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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 23, 2022

1,310 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.29/cwt -0.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,522/hd at 910 lb · 212 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.70/cwt ≈ $1,588/hd at 970 lb · 187 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.49/cwt -0.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,447/hd at 869 lb · 160 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,310 1,204 884
Feeder cattle 1,252 1,144 824
Slaughter cattle 55 60 40
Replacement cattle 3 — 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Yearling heifers sold on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 160.00 $160.00 $608 —
398 fancy 398 5 212.00 $212.00 $844 —
425 425 1 187.50 $187.50 $797 +17.35
450–455 452 4 170.00–180.00 $175.00 $791 -29.55
477 fancy 477 8 196.00 $196.00 $935 —
502–525 509 5 174.00–182.50 $177.75 $905 +0.08
596 596 3 168.00 $168.00 $1,001 -6.92
605–649 632 22 151.00–169.00 $164.46 $1,039 +0.37
639 value added 639 7 182.00 $182.00 $1,163 +7.32
652–680 662 6 149.00–162.00 $154.47 $1,023 -29.56
700–749 719 25 165.00–171.00 $167.20 $1,202 -1.20
728 value added 728 43 176.50 $176.50 $1,285 +3.62
760 value added 760 127 177.25 $177.25 $1,347 +3.16
785 785 2 157.00–160.00 $158.50 $1,244 -10.50
809 809 8 167.00 $167.00 $1,351 +3.00
854–889 value added 869 138 167.40–169.00 $167.74 $1,458 +0.40
867–878 869 22 150.00–160.00 $158.62 $1,378 —
904–918 value added 910 211 166.00–169.90 $167.47 $1,524 -0.66
920 920 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,196 —
964–980 value added 970 184 161.00–166.00 $164.21 $1,593 —
970–990 983 3 130.00–134.00 $132.68 $1,304 —
1016–1039 1028 15 139.50–141.00 $140.19 $1,441 —
1046 value added 1046 51 148.75 $148.75 $1,556 —
1080 1080 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,285 —
1100 1100 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,375 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–525 522 3 158.00–160.00 $159.33 $832 —
590 590 2 150.00 $150.00 $885 —
610–637 630 4 130.00–145.00 $138.33 $871 —
700–745 718 5 141.00–155.00 $149.17 $1,071 —
835 835 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,219 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 328 4 135.00–145.00 $141.80 $465 —
355–390 380 4 130.00–142.50 $132.92 $505 -6.63
422–441 431 15 130.00–145.00 $138.60 $597 -14.22
463–482 474 9 151.00–161.00 $156.72 $743 +1.87
510 value added 510 3 159.00 $159.00 $811 —
505–545 526 15 135.00–149.00 $143.59 $755 -16.01
563 value added 563 6 155.00 $155.00 $873 —
551–587 574 12 135.00–149.00 $144.98 $832 -9.66
605–645 624 22 135.00–150.00 $143.68 $897 +4.54
661–683 672 16 140.00–154.00 $146.66 $986 +14.87
738 738 5 154.00 $154.00 $1,137 +26.00
750–778 771 8 128.00–136.00 $130.10 $1,003 -17.40
805–833 821 7 133.00–144.00 $136.95 $1,124 +3.33
855–865 860 2 141.00–143.00 $142.01 $1,221 +31.01
952 952 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,238 +8.00
969 value added 969 19 139.70 $139.70 $1,354 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 120.00 $120.00 $432 —
450–475 458 5 131.00–141.00 $137.52 $630 —
635 635 2 125.00 $125.00 $794 —
652–675 664 5 128.00–130.00 $129.21 $858 —
700–737 722 5 120.00–135.00 $127.86 $923 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 308 2 175.00–180.00 $177.52 $547 —
375 fancy 375 1 207.50 $207.50 $778 —
380–385 382 6 187.50–192.50 $189.92 $725 +8.98
415 fancy 415 1 212.50 $212.50 $882 —
420–445 433 6 170.00–187.50 $179.79 $778 -7.63
455 fancy 455 1 192.50 $192.50 $876 —
450–495 477 7 170.00–185.00 $177.81 $848 -12.61
505–535 517 13 155.00–171.00 $161.64 $836 -1.40
545 fancy 545 1 175.00 $175.00 $954 —
565–590 582 6 142.00–158.00 $146.27 $851 -6.20
600–637 620 11 140.00–154.00 $147.74 $916 +3.78
655–695 672 3 131.00–141.00 $136.89 $920 -5.64
720 720 1 128.00 $128.00 $922 -6.72
775 775 1 116.00 $116.00 $899 -22.00
830 830 1 115.00 $115.00 $954 ±0.00
890 890 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,077 —
940 940 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,128 +4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 156.00 $156.00 $476 —
435 435 1 152.50 $152.50 $663 —
460–485 475 3 150.00–161.00 $155.43 $738 —
535 535 1 130.00 $130.00 $696 —
582 582 2 130.00 $130.00 $757 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1355 1128 80-85% 10 75.00–86.50 $81.86 $923 —
955–1575 1248 80-85% 15 88.00–100.50 $93.16 $1,163 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $495 —
920–1275 1015 85-90% 7 73.00–81.50 $77.12 $783 —
970–1150 1050 85-90% 5 69.50–71.50 $70.23 $737 +1.48
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $938 —
1030–1765 1376 75-80% 7 86.50–90.50 $88.34 $1,216 —
1370–1600 1472 75-80% 3 79.00–84.00 $82.36 $1,212 -2.64

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370 1370 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,370 —
1365–1510 1455 3 104.50–110.00 $107.32 $1,562 -1.87
1890–1945 1918 2 118.50–128.00 $123.32 $2,365 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,285.00 $1,285.00

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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.