Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, July 28, 2023

351 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $231.56/cwt ≈ $1,936/hd at 836 lb · 126 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $220.00/cwt -9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,736/hd at 789 lb · 43 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $227.90/cwt -10.64 vs last sale · ≈ $923/hd at 405 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	351	1,143	989
Feeder cattle	309	1,065	936
Slaughter cattle	27	48	51
Replacement cattle	15	30	2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers over 700lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearling heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with slaughter bulls 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
260	260	1	255.00	$255.00	$663	—
570–590	580	2	250.00–260.00	$255.09	$1,480	+15.09
625	625	1	241.00	$241.00	$1,506	+3.00
789	789	43	220.00	$220.00	$1,736	—
800–835	807	7	214.00–226.00	$222.53	$1,796	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	222.50	$222.50	$745	—
405	405	1	220.00	$220.00	$891	—
480	480	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,066	+4.50
545	545	2	238.00	$238.00	$1,297	—
570	570	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,254	-2.68
680	680	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,578	+41.00
1085	1085	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,844	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820	820	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,328	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	2	225.00–227.50	$226.23	$633	+3.73
310	310	1	225.00	$225.00	$698	+10.00
400–410	405	2	222.50–233.00	$227.81	$923	+2.81
472–495	478	5	230.00–245.00	$235.96	$1,128	+14.96
508–517	512	5	249.00–250.00	$249.60	$1,278	+24.60
552	552	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,325	+13.81
612	612	7	230.00	$230.00	$1,408	+3.44
826–844 value added	836	126	229.90–232.95	$231.56	$1,936	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	210.00	$210.00	$830	+7.71
510–540	525	2	198.00–217.00	$207.23	$1,088	+4.20
560	560	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,176	+9.65
615–632	626	3	200.00–201.00	$200.33	$1,254	+1.23
655	655	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,392	+12.39
730–740	735	2	160.00–174.00	$166.95	$1,227	—
885	885	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,407	—
975	975	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,355	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–737	729	4	130.00–140.00	$134.94	$984	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
618	618	3	188.00	$188.00	$1,162	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	170.00	$170.00	$833	—
707	707	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,096	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	185.00	$185.00	$777	-2.50
625	625	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,125	+15.00
675	675	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,198	+9.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–415	405	11	222.50–230.00	$227.90	$923	-10.64
477–482	480	4	228.00–234.00	$231.02	$1,109	-3.22
512–532	525	6	230.00–234.00	$231.30	$1,214	+9.30
560	560	4	220.00–225.00	$222.50	$1,246	+39.50
605–640	623	2	192.00–209.00	$200.74	$1,251	-7.79
790	790	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,501	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	215.00	$215.00	$570	—
395	395	1	222.50	$222.50	$879	+12.50
405	405	1	200.00	$200.00	$810	—
450	450	1	218.00	$218.00	$981	+3.00
545	545	2	206.00–210.00	$208.00	$1,134	+0.06
575	575	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,219	+12.88
640	640	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,328	+21.45

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	182.50–190.00	$186.48	$606	—
520	520	1	180.00	$180.00	$936	±0.00
795	795	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,192	+4.09
885	885	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,438	—
960	960	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,402	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,140	+25.00
808	808	4	178.00	$178.00	$1,438	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	2	160.00–172.50	$166.25	$781	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–860	830	85-90%	3	73.00–77.00	$74.70	$620	—
790–1165	1036	85-90%	5	88.00–96.00	$91.46	$948	-8.51
810–1280	1089	85-90%	8	102.00–112.00	$105.98	$1,154	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1375	1251	80-85%	8	110.00–126.00	$116.20	$1,454	—
1295	1295	80-85%	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,256	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1680	1503	75-80%	3	112.00–120.00	$117.50	$1,766	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040	1040	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,227	—
1495–1580	1538	2	126.00–133.00	$129.40	$1,990	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	+291.52
975–980	978	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00–1,325.00	$1,187.15	—
1005–1095	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,325.00	$1,311.96	—
1085	1085	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	2	170.00	$170.00	$646	—

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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.