Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 18, 2022

706 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.10/cwt -2.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,259/hd at 828 lb · 102 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $161.49/cwt +6.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,198/hd at 742 lb · 86 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.74/cwt +30.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 670 lb · 82 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 706 1,097 0
Feeder cattle 646 1,003 0
Slaughter cattle 45 77 0
Replacement cattle 15 17 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle this week sold fully steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 3 196.00 $196.00 $598 —
390 390 2 173.00 $173.00 $675 —
405–447 427 18 181.00–198.00 $189.60 $810 +2.27
460 460 5 188.00 $188.00 $865 -2.06
510–522 value added 516 6 183.00–192.00 $187.55 $968 -4.07
575–585 579 12 165.00–170.00 $167.10 $968 +5.43
600 600 5 163.00 $163.00 $978 +4.23
657 value added 657 8 164.00 $164.00 $1,077 -11.50
726–743 value added 742 86 156.00–161.75 $161.49 $1,198 —
760–775 value added 773 76 153.00–160.25 $159.50 $1,233 —
790 790 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,066 -13.66
804–844 value added 828 102 150.00–153.50 $152.10 $1,259 -2.90
862 value added 862 59 149.95 $149.95 $1,293 -3.55
915 value added 915 26 142.80 $142.80 $1,307 -6.20

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 3 145.00 $145.00 $384 -10.78
365–387 377 15 139.00–155.00 $147.45 $556 -7.77
410–430 421 29 160.00–168.00 $163.26 $687 +6.57
452–485 472 29 140.00–165.00 $150.64 $711 -2.22
515 515 6 144.00 $144.00 $742 +6.94
571 value added 571 6 157.00 $157.00 $896 —
550–590 573 16 143.00–153.00 $148.20 $849 +10.50
645 645 4 169.00 $169.00 $1,090 +37.01
657–671 value added 670 82 154.00–156.95 $156.74 $1,050 —
721 value added 721 12 142.50 $142.50 $1,027 +2.00
960 960 6 129.00 $129.00 $1,238 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 5 137.00 $137.00 $534 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 5 192.00 $192.00 $806 +3.09
475–490 484 16 176.00–188.00 $181.33 $878 -8.74
535–547 540 13 151.00–175.00 $162.40 $877 -6.03
555–582 569 13 155.00–165.00 $159.61 $908 +7.92
657 657 6 149.00 $149.00 $979 +6.63
790 790 3 125.00 $125.00 $988 -3.00
944 944 5 109.00 $109.00 $1,029 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1300 1185 80-85% 8 62.00–76.50 $67.74 $803 +1.62
1200 1200 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $720 —
1100–1355 1203 80-85% 3 71.50–75.50 $73.72 $887 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 75-80% 1 64.00 $64.00 $832 —
1265–1450 1327 75-80% 3 69.00–72.00 $70.91 $941 —
1330–1610 1468 75-80% 3 70.50–75.50 $72.51 $1,064 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1190 1009 85-90% 4 47.00–59.00 $54.33 $548 -19.17
1100 1100 85-90% 1 67.50 $67.50 $742 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515 1515 2 99.00 $99.00 $1,500 —
1515–1655 1573 5 106.00–113.50 $109.63 $1,724 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
797 797 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 575.00 $575.00
980–1145 1063 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 800.00 $800.00
1090 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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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
1345–1440 1387 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 1,035.00–1,175.00 $1,115.29 —

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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.