Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 22, 2024

1,081 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $270.31/cwt +6.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,873/hd at 693 lb · 102 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $251.40/cwt +4.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,706/hd at 679 lb · 92 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $238.62/cwt -11.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,958/hd at 821 lb · 91 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,081	755	472
Feeder cattle	827	689	435
Slaughter cattle	133	60	35
Replacement cattle	121	6	2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with a high quality offering of some extremely high dressing cows. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,015	+15.00
315–345	326	4	330.00–360.00	$346.47	$1,129	—
365–390	382	4	335.00–357.50	$349.23	$1,334	+1.17
405–425	415	2	325.00–345.00	$334.76	$1,389	-20.46
466–490	475	9	322.50–325.00	$324.14	$1,540	-23.66
503–511 value added	506	16	323.00–328.00	$326.00	$1,650	-12.00
505–549	537	9	307.50–322.50	$318.69	$1,711	+12.37
550–584	577	31	303.00–312.50	$310.63	$1,792	+15.12
620–627	625	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,562	-10.57
640 value added	640	11	270.00	$270.00	$1,728	-20.54
652–696	690	32	251.50–267.00	$259.50	$1,791	+1.81
694 value added	694	70	275.25	$275.25	$1,910	—
716–730	722	5	248.00–252.00	$249.62	$1,802	+1.86
775	775	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,860	-13.35
801–841 value added	820	88	236.75–243.00	$238.72	$1,958	-12.18
825–842	836	3	234.00–239.00	$235.64	$1,970	-5.44
920	920	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,932	—
948 value added	948	54	221.00	$221.00	$2,095	—
1035	1035	1	199.00	$199.00	$2,060	—
1180	1180	1	205.00	$205.00	$2,419	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	307.50	$307.50	$984	+14.97
385	385	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,078	-16.38
430	430	3	295.00–315.00	$305.00	$1,312	+21.16
492	492	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,476	-4.86
520–523	523	9	280.00–295.00	$281.66	$1,473	-20.84
550	550	1	292.50	$292.50	$1,609	—
665	665	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,480	—
775	775	1	238.00	$238.00	$1,844	—
805–810	808	3	221.00	$221.00	$1,786	+18.50
880–895	888	2	200.00–213.00	$206.55	$1,834	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	292.50	$292.50	$1,565	±0.00
555	555	1	292.50	$292.50	$1,623	±0.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	220.00	$220.00	$957	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,302	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	272	3	270.00–285.00	$275.25	$749	—
320–327	324	4	302.50–305.00	$303.74	$984	+15.70
350–382	373	8	287.50–300.00	$294.99	$1,100	+12.71
405–447	426	19	282.50–305.00	$291.26	$1,241	+13.38
475–486	484	6	272.00–280.00	$273.31	$1,323	-7.96
512 value added	512	2	285.00	$285.00	$1,459	—
500–537	514	15	264.00–273.00	$269.98	$1,388	+12.47
553–592	578	38	246.00–253.00	$248.19	$1,435	-2.81
616 value added	616	8	252.00	$252.00	$1,552	—
605–630	618	7	230.00–239.00	$234.36	$1,448	-3.64
666–685	669	19	231.00–242.50	$240.47	$1,609	-6.53
681 value added	681	73	254.25	$254.25	$1,731	—
717 value added	717	9	236.00	$236.00	$1,692	—
835	835	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,754	+4.00
870–895	883	5	205.00–214.00	$209.55	$1,850	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
267	267	2	260.00	$260.00	$694	+12.50
300–345	316	4	252.50–267.50	$259.47	$820	+6.92
435	435	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,131	+1.63
456–488	472	9	250.00–267.50	$255.05	$1,204	-3.79
500–535	523	24	238.00–255.00	$242.25	$1,267	+14.56
551–595	570	10	226.00–240.00	$233.08	$1,329	+5.47
600–615	607	3	212.00–227.00	$221.02	$1,342	-2.73

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	220.00	$220.00	$726	-7.50
370–397	386	7	220.00–237.50	$226.83	$876	—
412–435	418	6	220.00–232.50	$222.17	$929	-25.33
455–493	481	9	220.00–235.00	$231.24	$1,112	+2.41
520–547	538	7	220.00–236.00	$228.57	$1,230	—
560–595	566	6	215.00–220.00	$218.19	$1,235	+10.51
650	650	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,280	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
536	536	3	247.00	$247.00	$1,324	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,143	-1.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145	1145	1	190.00	$190.00	$2,176	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
232	232	2	350.00	$350.00	$812	—
265	265	1	305.00	$305.00	$808	-26.67
327	327	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,144	+30.00
365–367	366	3	317.50–337.50	$324.14	$1,186	-13.26
441	441	3	317.50	$317.50	$1,400	—
464–486	475	14	302.50–327.50	$309.91	$1,472	-17.59
505–535	524	7	290.00–312.50	$301.53	$1,580	+15.48
553–580	562	12	286.00–292.50	$290.37	$1,632	+7.85
602	602	5	270.00	$270.00	$1,625	+15.00
710	710	1	218.00	$218.00	$1,548	+3.00
865	865	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,600	-15.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	317.50	$317.50	$1,000	+27.50
365–385	377	3	287.50–302.50	$295.77	$1,115	-12.09
450–481	469	8	285.00–295.00	$292.53	$1,372	+18.54
500–535	524	4	275.00–285.00	$279.94	$1,467	—
570–590	582	6	260.00–272.50	$266.74	$1,552	—
620	620	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,488	+10.00
650	650	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,560	+12.50
875	875	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,400	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–385	375	2	270.00–280.00	$274.87	$1,031	+21.29
445	445	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,157	—
452–490	469	10	260.00–274.00	$269.72	$1,265	—
505–515	510	2	262.50–265.00	$263.74	$1,345	—
610	610	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,342	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,488	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1350	1241	80-85%	9	119.00–126.00	$123.18	$1,529	—
1045–1515	1266	80-85%	91	127.00–148.00	$134.37	$1,701	+21.04
1255–1305	1280	80-85%	2	113.00–114.00	$113.51	$1,453	+0.18

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1085	1020	85-90%	2	72.50–73.00	$72.73	$742	—
885–1240	1039	85-90%	4	100.00–104.00	$102.34	$1,063	—
975–1230	1094	85-90%	11	109.00–118.00	$113.38	$1,240	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1570	1418	75-80%	14	126.00–143.50	$134.55	$1,908	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1695	1520	4	133.00–139.00	$136.23	$2,071	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00
965–1580	1285	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,750.00–2,600.00	$2,390.29
1502	1502	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,600.00	$2,600.00

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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
1020–1375	1186	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	2,450.00–3,350.00	$3,044.63	—
1085–1585	1325	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	35	1,775.00–3,400.00	$2,910.75	—
920–1775	1404	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,000.00–2,500.00	$2,405.39	—
1660–1940	1800	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	2,275.00–2,950.00	$2,638.75	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—

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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.