Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, November 13, 2020

1,842 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.06/cwt +2.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,132/hd at 820 lb · 321 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $131.66/cwt +3.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,280/hd at 972 lb · 288 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.54/cwt +18.44 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 625 lb · 167 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,842 1,508 1,411
Feeder cattle 1,743 1,397 1,281
Slaughter cattle 95 95 125
Replacement cattle 4 16 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–383 372 23 155.00–168.00 $160.74 $598 +2.72
496 496 3 145.00 $145.00 $719 -6.77
499 value added 499 8 144.50 $144.50 $721 —
500–547 514 18 120.00–138.00 $131.95 $678 -8.60
538 value added 538 3 140.00 $140.00 $753 -8.00
552 value added 552 7 135.00 $135.00 $745 +2.81
563–595 579 21 121.00–136.00 $127.22 $737 —
600–628 value added 612 7 127.00–131.00 $129.24 $791 —
615–640 626 25 126.00–129.00 $127.87 $800 -1.61
653–697 value added 676 17 123.00–130.00 $125.46 $848 -15.02
707–711 710 13 124.00–130.00 $128.16 $910 —
709–725 value added 716 40 121.00–129.00 $123.32 $883 —
750–770 760 6 120.00–131.00 $125.43 $953 +0.13
773 value added 773 67 137.00 $137.00 $1,059 —
810–845 value added 820 321 126.00–140.75 $138.06 $1,132 +2.65
871–876 value added 874 155 127.00–139.00 $135.09 $1,181 —
952–985 value added 972 281 131.00–134.90 $131.98 $1,283 +4.16
985 985 7 119.00 $119.00 $1,172 +1.00
1058 value added 1058 54 123.30 $123.30 $1,305 —

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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 2 120.00 $120.00 $354 —
362–370 366 7 120.00–125.00 $123.02 $450 -2.17
415–445 439 10 122.00–124.00 $123.62 $543 +0.40
450–499 477 20 115.00–126.00 $120.43 $574 -3.27
496 value added 496 8 126.00 $126.00 $625 —
509 value added 509 7 119.00 $119.00 $606 -13.50
516–547 528 25 112.00–125.00 $122.18 $645 -1.90
557–597 585 8 109.00–117.00 $111.52 $652 -5.02
586 value added 586 6 125.00 $125.00 $732 —
605–636 617 22 110.00–120.00 $115.16 $711 +2.06
600–646 value added 626 145 131.75–135.70 $134.03 $839 —
681 681 6 108.00 $108.00 $735 —
725–730 728 8 109.00–119.00 $115.27 $839 +15.15
770 770 3 105.00 $105.00 $808 +3.00
811 value added 811 42 119.00 $119.00 $965 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 3 95.00 $95.00 $532 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 366 7 145.00–152.00 $149.09 $546 -7.09
446 446 5 144.00 $144.00 $642 -5.05
455–495 483 20 141.00–149.00 $144.00 $696 -3.09
505–545 522 7 118.00–129.00 $124.08 $648 -10.17
550 550 2 125.00 $125.00 $688 -7.13
600–647 626 11 119.00–125.00 $123.31 $772 -0.35
665 665 1 110.00 $110.00 $732 -14.56
715 715 1 115.00 $115.00 $822 +5.00
765 765 1 90.00 $90.00 $688 -16.66

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1555 1291 75-80% 14 53.00–58.00 $56.24 $726 +0.10
1245–1665 1517 75-80% 13 61.00–68.50 $64.22 $974 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1300 1123 80-85% 9 49.00–55.00 $53.02 $595 —
1310 1310 80-85% 1 47.00 $47.00 $616 —
1155–1440 1335 80-85% 5 57.00–62.00 $59.09 $789 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 85-90% 1 32.00 $32.00 $248 —
960–1100 998 85-90% 4 44.00–46.00 $44.96 $449 —
950–1145 1048 85-90% 2 49.00–55.00 $52.28 $548 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1720 1535 2 68.50–72.00 $70.46 $1,082 —
1385–2125 1673 4 82.00–91.00 $86.46 $1,446 —
1445–2355 1764 7 95.00–106.00 $100.11 $1,766 +4.61

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1295–1300 1297 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 850.00–1,150.00 $950.26 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 3 127.50 $127.50 $435 —
392 392 5 124.00 $124.00 $486 —
478 478 6 102.00 $102.00 $488 —

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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.