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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 24, 2025

1,095 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $273.04/cwt +43.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,302/hd at 843 lb · 197 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $276.20/cwt +18.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,185/hd at 791 lb · 168 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $274.07/cwt +2.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,019/hd at 737 lb · 112 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,095 877 609
Feeder cattle 995 830 585
Slaughter cattle 57 27 17
Replacement cattle 43 20 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Yearling steers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers over 600lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Very good demand for all feeder and slaughter classes. Good quality offering of feeders in todays sale.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 fancy 370 1 402.50 $402.50 $1,489 —
415 415 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,504 +48.46
440 value added 440 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,672 +40.00
465–485 471 4 362.50–370.00 $365.64 $1,722 +41.74
505–508 value added 508 29 357.50–362.50 $357.84 $1,818 +10.34
500–543 523 18 330.00–349.50 $339.20 $1,774 +10.81
555 value added 555 2 352.50–365.00 $358.75 $1,991 +35.77
580–583 581 20 315.00–332.50 $330.00 $1,917 +23.32
608–646 value added 629 41 308.00–321.00 $313.51 $1,972 +9.67
652–660 654 25 285.00–300.00 $288.63 $1,888 +11.02
669–680 value added 676 29 302.00–303.00 $302.38 $2,044 +9.88
730–736 value added 731 72 276.00–284.75 $283.27 $2,071 +3.45
710–749 747 40 257.00–267.50 $257.50 $1,924 +4.49
761–797 value added 791 168 265.50–279.00 $276.20 $2,185 —
837–847 value added 843 197 265.00–278.60 $273.04 $2,302 —
870 870 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,175 —
888 value added 888 60 261.80 $261.80 $2,325 +3.55
1005 1005 2 225.00 $225.00 $2,261 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,673 —
560 560 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,540 -4.93
655 655 2 262.50 $262.50 $1,719 —
1000 1000 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,000 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,856 +25.00
780 780 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,794 —
820 820 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,804 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,377 —
662 662 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,655 +5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,580 +10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 4 340.00–350.00 $345.04 $1,166 —
365 365 3 345.00 $345.00 $1,259 +16.28
402 value added 402 5 365.00 $365.00 $1,467 —
400–430 416 5 340.00–347.50 $344.54 $1,433 +52.69
475–480 value added 479 10 330.00–340.00 $332.98 $1,595 +27.44
450–492 483 11 320.00–325.00 $321.14 $1,551 +43.86
502–525 506 7 290.00–295.00 $291.10 $1,473 +24.93
555–593 580 20 260.00–282.50 $270.26 $1,568 +9.68
555–586 value added 584 16 287.00–292.50 $287.33 $1,678 +2.33
611–637 617 9 240.00–244.00 $243.08 $1,500 +5.99
622–623 value added 623 5 260.00–270.00 $266.00 $1,657 +1.70
674 value added 674 20 256.00 $256.00 $1,725 +6.00
665–692 687 5 240.00–245.00 $240.97 $1,655 -1.42
700 700 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,522 +3.09
744 value added 744 7 248.00 $248.00 $1,845 —
760 760 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,672 +4.17
787 value added 787 27 248.00 $248.00 $1,952 -1.00
825–841 837 4 220.00–228.00 $221.97 $1,858 +11.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456–492 470 5 292.50–305.00 $299.77 $1,409 +25.63
587–595 588 7 250.00–252.50 $252.14 $1,483 +12.14
620–632 628 3 217.50–220.00 $219.18 $1,376 -0.82
655–660 658 2 227.50–230.00 $228.75 $1,505 +5.37
792 792 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,624 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,012 —
360 360 2 302.50 $302.50 $1,089 +17.50
410–427 421 3 312.50–315.00 $314.19 $1,323 —
497 497 2 312.50 $312.50 $1,553 —
525 525 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,509 —
645 645 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,548 +21.33
670 670 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,574 +7.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 250.00 $250.00 $925 —
450 450 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,102 -12.50
527–540 531 3 225.00–235.00 $228.39 $1,213 +8.39
570–595 583 2 225.00–235.00 $229.89 $1,340 +9.89
725 725 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,232 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,164 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 369 9 355.00–377.50 $370.71 $1,368 +10.25
445 445 1 367.50 $367.50 $1,635 +52.61
465 fancy 465 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,767 —
475–487 484 5 350.00–367.50 $359.03 $1,738 +36.59
505 fancy 505 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,768 —
547 547 2 332.50 $332.50 $1,819 +27.16
580 580 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,870 +32.50
620 620 2 255.00–260.00 $257.50 $1,596 —
685 685 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,781 +2.86
805 805 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,852 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,564 —
570–588 584 4 295.00–305.00 $302.56 $1,767 +32.56
695 695 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,460 -35.00
750–790 763 3 220.00–230.00 $226.55 $1,729 —
820 820 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,681 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 363 2 340.00–345.00 $342.45 $1,243 —
415 415 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,245 +10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1530–1575 1553 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 2,575.00–2,625.00 $2,600.36 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,386 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1780 1279 80-85% 13 139.00–149.00 $143.20 $1,832 +3.05
1100–1770 1404 80-85% 20 150.00–160.00 $155.29 $2,180 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1060 972 85-90% 3 111.00–119.00 $114.04 $1,108 —
905–1190 1078 85-90% 7 121.00–130.00 $125.38 $1,352 +1.38
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380 1380 75-80% 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,849 +7.25
1320–1585 1475 75-80% 6 145.00–152.00 $148.87 $2,196 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1695 1695 1 168.00 $168.00 $2,848 —
1330–2020 1748 6 170.00–183.00 $177.74 $3,107 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795 795 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
990 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,125.00 $2,125.00
1170 1170 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00
1170–1270 1220 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,675.00–1,900.00 $1,792.11
1225 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00
980–1460 1247 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,875.00–2,450.00 $2,196.89
1105–1365 1260 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,200.00–2,350.00 $2,290.71
1265 1265 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1520 1520 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,375.00 $2,375.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790–860 825 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,650.00–1,900.00 $1,780.30
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
950–960 955 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1025 1025 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00
805–940 873 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,925.00–1,950.00 $1,938.47
905 905 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1120–1520 1320 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,425.00–2,500.00 $2,456.82 —
1335 1335 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00 —
1250–1435 1344 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,675.00–2,900.00 $2,777.53 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1110 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —
1175 1175 (<2 yrs)Open 1 2,325.00 $2,325.00 —

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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.