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.

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 7	$367.58
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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