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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, August 26, 2022

1,068 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $176.90/cwt +31.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,169/hd at 661 lb · 76 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $191.19/cwt +14.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,447/hd at 757 lb · 75 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.25/cwt +1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,449/hd at 856 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,068 1,254 456
Feeder cattle 955 1,117 414
Slaughter cattle 58 71 32
Replacement cattle 55 66 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 200.00 $200.00 $690 —
365 365 1 198.00 $198.00 $723 +9.00
375–385 fancy 380 2 215.00–230.00 $222.40 $845 +6.84
410 410 1 190.00 $190.00 $779 -6.05
462 fancy 462 2 219.00 $219.00 $1,012 —
480–492 488 3 202.00 $202.00 $986 —
520–525 523 2 201.00–205.00 $202.99 $1,062 +21.68
555–567 563 3 186.00–190.00 $187.31 $1,055 +5.67
565 value added 565 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,130 —
630 630 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,153 +3.00
691 691 3 173.00 $173.00 $1,195 -10.79
710 710 3 174.00 $174.00 $1,235 +15.72
729 value added 729 32 187.25 $187.25 $1,365 +0.50
756 value added 756 71 192.50 $192.50 $1,455 +16.00
770 770 4 168.00 $168.00 $1,294 —
856 value added 856 60 169.25 $169.25 $1,449 —
913 value added 913 54 167.00 $167.00 $1,525 -11.08
915 915 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,464 —
1003–1029 value added 1014 273 166.10–175.00 $170.35 $1,727 -0.30
1051–1054 value added 1052 83 150.50–169.70 $164.37 $1,729 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 2 186.00 $186.00 $893 —
510–535 518 3 184.00–187.00 $185.97 $963 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–376 362 13 166.00–178.00 $174.20 $631 +8.69
406–445 424 7 166.00–170.00 $167.78 $711 -0.66
432 fancy 432 19 182.50 $182.50 $788 +4.02
450–495 465 9 161.00–173.00 $166.61 $775 -3.50
471–477 fancy 474 13 178.00–179.00 $178.46 $846 +0.33
500–547 531 24 163.00–179.00 $172.91 $918 +3.49
588–590 589 5 159.00–161.00 $159.80 $941 -13.16
603–619 609 17 160.00–165.00 $161.79 $985 +4.86
661 value added 661 74 177.50 $177.50 $1,173 —
655–670 663 2 154.00–155.00 $154.51 $1,024 +8.96
710–732 725 3 139.00–143.00 $140.31 $1,017 -7.69
755–785 769 5 134.00–144.00 $138.72 $1,067 —
828 828 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,126 +11.00
875 875 3 128.00 $128.00 $1,120 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 140.00 $140.00 $420 —
360 360 3 152.00 $152.00 $547 +4.50
465 465 2 159.00 $159.00 $739 +5.63
522 522 2 151.00 $151.00 $788 +1.00
605–635 622 3 140.00–153.00 $146.77 $913 +6.77

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 2 200.00–212.50 $206.70 $568 —
310–345 328 2 207.50 $207.50 $681 +10.00
355–390 373 2 203.00–213.00 $208.23 $777 +14.37
400–410 fancy 405 2 227.50–237.50 $232.44 $941 +6.19
420 420 3 195.00–205.00 $201.67 $847 +15.20
450 fancy 450 1 215.00 $215.00 $968 —
451–475 457 6 206.00–212.00 $210.62 $963 +35.72
500–525 513 2 191.00–192.00 $191.51 $982 +14.89
575 575 1 169.00 $169.00 $972 -4.07
625 625 1 155.00 $155.00 $969 -11.33
670–673 672 4 153.00–155.00 $153.50 $1,032 +11.82
706 706 4 159.00 $159.00 $1,123 +4.44
785 785 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,193 —
991 991 3 109.00 $109.00 $1,080 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 187.50 $187.50 $572 +27.50
400 400 1 170.00 $170.00 $680 —
450–490 477 5 180.00–191.00 $188.55 $899 +31.22
500–548 536 4 172.50–179.00 $177.48 $951 —
550 550 1 153.00 $153.00 $842 —
720 720 1 131.00 $131.00 $943 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1600 1267 80-85% 9 84.00–92.00 $88.03 $1,115 —
1250–1600 1417 80-85% 3 96.00–101.00 $98.60 $1,397 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1700 1481 75-80% 8 84.00–93.00 $89.49 $1,325 —
1650–1850 1750 75-80% 2 96.00–102.00 $98.83 $1,730 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–900 867 85-90% 3 51.00–59.00 $56.23 $488 -10.96
900–1200 1073 85-90% 4 70.00–77.00 $74.77 $802 —
1300 1300 85-90% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,092 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1800–2100 1900 3 126.00–135.00 $129.32 $2,457 —
1950 1950 1 119.00 $119.00 $2,320 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 850.00 $850.00
1400 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00
1400 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 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
1100–1400 1229 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 1,475.00–1,800.00 $1,633.14 —
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 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.