Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, November 17, 2023

1,000 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $221.99/cwt +12.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,042/hd at 920 lb · 124 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $221.26/cwt +0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,963/hd at 887 lb · 117 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $211.20/cwt +6.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,650/hd at 781 lb · 69 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,000	1,147	719
Feeder cattle	937	1,019	657
Slaughter cattle	53	109	45
Replacement cattle	10	19	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Yearling steers 850lbs to 900lbs sold steady with yearling steers 900lbs to 975lbs 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–435	422	6	237.50–255.00	$244.32	$1,031	+6.92
458	458	4	245.00	$245.00	$1,122	+42.00
515–538	521	13	222.50–238.00	$231.60	$1,207	+2.94
590	590	4	235.00	$235.00	$1,386	+11.13
626 value added	626	22	234.00	$234.00	$1,465	—
673	673	13	229.00	$229.00	$1,541	+14.38
705–725	716	5	195.00–209.00	$200.84	$1,438	-13.62
882–892 value added	887	117	218.75–223.70	$221.26	$1,963	+0.38
918–921 value added	920	124	220.40–223.75	$221.99	$2,042	+12.33
969 value added	969	54	218.50	$218.50	$2,117	+8.00
1044 value added	1044	53	205.85	$205.85	$2,149	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	2	215.00–230.00	$222.90	$836	—
460–491	477	8	207.50–220.00	$214.44	$1,023	+14.44
510–530	517	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,086	—
555–595	588	6	210.00	$210.00	$1,235	+10.14
600–635	623	3	190.00–191.00	$190.68	$1,188	-2.15
662	662	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,258	—
710	710	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,331	-12.50
995	995	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,831	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
557	557	2	199.00	$199.00	$1,108	—
620–645	633	5	172.50–180.00	$176.49	$1,117	+1.49
662–675	669	4	187.50–190.00	$188.74	$1,263	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
426	426	3	200.00	$200.00	$852	—
555	555	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,193	+16.00
685	685	1	208.00	$208.00	$1,425	—
700	700	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,260	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	2	195.00–202.50	$198.75	$974	—
505	505	1	187.50	$187.50	$947	—
585	585	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,141	+7.00
695	695	1	178.00	$178.00	$1,237	+4.00

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,008	—
680	680	1	130.00	$130.00	$884	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	264	4	212.50–225.00	$219.32	$579	-13.18
335	335	1	202.50	$202.50	$678	—
427–430	428	6	204.00–212.00	$209.32	$896	-10.57
493	493	4	208.00	$208.00	$1,025	-10.43
512–536	522	19	184.00–195.00	$189.96	$992	-8.28
603–643	625	28	166.00–179.00	$171.29	$1,071	-13.93
662	662	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,125	—
715	715	5	156.00	$156.00	$1,115	—
750–762	756	7	141.00–150.00	$146.58	$1,108	-24.42
784 value added	784	62	218.50	$218.50	$1,713	+9.50
877 value added	877	62	190.80	$190.80	$1,673	—
1020	1020	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,438	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–347	343	9	186.00–190.00	$189.32	$649	-10.68
382–385	383	3	180.00–185.00	$183.32	$702	-8.42
401–445	420	9	190.00–196.00	$193.23	$812	-6.77
465–495	484	8	180.00–186.00	$181.44	$878	-19.39
520–540	536	6	170.00	$170.00	$911	-10.24
550–590	575	12	169.00–171.00	$169.41	$974	-10.23
605–616	613	8	155.00–161.00	$159.37	$977	-7.78
660–675	668	2	150.00–165.00	$157.58	$1,053	-9.03

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	189.00	$189.00	$756	—
460	460	1	180.00	$180.00	$828	+3.46
500–510	502	6	170.00–180.00	$176.25	$885	—
610–649	643	6	160.00–163.00	$162.53	$1,045	—
665	665	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,130	—
705	705	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,128	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	4	170.00–175.00	$172.48	$566	—
515–530	523	2	157.50–167.50	$162.57	$850	—
585	585	3	150.00	$150.00	$878	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	313	2	175.00–185.00	$179.80	$563	—
417	417	2	175.00	$175.00	$730	+7.50
480	480	1	159.00	$159.00	$763	—
515–520	518	2	150.00	$150.00	$777	-17.61

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
411	411	3	140.00	$140.00	$575	—
460	460	1	145.00	$145.00	$667	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	157.50	$157.50	$677	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	240.00	$240.00	$744	+10.00
365–390	381	11	237.50–257.50	$251.95	$960	+4.45
415–425	420	5	235.00–255.00	$243.96	$1,025	+2.71
503–540	515	10	200.00–212.50	$205.65	$1,059	-5.32
519 fancy	519	10	229.00	$229.00	$1,189	—
557–595	567	4	200.00	$200.00	$1,134	-0.42
645 fancy	645	13	206.00	$206.00	$1,329	—
647	647	3	188.00	$188.00	$1,216	+10.64
680–690	686	5	170.00–177.50	$172.97	$1,187	-7.03
700–740	720	2	160.00–172.50	$166.42	$1,198	-1.08
755–775	761	5	162.00–175.00	$168.42	$1,282	+13.70
920	920	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,196	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	324	6	205.00–217.50	$209.65	$679	+7.15
370	370	2	220.00–232.50	$226.25	$837	—
410–445	422	3	215.00–220.00	$218.24	$921	-1.76
470–480	477	7	200.00–220.00	$208.53	$995	-1.70
500–540	513	4	185.00–195.00	$190.12	$975	+3.60
630	630	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,071	+8.36
685	685	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,096	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	222.50	$222.50	$612	—
455	455	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,001	+8.45
500	500	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,000	—
562	562	2	175.00	$175.00	$984	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	170.00	$170.00	$604	—
460–487	478	3	180.00–190.00	$186.79	$893	—
680	680	1	139.00	$139.00	$945	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	4	205.00	$205.00	$830	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1095	928	85-90%	5	62.00–69.50	$66.51	$617	—
755–1305	997	85-90%	8	72.00–84.00	$78.60	$784	—
930–1045	1006	85-90%	8	85.00–95.50	$89.70	$902	+1.25

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1350	1199	80-85%	13	87.50–97.00	$93.13	$1,117	—
1190–1320	1255	80-85%	2	78.00–84.50	$81.42	$1,022	—
1280–1555	1410	80-85%	3	99.00–100.50	$99.49	$1,403	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1800	1570	75-80%	2	86.50–92.00	$89.65	$1,408	—
1565–1880	1698	75-80%	3	97.50–102.50	$100.23	$1,702	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1515	1453	2	107.00–109.00	$107.96	$1,569	+5.86
1385–2215	1700	6	111.00–118.00	$114.41	$1,945	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–1110	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00–935.00	$919.92
945–1085	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	875.00–940.00	$909.74
960–1160	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	950.00–1,050.00	$997.81

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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
1180	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1475	1475	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
507	507	2	152.50	$152.50	$773	—
550	550	1	150.00	$150.00	$825	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	125.00	$125.00	$550	—

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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.