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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report, Richmond, KY

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, August 4, 2023

934 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $253.00/cwt +30.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,118/hd at 837 lb · 58 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $233.39/cwt ≈ $2,105/hd at 902 lb · 47 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $258.59/cwt ≈ $1,748/hd at 676 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 934 351 967
Feeder cattle 917 309 948
Slaughter cattle 17 27 19
Replacement cattle — 15 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 600lbs sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. No test on slaughter bulls.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 255.00 $255.00 $880 —
376 376 7 265.00 $265.00 $996 —
421 421 4 259.00 $259.00 $1,090 —
450–482 476 5 247.50–250.00 $249.53 $1,188 —
509–516 511 9 250.00–260.00 $253.36 $1,295 —
560–575 569 17 240.00–257.00 $250.55 $1,426 -4.54
603 value added 603 12 271.00 $271.00 $1,634 —
607 607 4 252.00–261.00 $256.50 $1,557 +15.50
650–675 663 9 248.00–259.00 $253.18 $1,679 —
689 value added 689 9 264.00 $264.00 $1,819 —
710–740 733 5 226.00–241.00 $235.84 $1,729 —
837 value added 837 58 253.00 $253.00 $2,118 —
902 value added 902 46 234.25 $234.25 $2,113 —
905 905 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,756 —
990 990 1 202.00 $202.00 $2,000 —
1000–1021 value added 1010 510 221.00–235.25 $227.13 $2,294 —
1005–1045 1025 2 182.00 $182.00 $1,866 —
1051 value added 1051 54 227.00 $227.00 $2,386 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 363 3 245.00 $245.00 $889 —
405–440 420 5 230.00–240.00 $233.10 $979 +13.10
470 470 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,081 +8.00
603–640 612 4 225.00–235.00 $232.39 $1,422 —
705 705 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,516 —
785 785 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,664 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 3 220.00 $220.00 $924 —
535 535 2 242.00 $242.00 $1,295 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,065 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 185.00 $185.00 $925 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 230.00 $230.00 $598 +3.77
270 fancy 270 2 270.00 $270.00 $729 —
305 fancy 305 1 270.00 $270.00 $824 —
332–335 333 3 232.50–240.00 $237.48 $791 +12.48
360–361 361 5 240.00–252.50 $250.01 $903 —
430 fancy 430 1 256.00 $256.00 $1,101 —
430–445 439 5 237.50–250.00 $245.16 $1,076 +17.35
465–478 473 6 238.00–248.00 $245.67 $1,162 +9.71
495 fancy 495 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,287 —
502–540 521 6 231.00–247.00 $239.79 $1,249 -9.81
516–535 value added 527 9 249.00–259.00 $252.94 $1,333 —
581–583 582 6 224.00–235.00 $229.49 $1,336 -10.51
605–645 622 5 215.00–230.00 $224.55 $1,397 -5.45
690 690 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,339 —
805 805 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,352 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 210.00 $210.00 $724 —
360 360 2 222.50 $222.50 $801 +12.50
435 435 1 225.00 $225.00 $979 —
520–545 528 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,188 +17.77
600–625 613 2 203.00–208.00 $205.45 $1,259 +5.12
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 165.00 $165.00 $833 —
620 620 1 140.00 $140.00 $868 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 202.50 $202.50 $840 +17.50
555 555 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,054 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,153 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,197 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 242.50 $242.50 $546 —
305–345 326 4 250.00–252.50 $251.84 $821 —
381 381 3 262.50 $262.50 $1,000 —
425–447 436 5 240.00–247.00 $243.67 $1,062 +15.77
452–457 455 7 240.00–247.00 $245.15 $1,115 +14.13
525–540 533 2 224.00–228.00 $225.97 $1,204 -5.33
560–585 574 5 226.00–240.00 $233.54 $1,341 +11.04
615 615 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,378 +23.26
690 690 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,449 —
722–735 729 4 186.00–200.00 $192.94 $1,407 —
760–790 773 3 172.00–190.00 $180.55 $1,396 -9.45
840 840 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,579 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 220.00–222.50 $221.67 $787 —
485 485 2 228.00 $228.00 $1,106 +10.00
560–565 563 2 208.00–219.00 $213.52 $1,202 +1.52
660 660 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,320 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–535 518 2 170.00–185.00 $177.75 $921 -2.25
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 193.00 $193.00 $907 +26.75

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1105 1085 80-85% 2 107.00–108.00 $107.51 $1,166 —
1255–1550 1373 80-85% 4 111.00–126.00 $115.94 $1,592 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 85-90% 1 74.00 $74.00 $562 —
910–1220 1065 85-90% 2 102.00–106.00 $104.29 $1,111 -1.69
1130–1135 1133 85-90% 2 90.00–95.00 $92.51 $1,048 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1665 1593 75-80% 3 110.00–115.00 $113.32 $1,805 —
1800 1800 75-80% 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,854 —

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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.