Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, August 30, 2024

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $266.00/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,700/hd at 639 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	139	1,128	1,020
Feeder cattle	126	1,092	956
Slaughter cattle	13	35	64
Replacement cattle	—	1	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders due to light receipts with this weeks extreme heat. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower. 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
500	500	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,262	—
553	553	7	264.00	$264.00	$1,460	+2.00
639	639	14	266.00	$266.00	$1,700	—
670	670	6	263.00	$263.00	$1,762	+9.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–632	623	3	222.50–225.00	$224.19	$1,397	-15.81
835	835	1	188.00	$188.00	$1,570	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
562	562	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,293	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327	327	2	242.50	$242.50	$793	—
350	350	4	235.00	$235.00	$822	—
471	471	5	236.00	$236.00	$1,112	-1.50
530–533	532	4	220.00–225.00	$223.76	$1,190	—
550	550	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,155	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–437	428	7	202.50–205.00	$203.94	$873	—
475	475	5	212.50	$212.50	$1,009	-7.50
630	630	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,150	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
533	533	3	222.50	$222.50	$1,186	—
745	745	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,434	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482	482	2	205.00	$205.00	$988	-32.50
545	545	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,076	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715	715	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,001	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	424	7	280.00–290.00	$283.08	$1,200	—
450–478	471	4	262.50–267.50	$263.69	$1,242	—
560	560	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,330	—
605–638	626	5	217.50–222.50	$218.77	$1,370	—
730	730	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,460	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	2	247.50	$247.50	$970	—
475–497	490	6	240.00–242.50	$242.10	$1,186	—
595	595	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,309	—
635	635	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,254	—
665–687	680	3	196.00–200.00	$197.30	$1,342	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,017	—
450	450	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,102	—
755	755	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,265	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825	825	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,279	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175	1175	80-85%	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,704	+12.28
1200	1200	80-85%	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,788	+8.31
1245–1260	1253	80-85%	2	129.00–131.00	$129.99	$1,629	-20.42

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995	995	85-90%	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,204	-3.90
1145	1145	85-90%	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,294	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275	1275	75-80%	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,645	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1815	1528	2	145.00–148.00	$146.78	$2,243	-1.22
1665–1705	1685	2	160.00–169.00	$164.55	$2,773	—
1750	1750	1	174.00	$174.00	$3,045	—

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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.