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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 1, 2022

480 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.38/cwt +3.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,030/hd at 672 lb · 80 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.20/cwt +16.84 vs last sale · ≈ $812/hd at 520 lb · 32 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.21/cwt +14.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,012/hd at 802 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 480 783 845
Feeder cattle 393 711 778
Slaughter cattle 65 62 30
Replacement cattle 22 10 37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady. Yearlings not fully tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 178.00 $178.00 $578 -12.00
476–495 480 15 174.00–180.00 $177.57 $852 -11.92
507–538 523 12 162.00–179.00 $170.25 $890 -5.27
552–590 565 18 151.00–172.00 $164.20 $928 +2.73
605–628 value added 618 11 164.00–173.00 $168.99 $1,044 +2.49
653–683 value added 666 14 159.00–169.00 $164.60 $1,096 +2.10
717 value added 717 3 152.00 $152.00 $1,090 -9.97
775 value added 775 7 153.00 $153.00 $1,186 +3.01
822–836 value added 830 20 140.00–142.00 $140.79 $1,169 -9.51
904 value added 904 7 135.00 $135.00 $1,220 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 156.00 $156.00 $538 -6.96
350–390 365 11 152.00–165.00 $156.27 $570 -7.79
410–425 417 9 145.00–150.00 $147.03 $613 -10.52
457–480 470 11 159.00–160.00 $159.44 $749 +19.53
505–535 517 23 145.00–160.00 $151.58 $784 +12.22
527 value added 527 9 168.00 $168.00 $885 —
560–590 570 11 129.00–152.00 $139.69 $796 +7.51
551–598 value added 579 10 145.00–162.00 $151.47 $877 —
647 647 4 139.00 $139.00 $899 +12.01
650 650 5 144.00 $144.00 $936 +22.00
673 value added 673 75 154.00 $154.00 $1,036 +4.00
707 value added 707 11 137.00 $137.00 $969 —
720–727 726 14 125.00–128.50 $127.76 $928 +3.76
760 760 3 123.00 $123.00 $935 —
802 value added 802 29 126.00–126.50 $126.21 $1,012 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 130.00 $130.00 $462 —
410 410 3 128.00 $128.00 $525 —
515 515 3 137.00 $137.00 $706 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 4 133.00 $133.00 $519 —
585 585 1 109.00 $109.00 $638 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 5 175.00 $175.00 $368 —
365 365 4 170.00 $170.00 $620 -10.29
400 400 5 165.00 $165.00 $660 -2.94
455–490 468 8 156.00–168.00 $160.71 $752 -13.90
535–540 537 12 154.00–166.00 $159.03 $854 -11.49
565–570 567 11 155.00–163.00 $155.72 $883 -3.94
640–645 643 11 150.00–153.00 $151.64 $975 +2.22

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1395 1273 75-80% 13 80.00–86.00 $83.16 $1,059 —
1345 1345 75-80% 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,022 —
1155–1540 1413 75-80% 6 88.00–91.00 $89.44 $1,264 -4.91
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1470 1224 80-85% 9 84.00–89.50 $87.02 $1,065 +4.22
1105–1480 1293 80-85% 2 79.00–84.00 $81.86 $1,058 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–950 915 85-90% 2 60.00–64.50 $62.16 $569 +3.16
1125 1125 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $788 +1.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640 1640 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,738 —
1970–1975 1973 2 109.00–125.00 $116.99 $2,308 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 775.00 $775.00
1315–1320 1319 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,075.00–1,120.00 $1,086.22
1500 1500 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,210.00 $1,210.00

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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
1185–1250 1218 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,075.00–1,100.00 $1,087.83 +87.83
1225–1460 1321 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 11 1,285.00–1,535.00 $1,338.84 —

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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.