Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 13, 2024

742 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $256.92/cwt +20.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,833/hd at 713 lb · 95 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $245.22/cwt +6.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,559/hd at 636 lb · 84 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $231.01/cwt -8.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,048/hd at 886 lb · 66 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	742	1,352	1,047
Feeder cattle	700	1,313	971
Slaughter cattle	31	35	67
Replacement cattle	11	4	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower on a limited number of comparable receipts. Yearling steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower 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
390	390	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,043	—
417–430	424	5	267.50–270.00	$268.48	$1,138	-21.52
453–492	469	5	260.00–282.50	$273.05	$1,281	-24.45
555–580	563	7	252.50–260.00	$256.77	$1,446	—
601–614 value added	611	19	265.00–266.00	$265.26	$1,621	+3.55
615	615	2	230.00–244.00	$237.00	$1,458	-0.51
711–724 value added	713	94	248.00–259.25	$257.31	$1,835	—
745	745	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,639	—
750–757	756	5	225.00–232.00	$230.61	$1,743	-8.22
865–874	873	14	222.00–227.00	$222.71	$1,944	—
890 value added	890	52	233.25	$233.25	$2,076	-6.75
915 value added	915	62	229.00	$229.00	$2,095	-1.87
930	930	1	219.00	$219.00	$2,037	+4.00
980	980	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,960	-14.68
994 value added	994	55	222.60	$222.60	$2,213	—
1028 value added	1028	53	215.10	$215.10	$2,211	-1.70

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
522	522	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,253	-27.50
590	590	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,416	+0.06
780	780	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,560	±0.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765	765	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,606	-9.51
845	845	2	219.00	$219.00	$1,851	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830	830	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,577	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725	725	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,305	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	240.00	$240.00	$576	—
420–437	432	4	225.00–237.50	$230.56	$996	—
475–480	478	3	220.00–237.50	$225.79	$1,079	-31.71
510–535	529	13	217.00–231.00	$225.75	$1,194	+3.26
575	575	2	217.00	$217.00	$1,248	-3.00
627	627	2	201.00	$201.00	$1,260	-30.94
636 value added	636	82	246.30	$246.30	$1,566	+4.30
685	685	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,473	-4.87
747	747	2	192.50	$192.50	$1,438	—
755	755	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,404	—
810	810	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,426	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	222.50	$222.50	$534	—
340	340	1	220.00	$220.00	$748	—
400–430	415	2	200.00–210.00	$205.18	$851	-27.32
480	480	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,008	—
502–515	506	3	195.00–207.00	$199.07	$1,007	-4.89
600	600	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,080	-21.32
657–697	681	14	187.00–198.00	$194.96	$1,328	-17.54

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	230.00	$230.00	$644	—
670	670	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,273	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1172	1172	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,817	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	275.00	$275.00	$949	+2.50
375	375	3	277.50	$277.50	$1,041	—
400	400	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,100	-12.50
545	545	4	245.00	$245.00	$1,335	-13.58
565–585	581	5	235.00–245.00	$243.06	$1,412	+2.56
625–645	635	2	222.50–225.00	$223.73	$1,421	+13.73
650	650	2	227.50	$227.50	$1,479	+5.00
726–740	728	13	202.00–219.00	$216.90	$1,579	+19.40
905	905	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,674	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,015	-20.00
471	471	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,178	—
535	535	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,230	-7.50
590	590	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,268	-12.50
695	695	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,407	—
765	765	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,377	—
800	800	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,440	—
930	930	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,534	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	2	245.00	$245.00	$882	-10.00
415	415	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,006	—
455–487	476	3	237.50–245.00	$239.89	$1,142	—
592	592	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,273	-7.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145	1145	80-85%	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,328	—
1125–1400	1232	80-85%	7	133.00–136.00	$133.91	$1,650	—
1205–1395	1311	80-85%	8	125.00–132.00	$128.68	$1,687	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1730	1517	75-80%	8	120.00–130.00	$126.38	$1,917	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1040	1023	85-90%	2	117.00	$117.00	$1,197	—
1020–1050	1035	85-90%	2	103.00–106.00	$104.48	$1,081	—
910–1300	1105	85-90%	2	86.00–97.00	$90.53	$1,000	-9.52

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280	1280	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,728	—
1280–1785	1533	2	167.00–168.00	$167.42	$2,567	+19.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00
1025	1025	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00

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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
1390	1390	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
601 value added	601	23	219.50	$219.50	$1,319	—
725 value added	725	14	191.00	$191.00	$1,385	—
782 value added	782	5	193.00	$193.00	$1,509	—
810	810	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,377	—
843 value added	843	20	192.50	$192.50	$1,623	—

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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.