Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, June 18, 2021

532 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $127.39/cwt +7.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,154/hd at 906 lb · 100 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.46/cwt -0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $788/hd at 628 lb · 33 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.97/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $838/hd at 563 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 532 388 946
Feeder cattle 470 278 889
Slaughter cattle 45 35 55
Replacement cattle 17 75 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 2 165.00 $165.00 $355 —
390 390 1 167.00 $167.00 $651 +7.49
410 410 1 165.00 $165.00 $676 —
465–485 470 4 161.00–166.00 $164.71 $774 +8.71
535–540 538 6 145.00–149.00 $146.33 $787 +0.33
550–581 value added 557 20 151.00–152.00 $151.16 $842 —
565–585 577 8 140.00–145.00 $143.49 $828 -2.48
600 value added 600 6 147.00 $147.00 $882 —
640–645 642 5 142.00–143.00 $142.40 $914 —
690–698 value added 693 21 148.00–148.50 $148.33 $1,028 +3.89
702 702 3 131.00 $131.00 $920 -5.98
750 750 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,012 +5.50
777–795 value added 780 17 135.00–138.00 $137.46 $1,072 —
860 value added 860 3 134.00 $134.00 $1,152 —
903–908 value added 906 100 125.50–128.10 $127.39 $1,154 —
1014 value added 1014 52 124.90 $124.90 $1,266 +0.95

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–445 441 9 128.00–129.00 $128.22 $565 -13.23
455–475 465 2 127.00–136.00 $131.60 $612 -11.40
501–504 value added 503 8 137.00–140.00 $138.88 $699 —
510–517 514 5 132.00–135.00 $133.81 $688 +0.02
550–587 572 11 120.00–130.00 $123.06 $704 -4.40
606–645 628 33 120.00–131.00 $125.46 $788 -0.30
662–665 663 6 107.00–110.00 $109.00 $723 —
702 value added 702 19 125.00 $125.00 $878 —
740 740 2 105.00 $105.00 $777 —
862 862 2 93.00 $93.00 $802 —
907 907 2 85.00 $85.00 $771 —
1010 1010 1 87.00 $87.00 $879 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 152.00 $152.00 $486 —
370–387 381 3 140.00–151.00 $143.56 $547 —
400–445 426 4 149.00–163.00 $158.55 $675 +9.66
450–460 457 18 143.00–164.00 $153.85 $703 +10.89
526–535 529 14 139.00–152.00 $147.14 $778 —
560–595 575 14 134.00–150.00 $141.40 $813 +5.27
610–615 613 4 125.00–136.00 $130.48 $800 +2.91
650–676 661 8 120.00–126.00 $123.70 $818 -6.35
710–737 729 6 110.00–120.00 $117.55 $857 —
797 797 2 110.00 $110.00 $877 —
830 830 1 111.00 $111.00 $921 —
1020 1020 2 90.00 $90.00 $918 -1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1760 1350 75-80% 11 64.00–71.00 $67.74 $914 —
1395–1520 1465 75-80% 4 71.00–74.00 $72.34 $1,060 -0.91
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 85-90% 1 42.50 $42.50 $376 —
1025–1500 1199 85-90% 5 54.00–64.50 $60.72 $728 -10.53
1230 1230 85-90% 1 67.00 $67.00 $824 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1165 1133 80-85% 2 74.00–76.00 $74.97 $849 —
1135 1135 80-85% 1 64.00 $64.00 $726 —
1100–1230 1171 80-85% 4 65.00–70.50 $67.81 $794 -8.57

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610–1925 1768 2 108.00–110.00 $109.09 $1,929 —
1765–1900 1833 2 100.00–103.00 $101.44 $1,859 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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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
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1395–1530 1440 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,200.00–1,275.00 $1,248.44 -133.91

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 563 3 104.00 $104.00 $586 —

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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.