Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 12, 2021

979 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.06/cwt +8.98 vs last sale · ≈ $906/hd at 612 lb · 90 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $121.85/cwt -2.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,065/hd at 874 lb · 68 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.42/cwt -5.58 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 537 lb · 62 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	979	1,501	1,156
Feeder cattle	914	1,403	1,086
Slaughter cattle	60	51	70
Replacement cattle	5	47	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 3.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–255	253	6	145.00–165.00	$154.90	$392	—
365–372	370	13	165.00–174.00	$167.73	$621	-5.84
405–445	428	20	140.00–165.00	$154.86	$663	-19.83
415–436 value added	428	8	172.00–173.00	$172.36	$738	-14.89
453–496	461	23	154.00–161.00	$155.80	$718	-2.41
507–540 value added	525	20	152.00–160.00	$158.80	$834	+1.09
510–545	531	12	132.00–154.00	$140.59	$747	-4.54
555–578	568	11	132.00–137.00	$134.56	$764	-1.44
560–583 value added	578	22	146.50–149.00	$146.79	$848	-1.41
606–622 value added	609	73	144.00–153.40	$151.92	$925	+12.84
610–645	626	17	126.00–140.00	$131.49	$823	—
655–697	675	24	123.00–140.00	$136.09	$919	—
688–696 value added	690	23	126.00–139.00	$131.65	$908	-5.89
705–720	716	8	122.00–128.00	$124.23	$889	-2.33
701–747 value added	730	35	123.00–134.00	$128.42	$937	-2.58
755–762 value added	762	45	123.00–129.00	$128.60	$980	+3.34
790	790	3	120.00	$120.00	$948	—
805	805	5	117.00	$117.00	$942	+5.80
810–836 value added	829	12	120.50–123.00	$122.37	$1,014	-4.73
864–875 value added	874	68	120.25–122.00	$121.85	$1,065	-3.15
906 value added	906	15	115.00	$115.00	$1,042	-1.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–260	258	8	135.00–150.00	$144.44	$373	—
375 value added	375	9	139.00	$139.00	$521	—
372–395	378	8	122.00–133.00	$124.88	$472	-18.65
415–425	420	4	120.00–127.00	$123.54	$519	-12.43
433 value added	433	9	135.00	$135.00	$585	-15.26
465–491	479	12	123.00–132.00	$128.10	$614	-11.86
510–545	524	18	115.00–123.00	$118.29	$620	-8.41
542 value added	542	44	129.75	$129.75	$703	-7.03
552–590	567	32	119.00–128.00	$122.72	$696	-4.20
602–635	619	26	105.00–120.00	$112.92	$699	-10.82
605–649 value added	627	26	119.00–125.00	$120.60	$756	-15.60
670–688	683	13	100.00–112.00	$108.36	$740	-4.51
700–740	723	22	79.00–116.50	$106.12	$767	-1.14
736 value added	736	8	114.00	$114.00	$839	-8.47
783 value added	783	3	99.00	$99.00	$775	—
916	916	3	104.00	$104.00	$953	+16.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755	755	2	85.00	$85.00	$642	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	5	155.00	$155.00	$434	—
385–390	388	6	158.00–163.00	$160.52	$623	-7.17
425–435	430	13	142.00–160.00	$151.74	$652	—
455–495	474	8	142.00–150.00	$145.10	$688	-4.46
525	525	3	137.00	$137.00	$719	+2.26
550–585	562	9	120.00–135.00	$128.90	$724	-2.58
605–645	630	10	120.00–138.00	$127.88	$806	-1.11
700	700	2	115.00	$115.00	$805	+9.89
750	750	2	105.00	$105.00	$788	-6.51
900	900	2	99.00	$99.00	$891	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1440	1264	75-80%	11	54.00–58.00	$55.29	$699	—
1100–1500	1312	75-80%	3	57.50–62.50	$60.15	$789	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1210	1087	85-90%	11	45.00–49.00	$47.60	$517	—
1100–1340	1220	85-90%	2	51.00–57.00	$53.70	$655	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1400	1282	80-85%	6	57.50–60.00	$58.15	$745	—
1260–1355	1308	80-85%	2	55.50–57.00	$56.22	$735	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1690–1770	1730	2	95.00–95.50	$95.26	$1,648	—
1655–2115	1832	3	87.00–88.00	$87.69	$1,606	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

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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.