Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 25, 2022

783 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.30/cwt +15.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,258/hd at 837 lb · 104 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $161.53/cwt +21.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,150/hd at 712 lb · 100 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.61/cwt +17.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,023/hd at 684 lb · 71 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 783 708 549
Feeder cattle 711 593 507
Slaughter cattle 62 95 42
Replacement cattle 10 20 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle 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
280 fancy 280 1 215.00 $215.00 $602 —
314 fancy 314 5 200.00 $200.00 $628 —
320 320 1 190.00 $190.00 $608 —
350–370 358 3 170.00–190.00 $183.12 $656 —
370 fancy 370 2 202.50 $202.50 $749 —
400–415 407 12 162.00–193.00 $188.36 $767 -14.64
405–440 fancy 429 11 201.00–203.00 $201.87 $866 —
450–480 469 10 173.00–196.00 $189.49 $889 +17.33
475–496 fancy 486 26 191.00–204.00 $196.86 $957 —
512–545 526 18 160.00–194.00 $175.52 $923 +10.00
550–590 564 21 145.00–174.00 $161.47 $911 +14.55
620–635 625 4 145.00–161.00 $153.05 $957 +0.05
634 value added 634 17 166.50 $166.50 $1,056 +10.50
664 value added 664 6 162.50 $162.50 $1,079 +7.50
660–690 670 3 135.00–150.00 $140.15 $939 -7.85
706–714 value added 712 98 157.00–163.75 $161.97 $1,153 +20.30
700–735 718 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,005 +3.10
755–770 762 6 127.00–141.00 $137.31 $1,046 -1.69
787–791 value added 789 23 149.75–150.25 $149.99 $1,183 +7.99
832–840 value added 837 104 147.95–152.00 $150.30 $1,258 —
900 900 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,197 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 160.00 $160.00 $552 —
455 455 1 145.00 $145.00 $660 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 140.00 $140.00 $504 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 fancy 280 4 187.50 $187.50 $525 —
260–292 281 4 155.00–182.50 $172.24 $484 —
310–342 333 9 152.50–190.00 $162.96 $543 -8.17
333 fancy 333 12 170.00 $170.00 $566 —
365–380 374 4 160.00–174.00 $164.06 $614 +9.06
400–445 421 19 148.00–169.00 $157.55 $663 +3.31
428 value added 428 12 172.00 $172.00 $736 -0.37
463 fancy 463 12 153.50 $153.50 $711 —
460–496 483 16 127.00–151.00 $139.91 $676 -7.67
503–545 521 15 125.00–147.00 $139.36 $726 -9.26
567–593 587 12 126.00–140.00 $132.18 $776 +0.18
620–645 633 5 123.00–130.00 $126.99 $804 -0.99
660 660 1 122.00 $122.00 $805 -10.92
684 value added 684 70 150.00 $150.00 $1,026 +19.00
710 710 1 124.00 $124.00 $880 +1.46
800–817 812 7 105.00–126.00 $111.93 $909 -6.07
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 137.00 $137.00 $575 —
525 525 2 117.00–125.00 $121.00 $635 —
580–595 588 2 119.00–129.00 $123.94 $729 —
605 605 1 106.00 $106.00 $641 —
730 730 1 110.00 $110.00 $803 —
825 825 1 98.00 $98.00 $808 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 142.50 $142.50 $456 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 182.50 $182.50 $602 +13.50
350–395 375 3 165.00–190.00 $180.29 $676 +12.06
380–395 fancy 388 2 205.00–212.50 $208.82 $810 —
420 fancy 420 1 200.00 $200.00 $840 —
400–440 427 3 160.00–174.00 $167.94 $717 -13.50
450–490 470 16 165.00–195.00 $174.61 $821 +1.15
503–532 515 17 162.00–178.00 $170.52 $878 +9.76
575–598 589 5 156.00–162.00 $159.66 $940 +6.47
600–630 620 4 140.00–158.00 $149.42 $926 +7.22
665 665 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,017 +8.00
700–735 718 2 126.00–131.00 $128.56 $923 —
750–760 753 4 125.00–129.00 $127.99 $964 —
826 826 4 122.00 $122.00 $1,008 +10.00
890 890 1 106.00 $106.00 $943 -19.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 141.00 $141.00 $790 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 144.00 $144.00 $655 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 80-85% 1 66.00 $66.00 $726 —
1045–1550 1239 80-85% 19 77.00–89.00 $82.80 $1,026 +2.76
1170–1555 1391 80-85% 7 89.00–99.00 $93.80 $1,305 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1500 1358 75-80% 6 82.00–89.00 $85.57 $1,162 -2.24
1245–1625 1445 75-80% 17 91.00–101.00 $94.35 $1,363 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 2 59.00 $59.00 $531 —
945–1120 1036 85-90% 9 61.00–67.00 $64.42 $667 -4.13
1100 1100 85-90% 1 69.00 $69.00 $759 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–2100 1725 11 108.50–119.00 $113.20 $1,953 —
1730 1730 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,713 —
1788–2125 2018 4 122.50–124.00 $122.96 $2,481 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
750 750 (<2 yrs)Open 1 103.00 $103.00 $772

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 785.00 $785.00

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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
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 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.