Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

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

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
633	633	5	189.00	$189.00	$1,196	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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	Age	Stage	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	Age	Stage	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.