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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 29, 2022

675 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $186.33/cwt +31.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,094/hd at 587 lb · 109 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.00/cwt ≈ $1,257/hd at 873 lb · 60 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $142.00/cwt -5.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,281/hd at 902 lb · 59 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 675 1,104 489
Feeder cattle 596 972 407
Slaughter cattle 57 107 26
Replacement cattle 22 25 56

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
259 259 5 208.00 $208.00 $539 +9.84
320–347 338 6 170.00–190.00 $176.31 $596 -17.70
357–375 359 9 185.00–190.00 $189.42 $680 +3.67
455–470 458 12 173.00–177.00 $174.02 $797 +4.17
478–480 value added 478 31 185.00–190.50 $190.32 $910 -4.68
520 520 1 170.00 $170.00 $884 +3.08
550–585 573 6 161.00–174.00 $169.84 $973 +15.11
571–596 value added 588 103 179.50–191.00 $187.29 $1,101 —
631–640 634 8 160.00–170.00 $162.78 $1,032 +12.41
690 690 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,063 —
700–709 value added 709 56 152.00–155.75 $155.55 $1,103 -2.20
770 value added 770 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,194 +0.25
820–845 value added 842 9 141.50–154.00 $142.85 $1,203 -9.07
873 value added 873 60 144.00 $144.00 $1,257 —
902 value added 902 59 142.00 $142.00 $1,281 -5.99
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 154.00 $154.00 $739 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 184.00 $184.00 $396 —
292 292 2 167.00 $167.00 $488 +15.00
355–395 382 5 150.00–171.00 $155.00 $592 -7.78
405–445 427 20 150.00–172.00 $160.59 $686 +1.42
445 value added 445 4 170.00 $170.00 $756 —
450–495 471 4 152.00–158.00 $155.54 $733 -2.04
501–545 515 17 140.00–160.00 $150.66 $776 +1.90
550–595 584 7 146.00–149.00 $147.99 $864 +2.45
611–645 618 7 140.00–152.00 $146.80 $907 +3.62
660 660 1 148.00 $148.00 $977 +10.95
685 value added 685 28 149.00–149.50 $149.20 $1,022 -3.80
771 value added 771 9 142.00 $142.00 $1,095 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 139.00 $139.00 $542 —
510 510 1 140.00 $140.00 $714 —
685 685 1 130.00 $130.00 $890 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 152.00 $152.00 $722 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 180.00 $180.00 $540 +7.79
375–397 393 11 172.00–190.00 $184.31 $724 +5.09
405–445 421 16 162.00–177.00 $168.36 $709 -4.32
460–490 479 7 164.00–173.00 $169.25 $811 -7.63
505–545 515 22 158.00–170.00 $164.42 $847 -5.12
550–587 559 8 150.00–158.00 $152.10 $850 -6.69
610–622 616 11 138.00–147.00 $140.55 $866 -9.46
685 685 2 131.00 $131.00 $897 -7.87
720 720 4 132.00 $132.00 $950 +2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1100 1020 85-90% 2 62.00–65.00 $63.62 $649 —
875–1100 1055 85-90% 5 48.00–61.00 $58.84 $621 -9.05
1090–1245 1149 85-90% 6 73.50–75.00 $73.92 $849 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1210 1190 80-85% 6 62.00–74.00 $72.15 $859 -11.96
1210–1660 1413 80-85% 5 81.00–96.00 $88.97 $1,257 —
1480 1480 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,036 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1435 1417 75-80% 6 77.50–81.00 $79.01 $1,120 —
1415–1785 1620 75-80% 4 82.00–87.00 $84.86 $1,375 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1575 1463 2 89.00–91.50 $90.15 $1,319 —
1435–1545 1490 2 114.00–125.50 $119.54 $1,781 —
1575–2335 1930 3 104.00–109.00 $106.34 $2,052 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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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
1165–1290 1256 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,200.00–1,300.00 $1,233.74 —
1290 1290 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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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.