Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, July 7, 2023

777 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $222.97/cwt +27.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,065/hd at 926 lb · 199 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $229.82/cwt +23.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,815/hd at 790 lb · 74 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $230.75/cwt +6.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,211/hd at 958 lb · 56 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	777	520	959
Feeder cattle	751	469	904
Slaughter cattle	25	41	29
Replacement cattle	1	10	26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and yearling steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and 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
340	340	2	257.50	$257.50	$876	—
385	385	1	244.00	$244.00	$939	—
410–423	420	4	239.00	$239.00	$1,004	+9.00
450–487	465	10	230.00–248.00	$235.29	$1,094	—
525–545	538	5	230.00–240.00	$236.23	$1,271	+12.23
550 fancy	550	1	251.00	$251.00	$1,380	—
552–560	555	6	234.00–239.00	$237.32	$1,317	+17.32
600–640	616	7	230.00–246.00	$237.99	$1,466	—
691	691	4	242.00	$242.00	$1,672	+11.52
705 value added	705	3	244.00	$244.00	$1,720	—
710	710	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,598	—
780–785	784	25	208.00–224.00	$216.72	$1,699	+10.39
793 value added	793	49	236.50	$236.50	$1,875	—
817 value added	817	54	239.25	$239.25	$1,955	—
920	920	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,941	+16.00
910–939 value added	926	198	222.25–223.80	$223.03	$2,065	—
958 value added	958	56	230.75	$230.75	$2,211	+6.11
1004–1012 value added	1007	151	213.50–221.10	$218.52	$2,200	—
1105	1105	1	195.00	$195.00	$2,155	—
1166 value added	1166	49	195.50	$195.50	$2,280	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,100	—
615	615	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,245	—
670	670	2	216.00	$216.00	$1,447	—
1135	1135	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,930	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795	795	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,252	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–410	408	3	200.00	$200.00	$816	-13.33
462–498	481	16	194.00–209.00	$202.44	$974	—
540	540	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,026	-19.62
555–570	561	4	195.00–205.00	$202.21	$1,134	—
600	600	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,092	+0.48
650	650	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,105	—
743	743	3	179.00	$179.00	$1,330	+9.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	224.00	$224.00	$874	+6.00
510	510	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,020	—
600–633	613	10	193.00–204.00	$197.29	$1,209	-1.98
638 value added	638	15	216.50	$216.50	$1,381	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–490	476	4	180.00–187.00	$183.15	$872	-1.36
500–545	523	2	177.00–182.00	$179.61	$939	-7.99

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	177.50	$177.50	$524	—
345	345	2	172.50	$172.50	$595	—
470	470	1	160.00	$160.00	$752	+10.00
525	525	1	165.00	$165.00	$866	+5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	220.00	$220.00	$792	—
432	432	2	220.00	$220.00	$950	±0.00
452–490	461	5	228.00–232.00	$230.36	$1,062	—
505	505	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,136	+11.00
555–570	560	3	227.00–234.00	$231.63	$1,297	+11.63
830	830	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,411	-10.00
860	860	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,462	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	2	206.00	$206.00	$917	±0.00
485	485	3	193.00	$193.00	$936	-5.00
520–530	523	3	200.00–201.00	$200.34	$1,048	—
890	890	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,406	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,036	—
785	785	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,350	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	2	206.00	$206.00	$762	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	170.00	$170.00	$926	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–965	883	85-90%	3	85.00–88.00	$87.07	$769	—
965	965	85-90%	1	80.00	$80.00	$772	—
1020–1200	1079	85-90%	4	91.00–102.00	$95.52	$1,031	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1420	1269	80-85%	7	101.00–115.00	$108.57	$1,378	—
1305	1305	80-85%	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,227	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1800	1545	75-80%	4	104.00–117.00	$108.19	$1,672	+1.05

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210	1210	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,404	+10.25
1815–1930	1873	2	127.00–129.00	$127.97	$2,397	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	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.