Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, July 30, 2021

770 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.00/cwt +21.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,099/hd at 785 lb · 136 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.15/cwt +2.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,378/hd at 983 lb · 112 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.16/cwt +18.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,027/hd at 718 lb · 76 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 770 842 1,137
Feeder cattle 690 793 1,099
Slaughter cattle 65 45 35
Replacement cattle 15 4 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 170.00 $170.00 $570 —
477 477 3 164.00 $164.00 $782 -3.36
570 value added 570 21 161.00 $161.00 $918 +1.00
550–585 571 8 146.00–158.00 $151.14 $863 —
692–695 693 17 144.00–156.50 $154.29 $1,069 +11.42
703 value added 703 42 157.75 $157.75 $1,109 +12.25
792 value added 792 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,061 -5.97
871 value added 871 6 133.00 $133.00 $1,158 -8.01
973–992 value added 983 112 139.70–140.60 $140.15 $1,378 +2.65
1003–1024 value added 1013 112 133.00–135.00 $133.96 $1,357 +1.36

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277–295 286 6 130.00–135.00 $132.42 $379 —
366 366 3 143.00 $143.00 $523 —
425–444 435 6 141.00–150.00 $145.60 $633 +4.60
495 495 3 154.00 $154.00 $762 +16.00
535–545 539 5 140.00–150.00 $145.96 $787 +0.96
530–547 value added 541 9 157.00–162.00 $159.21 $861 +7.21
555 555 3 146.00 $146.00 $810 +14.00
611–631 619 8 141.00 $141.00 $873 +19.00
660 660 2 122.00 $122.00 $805 -7.88
716 value added 716 70 145.60 $145.60 $1,042 —
735–745 738 6 110.00–118.00 $114.67 $846 -9.68
785 value added 785 136 140.00 $140.00 $1,099 —
871 value added 871 60 136.25 $136.25 $1,187 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 116.00 $116.00 $447 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 3 170.00 $170.00 $468 —
325 325 2 160.00 $160.00 $520 —
380 380 2 165.00 $165.00 $627 —
450–495 475 16 147.00–162.00 $158.04 $751 —
515–540 522 7 145.00–151.00 $149.23 $779 +8.23
554 554 9 160.00 $160.00 $886 +15.00
665–690 671 12 126.00–148.00 $138.01 $926 +13.01
730 730 2 129.00 $129.00 $942 —
755 755 5 116.00 $116.00 $876 —
830–840 835 4 107.00–126.00 $116.44 $972 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1400 1325 75-80% 6 74.00–77.00 $75.75 $1,004 —
1390–1505 1486 75-80% 6 72.00–73.00 $72.16 $1,072 —
1800 1800 75-80% 1 61.00 $61.00 $1,098 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 80-85% 2 72.00 $72.00 $792 -2.65
1100–1445 1273 80-85% 6 61.00–67.00 $64.41 $820 -1.09
1540 1540 80-85% 1 65.00 $65.00 $1,001 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1180 1090 85-90% 2 66.00–69.00 $67.62 $737 —
1245 1245 85-90% 1 64.00 $64.00 $797 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1815–2150 1960 5 93.00–100.00 $97.00 $1,901 -12.77
2005–2185 2095 2 106.00 $106.00 $2,221 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1435 1266 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 680.00–925.00 $809.35
1305 1305 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1325 1325 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 875.00 $875.00
1330–1355 1343 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 875.00–1,000.00 $938.08

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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.