Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 31, 2024

273 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $238.70/cwt ≈ $2,280/hd at 955 lb · 50 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $263.16/cwt +42.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,018/hd at 767 lb · 24 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $290.00/cwt +35.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,928/hd at 665 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	273	346	287
Feeder cattle	236	308	245
Slaughter cattle	17	34	40
Replacement cattle	20	4	2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders due to a light test. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,219	—
473	473	3	315.00	$315.00	$1,490	-2.00
500	500	3	312.50	$312.50	$1,562	+5.00
640	640	1	281.00	$281.00	$1,798	±0.00
640 value added	640	10	290.00	$290.00	$1,856	—
665 value added	665	20	290.00	$290.00	$1,928	—
751	751	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,840	—
769 value added	769	21	265.75	$265.75	$2,044	—
800	800	2	237.00–239.00	$238.00	$1,904	—
850	850	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,998	—
955 value added	955	50	238.70	$238.70	$2,280	—
1080	1080	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,160	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
432	432	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,037	—
500	500	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,325	—
620–630	625	2	250.00–255.00	$252.48	$1,578	+2.48
670	670	1	236.00	$236.00	$1,581	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	302.50	$302.50	$1,437	—
535	535	1	293.00	$293.00	$1,568	—
605	605	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,634	+10.00
650	650	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,625	—
845	845	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,859	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	292.50	$292.50	$1,565	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–545	530	5	262.00–270.00	$267.84	$1,420	-10.33
575–576	576	5	259.00–265.00	$261.40	$1,506	-7.60
605	605	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,452	—
657	657	4	247.00	$247.00	$1,623	+19.00
730	730	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,679	—
805–830	818	2	228.00–232.00	$229.97	$1,881	—
880–890	887	3	220.00–222.00	$221.34	$1,963	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	255.00	$255.00	$944	-7.50
442	442	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,061	—
455–480	468	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,030	-27.50
538	538	3	229.00	$229.00	$1,232	-20.50
565	565	2	220.00–227.00	$223.50	$1,263	-25.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–435	428	2	267.50–270.00	$268.77	$1,150	—
565–595	580	2	230.00–243.00	$236.33	$1,371	—
650–665	655	3	226.00–227.00	$226.66	$1,485	—
715	715	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,251	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725	725	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,595	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,263	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	3	322.50	$322.50	$1,284	—
400–445	423	2	282.50–295.00	$289.08	$1,223	-44.71
455–470	465	3	282.50–295.00	$289.10	$1,344	-45.90
500–545	523	5	284.00–295.00	$290.38	$1,519	-2.03
570	570	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,525	-12.50
605	605	1	282.00	$282.00	$1,706	+25.96
717	717	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,685	-11.00
783	783	3	228.00	$228.00	$1,785	+8.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	277.50	$277.50	$1,166	—
485	485	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,310	—
530	530	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,431	±0.00
570	570	3	248.00–249.00	$248.67	$1,417	-6.18

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	270.00	$270.00	$756	—
405	405	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,053	—
575	575	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,334	-8.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,105	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	240.00	$240.00	$948	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1215	1215	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1190	1120	80-85%	5	131.00–139.00	$135.21	$1,514	—
1230–1285	1258	80-85%	2	143.00–152.00	$147.40	$1,854	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310	1310	75-80%	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,664	—
1445–1610	1522	75-80%	3	143.00–154.00	$147.54	$2,246	+9.49

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1085	932	85-90%	3	123.00–127.00	$125.36	$1,168	+1.32

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1655–1900	1745	3	167.00–173.00	$168.90	$2,947	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1250	1250	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00
1320	1320	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,695.00	$1,695.00
1345	1345	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,075.00	$2,075.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00

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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
1265	1265	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,625.00	$2,625.00	—
1210–1470	1340	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,675.00–2,875.00	$2,784.70	—
1295–1525	1384	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,575.00–2,825.00	$2,708.99	—
1190–1545	1390	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,350.00–2,700.00	$2,496.88	—
1385–1530	1438	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,875.00–2,725.00	$2,434.44	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—
1315	1315	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00	—

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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.