Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 20, 2023

470 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.34/cwt -4.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,359/hd at 803 lb · 68 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.27/cwt ≈ $1,584/hd at 976 lb · 56 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.80/cwt -4.95 vs last sale · ≈ $991/hd at 577 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 470 436 76
Feeder cattle 416 381 76
Slaughter cattle 44 48 0
Replacement cattle 10 7 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower on a plain quality offering. Feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. No test on slaughter bulls. There was moderate to 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
152 152 2 225.00 $225.00 $342 —
355–380 372 3 190.00–205.00 $195.75 $728 +5.75
410 fancy 410 1 211.00 $211.00 $865 —
420 420 1 194.00 $194.00 $815 +7.11
480 480 1 198.00 $198.00 $950 +5.65
502–511 value added 508 6 193.00 $193.00 $980 —
500–540 527 12 174.00–186.00 $178.79 $942 -3.99
550–580 576 21 160.00–175.00 $168.45 $970 -8.30
563–593 value added 580 7 181.00–183.00 $181.83 $1,055 —
625–635 627 8 164.00–177.00 $174.35 $1,093 +15.31
690 690 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,070 -6.14
790 790 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,335 +11.33
800 value added 800 60 170.50 $170.50 $1,364 -4.00
803–834 822 8 157.00–167.00 $160.66 $1,321 -4.95
910 value added 910 24 155.00 $155.00 $1,410 —
915–945 930 2 134.00–135.00 $134.51 $1,251 +2.51
970 970 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,183 —
976 value added 976 55 163.00 $163.00 $1,591 —
1030 1030 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,277 —
1055 1055 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,372 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 162.50 $162.50 $333 —
320–340 330 2 170.00–175.00 $172.42 $569 —
385 385 1 186.00 $186.00 $716 —
430 430 1 170.00 $170.00 $731 -2.91
550 550 1 133.00 $133.00 $732 -27.00
632 632 2 156.00 $156.00 $986 —
650 650 3 133.00 $133.00 $864 —
732 732 2 129.00 $129.00 $944 -5.00
760 760 1 120.00 $120.00 $912 -26.51
820 820 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,033 -22.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 155.00 $155.00 $418 -1.31
315–340 333 8 152.00–167.50 $158.06 $526 +1.14
375–390 379 8 157.00–171.00 $167.21 $634 +2.49
400 400 1 169.00 $169.00 $676 +13.96
460–495 476 4 150.00–162.00 $157.54 $750 -16.95
500–510 507 3 139.00–154.00 $148.06 $751 -7.23
565 565 1 147.00 $147.00 $831 +2.21
602–638 623 14 131.00–146.00 $139.99 $872 +4.99
640 value added 640 2 157.00 $157.00 $1,005 +7.00
687 687 9 135.00 $135.00 $927 -2.00
734 value added 734 13 143.50 $143.50 $1,053 —
915 915 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,107 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 140.00 $140.00 $385 —
325 325 1 140.00 $140.00 $455 -2.50
370 370 1 150.00 $150.00 $555 +5.00
445 445 1 146.00 $146.00 $650 —
460–470 465 2 144.00–145.00 $144.49 $672 -6.51
515–542 537 10 132.00–134.00 $132.49 $711 -1.51
560 560 1 122.00 $122.00 $683 -13.00
775 775 1 112.00 $112.00 $868 —
970 970 1 100.00 $100.00 $970 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,074 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 2 170.00 $170.00 $366 +10.00
275 275 1 177.50 $177.50 $488 —
325 325 1 195.00 $195.00 $634 +25.00
371 fancy 371 3 205.00 $205.00 $761 —
380–392 389 4 175.00–180.00 $178.75 $695 —
400–445 420 3 170.00–172.00 $170.66 $717 -1.34
441 fancy 441 3 205.00 $205.00 $904 —
495 495 1 175.00 $175.00 $866 -17.00
527 527 2 160.00 $160.00 $843 -27.00
565–592 583 3 159.00–160.00 $159.68 $931 +0.35
600–620 613 3 151.00–168.00 $162.46 $996 +10.21
770 770 1 120.00 $120.00 $924 -16.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 160.00 $160.00 $432 —
365 365 1 150.00 $150.00 $548 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1445 1225 80-85% 3 79.00–80.00 $79.29 $971 +11.90
1000–1420 1233 80-85% 5 69.00–78.00 $74.14 $914 +6.75
1070–1345 1237 80-85% 6 66.00–68.00 $66.68 $825 -0.71
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–965 913 85-90% 2 53.00–60.00 $56.30 $514 -4.83
815–1050 970 85-90% 6 64.00–69.00 $66.06 $641 —
1000 1000 85-90% 1 74.00 $74.00 $740 -0.50
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1660 1573 75-80% 2 82.00–85.00 $83.42 $1,312 +10.18
1455–1885 1613 75-80% 3 75.00–77.00 $76.09 $1,227 -5.18

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1620 1620 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,409 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
830–975 903 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 89.00–93.00 $91.16 $823

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1285–1445 1350 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 800.00–1,040.00 $944.23

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 107.50 $107.50 $280 —

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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.