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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 28, 2022

392 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.00/cwt ≈ $1,103/hd at 740 lb · 74 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.96/cwt +24.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,225/hd at 785 lb · 71 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.00/cwt ≈ $1,034/hd at 676 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 392 76 642
Feeder cattle 349 76 619
Slaughter cattle 38 — 23
Replacement cattle 5 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 431 8 175.00–176.00 $175.64 $757 -18.74
535 value added 535 3 162.00 $162.00 $867 —
545 545 6 145.00 $145.00 $790 -14.37
580 value added 580 5 163.00 $163.00 $945 +5.00
676 value added 676 18 153.00 $153.00 $1,034 —
752 752 5 139.00 $139.00 $1,045 +8.00
788 value added 788 66 157.25 $157.25 $1,239 —
865 value added 865 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,211 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 413 11 135.00–151.00 $145.92 $603 +5.50
450–481 470 14 145.00–148.00 $146.31 $688 —
515–540 529 13 129.00–145.00 $138.53 $733 +0.28
566–572 568 11 136.00–144.00 $141.80 $805 +6.80
613–615 614 7 128.00–135.00 $131.01 $804 —
650–695 672 13 129.00–130.00 $129.40 $870 —
740 value added 740 74 149.00 $149.00 $1,103 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 220 6 155.00–170.00 $163.18 $359 —
422 422 5 165.00 $165.00 $696 —
450–470 462 15 163.00–175.00 $166.90 $771 +13.41
535 535 5 149.00 $149.00 $797 -20.00
557–595 575 16 139.00–159.00 $148.20 $852 —
640 640 6 142.00 $142.00 $909 —
670 670 5 130.00 $130.00 $871 +2.52
710–720 715 10 131.00–161.00 $145.90 $1,043 —
890 890 5 99.00 $99.00 $881 —
900–913 905 8 87.00–135.00 $105.16 $952 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 80-85% 1 68.00 $68.00 $758 —
1080–1370 1218 80-85% 9 71.00–75.00 $72.94 $888 —
1130–1525 1396 80-85% 7 65.00–90.00 $77.56 $1,083 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1485 1397 75-80% 3 70.00–73.00 $71.62 $1,001 —
1390–1705 1546 75-80% 6 77.00–80.00 $77.79 $1,203 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–965 873 85-90% 2 48.00–51.00 $49.66 $434 —
1020–1155 1094 85-90% 4 54.00–59.00 $56.19 $615 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600 1600 2 82.00 $82.00 $1,312 —
1780–1905 1822 3 92.00–101.00 $95.14 $1,733 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1210 1210 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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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.