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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, August 11, 2023

1,075 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $249.53/cwt -3.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,044/hd at 819 lb · 186 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $223.80/cwt +21.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,169/hd at 969 lb · 112 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $239.15/cwt +5.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,183/hd at 913 lb · 111 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,075 934 995
Feeder cattle 1,022 917 952
Slaughter cattle 53 17 43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Good demand for weaned precondition packages of feeder calves, Yearling steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. No trend on slaughter bulls due to no receipts last week.

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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 2 252.50 $252.50 $871 -2.50
390–397 395 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,047 ±0.00
410 410 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,097 +8.50
501–517 510 7 245.00–257.50 $250.07 $1,275 -3.29
555–572 566 3 260.00–272.50 $264.08 $1,495 +13.53
600–640 620 16 240.00–255.00 $249.75 $1,548 -6.75
650–662 658 12 234.00–244.00 $239.01 $1,573 -14.17
706 706 3 254.00 $254.00 $1,793 +18.16
765 765 2 227.50 $227.50 $1,740 —
759–780 value added 776 81 248.75–249.50 $248.89 $1,931 —
812–825 value added 819 185 248.50–251.40 $249.66 $2,045 -3.34
820 820 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,845 —
850–880 865 2 227.50–228.00 $227.75 $1,970 —
892 value added 892 59 235.00 $235.00 $2,096 —
907–919 value added 913 111 238.80–239.50 $239.15 $2,183 +4.90
963–977 value added 969 112 213.50–234.50 $223.80 $2,169 —
1007–1032 value added 1019 109 228.30–230.40 $229.35 $2,337 +2.22
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,054 +11.90
612–630 618 3 235.00–236.00 $235.66 $1,456 +3.27
675 675 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,485 —
760 760 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,680 +9.00
1215 1215 1 168.00 $168.00 $2,041 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,250 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 245.00 $245.00 $612 +15.00
345 345 1 245.00 $245.00 $845 +7.52
352–365 356 3 220.00–230.00 $223.41 $795 -26.60
405 405 1 239.00 $239.00 $968 -6.16
457–495 470 13 251.00–260.00 $257.98 $1,213 +12.31
505–545 530 17 230.00–251.00 $240.04 $1,272 +0.25
560–591 578 20 229.00–247.00 $238.98 $1,381 +9.49
610–630 623 3 226.00–227.00 $226.33 $1,410 +1.78
659 value added 659 62 248.50 $248.50 $1,638 —
725–737 735 5 192.00–210.00 $206.45 $1,517 —
805 805 2 194.00 $194.00 $1,562 +26.00
814 value added 814 69 232.00 $232.00 $1,888 —
890 890 2 192.00 $192.00 $1,709 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 3 210.00 $210.00 $536 —
385 385 1 212.50 $212.50 $818 -10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 3 180.00–185.00 $183.33 $1,100 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605–620 613 2 176.00–190.00 $183.09 $1,122 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,036 —
610 610 1 144.00 $144.00 $878 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 202.50 $202.50 $850 —
615 615 1 162.50 $162.50 $999 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 fancy 225 1 295.00 $295.00 $664 —
340 340 1 250.00 $250.00 $850 -1.84
380–395 388 2 265.00–275.00 $270.10 $1,048 +7.60
407 407 2 240.00 $240.00 $977 -3.67
470–480 475 2 242.50–255.00 $248.68 $1,181 +3.53
515–545 532 7 230.00–248.00 $239.56 $1,274 +13.59
550–595 566 6 230.00–240.00 $236.53 $1,339 +2.99
610–645 621 11 215.00–228.50 $226.45 $1,406 +2.45
710–735 723 2 206.00–207.00 $206.49 $1,493 +13.55
760 760 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,520 +19.45
880 880 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,672 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 232.50 $232.50 $790 —
391–395 393 5 232.50–245.00 $239.97 $943 —
437 437 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,005 —
467–480 471 3 229.00–230.00 $229.34 $1,080 +1.34
516–545 523 4 224.00–225.00 $224.74 $1,175 —
550–595 572 5 210.00–225.00 $215.16 $1,231 +1.64
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 217.50 $217.50 $826 —
460 460 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,000 —
500 500 1 195.00 $195.00 $975 +17.25
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 177.50 $177.50 $683 —
460 460 1 180.00 $180.00 $828 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810 810 85-90% 1 68.00 $68.00 $551 —
785–1470 995 85-90% 4 79.00–84.00 $81.74 $813 —
880–1395 996 85-90% 9 99.00–108.50 $102.14 $1,017 —
815–1310 1060 85-90% 8 87.00–97.50 $94.16 $998 -10.13
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1605 1277 80-85% 11 109.00–121.00 $114.79 $1,466 —
1225–1345 1311 80-85% 5 97.00–107.50 $103.61 $1,358 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 75-80% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,300 —
1470–1625 1543 75-80% 3 112.50–114.00 $113.52 $1,752 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290 1290 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,354 —
1240–2055 1648 2 117.00–127.50 $123.55 $2,036 —
1505–2220 1750 6 129.00–140.50 $135.78 $2,376 —

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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.