Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, July 19, 2024

1,258 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $239.08/cwt -10.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,333/hd at 976 lb · 315 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $247.43/cwt -6.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,190/hd at 885 lb · 291 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $251.66/cwt +9.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,767/hd at 702 lb · 142 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,258	1,155	1,143
Feeder cattle	1,217	1,082	1,065
Slaughter cattle	38	49	48
Replacement cattle	3	24	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No trend due to light test on feeder calves. Yearling steers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold on a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,382	—
510	510	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,530	-13.56
632	632	2	262.00	$262.00	$1,656	-8.04
662	662	6	276.00	$276.00	$1,827	-5.75
708	708	4	268.00	$268.00	$1,897	-8.27
833 value added	833	57	260.00	$260.00	$2,166	+6.50
873–894 value added	885	291	242.25–252.00	$247.43	$2,190	-9.57
950–995 value added	976	315	231.50–243.40	$239.08	$2,333	-11.42
1022	1022	2	220.00	$220.00	$2,248	—
1041–1049 value added	1045	103	225.75–234.80	$230.57	$2,409	-5.43
1072 value added	1072	48	221.90	$221.90	$2,379	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,494	—
555	555	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,443	—
620–645	633	2	250.00–256.00	$253.06	$1,602	—
660–680	670	2	250.00–266.00	$257.88	$1,728	—
915	915	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,013	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,526	-10.00
565	565	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,610	—
601	601	3	258.00	$258.00	$1,551	+6.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565–595	580	2	240.00–244.00	$241.95	$1,403	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	2	292.50–300.00	$296.01	$808	—
305	305	2	305.00	$305.00	$930	—
365–390	373	3	282.50–292.50	$285.98	$1,067	-9.02
415–445	425	3	277.50–286.00	$280.47	$1,192	+1.36
515–540	530	4	255.00–270.00	$261.14	$1,384	-19.37
550–555	554	9	250.00–261.00	$258.44	$1,432	+7.58
615–625	621	5	230.00–239.00	$233.21	$1,448	-20.16
655–685	672	12	232.00–235.00	$232.98	$1,566	-14.87
696 value added	696	74	255.25	$255.25	$1,777	—
702 value added	702	141	251.90	$251.90	$1,768	+9.05
705	705	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,533	-15.58
792	792	2	209.00	$209.00	$1,655	-20.94
820–835	830	3	200.00–212.50	$204.12	$1,694	-5.88

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	275.00	$275.00	$770	—
330–335	333	2	265.00–275.00	$269.96	$899	—
365	365	1	272.50	$272.50	$995	—
425	425	1	268.00	$268.00	$1,139	—
450–480	465	5	254.00–264.00	$259.60	$1,207	-10.40
531	531	3	247.50	$247.50	$1,314	—
560	560	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,316	—
633	633	3	226.00	$226.00	$1,431	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	250.00	$250.00	$825	—
415	415	3	256.00	$256.00	$1,062	—
497	497	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,317	—
500	500	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,300	—
570	570	1	236.00	$236.00	$1,345	—
640	640	1	229.00	$229.00	$1,466	—
665–695	680	2	218.00–220.00	$219.02	$1,489	—
831	831	4	189.00	$189.00	$1,571	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
441	441	3	247.00	$247.00	$1,089	-13.00
537	537	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,208	+5.00
550–590	570	2	222.50–227.00	$224.83	$1,282	-10.17

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,177	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	285.00	$285.00	$570	—
330	330	1	290.00	$290.00	$957	—
450–495	465	3	260.00–270.00	$263.55	$1,226	—
505	505	2	264.00	$264.00	$1,333	—
647	647	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,423	—
660–675	668	2	226.00–227.50	$226.74	$1,515	—
730	730	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,460	—
820–840	830	2	182.50–190.00	$186.20	$1,545	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–405	403	2	270.00–282.50	$276.21	$1,113	—
460–462	461	3	280.00–300.00	$286.65	$1,321	—
515	515	1	266.00	$266.00	$1,370	—
580	580	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,334	—
650–675	663	2	220.00–224.00	$222.04	$1,472	—
750	750	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,500	—
910	910	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,693	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	325.00	$325.00	$894	—
320	320	2	325.00	$325.00	$1,040	—
415	415	2	292.50	$292.50	$1,214	+2.50
565–580	573	2	270.00–272.50	$271.23	$1,554	-7.29
730	730	2	222.00–225.00	$223.50	$1,632	+13.50
855	855	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,902	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1370	1174	80-85%	4	124.00–129.00	$127.41	$1,496	—
1155–1390	1283	80-85%	9	132.00–140.00	$135.79	$1,742	—
1190–1400	1291	80-85%	7	143.50–152.00	$146.33	$1,889	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455	1455	75-80%	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,855	—
1400–1615	1508	75-80%	2	138.50–139.50	$138.96	$2,096	—
1355–1725	1558	75-80%	4	141.50–144.50	$142.95	$2,227	+8.39

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1310	1121	85-90%	4	113.00–117.00	$115.21	$1,292	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1455	1423	2	153.00–159.00	$156.07	$2,221	—
1640–1760	1700	2	164.00–166.00	$165.04	$2,806	-13.21
2000	2000	1	173.00	$173.00	$3,460	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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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
1045	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,435.00	$1,435.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
877	877	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,447	—

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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.