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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, July 1, 2022

553 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.83/cwt ≈ $1,433/hd at 875 lb · 104 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.75/cwt +9.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,562/hd at 960 lb · 57 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.74/cwt -2.89 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 507 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 553 488 0
Feeder cattle 428 443 0
Slaughter cattle 55 45 0
Replacement cattle 70 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady on a light test. Yearling steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 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
575 575 5 177.00 $177.00 $1,018 +14.62
630 630 5 163.00–170.00 $164.40 $1,036 —
680 680 4 156.00 $156.00 $1,061 -5.92
731 value added 731 6 155.00 $155.00 $1,133 -18.79
869 value added 869 55 161.90 $161.90 $1,407 —
881 881 49 166.00 $166.00 $1,462 —
960 value added 960 57 162.75 $162.75 $1,562 +9.15
1025 value added 1025 111 154.90 $154.90 $1,588 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 5 156.00 $156.00 $460 —
385 385 3 145.00 $145.00 $558 -15.00
440–445 443 7 142.00–150.00 $146.59 $649 -2.82
460–470 466 8 130.00–145.00 $135.55 $632 -18.45
505–510 507 11 144.00–150.00 $146.74 $744 -2.89
570 570 4 144.00 $144.00 $821 +8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 177.00 $177.00 $566 —
390 390 5 180.00 $180.00 $702 +12.00
425 425 2 170.00 $170.00 $722 -7.00
485 485 3 172.00 $172.00 $834 +8.56
537–545 541 10 155.00–175.00 $164.93 $892 +13.81
562 562 5 145.00 $145.00 $815 -13.00
735 735 5 122.00 $122.00 $897 —
758–780 764 4 110.00–130.00 $124.89 $954 -6.11

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1340 1226 80-85% 12 84.00–97.00 $88.26 $1,082 -8.32
1100–1650 1375 80-85% 2 77.00–80.00 $78.20 $1,075 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $470 —
900–1135 929 85-90% 8 59.00–63.00 $62.39 $580 —
1145 1145 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $916 +3.56
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1525 1403 75-80% 9 79.00–84.00 $83.40 $1,170 —
1620 1620 75-80% 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,377 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,087 —
1565 1565 1 139.00 $139.00 $2,175 —
1500–1900 1620 6 109.00–125.00 $115.23 $1,867 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1145 1145 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 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
1010–1610 1326 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 46 1,300.00–1,700.00 $1,519.37 —

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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.