Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, June 2, 2023

287 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $199.50/cwt ≈ $1,957/hd at 981 lb · 55 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $221.10/cwt ≈ $1,534/hd at 694 lb · 23 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $230.90/cwt +30.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,171/hd at 507 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	287	286	396
Feeder cattle	245	250	304
Slaughter cattle	40	27	49
Replacement cattle	2	9	43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold steady with feeder steers over 600lbs 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	2	262.50	$262.50	$551	—
310	310	1	240.00	$240.00	$744	—
470–495	480	3	232.00–242.00	$236.76	$1,136	+0.49
542–545	543	3	230.00–234.00	$232.66	$1,263	-8.94
550	550	5	249.00	$249.00	$1,370	+10.31
600–615	614	13	234.00–240.00	$234.45	$1,440	+8.45
622–635 value added	624	6	253.00–257.00	$253.68	$1,583	+11.68
692–695	694	23	215.00–225.00	$221.10	$1,534	—
745–748	748	9	207.00–219.00	$217.67	$1,628	—
827	827	2	201.00	$201.00	$1,662	+18.02
850	850	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,649	—
981 value added	981	55	199.50	$199.50	$1,957	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	416	4	215.00–229.00	$222.80	$927	+8.80
565–595	588	4	200.00–209.00	$206.84	$1,216	-17.85
615	615	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,292	+16.00
685	685	1	206.00	$206.00	$1,411	—
730	730	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,256	-14.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590–595	593	2	192.50–193.00	$192.75	$1,143	-7.25
610	610	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,074	—
665	665	3	195.00–219.00	$203.00	$1,350	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	205.00	$205.00	$851	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	200.00	$200.00	$400	—
347	347	2	210.00	$210.00	$729	—
385–395	392	3	201.00–214.00	$205.26	$805	+5.26
435–440	438	5	204.00–216.00	$211.23	$925	+9.84
455–495	475	5	200.00–212.00	$204.70	$972	+5.69
501–547	507	19	204.00–236.00	$230.90	$1,171	+30.07
558	558	4	226.00	$226.00	$1,261	+30.00
615–630	620	3	186.00–197.00	$190.63	$1,182	+5.42
650	650	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,235	—
727	727	2	187.00	$187.00	$1,359	+14.06
753	753	3	193.00	$193.00	$1,453	+33.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	192.50	$192.50	$587	+3.50
390	390	1	196.00	$196.00	$764	—
450–467	461	3	184.00–194.00	$187.25	$863	—
520–530	525	2	189.00–194.00	$191.52	$1,005	+5.02
575–585	578	3	200.00–208.00	$202.70	$1,172	+13.70
630	630	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,128	—
650	650	3	166.00–179.00	$174.67	$1,135	+19.32

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	2	178.00–180.00	$179.00	$734	+10.00
465	465	1	195.00	$195.00	$907	+25.00
585–590	588	2	178.00–180.00	$179.00	$1,053	+3.00
640	640	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,120	-1.00
650	650	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,105	—
825	825	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,238	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	147.50	$147.50	$597	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,032	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	245.00	$245.00	$931	—
452–467	460	4	242.00–249.00	$245.44	$1,129	—
500–540	513	3	222.00–226.00	$224.60	$1,152	+9.66
575	575	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,248	—
600	600	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,200	—
655–670	663	2	189.00–200.00	$194.44	$1,289	—
725	725	1	188.00	$188.00	$1,363	—
985	985	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,537	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	217.00	$217.00	$944	+37.00
480	480	1	171.00	$171.00	$821	—
590	590	2	190.00–200.00	$195.00	$1,150	—
695	695	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,209	—
735	735	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,323	—
755	755	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,080	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–485	478	2	194.00–202.00	$197.94	$946	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	181.00	$181.00	$996	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1325	1185	80-85%	12	95.00–104.00	$99.37	$1,178	—
1065–1655	1309	80-85%	9	106.00–128.00	$114.74	$1,502	+4.46

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890	890	85-90%	1	78.00	$78.00	$694	+0.99
760–1170	988	85-90%	9	93.00–99.00	$96.39	$952	—
1035	1035	85-90%	1	66.00	$66.00	$683	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1690	1598	75-80%	4	102.00–111.00	$107.92	$1,725	-2.49

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250	1250	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,488	—
1205–1400	1303	2	105.00–108.00	$106.39	$1,386	—
1700–1855	1788	3	123.00–130.00	$127.09	$2,272	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1065	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	112.00	$112.00	$650	—
1030	1030	1	93.00	$93.00	$958	—

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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.