Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 29, 2024

455 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $239.74/cwt +19.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,184/hd at 911 lb · 117 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $292.83/cwt +1.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,303/hd at 445 lb · 27 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $270.35/cwt -1.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,411/hd at 522 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	455	1,081	610
Feeder cattle	381	827	546
Slaughter cattle	58	133	42
Replacement cattle	16	121	22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Light test on feeder steers due to low receipts. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady with the exception of a couple extremely high dressing individuals.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	288	2	307.50–332.50	$319.89	$921	-30.11
350–387	375	3	300.00–315.00	$304.67	$1,143	-44.56
453	453	3	317.50	$317.50	$1,438	-6.64
537	537	7	310.00	$310.00	$1,665	-8.69
620	620	1	268.00	$268.00	$1,662	+18.00
620 value added	620	3	299.00	$299.00	$1,854	+29.00
670	670	2	263.00	$263.00	$1,762	+3.50
705–721	715	5	240.00	$240.00	$1,716	-9.62
750	750	4	246.00	$246.00	$1,845	+6.00
911 value added	911	116	240.00	$240.00	$2,186	—
930	930	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,953	±0.00
995	995	1	214.00	$214.00	$2,129	—
1012–1020	1013	13	210.00–218.00	$210.62	$2,134	+11.62
1140	1140	1	206.00	$206.00	$2,348	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–395	390	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,131	+10.00
490	490	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,421	-10.00
513	513	6	281.00	$281.00	$1,442	-0.66
595	595	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,696	—
830	830	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,784	-6.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,040	-92.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,468	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420	1420	1	181.00	$181.00	$2,570	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
262–280	271	4	292.50–305.00	$298.96	$810	+23.71
405–449	445	27	282.50–294.00	$292.83	$1,303	+1.57
462–495	473	8	276.00–287.50	$280.26	$1,326	+6.95
516–528	522	13	260.00–277.00	$270.35	$1,411	+0.37
555–565	559	6	262.00–267.50	$264.69	$1,480	+16.50
600–620	606	9	230.00–249.00	$243.55	$1,476	+9.19
655–663	661	4	237.00–240.00	$237.74	$1,571	-2.73
718	718	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,616	—
810	810	1	203.00	$203.00	$1,644	-7.00
1010	1010	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,697	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	336	4	280.00–290.00	$282.23	$948	+22.76
367–385	376	5	257.50–277.50	$263.11	$989	—
420	420	1	277.50	$277.50	$1,166	+17.50
450–497	476	8	252.50–267.50	$258.11	$1,229	+3.06
515	515	1	254.00	$254.00	$1,308	+11.75
670	670	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,508	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	373	2	230.00	$230.00	$858	+3.17
435	435	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,044	+17.83
465–495	480	2	230.00–243.00	$236.70	$1,136	+5.46
515	515	2	222.50	$222.50	$1,146	-6.07
720	720	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,224	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
602	602	2	244.00	$244.00	$1,469	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	215.00	$215.00	$957	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265	1265	1	192.00	$192.00	$2,429	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	3	297.50–302.50	$299.17	$883	-5.83
305–345	326	4	305.00–330.00	$313.86	$1,023	-36.14
360–365	364	4	292.50–300.00	$298.14	$1,085	-26.00
410–427	418	6	290.00–295.00	$291.70	$1,219	-25.80
460–490	475	2	292.50–300.00	$296.37	$1,408	-13.54
515–525	522	3	280.00–290.00	$283.29	$1,479	-18.24
587–595	590	3	287.50–291.00	$289.82	$1,710	-0.55
620–625	623	2	250.00–260.00	$254.98	$1,589	-15.02
710–720	717	3	213.00–226.00	$217.29	$1,558	-0.71
850–881	873	4	196.00–209.00	$199.16	$1,739	+14.16

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	287.50	$287.50	$963	-30.00
400–435	424	7	250.00–275.00	$266.81	$1,131	—
455–482	473	3	260.00–281.00	$274.27	$1,297	-18.26
510–515	513	2	258.00–260.00	$259.00	$1,329	-20.94
555–595	563	5	264.00–265.00	$264.21	$1,488	-2.53
685–695	690	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,449	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
371	371	3	255.00	$255.00	$946	—
475	475	1	262.00	$262.00	$1,244	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397	397	2	287.50	$287.50	$1,141	—
495	495	1	292.50	$292.50	$1,448	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–435	423	2	234.00–235.00	$234.49	$992	-25.51

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,125	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1335	1185	80-85%	15	120.00–126.00	$123.74	$1,466	—
1145–1275	1210	80-85%	7	127.00–135.00	$130.59	$1,580	+7.41
1205–1365	1285	80-85%	2	114.00–115.00	$114.47	$1,471	+0.96

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–990	893	85-90%	2	94.00–96.00	$95.11	$849	—
945–1175	1052	85-90%	3	102.00–107.00	$104.16	$1,096	—
915–1230	1108	85-90%	9	108.00–122.00	$115.04	$1,275	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1440	1410	75-80%	2	121.00	$121.00	$1,706	-13.55
1325–1765	1511	75-80%	11	125.00–134.00	$128.53	$1,942	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1790	1532	3	139.00–147.00	$142.10	$2,177	+5.87
1910–2135	2023	2	173.00–183.00	$177.72	$3,595	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1135–1480	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,500.00–1,825.00	$1,648.29
1225–1415	1354	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,475.00–1,775.00	$1,700.45
1375	1375	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00
1385–1440	1413	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,825.00	$1,825.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00

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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
1225	1225	Young (2-4 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
480	480	1	272.50	$272.50	$1,308	—

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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.