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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 14, 2023

1,037 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $208.72/cwt +27.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,385/hd at 664 lb · 163 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $186.22/cwt +4.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,614/hd at 866 lb · 149 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $209.41/cwt +32.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,330/hd at 635 lb · 81 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,037 418 649
Feeder cattle 960 333 418
Slaughter cattle 60 50 81
Replacement cattle 17 35 150

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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
282 282 2 202.50 $202.50 $571 -19.99
295 fancy 295 1 227.50 $227.50 $671 —
310–320 313 3 210.00–212.50 $210.85 $660 -37.93
375 fancy 375 3 248.00 $248.00 $930 —
385 385 1 225.00 $225.00 $866 -15.09
403–440 423 7 214.00–235.00 $228.57 $967 -14.97
419–445 fancy 424 14 260.00–272.50 $271.56 $1,151 —
470 fancy 470 2 267.00 $267.00 $1,255 —
485 485 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,140 -1.76
500–530 515 3 200.00–221.00 $212.83 $1,096 -14.74
505–537 value added 523 20 227.00–250.50 $243.30 $1,272 -0.11
550–572 554 19 200.00–220.00 $210.38 $1,166 -30.27
561–577 value added 571 13 230.00–239.00 $236.11 $1,348 —
612–640 630 10 204.00–217.00 $213.42 $1,345 -8.58
655 value added 655 2 224.00 $224.00 $1,467 —
670–682 674 7 195.00–210.00 $198.85 $1,340 +0.85
712 712 2 194.00 $194.00 $1,381 +1.00
719 value added 719 13 209.50 $209.50 $1,506 —
854–865 value added 861 98 187.50–192.60 $190.85 $1,643 —
870–892 877 51 172.00–177.75 $177.32 $1,555 -4.68
1072–1099 1082 17 140.00–143.50 $142.24 $1,539 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 162.50 $162.50 $496 -57.50
355 355 1 191.00 $191.00 $678 -31.50
405–425 415 2 200.00–208.00 $204.10 $847 -12.15
610 610 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,037 —
790 790 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,217 —
835–845 840 2 146.00–156.00 $151.03 $1,269 -8.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339–340 339 7 204.00–223.00 $220.28 $747 +4.40
370–385 375 3 174.00–180.00 $176.05 $660 -37.62
380 fancy 380 2 200.00 $200.00 $760 —
400–435 415 9 191.00–197.00 $193.81 $804 -5.40
415–424 fancy 423 12 205.00–210.00 $209.59 $887 —
455–481 468 14 184.00–197.00 $191.32 $895 -0.32
477–485 fancy 478 12 198.00–203.00 $202.16 $966 —
500–536 524 19 175.00–195.00 $184.28 $966 +7.80
550–590 566 4 174.00–190.00 $180.15 $1,020 -4.15
602–645 612 6 172.00–186.00 $178.34 $1,091 +1.60
637 value added 637 75 211.90 $211.90 $1,350 —
663 value added 663 156 209.80 $209.80 $1,391 —
670–680 676 7 175.00–191.00 $184.59 $1,248 +3.09
715 715 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,065 +9.00
750–782 757 11 147.50–176.00 $171.88 $1,301 —
940 940 4 158.00 $158.00 $1,485 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 140.00 $140.00 $385 -37.50
340 340 1 140.00 $140.00 $476 -55.41
350–380 362 3 145.00–152.50 $148.24 $537 -44.76
400–415 407 3 177.50–179.00 $178.50 $726 -9.50
455–470 462 3 171.00–176.00 $173.97 $804 —
500–540 520 2 150.00–167.00 $158.17 $822 -8.33
580 580 1 148.00 $148.00 $858 -14.58
620–637 629 4 162.00–168.00 $164.96 $1,038 -1.04
665–680 673 2 159.00–167.00 $163.04 $1,097 —
812 812 2 137.50 $137.50 $1,116 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,317 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 205.00 $205.00 $420 —
255 255 1 220.00 $220.00 $561 —
385–395 390 2 220.00–237.50 $228.64 $892 -8.86
390 fancy 390 1 245.00 $245.00 $956 —
405–435 415 6 200.00–224.00 $216.37 $898 -8.63
430–435 fancy 432 6 232.50–245.00 $240.80 $1,040 -8.20
460 fancy 460 4 263.00 $263.00 $1,210 +20.50
455–470 464 4 200.00–225.00 $213.29 $990 -9.21
500–532 517 4 207.00–215.00 $209.92 $1,085 +7.75
560–570 567 3 207.00–216.00 $209.96 $1,190 +4.96
600–635 613 4 190.00–194.00 $191.04 $1,171 +11.04
657–680 665 3 174.00–189.00 $183.88 $1,223 —
710–740 730 4 172.00–179.00 $175.21 $1,279 —
810–830 820 2 140.00–149.00 $144.45 $1,184 —
850–881 873 4 144.00–148.00 $144.97 $1,266 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 200.00 $200.00 $730 —
410 410 1 182.50 $182.50 $748 —
455–495 474 4 179.00–186.00 $181.79 $862 -18.21
505 505 1 190.00 $190.00 $960 —
590 590 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,109 -30.00
600–640 613 3 170.00–171.00 $170.65 $1,046 —
650 650 1 145.00 $145.00 $942 —
857 857 2 118.00 $118.00 $1,011 —
1025 1025 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,107 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1480 1480 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 80-85% 1 85.00 $85.00 $999 —
1175–1485 1297 80-85% 8 86.50–93.00 $89.97 $1,167 —
1015–1485 1332 80-85% 20 94.00–105.00 $99.14 $1,321 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–860 853 85-90% 2 64.00–69.00 $66.48 $567 —
745–960 865 85-90% 3 80.00–89.00 $84.19 $728 —
905–995 950 85-90% 2 76.00–78.00 $76.95 $731 —
915–1070 1008 85-90% 3 91.00–100.00 $94.58 $953 +6.58
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1635 1558 75-80% 3 97.00–99.00 $98.02 $1,527 —
1550–1720 1633 75-80% 3 103.50–109.50 $106.29 $1,736 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1550 1371 5 99.00–112.00 $106.88 $1,465 —
1180–2200 1653 5 118.00–123.00 $119.85 $1,981 —
1860 1860 1 126.00 $126.00 $2,344 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
990 990 (<2 yrs)Open 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,188

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1620 1620 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,560.00 $1,560.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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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
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
1370 1370 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00 —
1410 1410 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —
1690 1690 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,710.00 $1,710.00 —
1825 1825 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,885.00 $1,885.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 77.50 $77.50 $314 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
755 755 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —

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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.