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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report, Richmond, KY

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, August 16, 2024

776 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $227.74/cwt -5.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,202/hd at 967 lb · 218 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $228.68/cwt -13.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,117/hd at 926 lb · 111 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $253.87/cwt -16.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,219/hd at 480 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 776 500 1,186
Feeder cattle 734 456 1,084
Slaughter cattle 41 43 82
Replacement cattle 1 1 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Yearling steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Cattle futures took another downward trend today. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for all slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 2 292.50 $292.50 $913 —
392 392 2 297.50 $297.50 $1,166 -35.00
415 415 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,307 —
481 481 8 287.50–290.00 $289.06 $1,390 —
496 value added 496 3 322.50 $322.50 $1,600 —
500–540 522 6 277.50–285.00 $279.90 $1,461 —
552–580 557 6 270.00–274.00 $273.31 $1,522 —
635 635 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,619 —
670 670 12 268.00 $268.00 $1,796 +28.00
716–735 721 4 230.00–241.00 $232.80 $1,678 -7.20
790–795 792 6 230.00–241.00 $237.18 $1,878 —
830–832 831 3 225.00–227.50 $226.67 $1,884 -3.33
915 915 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,958 —
910–943 value added 926 109 219.00–238.70 $228.95 $2,120 -13.05
950–976 value added 967 218 223.00–231.40 $227.74 $2,202 -5.16
1028 value added 1028 55 227.40 $227.40 $2,338 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,235 —
493 493 3 276.00 $276.00 $1,361 -16.50
639 639 10 230.00 $230.00 $1,470 —
682 682 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,637 —
705 705 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,480 —
802 802 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,604 —
860 860 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,720 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 4 267.50 $267.50 $1,057 —
575 575 2 247.50 $247.50 $1,423 ±0.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,672 +7.50
840 840 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,596 —
860 860 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,754 —
930 930 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,860 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,133 —
555 555 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,374 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1260 1213 2 170.00–182.00 $175.76 $2,132 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,239 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–335 324 6 250.00–265.00 $259.91 $842 —
370–380 376 6 250.00–257.50 $251.23 $945 —
410–442 433 6 255.00–262.50 $257.96 $1,117 -5.81
455–497 480 12 250.00–260.00 $253.87 $1,219 -16.13
510–537 529 9 255.00–260.00 $256.65 $1,358 -14.24
562 562 2 257.50 $257.50 $1,447 +11.50
620 620 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,426 -8.81
735 735 7 229.00 $229.00 $1,683 —
771 771 3 191.00 $191.00 $1,473 —
825 825 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,568 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–398 393 5 242.50–245.00 $242.98 $955 —
420 420 4 247.50 $247.50 $1,040 —
450–498 479 9 237.50–247.00 $242.06 $1,159 -7.94
505–530 519 4 230.00–242.50 $238.15 $1,236 —
560–582 576 5 230.00–235.00 $232.02 $1,336 -10.48
600–647 631 3 210.00–220.00 $213.17 $1,345 -16.83
655 655 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,441 -1.99
720 720 2 198.00 $198.00 $1,426 —
780 780 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,521 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–397 389 6 240.00–250.00 $245.10 $953 —
455–485 470 2 240.00–257.50 $248.47 $1,168 —
585 585 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,287 -20.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–430 421 4 230.00 $230.00 $968 —
635 635 2 192.50 $192.50 $1,222 -18.50
666 666 3 196.00 $196.00 $1,305 -13.00
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 210.00 $210.00 $903 —
455 455 1 200.00 $200.00 $910 —
665 665 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,330 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 3 200.00 $200.00 $896 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 323 2 292.50 $292.50 $945 —
385 385 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,097 -35.00
402–430 419 8 290.00–295.00 $293.18 $1,228 -1.82
477–490 484 4 270.00–277.50 $273.13 $1,322 -24.37
501–530 511 6 260.00–280.00 $274.98 $1,405 -4.03
552–567 560 5 260.00–272.50 $266.93 $1,495 —
605–640 623 2 242.50–257.50 $250.21 $1,559 -0.40
770 770 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,502 —
880 880 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,637 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,174 ±0.00
483 483 3 264.00 $264.00 $1,275 -8.45
500–530 521 6 240.00–252.50 $246.27 $1,283 -4.93
575–590 581 5 242.50–257.50 $248.03 $1,441 —
605 605 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,422 —
675 675 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,424 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,130 —
450 450 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,260 —
535 535 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,418 +12.50
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530–546 542 5 227.50–247.50 $233.91 $1,268 -3.59
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 275.00 $275.00 $852 —
560 560 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,232 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1275 1153 80-85% 4 136.00–144.50 $140.19 $1,616 —
1020–1395 1239 80-85% 10 147.50–156.00 $151.60 $1,878 +2.89
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1650 1470 75-80% 2 139.00–143.50 $141.53 $2,080 +3.82
1520 1520 75-80% 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,915 —
1345–1850 1536 75-80% 7 146.50–155.00 $151.27 $2,324 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1150 1095 85-90% 3 120.00–124.00 $121.30 $1,328 —
1050–1180 1122 85-90% 3 132.00–137.00 $133.56 $1,499 —
1160 1160 85-90% 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,357 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1615 1428 3 163.50–170.00 $166.41 $2,376 —
1395–1605 1525 5 171.50–177.00 $173.97 $2,653 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00

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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.