Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 2, 2024

704 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $232.27/cwt ≈ $1,916/hd at 825 lb · 117 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $224.03/cwt +15.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,613/hd at 720 lb · 76 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $222.60/cwt ≈ $1,897/hd at 852 lb · 65 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	704	609	188
Feeder cattle	563	585	173
Slaughter cattle	74	17	15
Replacement cattle	67	7	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold sharply higher with feeder steers over 600lbs 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold sharply higher with feeder heifers over 600lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. No comparison on slaughter bulls due to low receipts in last weeks report.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	280.00	$280.00	$728	—
310	310	1	295.00	$295.00	$914	—
365–397	385	4	290.00–302.50	$295.67	$1,138	+30.80
425–442	434	4	297.50–317.50	$307.70	$1,335	+39.00
450–485	474	5	275.00–287.50	$280.64	$1,330	+37.39
510–522	517	6	282.50–292.50	$290.01	$1,499	—
528 value added	528	5	298.00	$298.00	$1,573	+27.08
555–590	575	6	245.00–257.00	$250.84	$1,442	+14.62
610–631 value added	619	13	252.00–262.00	$256.06	$1,585	—
611–645	633	19	236.00–250.00	$243.17	$1,539	+9.15
662–686	671	13	230.00–242.00	$237.70	$1,595	+6.35
688 value added	688	7	247.00	$247.00	$1,699	—
701–725	713	15	222.50–234.00	$228.71	$1,631	—
766–770	768	15	231.00–241.50	$235.91	$1,812	—
807–842 value added	825	117	229.00–235.25	$232.27	$1,916	—
852 value added	852	65	222.60	$222.60	$1,897	—
900–940	927	6	191.00–210.00	$200.90	$1,862	—
950–975	967	3	191.00	$191.00	$1,847	+3.75
1056–1080	1061	5	180.00–196.00	$192.74	$2,045	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–407	405	3	257.50–260.00	$259.18	$1,050	—
450	450	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,125	—
542–545	543	3	247.50–252.00	$249.01	$1,352	—
600–645	630	3	219.00–230.00	$222.49	$1,402	+0.49
702	702	4	210.00	$210.00	$1,474	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	240.00	$240.00	$960	—
545	545	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,254	—
550	550	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,320	+20.00
767	767	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,534	—
850	850	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,632	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1230	1193	2	168.00–180.00	$173.81	$2,074	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	262.50	$262.50	$774	+38.65
310–320 fancy	315	2	280.00–287.50	$283.81	$894	—
330	330	1	250.00	$250.00	$825	+30.00
375	375	2	250.00	$250.00	$938	+15.64
400–445	427	11	250.00–270.00	$258.92	$1,106	+24.90
437 fancy	437	4	288.00	$288.00	$1,259	—
460 fancy	460	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,242	—
457–498	478	11	244.00–264.00	$252.99	$1,209	—
500–522	510	11	230.00–248.00	$243.77	$1,243	+35.11
535 value added	535	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,364	—
555–595	575	4	230.00–240.00	$236.98	$1,363	—
600–645	613	8	210.00–213.00	$210.75	$1,292	—
663–667	664	15	200.00–212.00	$210.39	$1,397	—
715	715	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,216	—
720 value added	720	75	224.75	$224.75	$1,618	+16.23
790	790	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,264	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	2	220.00–230.00	$225.00	$855	—
430–432	431	3	238.00–247.50	$241.16	$1,039	+38.69
473–475	474	4	220.00–225.00	$221.25	$1,049	+13.27
500–540	522	3	211.00–228.00	$219.58	$1,146	+19.58
560–590	575	7	199.00–215.00	$207.47	$1,193	—
600–630	618	3	187.00–194.00	$191.29	$1,182	+6.96
660–695	686	4	175.00–189.00	$183.10	$1,256	+8.10

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	235.00	$235.00	$940	—
585	585	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,211	—
647	647	2	203.00	$203.00	$1,313	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	197.50	$197.50	$711	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	182.00	$182.00	$946	+6.09

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	325	2	267.50–285.00	$276.65	$899	—
410	410	2	297.50	$297.50	$1,220	+17.50
420 fancy	420	1	317.50	$317.50	$1,334	—
460	460	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,380	+30.02
500	500	2	252.50	$252.50	$1,262	—
550–581	575	5	240.00–252.50	$242.39	$1,394	+29.69
620–627	624	4	216.00–225.00	$220.47	$1,376	—
690	690	5	220.00	$220.00	$1,518	+18.00
902	902	2	178.00	$178.00	$1,606	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,150	—
475–495	491	5	260.00–267.50	$261.45	$1,284	—
555–580	574	4	210.00–230.00	$220.59	$1,266	—
635	635	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,206	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1365–1600	1483	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	1	163.00	$163.00	$986	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1180	1002	85-90%	19	94.00–107.00	$101.07	$1,013	+19.06
870–1255	1036	85-90%	7	82.50–91.00	$86.95	$901	+4.94
790–1270	1044	85-90%	5	70.00–79.00	$76.40	$798	-5.61
1115	1115	85-90%	1	54.00	$54.00	$602	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1315	1263	80-85%	3	120.00–125.00	$122.58	$1,548	+9.61
1115–1450	1294	80-85%	15	100.00–110.50	$104.40	$1,351	—
1295–1340	1318	80-85%	2	93.00–98.00	$95.46	$1,258	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1545	1435	75-80%	5	97.00–106.50	$102.39	$1,469	-1.13
1330–1685	1514	75-80%	10	107.00–116.50	$110.43	$1,672	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490	1490	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,639	—
1570–2060	1815	2	114.00–123.00	$117.89	$2,140	—
1885–2080	1983	2	128.50–129.00	$128.74	$2,553	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1185	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,350.00–2,100.00	$1,852.73
1110	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1180–1330	1255	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,225.00–1,350.00	$1,291.24
1100–1525	1290	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	1,050.00–2,000.00	$1,457.73
1260–1360	1307	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,575.00–1,800.00	$1,682.02
1085–1395	1325	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,500.00–2,000.00	$1,789.06
1290–1540	1386	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,425.00–1,800.00	$1,625.14
1200–1645	1389	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,400.00–1,950.00	$1,720.76
1180–1605	1407	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,200.00–1,810.00	$1,534.02
1350–1625	1435	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,325.00–1,900.00	$1,600.47

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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
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—
1100–1550	1305	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,700.00–2,500.00	$2,275.22	—
1310–1475	1393	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00–1,850.00	$1,567.77	—
1510	1510	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00	—
1465–1575	1520	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,000.00–3,000.00	$2,518.09	—
1545	1545	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—
1570–1580	1575	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,000.00–2,900.00	$2,448.57	—
1615	1615	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700	700	1	132.50	$132.50	$928	—

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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.