Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-27

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.11/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$160.11

194 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,057

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$427

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$29.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.65

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	668	161.48	1,079	185
Medium and Large 2-3	495	131.89	653	9thin

One grade step is worth $29.59/cwt here — about $427 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale194 hd

160.11

—

KY average23 barns · 4,430 hd

155.46

+4.65

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,409	100.67	1,418	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,310	78.00	1,022	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	55.74	564	3thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$945	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	770	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,558	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	66.11/cwt	64.00–68.00	704	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,294	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	781	1
Bulls	—	—	1,110	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	172.27/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,163	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	167.51/cwt	167.00–168.00	1,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	187.33/cwt	182.00–192.50	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,043	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	178.04/cwt	176.00–180.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,339	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	142.59/cwt	140.00–147.00	950	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	162.22/cwt	150.00–168.00	951	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	151.50/cwt	145.00–158.00	954	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	317	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	145.77/cwt	141.00–155.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	167.04/cwt	165.00–171.00	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	174.33/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,273	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	182.74/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,076	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	179.45/cwt	171.00–182.50	1,129	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	167.82/cwt	161.00–171.00	710	13
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	770	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	945.15/head	735.00–1,085.00	945	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	121.68/cwt	118.00–125.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	163.25/cwt	163.00–163.50	1,174	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	135.54/cwt	133.00–143.00	954	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	948	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	165.57/cwt	160.00–171.00	801	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	186.59/cwt	181.00–192.00	950	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	184.04/cwt	180.00–188.00	887	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	1

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Fri Jan 27, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 492Last week 416Year ago 349

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 44Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 10Year ago 5

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	103.00	103.00
1	—	1,110	96.00	96.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	64.00–68.00	66.11
1	—	905	35.00	35.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	86.00	86.00
1	—	1,115	70.00	70.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	170.00	170.00
7	—	666	140.00–147.00	142.59
3	—	518	141.00–155.00	145.77
3	—	378	165.00–171.00	167.04
1	—	805	134.00	134.00
13	—	423	161.00–171.00	167.82
4	—	704	133.00–143.00	135.54
6	—	636	149.00	149.00
8	—	484	160.00–171.00	165.57
1	—	305	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	138.00	138.00
3	—	625	118.00–125.00	121.68
1	—	450	145.00	145.00
2	—	332	136.00	136.00
1	—	405	148.00	148.00
1	—	690	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
137	—	719	163.00–163.50	163.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	140.00	140.00
3	—	630	157.00	157.00
1	—	525	169.00	169.00
1	—	495	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	170.00–173.00	172.27
2	—	823	167.00–168.00	167.51
4	—	381	182.00–192.50	187.33
1	—	225	185.00	185.00
2	—	418	176.00–180.00	178.04
1	—	300	182.50	182.50
26	—	730	171.00–175.00	174.33
12	—	589	180.00–189.00	182.74
22	—	629	171.00–182.50	179.45
5	—	929	159.00	159.00
4	—	509	181.00–192.00	186.59
4	—	482	180.00–188.00	184.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	527	198.00	198.00
69	—	761	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	586	150.00–168.00	162.22
2	—	630	145.00–158.00	151.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	135.00	135.00
1	—	490	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	735.00–1,085.00	945.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	1,400.00	1,400.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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