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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, June 9, 2023

751 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $211.05/cwt +24.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,520/hd at 720 lb · 123 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $221.42/cwt ≈ $1,738/hd at 785 lb · 85 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $204.50/cwt ≈ $1,912/hd at 935 lb · 85 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 751 287 394
Feeder cattle 706 245 354
Slaughter cattle 45 40 40
Replacement cattle — 2 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher with some extremely high dressing individuals.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 235.00 $235.00 $682 —
310–325 318 2 240.00–255.00 $247.68 $788 +7.68
413 413 3 234.00 $234.00 $966 —
425–437 value added 433 5 250.00–258.00 $251.97 $1,091 —
456–495 471 7 235.00–242.00 $237.54 $1,119 +0.78
516 value added 516 25 254.00 $254.00 $1,311 —
510–530 523 7 233.00–238.00 $236.59 $1,237 +3.93
550–598 587 10 229.00–239.00 $232.78 $1,366 —
602–624 615 18 224.00–235.00 $227.85 $1,401 -6.60
660 value added 660 9 244.50 $244.50 $1,614 —
657–668 664 17 224.00–237.00 $233.71 $1,552 +12.61
705–745 730 3 210.00–215.00 $212.71 $1,553 -4.96
768–793 value added 785 84 219.50–225.00 $221.56 $1,739 —
790 790 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,659 —
845 value added 845 11 217.00 $217.00 $1,834 —
855 855 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,539 -14.00
908–944 value added 935 84 195.00–208.10 $204.77 $1,915 —
940 940 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,711 —
969 969 5 175.00 $175.00 $1,696 —
1000 1000 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,880 —
1105 1105 6 173.00 $173.00 $1,912 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 200.00 $200.00 $710 —
456–470 458 9 214.00–228.00 $226.40 $1,037 —
642 642 2 186.00 $186.00 $1,194 -24.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–445 443 2 198.00–212.50 $205.21 $909 —
500 500 1 182.50 $182.50 $912 —
635 635 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,276 +25.00
685 685 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,233 -23.00
965 965 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,824 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,092 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 197.50 $197.50 $672 -12.50
366–370 367 4 210.00–217.50 $211.89 $778 +6.63
375 fancy 375 2 229.00 $229.00 $859 —
425–445 438 8 215.00–230.00 $223.37 $978 +12.14
461–485 470 5 207.00–210.00 $209.39 $984 +4.69
494 value added 494 22 245.00 $245.00 $1,210 —
500–532 521 21 202.00–216.00 $210.13 $1,095 -20.77
512–541 value added 529 10 224.00–229.00 $227.33 $1,203 —
555 555 4 195.00–204.00 $200.13 $1,111 -25.87
555–558 value added 557 9 223.00–229.00 $226.56 $1,262 —
607–631 621 21 208.00–220.00 $215.32 $1,337 +24.69
695 695 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,598 —
707–738 value added 720 119 204.00–218.25 $212.23 $1,528 —
715–730 725 4 172.00–178.00 $176.02 $1,276 -10.98
805–840 820 4 158.00–160.00 $159.51 $1,308 —
862 862 2 142.50 $142.50 $1,228 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 180.00 $180.00 $459 —
300–335 317 3 180.00 $180.00 $571 -12.50
365 365 2 187.50–190.00 $188.75 $689 -7.25
445 445 3 185.00 $185.00 $823 —
455–470 463 2 180.00 $180.00 $833 -7.25
543 543 5 191.00 $191.00 $1,037 -0.52
604–612 606 8 188.00–192.00 $189.63 $1,149 +10.63
660–682 678 5 180.00–189.00 $181.75 $1,232 +7.08
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 177.50 $177.50 $639 —
570 570 1 168.00 $168.00 $958 -11.00
680 680 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,224 +10.00
745 745 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,192 —
920 920 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,196 —
955 955 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,165 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 160.00 $160.00 $392 —
315–335 325 2 160.00–170.00 $164.85 $536 —
360 360 1 160.00 $160.00 $576 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 2 171.00 $171.00 $790 —
610 610 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,074 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 255.00 $255.00 $803 —
355 fancy 355 1 265.00 $265.00 $941 —
380–390 388 4 237.50–247.50 $239.95 $931 -5.05
405–445 425 2 240.00–247.00 $243.66 $1,036 —
451–497 477 7 231.00–239.00 $234.27 $1,117 -11.17
500–541 525 10 219.00–232.50 $225.13 $1,182 +0.53
555–586 578 8 215.00–230.00 $226.72 $1,310 +9.72
625–635 633 4 214.00–221.00 $219.27 $1,388 +19.27
650 650 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,417 +23.56
730 730 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,504 +18.00
757–785 770 4 185.00–199.00 $192.48 $1,482 —
805 805 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,578 —
875–890 883 2 185.00–188.00 $186.49 $1,647 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 200.00 $200.00 $940 +2.06
515–542 532 6 190.00–205.00 $195.12 $1,038 —
550–572 564 4 201.00–208.00 $203.72 $1,149 —
620 620 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,166 —
670 670 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,306 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 2 176.00 $176.00 $1,162 +2.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 167.50 $167.50 $754 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1335 1228 80-85% 6 97.00–106.00 $102.77 $1,262 —
1075–1715 1245 80-85% 16 108.50–119.00 $112.41 $1,400 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 85-90% 1 63.50 $63.50 $483 —
905–1160 1036 85-90% 4 91.50–100.50 $95.37 $988 +29.37
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1590 1547 75-80% 3 109.00–113.00 $111.54 $1,726 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 1 118.50 $118.50 $1,588 —
1230–2100 1553 9 127.00–150.00 $136.94 $2,127 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 2 128.00 $128.00 $518 —

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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.