Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 19, 2024

456 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $291.05/cwt ≈ $1,994/hd at 685 lb · 71 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $224.06/cwt +34.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,048/hd at 914 lb · 64 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $269.94/cwt +24.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,399/hd at 518 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	456	174	731
Feeder cattle	415	132	616
Slaughter cattle	37	33	89
Replacement cattle	4	9	26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves due to last weeks low receipts however a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,104	—
365–390	378	2	340.00–345.00	$342.58	$1,295	+41.58
422–435	430	5	299.00–319.00	$310.84	$1,337	-9.16
410–446 value added	432	6	330.00–337.50	$332.44	$1,436	—
450–480	465	2	295.00–300.00	$297.58	$1,384	—
530–536	533	8	313.00–316.00	$314.51	$1,676	—
540 value added	540	2	322.50	$322.50	$1,742	—
565–588	582	4	292.50–304.00	$295.29	$1,719	+20.29
586 value added	586	4	322.50	$322.50	$1,890	+27.50
610–638 value added	624	6	298.00–299.00	$298.49	$1,863	+4.20
630	630	2	272.50–287.00	$279.75	$1,762	+13.75
650–686 value added	685	69	291.00–291.50	$291.49	$1,997	—
692	692	2	276.00	$276.00	$1,910	—
800–826	815	10	237.50–244.00	$242.95	$1,980	+32.95
855	855	3	244.00	$244.00	$2,086	—
902	902	4	225.00	$225.00	$2,030	+35.00
915 value added	915	60	224.00	$224.00	$2,050	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
386	386	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,158	—
570	570	1	278.00	$278.00	$1,585	—
700	700	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,610	—
835	835	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,879	+25.00
850	850	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,572	—
880	880	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,795	—
1015	1015	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,827	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,512	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,225	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–265 fancy	261	7	330.00–350.00	$344.21	$898	—
325	325	1	295.00	$295.00	$959	+20.00
360–390	375	6	270.00–290.00	$277.44	$1,040	-4.73
407–430	413	7	271.00–287.50	$276.49	$1,142	—
510–537	516	16	258.00–270.00	$267.19	$1,379	+39.35
505–528 value added	524	6	276.00–277.50	$277.26	$1,453	+25.26
550–595	565	5	240.00–248.00	$244.51	$1,381	+11.16
577 value added	577	17	258.50	$258.50	$1,492	—
605–640	623	2	235.00–241.00	$238.08	$1,483	+11.43
650–695	680	6	214.00–221.00	$215.43	$1,465	—
799	799	5	218.00	$218.00	$1,742	—
1078	1078	4	185.00	$185.00	$1,994	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	255.00	$255.00	$880	+5.00
353–387	371	7	250.00–265.00	$258.55	$959	—
420–427	425	3	260.00–262.50	$261.68	$1,112	+16.68
467	467	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,168	+5.38
562	562	2	238.00	$238.00	$1,338	+10.26
608–647	625	6	225.00–228.00	$226.04	$1,413	+10.04
680	680	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,367	—
710	710	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,448	—
1155	1155	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,732	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	227.50	$227.50	$887	-5.06
445	445	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,090	—
465–482	477	4	230.00–240.00	$232.44	$1,109	—
530	530	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,060	—
550–590	566	4	218.00–220.00	$218.77	$1,238	+6.77
605–620	613	2	200.00–207.50	$203.70	$1,249	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	3	260.00	$260.00	$975	—
450–472	462	4	261.00–270.00	$263.96	$1,219	—
530	530	1	236.00	$236.00	$1,251	—
572–595	579	4	220.00–238.00	$226.62	$1,312	—
765	765	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,461	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	232.50	$232.50	$860	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	315	3	320.00–337.50	$329.10	$1,037	—
345 fancy	345	1	347.50	$347.50	$1,199	—
367–375 fancy	370	3	342.50–350.00	$345.04	$1,277	—
395	395	2	312.50–330.00	$321.25	$1,269	—
415–447	435	6	302.50–317.50	$309.99	$1,348	+23.99
480	480	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,416	±0.00
510–515	512	3	291.00–305.00	$300.30	$1,538	+23.64
567–570	569	5	285.00–298.00	$290.18	$1,651	—
605 fancy	605	1	292.00	$292.00	$1,767	—
615–630	625	3	262.00–275.00	$266.26	$1,664	+24.26
680–685	683	2	240.00–249.00	$244.48	$1,670	—
785	785	1	231.00	$231.00	$1,813	—
820–840	830	2	218.00–219.00	$218.51	$1,814	—
850	850	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,794	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	295.00	$295.00	$988	—
430	430	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,226	—
480	480	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,344	+30.00
530	530	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,325	—
560–590	575	2	247.00–248.00	$247.49	$1,423	—
625–645	632	3	245.00–248.00	$246.02	$1,555	—
680	680	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,496	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,048	—
585	585	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,346	—
690	690	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,559	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,215	—
705	705	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,523	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,287	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830	830	85-90%	1	76.00	$76.00	$631	—
820–1240	1035	85-90%	5	98.00–108.00	$103.79	$1,074	—
985–1345	1109	85-90%	4	112.00–119.00	$114.86	$1,274	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1325	1237	80-85%	7	122.50–129.50	$125.82	$1,556	—
1185–1315	1250	80-85%	2	110.00–116.00	$113.16	$1,414	—
1395	1395	80-85%	1	135.50	$135.50	$1,890	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1475	1448	75-80%	2	120.00–125.00	$122.45	$1,773	—
1420–1555	1475	75-80%	6	129.00–137.50	$133.77	$1,973	+14.87

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1585–1705	1645	2	147.00–151.50	$149.33	$2,456	—
1775–1880	1833	3	153.50–160.00	$156.39	$2,867	—

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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
990	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—

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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.