Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 10, 2024

380 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $206.40/cwt ≈ $1,936/hd at 938 lb · 54 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $322.43/cwt +4.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,644/hd at 510 lb · 18 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $276.58/cwt ≈ $1,505/hd at 544 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	380	432	416
Feeder cattle	291	336	373
Slaughter cattle	39	61	31
Replacement cattle	50	35	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders due to a light test but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter 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
406 value added	406	8	370.00	$370.00	$1,502	—
413	413	4	352.50	$352.50	$1,456	+29.35
475–490	483	2	312.50–313.00	$312.75	$1,511	-0.97
502 value added	502	12	327.00	$327.00	$1,642	+4.64
520–537	526	6	310.00–320.00	$313.29	$1,648	+22.00
955	955	1	212.00	$212.00	$2,025	—
1000	1000	1	196.00	$196.00	$1,960	—
1118 value added	1118	47	192.50	$192.50	$2,152	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	2	302.50	$302.50	$1,210	—
540–548	544	15	270.00–284.00	$276.58	$1,505	—
568	568	3	278.00	$278.00	$1,579	-3.71
625	625	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,500	-10.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	2	291.00	$291.00	$1,571	-1.97
570	570	2	270.00–278.00	$274.00	$1,562	-0.50
674	674	7	258.00	$258.00	$1,739	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
593	593	6	256.00	$256.00	$1,518	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	342.50	$342.50	$822	+37.50
305	305	1	307.50	$307.50	$938	+5.00
470–490	481	7	267.00–280.00	$275.80	$1,327	+12.37
500–535	517	8	262.00–270.00	$268.16	$1,386	+9.73
558–595	567	12	244.00–264.00	$251.39	$1,425	+7.88
650	650	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,528	+5.09
938 value added	938	54	206.40	$206.40	$1,936	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	4	231.00	$231.00	$1,386	—
730	730	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,442	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,008	—
695	695	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,418	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	237.00	$237.00	$1,386	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,293	+1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	320.00	$320.00	$784	—
330	330	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,155	+20.15
387	387	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,277	-15.98
445	445	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,446	+15.00
561	561	3	293.00	$293.00	$1,644	+20.98
610	610	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,586	-3.28
715	715	1	248.00	$248.00	$1,773	+9.00
765	765	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,683	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540–545	543	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,439	+15.00
627–645	635	5	235.00–240.00	$238.98	$1,518	-1.02
740	740	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,628	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,365	±0.00
580	580	1	278.00	$278.00	$1,612	+13.00
665	665	1	246.00	$246.00	$1,636	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1740	1740	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,675.00	$2,675.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175	1175	80-85%	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,234	-18.64
1085–1300	1196	80-85%	10	124.00–129.00	$126.82	$1,517	+3.18
1305–1345	1325	80-85%	3	131.50–139.00	$135.54	$1,796	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1040	938	85-90%	6	106.00–114.00	$111.81	$1,049	—
955–1175	1067	85-90%	3	117.00–122.00	$118.97	$1,269	—
995–1170	1083	85-90%	2	95.00–98.00	$96.62	$1,046	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1510	1421	75-80%	8	119.00–128.00	$124.33	$1,767	—
1455–1475	1465	75-80%	2	129.00–133.00	$130.99	$1,919	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1520	1428	2	144.00–150.00	$147.19	$2,102	—
1680	1680	1	152.00	$152.00	$2,554	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
844–955	902	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	1,224.00–1,377.00	$1,321.64

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1010	943	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,525.00–1,950.00	$1,682.55
820–1090	966	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,275.00–1,675.00	$1,461.29
1005–1180	1093	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,500.00	$1,362.01
1135–1270	1203	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,250.00–2,050.00	$1,672.45
1270–1415	1336	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,475.00–1,775.00	$1,693.13

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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
1010–1105	1072	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,600.00–2,700.00	$2,665.79	—
955–1400	1221	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,950.00–2,900.00	$2,385.32	—
1030–1480	1255	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,700.00–2,850.00	$2,788.45	—
1335–1520	1403	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	2,400.00–2,550.00	$2,489.75	—
1405	1405	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—
1350–1525	1413	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,750.00–3,000.00	$2,847.58	—
1490–1530	1507	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,800.00–2,900.00	$2,849.67	—
1465–1595	1518	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,600.00–3,000.00	$2,766.97	—

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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.