Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 5, 2024

228 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $305.64/cwt ≈ $1,762/hd at 576 lb · 42 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $265.78/cwt -4.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,401/hd at 527 lb · 28 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $321.09/cwt +3.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,548/hd at 482 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	228	455	418
Feeder cattle	209	381	333
Slaughter cattle	18	58	50
Replacement cattle	1	16	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Weaned and preconditioned steers and heifers sold mostly steady on a light test due to low receipts. Fleshy, bawling and off color feeders facing discounts. Slaughter cows and 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
270–290	283	3	320.00–322.50	$320.79	$908	+0.90
310–340	329	4	300.00–312.50	$309.55	$1,018	—
350	350	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,155	+25.33
355 fancy	355	1	332.50	$332.50	$1,180	—
420–430	425	4	300.00–312.50	$306.32	$1,302	—
450–470	460	2	292.50–315.00	$303.51	$1,396	-13.99
485–488 value added	487	9	325.00	$325.00	$1,583	—
505–540	524	4	292.50–302.50	$294.93	$1,545	-15.07
569–590	573	6	286.00–289.00	$288.48	$1,653	—
577 value added	577	36	308.50	$308.50	$1,780	—
655–656	656	9	277.00	$277.00	$1,817	+14.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	287.50	$287.50	$992	—
435	435	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,240	—
480	480	2	286.00	$286.00	$1,373	-4.00
880	880	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,804	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,305	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	265.00	$265.00	$980	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	262	5	302.50–315.00	$307.84	$807	+8.88
315–325	320	2	295.00–305.00	$300.08	$960	—
355	355	1	292.50	$292.50	$1,038	—
472–495	480	10	274.00–293.00	$285.73	$1,372	+5.47
500–545	527	28	258.00–271.00	$265.78	$1,401	-4.57
550	550	2	259.00	$259.00	$1,424	-5.69
600–605	601	9	240.00–249.00	$247.99	$1,490	+4.44
661	661	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,553	-2.74
735	735	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,544	-15.00
813	813	4	216.00	$216.00	$1,756	+13.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,079	-17.50
480–490	488	4	257.50–264.00	$261.38	$1,276	+3.27
530–545	538	2	233.00–249.00	$241.11	$1,297	-12.89
555	555	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,221	—
625	625	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,406	—
655	655	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,474	±0.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	3	290.00	$290.00	$966	—
440	440	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,056	—
485	485	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,334	—
655	655	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,408	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	2	228.00	$228.00	$1,254	—
670	670	2	204.00	$204.00	$1,367	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–475	468	2	242.50	$242.50	$1,135	+5.80
525	525	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,194	+5.00
625	625	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,062	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	210.00	$210.00	$903	-5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	307.50	$307.50	$1,138	+9.36
420–435	428	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,284	+8.30
497	497	4	307.50	$307.50	$1,528	+11.13
551–555	552	6	276.00–282.00	$278.01	$1,535	—
650	650	2	262.00	$262.00	$1,703	—
800	800	1	199.00	$199.00	$1,592	—
915	915	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,876	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	2	265.00–270.00	$267.50	$990	—
505	505	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,364	+11.00
585	585	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,521	-4.21
695	695	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,442	-2.50

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,300	—
690	690	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,518	—
850	850	1	188.00	$188.00	$1,598	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,232	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925	925	85-90%	1	98.00	$98.00	$906	—
910–1200	1040	85-90%	5	109.00–121.00	$114.70	$1,193	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115	1115	80-85%	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,371	—
1070–1225	1148	80-85%	2	114.00–116.00	$115.07	$1,321	—
1350	1350	80-85%	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,904	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445	1445	75-80%	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,720	-2.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1550	1550	1	144.00	$144.00	$2,232	—
1945–2040	1993	3	156.00–176.00	$166.42	$3,317	—

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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
1430	1430	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00	—

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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.