Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 10, 2023

805 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $186.84/cwt ≈ $1,652/hd at 884 lb · 110 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $216.33/cwt +29.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,439/hd at 665 lb · 106 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $223.12/cwt +31.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,363/hd at 611 lb · 52 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	805	472	589
Feeder cattle	725	427	549
Slaughter cattle	42	39	30
Replacement cattle	38	6	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher, with instances of 15.00 to 18.00 higher. There was very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	314	4	230.00–234.00	$231.98	$728	—
332 fancy	332	5	261.00	$261.00	$867	+51.07
351–387 fancy	365	8	260.00–267.50	$263.56	$962	+49.39
360–396	384	5	227.00–230.00	$228.95	$879	—
415–425 fancy	416	9	260.00–266.00	$265.32	$1,104	+59.32
410–430	420	2	220.00–237.50	$228.96	$962	+48.96
452–470	457	10	210.00–223.00	$217.31	$993	+28.01
464 fancy	464	10	249.00	$249.00	$1,155	+46.65
515–526 value added	517	19	231.00–237.00	$236.04	$1,220	+30.17
505–535	518	6	201.00–217.00	$209.88	$1,087	+19.88
550–560	557	10	204.00–216.00	$209.99	$1,170	—
602–610 value added	609	48	214.00–227.00	$224.86	$1,369	+33.38
615–645	631	4	194.00–207.00	$202.30	$1,277	—
658–666 value added	664	100	211.50–219.75	$218.03	$1,448	+28.03
650–692	681	6	184.00–192.00	$188.03	$1,280	+11.62
716 value added	716	7	202.00	$202.00	$1,446	+22.00
700–735	717	8	175.00–195.00	$186.85	$1,340	—
755–783	770	11	183.00–191.50	$189.82	$1,462	+19.32
810–825	817	3	182.00–186.00	$183.99	$1,503	—
850–865	860	3	169.00–181.00	$172.95	$1,487	—
855–887 value added	885	107	186.00–187.30	$187.23	$1,657	—
905–940	936	9	160.50–171.00	$161.63	$1,513	—
955	955	2	161.00	$161.00	$1,538	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	278	4	195.00–202.50	$200.57	$558	—
310	310	1	210.00	$210.00	$651	—
380	380	1	212.50	$212.50	$808	+75.00
410	410	1	214.00	$214.00	$877	—
450–490	468	3	200.00–204.00	$201.28	$942	—
507–520	511	3	190.00	$190.00	$971	—
565	565	1	199.00	$199.00	$1,124	—
615	615	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,168	—
650–657	655	3	168.00–170.00	$169.34	$1,109	—
729	729	4	173.50	$173.50	$1,265	—
765	765	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,148	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250	1250	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,375	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	190.00	$190.00	$513	+10.00
310–335	322	3	227.50–230.00	$229.20	$738	+48.23
337 fancy	337	5	245.00	$245.00	$826	—
351 fancy	351	3	235.00	$235.00	$825	+42.50
350–383	378	20	206.00–225.00	$222.07	$839	+47.68
400–445	432	11	190.00–205.00	$198.63	$858	+30.77
454–490 fancy	462	9	212.00–229.00	$218.66	$1,010	—
452–486	471	17	191.00–205.00	$198.67	$936	+29.32
500–545	532	11	185.00–201.00	$195.35	$1,039	+31.18
533–535 value added	534	8	202.00–206.00	$203.50	$1,087	+26.11
555 value added	555	5	206.00	$206.00	$1,143	+25.00
555–580	564	4	175.00–182.50	$179.96	$1,015	+12.98
601–647	625	19	169.00–181.00	$176.86	$1,105	+31.65
655–692	674	4	152.00–154.00	$152.49	$1,028	+12.49
675 value added	675	8	185.00	$185.00	$1,249	+2.71
711–745	718	9	152.00–164.00	$156.49	$1,124	+10.49
766	766	3	163.00	$163.00	$1,249	+32.00
820–830	825	2	130.00–131.00	$130.50	$1,077	-4.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	200.00	$200.00	$670	—
365–380	372	5	200.00–204.00	$200.79	$747	—
410–447	435	3	182.00–184.00	$183.37	$798	—
450	450	1	187.00	$187.00	$842	—
505–532	523	3	179.00–183.00	$180.29	$943	+76.29
575–595	585	2	163.00–167.00	$164.97	$965	—
600	600	1	158.00	$158.00	$948	—
650–675	663	2	130.00–136.00	$133.06	$882	—
760–770	765	2	135.00–145.00	$140.03	$1,071	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060	1060	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,208	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	220.00	$220.00	$594	—
315	315	1	220.00	$220.00	$693	—
370 fancy	370	1	252.50	$252.50	$934	+30.00
387	387	4	225.00	$225.00	$871	—
430–440	437	5	204.00–212.00	$209.62	$916	—
475	475	2	203.00	$203.00	$964	+12.63
500–545	530	5	199.00–210.00	$207.36	$1,099	+34.18
550 fancy	550	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,155	—
550–595	576	5	185.00–200.00	$189.97	$1,094	—
600	600	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,086	—
665–695	675	4	171.00–177.00	$174.26	$1,176	+2.26
700	700	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,225	—
830	830	2	120.00–127.00	$123.50	$1,025	—
855–875	864	5	120.00–138.00	$127.76	$1,104	—
955	955	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,242	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	195.00	$195.00	$751	—
450	450	1	194.00	$194.00	$873	+30.00
635	635	2	166.00	$166.00	$1,054	—
710	710	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,100	—
785	785	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,170	—
875	875	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,138	+24.00
1085	1085	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,052	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1365	1181	80-85%	5	80.00–87.50	$84.50	$998	—
1175–1400	1273	80-85%	6	89.00–97.00	$94.43	$1,202	+0.61
1330–1415	1383	80-85%	4	98.00–106.00	$102.16	$1,413	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–935	899	85-90%	5	77.00–82.50	$79.12	$711	—
890–960	915	85-90%	3	70.00–75.50	$72.84	$666	+13.84
870–1025	968	85-90%	6	84.00–89.00	$86.46	$837	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1465–1650	1536	75-80%	4	94.00–97.00	$95.49	$1,467	—
1640	1640	75-80%	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,722	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1610	1383	2	102.00–103.00	$102.42	$1,416	—
1460	1460	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,650	+3.00
2180	2180	1	134.00	$134.00	$2,921	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
705	705	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	115.00	$115.00	$811

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1235	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,125.00–1,700.00	$1,364.25
1220–1420	1320	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695–715	705	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	600.00–700.00	$650.71

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890–1605	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	975.00–1,725.00	$1,442.03	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010	1010	1	78.00	$78.00	$788	—

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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.