Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, November 3, 2023

1,104 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $231.18/cwt +31.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,152/hd at 931 lb · 229 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $228.43/cwt +8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,195/hd at 961 lb · 159 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $238.07/cwt +5.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,845/hd at 775 lb · 81 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,104	1,074	1,093
Feeder cattle	1,035	955	964
Slaughter cattle	68	80	124
Replacement cattle	1	39	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450lbs sold mostly steady with feeder steers over 450lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher with a good quality offering. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Weaned and vaccinated calves still bringing large premiums. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 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
320	320	1	260.00	$260.00	$832	-7.50
335 fancy	335	1	281.00	$281.00	$941	—
355	355	1	275.00	$275.00	$976	-33.26
405–410	406	4	242.50–255.00	$245.65	$997	—
430 fancy	430	1	277.50	$277.50	$1,193	—
475 value added	475	6	270.00–276.00	$275.00	$1,306	—
470–497	488	3	250.00–267.50	$255.62	$1,247	+16.22
507–536	521	18	253.00–265.00	$259.23	$1,351	+27.23
565–583	573	11	260.00–273.00	$271.28	$1,554	—
610 value added	610	2	262.00	$262.00	$1,598	+13.00
620–635	628	3	219.00–224.00	$221.01	$1,388	-19.99
662–676 value added	668	7	241.00–242.00	$241.57	$1,614	—
665–680	678	6	220.00–224.00	$221.34	$1,501	-7.39
710–738	731	10	239.00–249.00	$242.16	$1,770	+22.99
750–797	775	81	237.00–239.50	$238.07	$1,845	+8.64
800	800	1	233.00	$233.00	$1,864	+26.60
878	878	10	235.50	$235.50	$2,068	+36.50
914–942 value added	931	229	230.00–234.95	$231.18	$2,152	—
952	952	2	218.00	$218.00	$2,075	+16.10
959–966 value added	961	157	228.00–229.80	$228.56	$2,196	+7.87
1031–1043 value added	1037	110	221.60–222.50	$222.07	$2,303	—
1075	1075	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,935	—
1105	1105	1	187.00	$187.00	$2,066	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	222.50	$222.50	$946	±0.00
455–480	468	3	230.00–232.50	$231.65	$1,084	—
510	510	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,020	-5.00
580	580	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,276	-4.00
650	650	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,300	—
735	735	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,507	+5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	225.00	$225.00	$855	—
455–482	473	3	220.00–230.00	$223.21	$1,056	-6.79
510	510	1	247.00	$247.00	$1,260	—
595	595	1	224.00	$224.00	$1,333	—
810	810	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,701	—
1115	1115	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,896	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,183	+26.50
655	655	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,195	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	200.00	$200.00	$780	—
545	545	1	180.00	$180.00	$981	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1302	1302	2	156.00	$156.00	$2,031	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255 fancy	255	5	285.00	$285.00	$727	—
317	317	2	226.00	$226.00	$716	+1.00
379–390	381	6	210.00–215.00	$210.85	$803	-18.78
415	415	1	224.00	$224.00	$930	-8.68
453–495	462	8	212.00–222.00	$218.21	$1,008	-13.01
508–537	516	17	210.00–225.00	$214.44	$1,107	-7.56
602	602	9	216.00	$216.00	$1,300	+28.50
732–745	736	3	182.00–192.00	$185.37	$1,364	—
765–785	775	2	175.00–179.00	$176.97	$1,372	—
818 value added	818	11	217.50	$217.50	$1,779	+7.50
895	895	1	178.00	$178.00	$1,593	+4.00
985	985	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,448	—
1135	1135	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,532	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	190.00	$190.00	$618	-10.84
355	355	2	202.50	$202.50	$719	-6.43
400–432	416	11	195.00–208.00	$203.52	$847	+11.02
462–490	472	4	195.00–207.00	$200.63	$947	-1.87
505–535	519	13	191.00–206.00	$200.91	$1,043	+14.91
559–578	569	10	186.00–200.00	$192.88	$1,097	+12.38
605–640	617	3	178.00–182.50	$180.13	$1,111	+6.13
650–660	655	2	183.00–192.00	$187.47	$1,228	+20.47
1025	1025	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,189	—
1075	1075	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,236	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	190.00	$190.00	$741	—
435–445	440	2	182.00–190.00	$185.95	$818	—
505–530	521	6	175.00–188.00	$183.12	$954	+28.12
565	565	3	171.00	$171.00	$966	—
610	610	3	177.00	$177.00	$1,080	+15.35
670–687	681	3	161.00–168.00	$163.29	$1,112	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	185.00	$185.00	$620	—
410	410	2	179.00–187.00	$183.00	$750	+0.50
530	530	1	199.00	$199.00	$1,055	+10.01
550–572	565	3	174.00–186.00	$177.90	$1,005	-13.94
615–623	621	4	182.00	$182.00	$1,130	—
655	655	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,107	—
730	730	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,150	-3.50

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	3	168.00	$168.00	$714	—
455–465	460	2	160.00–169.00	$164.55	$757	—
550–565	557	4	167.00–168.00	$167.75	$934	—
695	695	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,060	+10.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	152.50	$152.50	$640	—
515	515	1	160.00	$160.00	$824	—
575	575	1	130.00	$130.00	$748	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675	675	1	136.00	$136.00	$918	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	252.50	$252.50	$732	-14.19
310	310	1	267.50	$267.50	$829	+7.50
366 fancy	366	3	282.50	$282.50	$1,034	-6.97
357–395	375	4	250.00–262.50	$256.61	$962	+2.45
411–418	413	14	250.00–260.00	$253.60	$1,047	-24.85
425 fancy	425	1	277.50	$277.50	$1,179	-10.00
450 fancy	450	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,215	—
465–470	468	2	243.00–255.00	$248.97	$1,165	+6.80
518 fancy	518	4	264.00	$264.00	$1,368	-1.00
536	536	3	238.00	$238.00	$1,276	-1.60
565–577	573	3	226.00–228.00	$226.66	$1,299	+2.66
610–642	624	6	214.00–225.00	$219.42	$1,369	+0.42
935	935	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,590	+9.00
1040	1040	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,248	—
1060	1060	3	134.00	$134.00	$1,420	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	230.00	$230.00	$540	—
285	285	1	200.00	$200.00	$570	—
352–366	360	5	240.00	$240.00	$864	—
440–441	441	5	210.00–215.00	$211.00	$931	—
475–490	482	6	225.00–230.00	$227.51	$1,097	+14.51
505–545	516	5	201.00–212.50	$205.01	$1,058	-7.60
561	561	3	213.00	$213.00	$1,195	+11.70
661	661	4	193.00	$193.00	$1,276	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	237.50	$237.50	$760	—
350	350	1	235.00	$235.00	$822	-6.00
435	435	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,066	+22.50
490	490	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,186	—
505	505	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,111	+1.76
660	660	1	196.00	$196.00	$1,294	-6.00
705	705	3	193.00	$193.00	$1,361	—
1060	1060	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,616	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	220.00	$220.00	$935	+40.00
465–490	478	2	202.50–217.50	$210.20	$1,005	—
530	530	1	180.00	$180.00	$954	—
610	610	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,049	—
680	680	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,020	-38.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	2	150.00	$150.00	$960	—
675	675	2	176.00	$176.00	$1,188	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–720	707	3	154.00–157.50	$155.19	$1,097	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1170	1034	85-90%	6	58.00–69.50	$66.27	$685	-0.99
890–1225	1071	85-90%	7	85.00–92.50	$87.41	$936	+7.25
800–1260	1086	85-90%	13	74.00–83.50	$79.25	$861	-0.91

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1700	1502	75-80%	11	86.00–95.50	$91.02	$1,367	+0.39
1305–1755	1550	75-80%	7	97.50–107.00	$102.03	$1,581	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1450	1196	80-85%	13	85.00–99.50	$91.08	$1,089	—
1300	1300	80-85%	1	80.50	$80.50	$1,046	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1625	1511	4	114.00–124.00	$117.25	$1,772	—
1470–1965	1693	4	125.00–128.00	$127.07	$2,151	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
477	477	5	197.50	$197.50	$942	—
672	672	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,142	—

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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.