Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 9, 2022

1,493 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Blue Grass Stockyards report →

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $183.07/cwt ≈ $1,511/hd at 825 lb · 365 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.29/cwt +4.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,661/hd at 981 lb · 222 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $175.51/cwt +3.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,628/hd at 928 lb · 129 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,493 933 1,362
Feeder cattle 1,404 817 1,336
Slaughter cattle 73 77 25
Replacement cattle 16 39 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady with some extremely high dressing individuals. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 fancy 410 1 225.00 $225.00 $922 —
440 440 1 207.50 $207.50 $913 +8.00
450–497 480 6 184.00–195.00 $192.28 $923 -2.19
515–530 521 5 170.00–178.00 $175.60 $915 -12.73
550 value added 550 25 203.25 $203.25 $1,118 —
555 555 1 170.00 $170.00 $944 -4.73
570–598 591 34 171.00–182.00 $175.33 $1,036 +0.60
602–631 619 10 165.00–177.00 $171.82 $1,064 -6.96
632 value added 632 58 196.50 $196.50 $1,242 +1.50
685–697 691 5 164.00–176.00 $170.03 $1,175 -0.71
718 value added 718 75 188.75 $188.75 $1,355 —
705–738 726 38 163.00–172.00 $167.84 $1,219 +5.84
770–772 771 5 145.00–160.00 $156.20 $1,204 -24.47
808–845 value added 825 361 178.00–185.50 $183.24 $1,512 —
836 836 4 168.00 $168.00 $1,404 —
872–875 873 3 151.00–154.00 $153.00 $1,336 —
904 904 16 165.00 $165.00 $1,492 +7.00
931 value added 931 113 177.00 $177.00 $1,648 +5.13
974–987 value added 981 222 165.00–172.60 $169.29 $1,661 +4.67
1055 value added 1055 73 159.95 $159.95 $1,687 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565–585 578 3 160.00–165.00 $163.37 $944 —
790 790 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,082 —
900–915 908 2 126.00–130.00 $127.98 $1,162 -0.02
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 145.00 $145.00 $826 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 182.50 $182.50 $520 ±0.00
320 320 1 185.00 $185.00 $592 —
390 390 1 182.50 $182.50 $712 —
410 fancy 410 1 182.00 $182.00 $746 —
412–445 429 5 161.00–170.00 $166.12 $713 +9.49
457–482 470 4 169.00–170.00 $169.51 $797 +19.51
517–540 527 4 160.00–175.00 $170.40 $898 +10.23
555–592 578 21 147.00–160.00 $151.58 $876 -14.22
605 605 1 160.00 $160.00 $968 +9.37
655–682 674 14 139.00–149.00 $147.37 $993 -3.22
675 value added 675 6 153.50 $153.50 $1,036 —
710–732 718 16 127.00–140.00 $138.18 $992 +0.18
800–840 817 6 121.00–130.00 $127.31 $1,040 +11.31
820 value added 820 50 161.90 $161.90 $1,328 —
850 850 3 131.00 $131.00 $1,114 —
900 900 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,170 +2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 160.00 $160.00 $432 —
305 305 1 150.00 $150.00 $458 —
355–377 370 3 158.00–165.00 $160.24 $593 —
415–440 428 2 140.00–150.00 $144.85 $620 +2.85
450–495 467 6 140.00–151.00 $146.79 $686 +7.67
505–525 517 3 131.00–143.00 $137.96 $713 +3.44
573 573 3 141.00 $141.00 $808 +13.22
610–646 631 11 129.00–140.00 $137.65 $869 +16.65
675 675 1 121.00 $121.00 $817 -3.00
705–715 710 2 120.00 $120.00 $852 -6.00

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 210.00 $210.00 $420 —
295 295 1 175.00 $175.00 $516 +5.00
330 330 1 170.00 $170.00 $561 -6.30
330 fancy 330 1 215.00 $215.00 $710 —
362 362 2 202.50 $202.50 $733 +3.06
400–435 418 4 178.00–187.50 $182.59 $763 -3.64
450 fancy 450 2 200.00 $200.00 $900 —
455–482 472 7 171.00–197.50 $181.77 $858 -5.23
500 fancy 500 2 180.00 $180.00 $900 +10.00
530–537 534 4 166.00–171.00 $168.48 $900 +10.45
550–590 570 7 150.00–167.00 $158.22 $902 -15.33
605 605 1 158.00 $158.00 $956 -13.90
671 671 4 148.00 $148.00 $993 -17.58
700–743 732 4 127.00–131.00 $127.96 $937 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512–545 523 3 152.00–154.00 $152.69 $799 —
630 630 3 140.00–144.00 $142.67 $899 +12.67
680 680 2 130.00 $130.00 $884 -4.67

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1600 1224 80-85% 20 75.00–88.00 $83.15 $1,018 -9.14
1075–1750 1386 80-85% 12 90.00–107.00 $97.37 $1,350 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1785 1461 75-80% 12 89.00–98.00 $92.77 $1,355 +4.52
1220–1750 1522 75-80% 9 82.00–88.50 $84.84 $1,291 —
1555 1555 75-80% 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,151 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755 755 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $415 —
860–1065 963 85-90% 2 65.00–69.50 $67.01 $645 —
910–1290 1083 85-90% 12 70.00–81.50 $75.90 $822 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–2475 1818 3 90.00–93.50 $91.22 $1,658 —
1560–2105 1825 4 104.50–115.00 $110.66 $2,020 —
1795–2015 1935 4 117.50–128.50 $121.57 $2,352 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00
1340 1340 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
970 970 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,260.00 $1,260.00 —
1125–1465 1263 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,050.00–1,375.00 $1,190.47 —

↑ Back to top

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.