Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 6, 2024

1,352 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $249.13/cwt ≈ $1,924/hd at 772 lb · 275 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $240.00/cwt ≈ $2,098/hd at 874 lb · 235 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $212.67/cwt ≈ $1,750/hd at 823 lb · 116 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,352	139	1,443
Feeder cattle	1,313	126	1,393
Slaughter cattle	35	13	48
Replacement cattle	4	—	2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders or yearlings due to low comparable receipts last week. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326	326	3	285.00	$285.00	$929	—
408	408	3	290.00	$290.00	$1,183	—
455	455	1	297.50	$297.50	$1,354	—
520	520	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,482	+32.50
620–625	623	2	235.00–240.00	$237.51	$1,480	-28.49
602–635 value added	630	24	259.00–276.00	$261.71	$1,649	—
657	657	8	240.00	$240.00	$1,577	-23.00
697 value added	697	19	250.00	$250.00	$1,742	—
702	702	10	236.00	$236.00	$1,657	—
757–766	765	21	230.00–239.75	$238.83	$1,827	—
772–778 value added	773	254	249.25–250.20	$249.98	$1,932	—
810	810	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,782	—
874 value added	874	235	240.00	$240.00	$2,098	—
930	930	1	215.00	$215.00	$2,000	—
914–947 value added	931	110	227.95–233.90	$230.87	$2,149	—
955 value added	955	56	228.00	$228.00	$2,177	—
980–990	987	3	212.00–216.00	$214.68	$2,119	—
1021 value added	1021	52	216.80	$216.80	$2,214	—
1107–1132	1120	4	180.00–194.00	$187.08	$2,095	—
1155	1155	1	198.00	$198.00	$2,287	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,188	—
515	515	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,378	—
555–597	575	5	237.50–242.50	$239.94	$1,380	—
685	685	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,507	—
718	718	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,580	—
770–780	775	4	200.00	$200.00	$1,550	—
810–815	813	2	190.00–200.00	$195.02	$1,586	+7.02

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
502	502	2	247.50	$247.50	$1,242	—
640	640	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,344	—
680	680	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,564	—
767–770	769	4	214.00–225.00	$219.51	$1,688	—
1060	1060	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,120	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,164	—
562	562	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,236	—
650–696	687	5	202.00–205.00	$202.57	$1,392	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1570	1418	2	148.00–152.00	$149.78	$2,124	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	240.00	$240.00	$816	—
498	498	3	257.50	$257.50	$1,282	—
525–530	528	2	220.00–225.00	$222.49	$1,175	—
560	560	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,232	—
607 value added	607	24	242.00	$242.00	$1,469	—
600–632	619	10	230.00–235.00	$231.94	$1,436	—
682–694	692	42	213.00–221.00	$219.87	$1,522	—
795 value added	795	68	212.00	$212.00	$1,685	—
807–844 value added	823	116	205.25–218.75	$212.67	$1,750	—
860	860	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,651	—
882 value added	882	61	217.00	$217.00	$1,914	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	245.00	$245.00	$698	—
375	375	1	227.50	$227.50	$853	-7.50
417	417	2	232.50	$232.50	$970	—
505–533	522	6	195.00–215.00	$203.96	$1,065	-19.80
550	550	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,169	+2.50
605–645	630	4	195.00–207.50	$201.32	$1,268	—
660	660	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,402	—
797	797	2	182.50	$182.50	$1,455	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	220.00	$220.00	$847	—
505	505	1	192.50	$192.50	$972	-30.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695	695	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,251	—
740	740	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,202	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	197.50	$197.50	$889	-7.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	277	3	270.00	$270.00	$748	—
340	340	1	272.50	$272.50	$926	—
410	410	1	287.50	$287.50	$1,179	+4.42
510–530	520	2	250.00–267.50	$258.58	$1,345	—
566–570	567	5	240.00–242.50	$240.50	$1,364	+3.00
620	620	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,302	-8.77
655	655	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,457	—
710	710	2	197.50	$197.50	$1,402	-2.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,000	+7.50
515	515	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,197	—
597	597	2	222.50	$222.50	$1,328	+2.50
645	645	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,338	+10.00
650	650	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,300	+2.70
787	787	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,338	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	252.50	$252.50	$922	—
430	430	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,150	—
545	545	2	237.50	$237.50	$1,294	—
562–590	576	4	227.50	$227.50	$1,310	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
592	592	2	202.50	$202.50	$1,199	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1215	1096	85-90%	6	107.50–114.00	$111.83	$1,226	—
1095–1120	1108	85-90%	2	95.50–104.50	$100.05	$1,109	—
1215–1260	1238	85-90%	2	121.50–123.50	$122.52	$1,517	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430	1430	75-80%	1	142.50	$142.50	$2,038	—
1375–1775	1568	75-80%	4	126.50–134.50	$130.92	$2,053	—
1440–1775	1605	75-80%	3	121.50–124.00	$122.78	$1,971	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1390	1287	80-85%	3	126.00–127.00	$126.66	$1,630	-3.33
1195–1365	1291	80-85%	4	131.00–139.50	$135.89	$1,754	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1227–2240	1537	5	146.00–151.00	$148.42	$2,281	+1.64
1630–2225	1897	3	155.00–165.50	$159.53	$3,026	—
2140	2140	1	174.00	$174.00	$3,724	—

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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
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—
1275	1275	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030–1110	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,800.00–2,400.00	$2,088.79	—

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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.