Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, June 28, 2024

990 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $248.89/cwt ≈ $2,422/hd at 973 lb · 154 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $252.00/cwt ≈ $1,822/hd at 723 lb · 138 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $266.84/cwt +1.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,828/hd at 685 lb · 81 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	990	195	520
Feeder cattle	938	172	469
Slaughter cattle	51	20	41
Replacement cattle	1	3	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No trend due to last weeks light receipts how ever a higher under tone was noted on all classes of feeder steers and heifers. Very good demand for feeder calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 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
392	392	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,411	—
405–445 value added	417	6	360.00–370.00	$365.87	$1,526	—
478	478	10	310.00	$310.00	$1,482	—
505–530	517	11	315.00–330.00	$320.84	$1,659	—
513–535 value added	532	26	341.00–349.50	$348.56	$1,854	—
550–596	585	24	290.00–307.50	$299.30	$1,751	—
600–635	615	3	280.00–297.50	$289.99	$1,783	—
616–642 value added	625	20	301.00–305.00	$303.56	$1,897	—
710–745	728	3	251.00–262.00	$255.02	$1,857	—
761–795	769	5	255.00–266.00	$261.95	$2,014	—
815–839	834	9	242.00–254.00	$243.52	$2,031	+3.52
877 value added	877	60	262.10	$262.10	$2,299	—
865–895	880	16	235.00–246.00	$243.14	$2,140	—
900	900	2	250.00	$250.00	$2,250	—
951–986 value added	973	154	247.00–250.70	$248.89	$2,422	—
1025	1025	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,050	—
1125	1125	1	190.00	$190.00	$2,138	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
598	598	3	287.00	$287.00	$1,716	+9.00
615–645	631	4	275.00–290.00	$280.61	$1,771	—
695	695	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,772	—
720	720	2	254.00	$254.00	$1,829	—
775	775	2	231.00	$231.00	$1,790	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,080	—
500–535	518	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,399	-5.00
550–555	553	2	285.00–295.00	$289.98	$1,604	+13.98
685–695	690	2	252.00–272.50	$262.18	$1,809	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,677	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–385	382	3	290.00–302.50	$297.52	$1,137	—
385 fancy	385	2	310.00–317.50	$313.75	$1,208	—
405–425	412	3	277.50–290.00	$281.80	$1,161	—
415–440 value added	427	3	300.00–312.50	$306.63	$1,309	—
453–491	472	22	278.00–296.00	$291.79	$1,377	+25.26
516–530	521	26	272.50–289.00	$277.10	$1,444	+12.20
553 value added	553	13	290.00	$290.00	$1,604	—
550–565	564	12	260.00–282.00	$280.21	$1,580	—
625	625	4	248.00–250.00	$248.50	$1,553	+13.50
650–692	672	11	240.00–247.00	$241.96	$1,626	—
687 value added	687	70	270.75	$270.75	$1,860	+5.50
700	700	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,582	—
711–734 value added	723	137	249.75–254.90	$252.19	$1,823	—
759 value added	759	72	250.00	$250.00	$1,898	—
836 value added	836	64	238.25	$238.25	$1,992	—
855	855	2	213.00	$213.00	$1,821	—
940	940	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,739	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	285.00	$285.00	$969	—
520	520	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,248	—
560–595	573	7	252.50–255.00	$253.94	$1,455	—
602–640	615	3	245.00–252.00	$247.43	$1,522	—
652	652	2	246.00	$246.00	$1,604	—
765	765	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,530	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	265.00	$265.00	$768	—
405–445	425	2	260.00–265.00	$262.38	$1,115	—
475	475	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,235	—
525	525	2	258.00	$258.00	$1,354	—
554–577	560	8	240.00–255.00	$250.67	$1,404	+13.17
675	675	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,586	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,128	—
525–540	533	2	217.50–230.00	$223.66	$1,192	—
550–570	560	2	220.00–225.00	$222.46	$1,246	—
625–630	628	2	200.00–210.00	$205.02	$1,288	-2.98

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670	670	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,508	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,056	—
360–390	375	4	320.00–335.00	$327.68	$1,229	+17.68
445	445	3	335.00	$335.00	$1,491	+17.50
480	480	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,464	—
555–575	567	5	270.00–280.00	$271.96	$1,542	+9.57
635	635	2	264.00	$264.00	$1,676	—
702	702	4	242.00	$242.00	$1,699	-9.01
752	752	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,730	—
865	865	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,678	-34.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,443	+17.50
612–645	625	4	237.50–245.00	$241.80	$1,511	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–695	690	2	225.00–230.00	$227.52	$1,570	—
710	710	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,704	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	250.00	$250.00	$888	—
485	485	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,200	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1215	1132	80-85%	5	137.00–141.00	$138.62	$1,569	—
1020–1310	1195	80-85%	13	143.00–154.00	$147.16	$1,759	—
1120–1355	1243	80-85%	8	157.00–172.00	$163.31	$2,030	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1165	1004	85-90%	5	131.00–140.00	$137.16	$1,377	—
1005	1005	85-90%	1	98.00	$98.00	$985	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240	1240	75-80%	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,872	—
1245–1775	1582	75-80%	5	141.00–149.00	$145.78	$2,306	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1405	1211	4	151.00–158.00	$155.44	$1,882	—
1320–1950	1553	5	167.00–177.00	$173.09	$2,688	—
1360–1900	1723	4	181.00–186.00	$183.46	$3,161	+11.46

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	5	208.00	$208.00	$1,342	—

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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.