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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, June 3, 2022

396 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.52/cwt +28.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,044/hd at 658 lb · 81 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $186.81/cwt +1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 426 lb · 12 head
light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.04/cwt -12.12 vs last sale · ≈ $507/hd at 336 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 396 280 382
Feeder cattle 304 263 337
Slaughter cattle 49 15 45
Replacement cattle 43 2 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Yearlings 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 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
460 460 3 196.00 $196.00 $902 +7.00
485 value added 485 3 200.00 $200.00 $970 -2.00
510–535 519 8 171.00–179.00 $174.09 $904 -1.47
580 580 3 154.00 $154.00 $893 -11.00
600 600 3 155.00 $155.00 $930 —
618 value added 618 5 160.00 $160.00 $989 -1.00
650 650 5 152.00 $152.00 $988 -4.00
765 765 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,102 —
1031 value added 1031 14 129.75 $129.75 $1,338 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 336 11 144.00–155.00 $151.04 $507 -12.12
355–385 373 10 151.00–159.00 $154.05 $575 -2.83
455 455 3 145.00 $145.00 $660 -9.15
575–580 578 6 130.00–149.00 $139.46 $806 -9.87
645 645 3 135.00 $135.00 $871 -10.97
657 value added 657 78 160.00 $160.00 $1,051 —
695 695 3 120.00 $120.00 $834 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 3 135.00 $135.00 $709 —
740 740 6 124.00 $124.00 $918 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–260 257 8 185.00 $185.00 $475 -5.04
375 375 5 185.00 $185.00 $694 -1.48
412–445 426 12 182.00–192.00 $186.81 $796 +1.81
450–465 459 7 152.00–187.00 $166.72 $765 -12.91
535 535 6 165.00 $165.00 $883 -8.00
560–577 566 8 135.00–168.00 $155.39 $880 -10.61
635–642 638 8 139.00–140.00 $139.62 $891 —
680 680 5 136.00 $136.00 $925 —
845 845 1 110.00 $110.00 $930 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 80-85% 1 79.00 $79.00 $908 -1.50
960–2010 1265 80-85% 12 73.00–85.00 $80.13 $1,014 -8.87
1115–2100 1369 80-85% 14 80.00–97.00 $88.64 $1,213 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 75-80% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,080 —
1180–1375 1266 75-80% 7 79.00–85.00 $83.30 $1,055 —
1610 1610 75-80% 5 81.00 $81.00 $1,304 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1100 1097 85-90% 3 64.00–70.00 $66.67 $731 —
1105 1105 85-90% 1 76.00 $76.00 $840 -7.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1765–1935 1878 4 108.00–113.00 $111.08 $2,086 —
1675–2230 1945 3 125.00–130.50 $128.23 $2,494 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1335–1370 1353 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,200.00–1,400.00 $1,301.29
1370 1370 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,155.00 $1,155.00

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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
1400–1655 1507 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 19 1,300.00–2,015.00 $1,670.28 —
1705 1705 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
652 652 4 96.00 $96.00 $626 —

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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.