Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, July 15, 2022

808 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $161.65/cwt -0.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,477/hd at 914 lb · 115 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.58/cwt +1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,577/hd at 970 lb · 107 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.21/cwt +20.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,054/hd at 646 lb · 92 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 808 959 1,514
Feeder cattle 741 904 1,329
Slaughter cattle 59 29 165
Replacement cattle 8 26 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold fully steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 7.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–475 472 15 175.00–190.00 $186.06 $878 +19.45
500–545 529 7 165.00–185.00 $176.11 $932 +1.99
550–590 563 10 160.00–178.00 $171.59 $966 +3.48
622–625 623 5 151.00–165.00 $162.19 $1,010 -3.66
651–665 value added 656 37 173.00–180.00 $177.70 $1,166 —
764 value added 764 42 170.25 $170.25 $1,301 —
843 value added 843 64 168.25 $168.25 $1,418 +3.75
890 value added 890 58 163.70 $163.70 $1,457 +2.70
900–931 value added 914 115 159.90–163.10 $161.65 $1,477 -1.35
966–973 value added 970 107 160.10–165.00 $162.58 $1,577 +1.28
1033 value added 1033 60 151.75 $151.75 $1,568 —
1060 1060 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,431 —
1113–1115 value added 1113 50 134.00–138.00 $137.92 $1,535 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 3 161.00 $161.00 $507 —
355 355 3 165.00 $165.00 $586 +17.14
405–410 408 6 150.00–165.00 $157.55 $643 +10.95
450–493 462 28 142.00–169.00 $158.60 $733 +12.24
550–595 573 23 135.00–156.00 $150.59 $863 +8.61
605–635 626 10 135.00–150.00 $143.57 $899 +0.40
645–648 value added 648 82 155.00–166.00 $165.60 $1,073 —
665 665 3 135.00 $135.00 $898 +3.79
775 775 2 129.00 $129.00 $1,000 —
810 810 1 119.00 $119.00 $964 -1.00
875 875 3 116.00 $116.00 $1,015 —
1070 1070 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,230 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 3 185.00 $185.00 $648 +37.00
430–445 438 6 165.00–175.00 $169.91 $744 +9.56
468–480 474 11 170.00–179.00 $171.73 $814 +4.86
530–545 532 10 159.00–175.00 $173.36 $922 +26.68
585 585 1 169.00 $169.00 $989 +27.24
600–630 615 11 143.00–165.00 $152.61 $939 +7.12
650 650 1 144.00 $144.00 $936 +7.00
865 865 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,168 —
970 970 4 115.00 $115.00 $1,116 —
1055 1055 2 108.00 $108.00 $1,139 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1445 1376 75-80% 7 73.00–77.50 $75.22 $1,035 -5.78
1200–1645 1449 75-80% 10 78.00–89.00 $80.52 $1,167 -16.73
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–920 913 85-90% 2 62.00–63.00 $62.50 $571 —
940 940 85-90% 3 57.00 $57.00 $536 —
1065 1065 85-90% 1 66.00 $66.00 $703 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1310 1280 80-85% 3 75.00–79.00 $77.64 $994 +6.49
1450–1515 1478 80-85% 3 77.00–88.50 $81.10 $1,199 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1674–2035 1783 5 95.00–99.00 $96.12 $1,714 —
1685–1880 1783 2 110.00–110.50 $110.24 $1,966 —
2100 2100 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,911 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,135.00 $1,135.00
1175–1325 1241 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 950.00–1,350.00 $1,132.06

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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
1470 1470 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,210.00 $1,210.00 —

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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.