Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 19, 2024

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $199.40/cwt ≈ $1,155/hd at 579 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	88	271	470
Feeder cattle	80	243	416
Slaughter cattle	7	25	44
Replacement cattle	1	3	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No market trend due to low receipts. Winter weather conditions restricted movement.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482	482	8	259.00	$259.00	$1,248	-11.00
567	567	6	240.00	$240.00	$1,361	-1.00
616–630	624	7	220.00–224.00	$221.69	$1,383	—
730	730	3	204.00	$204.00	$1,489	-2.00
810	810	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,620	-6.00
1010	1010	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,545	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	230.00	$230.00	$989	+14.21
570	570	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,151	-9.24
670	670	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,273	-9.56
800	800	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,440	—
895	895	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,584	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,097	—
665	665	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,330	—
905	905	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,538	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
506	506	4	212.00	$212.00	$1,073	+3.43
560–582	579	15	199.00–200.00	$199.40	$1,155	—
620	620	4	190.00	$190.00	$1,178	—
742	742	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,187	-6.00
815	815	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,141	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	205.00	$205.00	$840	+13.38
455	455	1	212.00	$212.00	$965	+20.83
512	512	2	190.00	$190.00	$973	-1.00
575	575	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,092	+9.67
635	635	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,143	+15.14

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,128	+16.00
650	650	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,170	+11.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–365	356	4	230.00–232.50	$231.86	$825	-7.26
495	495	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,114	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,188	-4.52
665	665	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,264	+0.25

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	177.50	$177.50	$604	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690	690	1	120.00	$120.00	$828	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830	830	85-90%	1	54.00	$54.00	$448	-11.00
765–1045	878	85-90%	3	60.00–69.00	$63.57	$558	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505	1505	75-80%	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,610	+7.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305	1305	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,618	+23.14

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,036.00	$1,036.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	149.00	$149.00	$827	—

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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.