Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 13, 2023

825 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $242.82/cwt +10.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,989/hd at 819 lb · 96 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $245.39/cwt +65.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,600/hd at 652 lb · 81 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $233.68/cwt +3.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,139/hd at 915 lb · 62 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	825	821	1,463
Feeder cattle	704	737	1,354
Slaughter cattle	80	63	65
Replacement cattle	41	21	44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher with the increase on the weaned feeders with vaccinations. Yearling steers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 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
315	315	1	265.00	$265.00	$835	+15.00
361 fancy	361	4	290.00	$290.00	$1,047	—
390	390	2	257.50	$257.50	$1,004	+10.00
422–445 value added	424	12	270.00–280.00	$279.13	$1,184	—
450 value added	450	1	277.50	$277.50	$1,249	—
453–470	462	8	246.00–260.00	$253.26	$1,170	+8.26
546 value added	546	9	254.00	$254.00	$1,387	—
565–571	569	6	230.00–236.00	$231.99	$1,320	+1.62
615–648	636	7	226.00–230.00	$226.99	$1,444	+2.99
720–735	730	3	220.00–240.00	$228.68	$1,669	-11.32
760–797	792	9	220.00–237.50	$233.70	$1,851	+2.20
806–842 value added	819	92	235.00–249.75	$244.15	$2,000	+10.90
820–828	826	4	204.00–215.00	$212.27	$1,753	-13.73
860	860	3	236.00	$236.00	$2,030	—
915 value added	915	61	234.25	$234.25	$2,143	+4.50
930	930	1	199.00	$199.00	$1,851	—
1005–1044 value added	1023	110	219.25–223.25	$221.14	$2,262	—
1055–1080	1068	2	178.00–190.00	$183.93	$1,964	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	235.00	$235.00	$928	—
440	440	1	200.00	$200.00	$880	-25.00
485–492	487	6	230.00	$230.00	$1,120	—
535–545	540	2	220.00–225.00	$222.52	$1,202	—
570	570	2	210.00–219.00	$214.50	$1,223	—
665–695	681	8	194.00–210.00	$201.10	$1,369	-5.90
795	795	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,670	+10.00
930	930	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,511	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,134	—
557	557	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,170	-10.00
640–645	641	5	197.00–200.00	$198.00	$1,269	—
700–725	713	4	185.00–200.00	$190.16	$1,356	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
447	447	7	200.00	$200.00	$894	+10.67
510–540	530	3	205.00–216.00	$212.47	$1,126	+8.03
552–583	568	6	187.00–197.00	$190.68	$1,083	-5.32
610–634	626	9	193.00–201.00	$195.85	$1,226	+25.04
652 value added	652	77	247.75	$247.75	$1,615	—
655	655	4	200.00	$200.00	$1,310	—
777	777	2	181.00	$181.00	$1,406	+3.50
785 value added	785	11	213.50	$213.50	$1,676	—
800	800	3	171.00	$171.00	$1,368	—
944	944	8	184.50	$184.50	$1,742	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	4	175.00	$175.00	$609	±0.00
352–355	354	4	172.50–175.00	$173.76	$615	—
440	440	1	187.50	$187.50	$825	+10.05
455–495	468	7	180.00–184.00	$181.19	$848	+3.69
505–546	532	6	180.00–196.00	$189.95	$1,011	+6.07
550–587	566	6	173.00–186.00	$179.79	$1,018	+4.08
602–628	618	5	175.00–185.00	$178.90	$1,106	+22.96
660–670	668	4	170.00–188.00	$183.55	$1,226	+30.24
800	800	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,200	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	433	4	170.00–182.50	$179.54	$777	+27.04
450–490	472	3	155.00–170.00	$161.77	$764	-25.73
505–535	520	2	158.00–165.00	$161.60	$840	-8.40
575	575	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,000	-1.00
640	640	2	171.00	$171.00	$1,094	-6.59
657–665	660	4	170.00–175.00	$173.74	$1,147	+6.50
720	720	3	174.00	$174.00	$1,253	—
800	800	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,120	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	172.50	$172.50	$483	—
325–345	335	2	150.00–155.00	$152.43	$511	—
395	395	1	152.50	$152.50	$602	—
415	415	2	170.00	$170.00	$706	+14.51
465	465	1	167.00	$167.00	$777	+20.73
610	610	1	160.00	$160.00	$976	—
685–695	688	4	150.00–157.50	$155.60	$1,071	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	142.50	$142.50	$620	—
572	572	2	144.00	$144.00	$824	—
650	650	1	150.00	$150.00	$975	+10.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	140.00	$140.00	$595	—
462	462	2	150.00	$150.00	$693	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1222–1320	1255	3	113.00–140.00	$130.53	$1,638	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260 fancy	260	1	285.00	$285.00	$741	—
350	350	1	240.00	$240.00	$840	+6.67
350 fancy	350	3	282.50	$282.50	$989	—
405 fancy	405	1	272.50	$272.50	$1,104	—
452–493	476	9	230.00–247.50	$238.60	$1,136	+14.40
511–546	523	12	210.00–230.00	$219.04	$1,146	-11.62
550–587	571	13	205.00–227.50	$212.70	$1,215	-2.79
620–635	625	3	200.00–211.00	$207.27	$1,295	+2.53
685–697	689	6	190.00–195.00	$193.31	$1,332	+0.48
712–730	718	3	180.00–184.00	$182.64	$1,311	+4.64
785–791	790	4	176.00–179.00	$178.25	$1,408	+6.66
820	820	2	186.00	$186.00	$1,525	+17.50
885	885	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,593	+20.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	2	217.50	$217.50	$957	+35.00
475	475	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,092	+14.73
512–545	523	3	190.00–195.00	$193.26	$1,011	+3.26
575	575	2	184.00	$184.00	$1,058	—
685–697	693	3	181.00–182.50	$182.01	$1,261	—
815	815	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,369	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	220.00	$220.00	$803	—
490	490	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,078	+30.00
545	545	2	176.00–180.00	$178.00	$970	—
585	585	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,038	-12.50
615	615	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,107	+3.00
705	705	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,142	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
487	487	2	180.00	$180.00	$877	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	167.50	$167.50	$938	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	1	120.00	$120.00	$768	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	187.50	$187.50	$844	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1145	923	85-90%	5	67.00–72.00	$68.99	$637	—
875–1385	1111	85-90%	18	75.00–84.50	$80.88	$899	—
950–1365	1154	85-90%	16	85.00–96.00	$87.27	$1,007	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1380	1261	80-85%	8	99.00–110.00	$103.33	$1,303	+11.94
1060–1590	1277	80-85%	25	88.00–98.50	$93.06	$1,188	+1.67
1245–1445	1345	80-85%	2	78.00–80.00	$79.07	$1,063	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1855	1551	75-80%	10	94.50–105.00	$101.87	$1,580	+2.52
1535–1725	1625	75-80%	4	83.00–92.00	$87.21	$1,417	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225	1225	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,250	—
1615–2025	1806	4	121.00–126.00	$123.83	$2,236	—
1720–1940	1830	2	128.00–134.00	$130.82	$2,394	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
950–1025	988	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	775.00–825.00	$800.95
1040	1040	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1235	1235	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00

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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
1155	1155	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—
1180	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1210	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
1200–1320	1263	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,100.00–1,350.00	$1,191.69	-408.31
1515	1515	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—
1600	1600	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—
1630	1630	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,485.00	$1,485.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	810.00	$810.00	—

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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.