80	$379.09
Mar 9, 2026	$502.42	$368.28
Mar 2, 2026	$495.75	$379.65
Feb 23, 2026	$452.00	$362.92
Feb 16, 2026	$481.12	$352.50
Feb 9, 2026	$467.79	$391.63
Jan 19, 2026	$430.69	$337.02
Jan 12, 2026	$443.29	$338.50
Jan 5, 2026	$423.04	$377.30
Dec 15, 2025	$385.63	$345.70
Dec 8, 2025	$360.00	$327.38
Dec 1, 2025	$411.50	$332.88
Nov 17, 2025	$358.33	$335.54
Nov 10, 2025	$351.65	$352.41
Nov 3, 2025	$347.66	$349.68
Oct 27, 2025	$391.33	$335.76
Oct 20, 2025	$413.29	$367.01
Oct 13, 2025	$437.50	$340.00

Price slide, Oct 9, 2026

Average $/cwt by 100 lb weight class for Medium and Large 1-2 steers and heifers at this sale. The small number is the change from the next lighter class.

SteersHeifers

Weight	Steers	Heifers
300-399 lb	-	$401.27
400-499 lb	-	$372.49-28.78
500-599 lb	$387.50	$331.52-40.97
600-699 lb	$362.47-25.03	$334.77+3.25
700-799 lb	$343.75-18.72	$275.55-59.22
800-899 lb	$331.47-12.28	$277.50+1.95
900-999 lb	$319.65-11.82	-

Nearby barns

Straight-line miles between town centers. Price is 500-599 lb steers at each barn's latest USDA report, in that barn's benchmark grade.

Barn	Mi	Latest	500-599 lb
Blue Grass StockyardsLexington, KY	23	Oct 13	$383.55
Blue Grass South StockyardsStanford, KY	24	Oct 12	$412.05
Bluegrass StockyardMt. Sterling, KY	30	Oct 14	$408.71
Lake Cumberland LivestockSomerset, KY	47	Oct 10	$385.46
Washington Co. Cattle SaleSpringfield, KY	51	Oct 13	$403.69

Source

As of Fri, Oct 9, 2026. Prices are USDA/state Market News reports; verify with the barn before selling.

Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY (USDA PDF, report date Oct 9, 2026)
Latest AMS_2210 report on ams.usda.gov

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