Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

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

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,065	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725	725	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,153	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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.