Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 20, 2024

795 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $237.14/cwt +6.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,073/hd at 874 lb · 126 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $238.96/cwt +23.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,624/hd at 680 lb · 82 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $248.32/cwt -8.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,785/hd at 719 lb · 71 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	795	742	1,143
Feeder cattle	756	700	1,077
Slaughter cattle	39	31	66
Replacement cattle	—	11	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Yearling steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 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
320	320	1	290.00	$290.00	$928	—
385	385	1	292.50	$292.50	$1,126	+25.00
445	445	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,179	-3.48
452–487	470	4	267.50–270.00	$268.70	$1,263	-4.35
535	535	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,391	—
585	585	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,462	-6.77
635	635	1	236.00	$236.00	$1,499	-1.00
660–675	664	8	235.00–243.00	$239.14	$1,588	—
718 value added	718	67	249.00	$249.00	$1,788	-8.31
725–737	732	4	233.00–247.00	$236.97	$1,735	+16.97
800 value added	800	60	238.00	$238.00	$1,904	—
873 value added	873	120	238.00	$238.00	$2,078	+4.75
895	895	6	220.00	$220.00	$1,969	-2.71
902 value added	902	55	234.10	$234.10	$2,112	+5.10
967 value added	967	51	225.25	$225.25	$2,178	+2.65
1001 value added	1001	104	223.10	$223.10	$2,233	+8.00
1065–1082 value added	1074	110	208.20–209.10	$208.64	$2,241	—
1106	1106	3	194.00	$194.00	$2,146	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	3	265.00	$265.00	$843	—
570	570	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,368	±0.00
600–620	613	3	200.00–210.00	$203.26	$1,246	—
700	700	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,575	—
765	765	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,606	+10.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,066	—
545	545	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,281	—
785	785	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,790	+18.00
875	875	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,838	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	232.50	$232.50	$790	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–333	330	5	252.50	$252.50	$833	—
370–387	381	3	245.00–250.00	$248.38	$946	—
413–420	415	5	222.50–225.00	$224.49	$932	-6.07
515–527	521	4	230.00–240.00	$235.06	$1,225	+9.31
551–580	558	8	230.00–245.00	$237.02	$1,323	+20.02
640	640	1	219.00	$219.00	$1,402	+18.00
652–663	659	5	206.00–211.00	$209.02	$1,377	-5.98
681 value added	681	77	240.90	$240.90	$1,641	—
777 value added	777	2	211.00	$211.00	$1,639	—
785	785	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,492	+4.00
810–825 value added	820	3	203.00–206.00	$205.01	$1,681	—
890	890	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,593	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	225.00	$225.00	$540	+2.50
360	360	1	220.00	$220.00	$792	—
410–445	436	4	207.50–215.00	$209.26	$912	+4.08
476–485	478	4	200.00–215.00	$203.80	$974	-6.20
540	540	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,107	+5.93
560	560	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,232	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	235.00	$235.00	$728	—
470–490	483	3	210.00–220.00	$216.76	$1,047	—
525	525	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,186	—
580	580	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,218	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,030	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,125	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	275.00	$275.00	$646	—
390 fancy	390	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,190	—
395	395	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,066	-7.50
405 fancy	405	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,215	—
415–445	428	3	265.00–275.00	$269.29	$1,153	-5.71
450–465	458	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,237	—
505 fancy	505	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,389	—
510–545	524	8	240.00–247.50	$245.18	$1,285	+0.18
585–595	589	4	232.50–245.00	$237.48	$1,399	-5.58
640	640	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,472	+6.27
765	765	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,614	—
800	800	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,660	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	237.50	$237.50	$962	-5.00
500	500	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,150	—
730	730	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,241	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	250.00	$250.00	$912	—
415	415	1	240.00	$240.00	$996	-7.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1155	967	85-90%	8	110.00–120.00	$113.33	$1,096	—
865–1120	1010	85-90%	3	103.50–107.50	$105.38	$1,064	-11.62
925–1200	1063	85-90%	2	90.50–96.00	$93.61	$995	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1605	1460	75-80%	4	103.50–113.00	$108.70	$1,587	—
1425–1565	1499	75-80%	5	119.00–128.00	$122.07	$1,830	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1295	1248	80-85%	2	128.00–129.00	$128.52	$1,604	-5.39
1165–1495	1269	80-85%	5	107.00–116.00	$110.47	$1,402	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435	1435	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,866	—
1410–1915	1660	4	158.00–166.00	$161.62	$2,683	—
1690–1980	1833	3	144.50–155.00	$151.44	$2,776	—

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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.