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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report, Richmond, KY

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 19, 2023

528 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $202.70/cwt +9.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,806/hd at 891 lb · 120 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $192.50/cwt -0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,856/hd at 964 lb · 118 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $233.00/cwt ≈ $1,538/hd at 660 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 528 416 433
Feeder cattle 458 373 331
Slaughter cattle 47 31 52
Replacement cattle 23 12 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers were steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower, good demand for all classes of feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 221.00 $221.00 $707 —
475–490 485 3 220.00–234.00 $229.43 $1,113 -4.89
487–498 value added 494 5 244.00–255.00 $248.34 $1,227 —
505–522 516 3 225.00–233.00 $227.61 $1,174 -12.39
556–565 559 13 234.00–245.00 $243.06 $1,359 +4.78
625 625 4 234.00 $234.00 $1,462 +5.00
660 value added 660 50 233.00 $233.00 $1,538 —
725 725 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,530 —
763 763 5 207.00 $207.00 $1,579 —
891 value added 891 120 202.70 $202.70 $1,806 —
964 value added 964 118 192.50 $192.50 $1,856 -0.45
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 208.00 $208.00 $718 -2.00
465–490 478 2 200.00–211.00 $205.64 $983 —
550 550 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,221 —
642 642 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,284 —
690 690 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,373 —
905 905 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,457 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 210.00 $210.00 $620 —
507 507 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,044 —
620 620 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,203 —
730 730 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,394 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 170.00 $170.00 $824 —
515–540 528 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,003 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,260 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845 845 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,082 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 1 135.00 $135.00 $918 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 222.50 $222.50 $768 +22.50
370 370 3 204.00–216.00 $208.00 $770 -7.02
415–445 423 4 193.00–199.00 $197.42 $835 —
431 fancy 431 4 216.00 $216.00 $931 —
465–495 483 6 192.00–203.00 $194.78 $941 -6.92
510–518 516 4 188.00–192.00 $188.99 $975 -10.72
576–593 585 12 185.00–189.00 $186.97 $1,094 -10.79
605–630 622 3 177.00–180.00 $178.99 $1,113 -6.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 190.00 $190.00 $646 —
387–395 390 3 185.00–198.00 $189.39 $739 -5.61
415–440 428 2 177.50–182.50 $179.93 $770 —
480 480 1 182.50 $182.50 $876 -8.50
508–540 523 6 175.00–188.00 $181.91 $951 -1.09
550–575 563 5 157.50–165.00 $161.16 $907 -8.84
665 665 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,111 —
840 840 2 167.50 $167.50 $1,407 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 3 178.00 $178.00 $748 —
540 540 1 181.00 $181.00 $977 —
602 602 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,114 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 167.50 $167.50 $553 —
410 410 1 167.50 $167.50 $687 —
455 455 1 165.00 $165.00 $751 —
605–640 623 2 154.00–165.00 $159.35 $993 —
650 650 1 146.00 $146.00 $949 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 158.00 $158.00 $561 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 145.00 $145.00 $594 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 222.50 $222.50 $957 -4.50
460 460 3 232.00 $232.00 $1,067 —
550–590 570 2 210.00–221.00 $215.31 $1,227 +1.17
605–635 620 2 195.00–211.00 $202.81 $1,257 +4.81
665–680 673 2 203.00–206.00 $204.48 $1,376 —
750 750 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,342 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 3 207.00 $207.00 $834 —
485 485 2 192.00–210.00 $201.00 $975 -9.00
567 567 2 192.00 $192.00 $1,089 —
675 675 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,350 +26.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 2 215.00 $215.00 $703 +2.50
370–390 382 3 200.00–207.50 $204.14 $780 -2.07
445 445 1 204.00 $204.00 $908 —
452–465 456 3 218.00–220.00 $219.32 $1,000 +21.32
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 1 120.00 $120.00 $924 —
985 985 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,231 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1095 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1870 1870 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 188.00 $188.00 $837 —
720 720 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,030 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1480 1131 80-85% 12 91.00–100.00 $96.25 $1,089 —
1100–1425 1257 80-85% 17 103.00–120.00 $109.14 $1,372 +3.30
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1030 941 85-90% 5 87.00–92.00 $89.07 $838 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1650 1583 75-80% 3 104.00–118.00 $108.86 $1,723 —
1630–1645 1638 75-80% 2 97.00–99.00 $98.00 $1,605 -3.20

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590 1590 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,860 —
1490–2055 1833 4 124.00–133.00 $127.73 $2,341 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745–1168 1047 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 1,000.00–1,750.00 $1,481.21
940–1230 1085 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,325.00 $1,325.00
1105–1615 1360 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,150.00–1,800.00 $1,535.94

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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
955 955 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,975.00 $1,975.00 —

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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.