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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 27, 2022

280 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.41/cwt +11.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,299/hd at 836 lb · 70 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.85/cwt -9.02 vs last sale · ≈ $587/hd at 370 lb · 40 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.97/cwt +16.88 vs last sale · ≈ $893/hd at 612 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 280 433 317
Feeder cattle 263 331 278
Slaughter cattle 15 52 29
Replacement cattle 2 50 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle sold fully steady on a light test due to holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 325 8 179.00–200.00 $186.27 $605 —
392–395 393 9 187.50–192.00 $190.49 $749 —
415 value added 415 5 183.00 $183.00 $759 —
427–429 428 6 183.00–188.00 $185.49 $794 -0.53
479 value added 479 5 202.00 $202.00 $968 —
480 480 3 189.00 $189.00 $907 +4.51
522–547 534 12 167.00–184.00 $175.56 $937 +0.06
595 595 3 165.00 $165.00 $982 -5.65
627–630 value added 628 3 159.00–162.00 $161.00 $1,011 —
650 650 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,014 -4.73
765 value added 765 6 149.00 $149.00 $1,140 —
800–840 820 6 138.00–143.00 $140.56 $1,153 -2.88
837 value added 837 64 156.80 $156.80 $1,312 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 5 185.00 $185.00 $500 —
325–332 328 8 152.00–170.00 $163.16 $535 -11.84
352–395 367 34 153.00–170.00 $156.88 $576 -9.25
386 value added 386 6 170.00 $170.00 $656 —
410–422 416 6 155.00–161.00 $158.04 $657 -18.96
435 value added 435 8 163.00 $163.00 $709 —
465–495 488 14 152.00–156.00 $154.15 $752 -10.11
525–535 529 15 145.00–162.00 $152.08 $805 +5.58
570–571 571 9 145.00–158.00 $149.33 $853 +8.35
600–635 612 17 139.00–150.00 $145.97 $893 +16.88
655 655 3 130.00 $130.00 $852 -1.47
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 129.00 $129.00 $510 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283–290 285 9 187.50–195.00 $190.04 $542 —
330 330 5 190.00 $190.00 $627 +7.50
390–392 391 10 180.00–193.00 $186.48 $729 +5.48
445 445 3 185.00 $185.00 $823 -10.85
460–475 467 16 179.00–181.00 $179.63 $839 +7.56
507 507 5 173.00 $173.00 $877 +12.23
565 565 5 166.00 $166.00 $938 +6.60

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 80-85% 1 75.00 $75.00 $791 -5.20
890–1375 1180 80-85% 4 78.00–85.00 $80.50 $950 —
1250 1250 80-85% 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,112 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1505 1415 75-80% 4 85.00–95.00 $92.34 $1,307 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 85-90% 1 64.00 $64.00 $512 —
1100 1100 85-90% 1 83.00 $83.00 $913 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1800 1676 7 114.00–124.00 $119.88 $2,009 -2.65

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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 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00 +283.90

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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.