Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 12, 2024

174 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $216.86/cwt +6.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,566/hd at 722 lb · 14 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $245.41/cwt -20.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,315/hd at 536 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	174	228	1,037
Feeder cattle	132	209	960
Slaughter cattle	33	18	60
Replacement cattle	9	1	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves due to low receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	301.00	$301.00	$1,189	—
432	432	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,382	+13.68
590	590	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,622	-13.48
594 value added	594	5	295.00	$295.00	$1,752	-13.50
600–601 value added	601	7	292.50–295.00	$294.29	$1,769	—
640	640	2	266.00	$266.00	$1,702	—
704 value added	704	8	261.00	$261.00	$1,837	—
786	786	3	231.00	$231.00	$1,816	—
817–830	821	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,724	—
900	900	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,710	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	272.50	$272.50	$899	-15.00
525	525	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,365	—
807	807	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,614	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,104	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	275.00	$275.00	$949	-25.08
357–370	365	5	270.00–290.00	$282.17	$1,030	-10.33
476–481	478	7	267.00–279.00	$273.83	$1,309	-11.90
505–545	522	3	227.50–228.00	$227.84	$1,189	-37.94
541 value added	541	8	252.00	$252.00	$1,363	—
590–595	592	3	230.00–240.00	$233.35	$1,381	—
610–636	631	6	220.00–236.00	$226.65	$1,430	-21.34
719–728	722	14	216.00–219.00	$216.86	$1,566	+6.86
815–840	832	3	186.00–197.00	$193.41	$1,609	-22.59

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	320	2	250.00	$250.00	$800	—
435	435	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,066	-15.00
451–490	464	5	240.00–254.00	$244.62	$1,135	-16.76
570–595	576	4	227.00–228.00	$227.74	$1,312	+7.74
620	620	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,339	-9.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	365	3	230.00–235.00	$232.56	$849	—
560	560	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,187	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,000	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	212.50	$212.50	$967	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–210	205	2	300.00–307.50	$303.66	$623	—
415	415	1	286.00	$286.00	$1,187	-14.00
485	485	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,431	-12.50
525–530	528	3	270.00–281.00	$276.66	$1,461	—
635	635	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,537	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970	970	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,285	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	200.00	$200.00	$730	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,175	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,130	-20.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1240	1162	80-85%	3	110.00–116.00	$113.47	$1,319	—
1130–1230	1186	80-85%	6	119.00–129.00	$126.02	$1,495	—
1200–1395	1291	80-85%	4	130.00–137.00	$133.89	$1,729	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305	1305	75-80%	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,370	—
1430–1500	1465	75-80%	2	115.00–123.00	$118.90	$1,742	—
1510–1655	1563	75-80%	4	127.00–136.00	$129.70	$2,027	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890	890	85-90%	1	77.00	$77.00	$685	—
980–985	983	85-90%	2	110.00–117.00	$113.51	$1,116	—
1005–1170	1070	85-90%	3	101.00–108.00	$104.68	$1,120	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1705–1720	1713	2	142.50–151.00	$146.77	$2,514	—
1795–1920	1858	2	168.00–174.00	$171.10	$3,179	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780 thin fleshed	780	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1345	1345	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00

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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
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—
975–1150	1078	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,050.00–1,475.00	$1,329.13	—
1185	1185	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
1320	1320	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,125.00	$2,125.00	—

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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.