Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 26, 2023

286 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $200.83/cwt +11.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,056/hd at 526 lb · 27 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $244.81/cwt +1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,408/hd at 575 lb · 16 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $239.33/cwt +5.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,509/hd at 630 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	286	528	280
Feeder cattle	250	458	263
Slaughter cattle	27	47	15
Replacement cattle	9	23	2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on a light test. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with some high dressing individuals.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	2	240.00	$240.00	$905	—
415–425	423	4	224.00–226.00	$225.51	$954	—
476–498	488	7	230.00–245.00	$236.27	$1,153	+6.84
505–532	520	5	230.00–246.00	$241.60	$1,256	+13.99
572 value added	572	6	255.00	$255.00	$1,459	—
550–586	577	10	230.00–245.00	$238.69	$1,377	-4.37
629 value added	629	10	242.00	$242.00	$1,522	—
637	637	2	226.00	$226.00	$1,440	-8.00
770	770	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,548	-6.00
835–845	840	2	180.00–186.00	$182.98	$1,537	—
1001 value added	1001	59	190.90	$190.90	$1,911	—
1007	1007	2	172.00	$172.00	$1,732	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	202.50	$202.50	$526	—
360	360	1	226.00	$226.00	$814	—
435	435	1	214.00	$214.00	$931	—
452–490	465	3	221.00–225.00	$222.41	$1,034	+16.77
510	510	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,148	—
575–585	582	3	220.00–227.00	$224.69	$1,308	+2.69
620	620	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,203	-6.00
715	715	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,330	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	220.00	$220.00	$737	—
350	350	1	217.50	$217.50	$761	—
427	427	2	219.00	$219.00	$935	—
480	480	1	202.00	$202.00	$970	—
585	585	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,170	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	170.00	$170.00	$824	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357	357	2	200.00	$200.00	$714	-8.00
422–442	430	11	193.00–205.00	$201.39	$866	+3.97
490–497	495	3	197.00–200.00	$199.01	$985	+4.23
515–537	526	27	194.00–205.00	$200.83	$1,056	+11.84
557	557	7	196.00	$196.00	$1,092	+9.03
600–612	608	5	183.00–188.00	$185.21	$1,126	+6.22
693	693	5	178.00	$178.00	$1,234	—
708–737	722	7	170.00–177.00	$172.94	$1,249	—
765	765	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,224	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	177.50	$177.50	$515	—
395	395	1	191.00	$191.00	$754	—
400	400	2	169.00	$169.00	$676	-9.00
485	485	1	170.00	$170.00	$824	—
500–547	531	4	180.00–191.00	$184.63	$980	+3.63
555	555	1	176.00	$176.00	$977	—
630	630	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,109	-9.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	189.00	$189.00	$586	-1.00
515–520	518	2	186.00–187.00	$186.50	$966	+4.59
575–595	585	4	189.00	$189.00	$1,106	+27.84
677–685	680	3	153.00–160.00	$155.35	$1,056	-11.65

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	155.00	$155.00	$643	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
522–540	530	6	200.00–225.00	$214.94	$1,139	—
850–895	880	4	144.00–150.00	$146.71	$1,291	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440–445	443	2	206.00–218.00	$212.03	$939	+8.03
570–580	575	2	185.00–190.00	$187.52	$1,078	—
635	635	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,168	—
650–672	666	4	180.00–189.00	$183.24	$1,220	—
750	750	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,140	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	180.00	$180.00	$738	-27.00
610–625	618	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,174	—
655	655	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,146	-25.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1075	881	85-90%	4	72.00–84.00	$77.01	$678	—
775–1080	909	85-90%	4	89.00–94.00	$91.87	$835	+2.80
865–1005	935	85-90%	2	64.00–68.00	$65.85	$616	-23.22

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055	1055	80-85%	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,034	—
1040–1535	1305	80-85%	9	104.50–119.00	$110.28	$1,439	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1875	1578	75-80%	3	108.00–113.00	$110.41	$1,742	+1.55

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295	1295	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,230	—
1615–1955	1823	5	126.00–142.00	$135.18	$2,464	+7.45
1860	1860	1	113.00	$113.00	$2,102	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1315	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00–1,275.00	$1,108.95
1470	1470	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1480	1480	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

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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.