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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 14, 2022

1,025 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.19/cwt ≈ $1,354/hd at 914 lb · 196 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.98/cwt -1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,243/hd at 818 lb · 86 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.89/cwt +31.92 vs last sale · ≈ $994/hd at 672 lb · 84 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,025 766 970
Feeder cattle 904 723 921
Slaughter cattle 55 37 45
Replacement cattle 66 6 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No trend due to last weeks storm winter .

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384–395 value added 390 10 170.00–184.00 $176.90 $690 —
445 445 2 193.00 $193.00 $859 +10.00
500–512 510 25 156.00–160.00 $156.63 $799 -4.27
562 value added 562 12 162.00 $162.00 $910 —
613 value added 613 9 153.00 $153.00 $938 —
620 620 5 149.00 $149.00 $924 +10.19
655–684 value added 674 26 148.00–160.00 $152.45 $1,028 —
690 690 4 140.00 $140.00 $966 -0.49
720–745 value added 723 54 144.50–151.50 $150.57 $1,089 —
764–784 value added 782 82 140.00–149.80 $148.81 $1,164 -8.69
805–827 value added 818 86 148.00–153.00 $151.98 $1,243 -2.77
856 856 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,070 —
907–940 value added 914 196 141.00–150.50 $148.19 $1,354 —
1021 value added 1021 14 132.00 $132.00 $1,348 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 132.00 $132.00 $383 -0.50
380 380 4 144.00 $144.00 $547 +12.34
445 445 6 150.00 $150.00 $668 +19.84
488 488 4 142.00 $142.00 $693 +7.48
501–502 502 9 130.00–133.00 $132.00 $663 -0.17
560 value added 560 4 132.00 $132.00 $739 —
550–595 571 23 128.00–135.00 $131.22 $749 -0.87
602 602 4 133.00 $133.00 $801 +1.00
648 value added 648 5 127.00 $127.00 $823 —
651–674 value added 672 81 135.00–149.95 $148.52 $998 —
675 675 3 131.00 $131.00 $884 +15.03
738 value added 738 11 133.00 $133.00 $982 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 3 122.00 $122.00 $653 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 368 8 175.00–177.00 $175.79 $647 —
410–445 433 18 134.00–185.00 $168.92 $731 +8.92
455 455 10 158.00–162.00 $160.00 $728 -5.88
517 517 3 133.00 $133.00 $688 +3.00
562–595 577 16 138.00–143.00 $140.65 $812 +8.94
600–630 622 11 130.00–152.00 $137.71 $857 +15.60
680–690 685 9 109.00–132.00 $119.06 $816 -2.95
700–715 708 6 119.00–129.00 $124.05 $878 —
780–788 784 6 109.00–119.00 $113.97 $894 +5.90
815–838 830 6 110.00–122.00 $118.07 $980 —
895 895 3 122.00 $122.00 $1,092 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1490 1391 75-80% 7 61.00–65.00 $63.51 $883 —
895–1735 1406 75-80% 14 58.00–66.50 $63.77 $897 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1245 1183 80-85% 6 57.00–61.00 $58.32 $690 +3.17
1135–1525 1285 80-85% 11 63.50–68.50 $66.31 $852 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1100 1003 85-90% 4 53.00–57.00 $54.10 $543 -1.65
990–1170 1125 85-90% 4 43.00–52.50 $50.41 $567 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1980 1593 3 98.00–100.00 $98.83 $1,574 —
1500–2425 1963 2 90.00–92.00 $91.24 $1,791 —
1985 1985 3 103.50 $103.50 $2,054 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045–1460 1281 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 950.00–1,325.00 $1,166.43
1190–1400 1297 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 1,475.00–1,600.00 $1,535.71

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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
1520–1570 1553 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,300.00–1,410.00 $1,374.12 —

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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.