Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, June 21, 2024

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $265.25/cwt ≈ $1,851/hd at 698 lb · 76 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	195	311	862
Feeder cattle	172	258	753
Slaughter cattle	20	46	70
Replacement cattle	3	7	39

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders due to low comparable receipts. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,389	—
560	560	1	276.00	$276.00	$1,546	+16.00
605–620	613	2	247.50–250.00	$248.77	$1,525	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	281.00	$281.00	$1,363	—
580	580	2	278.00	$278.00	$1,612	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615–635	625	2	225.00–232.50	$228.69	$1,429	—
705	705	1	214.00	$214.00	$1,509	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,326	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,246	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,421	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830	830	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,992	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–470	462	3	260.00–272.00	$266.53	$1,231	—
515–547	535	8	256.00–274.00	$264.90	$1,417	-20.93
600	600	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,410	-10.00
698 value added	698	76	265.25	$265.25	$1,851	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	252.50	$252.50	$821	—
397	397	2	267.50	$267.50	$1,062	—
595	595	2	237.50	$237.50	$1,413	-12.50

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	260.00	$260.00	$611	—
620	620	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,224	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	245.00	$245.00	$968	—
620	620	1	208.00	$208.00	$1,290	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,251	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,132	—
435	435	1	317.50	$317.50	$1,381	—
535	535	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,418	-28.25
560–585	573	2	257.50–267.50	$262.39	$1,503	-8.61
722–730	725	3	249.00–255.00	$251.01	$1,820	—
810–825	814	4	228.00–230.00	$229.49	$1,868	—
870	870	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,984	—
1105	1105	1	182.00	$182.00	$2,011	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,312	—
575	575	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,394	+2.50
650	650	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,495	—
700	700	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,610	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,312	—
935	935	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,847	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,328	—
670	670	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,424	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–820	805	85-90%	2	123.00–125.00	$124.02	$998	—
840	840	85-90%	1	93.00	$93.00	$781	—
890–1150	978	85-90%	3	130.00–138.00	$133.44	$1,305	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1245	1155	80-85%	6	148.00–157.00	$153.24	$1,770	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1510	1410	75-80%	5	146.00–154.00	$149.62	$2,110	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1635	1635	1	138.00	$138.00	$2,256	-39.53
1705	1705	1	172.00	$172.00	$2,933	—
1900	1900	1	183.00	$183.00	$3,477	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,169	—

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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.