Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 16, 2022

1,204 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.13/cwt -7.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,575/hd at 937 lb · 233 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.34/cwt +14.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,481/hd at 885 lb · 180 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.27/cwt +3.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,027/hd at 629 lb · 99 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,204 1,493 1,073
Feeder cattle 1,144 1,404 1,040
Slaughter cattle 60 73 33
Replacement cattle — 16 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 195.00 $195.00 $634 —
400–420 412 15 120.00–215.00 $170.15 $701 -37.35
450–490 466 34 195.00–215.00 $204.55 $953 +12.27
486–493 value added 491 26 202.00–208.50 $206.27 $1,013 —
500–541 527 72 170.00–190.00 $177.67 $936 +2.07
586–595 590 11 174.00–176.00 $174.92 $1,032 -0.41
600–615 value added 611 11 172.00–182.00 $174.68 $1,067 -21.82
602–637 626 19 155.00–170.00 $164.09 $1,027 -7.73
661–674 671 15 176.00–186.00 $184.03 $1,235 +14.00
701–737 value added 715 10 167.00–177.00 $172.88 $1,236 -15.87
705–745 725 10 165.00–172.00 $168.40 $1,221 +0.56
750 750 5 169.00 $169.00 $1,268 +12.80
751–782 value added 771 48 169.00–176.00 $174.09 $1,342 —
800 800 2 164.00 $164.00 $1,312 —
804 value added 804 50 162.75 $162.75 $1,309 -20.49
866–899 value added 885 180 165.00–169.75 $167.34 $1,481 —
902–944 value added 937 233 155.00–172.75 $168.13 $1,575 -8.87
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
637 637 2 134.00 $134.00 $854 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–375 373 11 139.00–140.00 $139.55 $521 -42.95
400–445 423 51 138.00–165.00 $152.82 $646 -13.30
455–495 471 39 145.00–163.00 $154.85 $729 -14.66
475–493 value added 485 11 150.00–172.00 $159.80 $775 —
505–530 525 11 145.00–162.00 $159.60 $838 -10.80
550–592 577 38 130.00–160.00 $154.64 $892 +3.06
614–630 618 19 129.00–143.00 $139.14 $860 -20.86
632 value added 632 80 169.00 $169.00 $1,068 —
655 value added 655 7 141.00 $141.00 $924 -12.50
655–695 671 13 122.00–145.00 $131.79 $884 -15.58
712 712 4 128.00 $128.00 $911 -10.18
751 value added 751 65 162.75 $162.75 $1,222 —
760 760 10 147.50 $147.50 $1,121 —
800–815 810 9 130.00–141.00 $133.62 $1,082 +6.31
885 885 3 111.00 $111.00 $982 -20.00
953 953 3 122.00 $122.00 $1,163 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 5 165.00 $165.00 $454 -10.00
360–392 379 12 175.00–190.00 $180.94 $686 -21.56
417–435 428 29 165.00–210.00 $187.42 $802 +4.83
452–495 474 20 175.00–200.00 $190.42 $903 +8.65
505–547 527 35 160.00–167.00 $163.04 $859 -5.44
550–595 565 46 140.00–158.00 $152.47 $861 -5.75
602–625 609 25 134.00–165.00 $143.96 $877 -14.04
682–690 685 20 135.00–155.00 $142.53 $976 -5.47
710–732 718 19 125.00–140.00 $134.72 $967 +6.76
755 755 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,042 —
820 820 1 115.00 $115.00 $943 —
925 925 3 116.00 $116.00 $1,073 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 75-80% 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,232 -7.77
1250–1700 1557 75-80% 7 85.00–88.00 $86.97 $1,354 +12.97
1350–1750 1654 75-80% 8 89.00–94.00 $91.51 $1,514 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1650 1306 80-85% 5 75.00–79.00 $76.41 $998 —
1250–1700 1439 80-85% 8 83.00–103.00 $95.53 $1,375 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1190 1063 85-90% 3 67.00–71.00 $68.75 $731 -7.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1900 1483 10 95.00–120.00 $109.19 $1,619 —
1540–2100 1820 2 108.50–118.00 $113.98 $2,074 +22.76

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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.