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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report, Richmond, KY

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 26, 2024

609 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $208.52/cwt +48.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,516/hd at 727 lb · 145 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $196.69/cwt ≈ $1,929/hd at 981 lb · 94 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $215.25/cwt ≈ $1,716/hd at 797 lb · 68 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 609 88 507
Feeder cattle 585 80 492
Slaughter cattle 17 7 10
Replacement cattle 7 1 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last week due to inclement weather and low receipts in last weeks report. Good demand for all feeder and slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 375 2 260.00–270.00 $264.87 $993 —
410–445 428 2 267.50–270.00 $268.70 $1,150 —
460–477 471 3 240.00–250.00 $243.25 $1,146 -15.75
505–535 value added 525 3 269.00–275.00 $270.92 $1,422 —
560–595 570 4 230.00–240.00 $236.22 $1,346 -3.78
588 value added 588 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,470 —
600–637 631 20 233.00–238.00 $234.02 $1,477 +12.33
675–697 690 6 230.00–232.00 $231.35 $1,596 —
743 value added 743 26 215.00 $215.00 $1,597 —
797 value added 797 68 215.25 $215.25 $1,716 —
971 971 41 187.25 $187.25 $1,818 —
988 value added 988 53 204.00 $204.00 $2,016 —
1080 value added 1080 50 184.50 $184.50 $1,993 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 240.00 $240.00 $804 —
395 395 1 232.50 $232.50 $918 —
555 555 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,166 +8.00
630 630 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,399 —
655–685 670 2 210.00–218.00 $214.09 $1,434 +24.09
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
633 633 5 189.00 $189.00 $1,196 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,104 —
580 580 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,276 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,109 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 2 220.00–227.50 $223.85 $611 —
327 327 2 220.00 $220.00 $719 —
361–395 370 5 227.50–237.50 $234.36 $867 —
377 value added 377 2 252.50 $252.50 $952 —
400–420 407 6 225.00–240.00 $234.02 $952 —
405–407 value added 407 13 245.00 $245.00 $997 —
507–526 514 14 205.00–213.00 $208.66 $1,073 -3.34
706–748 value added 727 145 204.00–213.25 $208.52 $1,516 —
750 750 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,275 —
925–935 927 5 170.00–171.00 $170.80 $1,583 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 200.00 $200.00 $680 —
405–415 410 2 200.00–205.00 $202.47 $830 -2.53
455–460 458 2 204.00–212.00 $207.98 $953 -4.02
545 545 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,090 +10.00
610–622 618 3 184.00–185.00 $184.33 $1,139 +4.33
669 669 7 175.00 $175.00 $1,171 —
705 705 3 157.00 $157.00 $1,107 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–480 470 2 179.00–185.00 $182.06 $856 —
500–510 505 2 167.00–185.00 $175.91 $888 —
580 580 6 187.00 $187.00 $1,085 —
600–645 619 7 163.00–170.00 $167.49 $1,037 —
685–690 688 2 147.00–150.00 $148.49 $1,022 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 197.00 $197.00 $936 —
525 525 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,050 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,053 —
655 655 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,107 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 148.00 $148.00 $755 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 250.00 $250.00 $662 —
385–395 388 4 255.00–257.50 $256.86 $997 —
405 405 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,134 —
455–478 471 8 252.50–275.00 $269.98 $1,272 —
542 fancy 542 6 271.00 $271.00 $1,469 —
575–595 588 3 210.00–214.00 $212.70 $1,251 —
683 683 4 202.00 $202.00 $1,380 +12.00
700–715 708 2 170.00–182.00 $176.06 $1,247 —
760 760 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,406 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 428 3 190.00–202.50 $198.27 $849 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 237.50 $237.50 $938 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 80-85% 1 80.00 $80.00 $952 —
1210–1230 1220 80-85% 2 98.00 $98.00 $1,196 —
1170–1330 1253 80-85% 4 108.00–120.00 $112.97 $1,416 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–960 938 85-90% 2 48.00–50.00 $48.98 $459 —
940–980 960 85-90% 2 91.00–100.00 $95.41 $916 —
1010–1015 1013 85-90% 2 79.00–85.00 $82.01 $831 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1470 1425 75-80% 2 103.00–104.00 $103.52 $1,475 —
1445–1655 1554 75-80% 4 107.00–117.00 $110.92 $1,724 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1940 1940 1 105.00 $105.00 $2,037 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1240 1240 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805–855 830 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–900.00 $851.51
840–1155 998 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 800.00–1,250.00 $1,060.53

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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.