Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 13, 2023

436 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.57/cwt -1.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,432/hd at 825 lb · 67 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $174.75/cwt +2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,489/hd at 852 lb · 60 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.16/cwt -15.73 vs last sale · ≈ $859/hd at 621 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 436 971 1,025
Feeder cattle 381 904 904
Slaughter cattle 48 63 55
Replacement cattle 7 4 66

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher on a light test. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 190.00 $190.00 $636 -7.50
392 392 2 190.00 $190.00 $745 -30.00
400–445 420 10 180.00–194.00 $186.89 $785 -6.11
460–485 472 5 182.00–198.00 $192.35 $908 +0.64
500–540 506 15 176.00–190.00 $182.78 $925 +6.31
552–576 569 8 173.00–183.00 $176.75 $1,006 +2.24
625–640 632 9 153.00–168.00 $159.04 $1,005 -11.77
659–695 681 13 158.00–163.00 $161.14 $1,097 -0.70
710 710 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,015 -17.81
755–795 763 7 152.00–164.00 $157.67 $1,203 -7.50
814–832 819 7 161.00–167.50 $165.61 $1,356 +15.61
826 value added 826 60 174.50 $174.50 $1,441 -1.44
852 value added 852 60 174.75 $174.75 $1,489 +2.25
940 940 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,241 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 423 2 170.00–176.00 $172.91 $731 -7.09
495 495 2 180.00 $180.00 $891 +6.47
585 585 1 160.00 $160.00 $936 +6.00
710 710 1 134.00 $134.00 $951 +8.00
750–760 755 2 145.00–148.00 $146.51 $1,106 +1.51
825 825 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,221 +16.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 273 2 150.00–162.50 $156.31 $427 -6.65
305–330 318 2 152.50–161.00 $156.92 $499 -1.65
350–360 353 3 162.00–170.00 $164.72 $581 +4.72
399 fancy 399 9 182.00 $182.00 $726 —
405–415 410 2 152.00–158.00 $155.04 $636 -8.05
415–425 fancy 418 3 181.00–184.00 $182.98 $765 +9.47
450–472 463 13 171.00–179.00 $174.49 $808 +17.90
480–482 fancy 481 3 180.00–182.00 $181.34 $872 —
510–547 530 10 150.00–161.00 $155.29 $823 +8.04
561–585 575 10 139.00–154.00 $144.79 $833 -14.62
601–642 617 15 135.00 $135.00 $833 -18.89
638 value added 638 4 150.00 $150.00 $957 —
653 value added 653 7 154.00 $154.00 $1,006 -5.50
660–670 667 3 137.00 $137.00 $914 -9.47
735 735 1 126.00 $126.00 $926 -12.42
775 775 1 126.00 $126.00 $976 —
805 805 2 127.00 $127.00 $1,022 -10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 142.50 $142.50 $470 +0.60
385 385 1 145.00 $145.00 $558 +5.00
460 460 2 151.00 $151.00 $695 —
540 540 1 134.00 $134.00 $724 -6.19
562–578 572 5 135.00 $135.00 $772 -6.28
640 640 3 124.00 $124.00 $794 -16.00
652–690 671 5 125.00–129.00 $127.79 $857 -7.21
840 840 1 110.00 $110.00 $924 —
880 880 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,003 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 160.00 $160.00 $320 —
315 fancy 315 1 200.00 $200.00 $630 —
340 340 1 170.00 $170.00 $578 -19.92
410 410 1 172.00 $172.00 $705 -23.36
490 490 2 192.00 $192.00 $941 —
525 525 1 187.00 $187.00 $982 +22.38
580–595 590 3 159.00–160.00 $159.33 $940 -5.10
605–635 615 4 149.00–156.00 $152.25 $936 +9.79
655–687 678 7 140.00–152.00 $143.81 $975 —
717–725 720 3 125.00–126.00 $125.34 $902 +0.34
780 780 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,061 +14.56
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 140.00 $140.00 $805 —
645 645 1 132.00 $132.00 $851 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
995 995 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1395 1204 80-85% 8 72.00–79.00 $75.57 $910 +4.82
1050–1425 1209 80-85% 10 66.00–69.00 $67.39 $815 -3.36
1375 1375 80-85% 1 84.50 $84.50 $1,162 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1015 923 85-90% 3 60.50–61.50 $61.13 $564 -18.36
1000 1000 85-90% 1 74.50 $74.50 $745 —
960–1040 1015 85-90% 4 65.00–70.50 $67.61 $686 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1620 1553 75-80% 2 73.00–73.50 $73.24 $1,137 —
1605–1675 1640 75-80% 2 80.50–82.00 $81.27 $1,333 -0.23

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390 1390 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,418 —
1750 1750 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,925 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 81.00 $81.00 $705

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1785 1785 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,335.00 $1,335.00

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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
1635 1635 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 100.00 $100.00 $500 —

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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.