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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 8, 2021

691 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $126.97/cwt ≈ $1,101/hd at 867 lb · 70 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $125.22/cwt -8.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,151/hd at 919 lb · 64 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $126.66/cwt ≈ $1,212/hd at 957 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 691 768 1,355
Feeder cattle 644 660 1,257
Slaughter cattle 44 83 88
Replacement cattle 3 25 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to last weeks holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–392 374 8 157.00–179.00 $168.54 $630 —
390 value added 390 1 187.50 $187.50 $731 —
427–440 432 8 157.00–172.00 $163.43 $706 +8.41
450–480 472 17 140.00–157.00 $153.58 $725 +0.07
487–495 value added 492 5 159.00–160.00 $159.60 $785 -7.40
500 500 6 141.00 $141.00 $705 —
531 value added 531 3 155.00 $155.00 $823 +1.75
550–578 value added 561 18 141.00–149.00 $146.07 $819 -10.43
565–585 573 9 138.00–144.00 $140.64 $806 +0.13
608–635 value added 616 15 130.00–139.00 $137.18 $845 +3.18
622–640 632 5 120.00–139.00 $128.50 $812 -0.50
650–695 671 13 113.00–130.00 $120.24 $807 +1.20
656–696 value added 688 18 125.00–135.00 $128.91 $887 —
706 value added 706 3 124.00 $124.00 $875 —
757–778 770 5 111.00–114.00 $112.18 $864 -9.81
835 value added 835 2 117.00 $117.00 $977 -19.44
860–867 865 6 112.00–116.00 $113.33 $980 —
867 value added 867 64 128.25 $128.25 $1,112 —
905–921 value added 919 64 116.00–126.70 $125.22 $1,151 -8.25
957 value added 957 60 127.00 $127.00 $1,215 —
965 965 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,023 —
1012 value added 1012 56 124.00 $124.00 $1,255 —
1110 value added 1110 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,121 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 116.00 $116.00 $661 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–385 368 12 114.00–135.00 $123.17 $453 -11.26
410–430 422 14 109.00–120.00 $114.26 $482 -15.25
450–491 466 30 106.00–120.00 $115.64 $539 -11.01
501–540 523 38 103.00–124.00 $109.57 $573 -8.72
552–590 565 27 106.00–122.00 $117.49 $664 -0.04
615–645 629 15 95.00–112.00 $101.45 $638 -7.60
675–695 685 10 92.00–112.00 $100.14 $686 -0.09
720 720 4 100.00 $100.00 $720 +1.00
840 value added 840 12 107.00 $107.00 $899 —
856 value added 856 5 101.50 $101.50 $869 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 3 105.00 $105.00 $499 —
525 525 3 107.00 $107.00 $562 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 424 4 170.00 $170.00 $721 +15.81
455–476 469 5 142.00–160.00 $150.41 $705 +3.19
520–545 528 12 124.00–145.00 $133.83 $707 -13.46
550–570 563 3 110.00–116.00 $111.95 $630 —
628 628 10 130.00 $130.00 $816 +17.68
675–695 687 7 100.00–106.00 $104.72 $719 —
755 755 1 110.00 $110.00 $830 +18.75
845 845 1 88.00 $88.00 $744 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1540 1374 75-80% 9 48.00–56.50 $52.75 $725 —
1330–1500 1423 75-80% 5 54.00–59.00 $56.82 $809 —
1305–1755 1490 75-80% 3 45.00–48.00 $46.53 $693 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1225 1048 85-90% 6 36.00–44.00 $41.09 $431 —
1210–1275 1232 85-90% 3 48.00 $48.00 $591 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1295 1235 80-85% 3 56.00–58.00 $57.00 $704 —
1015–1485 1308 80-85% 3 51.00–53.00 $52.27 $684 -4.24

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1975 1615 3 76.00–84.50 $79.77 $1,288 —
1420–2100 1796 6 84.50–95.00 $91.03 $1,635 —
1755–1865 1810 2 98.50–100.50 $99.53 $1,801 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1185 1185 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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.