Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. There was very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. No test on slaughter bulls due to limited amount of receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $182.34/cwt on 270 head.

Average price

$182.34

270 head · 704 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$20.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.43

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	707	183.18	1,295	259
Medium and Large 2-3	637	162.45	1,035	11thin

One grade step is worth $20.73/cwt here — about $260 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 sale270 hd

182.34

—

KY average24 barns · 7,404 hd

184.77

−2.43

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	—	Low	1,635	115.00	1,880	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,721	81.79	1,408	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	80.16	1,026	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	70.78	691	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	2,075	103.00	2,137	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,031	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	670	$750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,168	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	926	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	158.51/cwt	151.00–167.00	968	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	162.37/cwt	153.00–167.00	1,408	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	746	180.73/cwt	180.50–180.75	1,348	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	175.38/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,368	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	148.48/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	180.50/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	209.08/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,093	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	181.20/cwt	172.00–184.00	670	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	226.67/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,031	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	176.10/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,095	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	174.05/cwt	168.00–175.50	1,420	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	180.27/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,224	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	171.91/cwt	164.00–178.00	1,243	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	170.60/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,305	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	209.00/cwt	205.00–213.00	830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	225.58/cwt	217.00–228.00	961	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	197.03/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,141	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	208.06/cwt	206.00–209.00	1,005	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	438	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	959	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,101	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	2,075	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	2,137	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	73.47/cwt	70.00–76.00	710	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	80.76/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,052	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,880	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,786	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,668	77.38/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,291	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	72.80/cwt	71.00–75.00	877	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	91.54/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,197	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	65.41/cwt	62.00–69.00	651	2
Bulls	—	—	1,355	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,369	1
Bulls	—	—	1,915	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,470	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,031.31/head	875.00–1,200.00	1,031	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	188.63/cwt	177.00–192.00	1,049	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	179.53/cwt	177.50–180.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	547	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	160.95/cwt	154.00–165.00	922	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	174.27/cwt	169.00–179.00	835	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	179.73/cwt	175.00–187.50	758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	158.46/cwt	156.00–161.00	1,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	171.29/cwt	166.00–179.00	899	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,119	4

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 Feb 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 624Last week 173Year ago 1,003

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 15Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	695	168.00	168.00
9	—	503	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	103.00	103.00
1	—	950	118.00	118.00
1	—	460	161.00	161.00
1	—	610	149.00	149.00
2	—	547	159.00	159.00
1	—	390	165.00	165.00
2	—	665	135.00	135.00
1	—	290	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	611	151.00–167.00	158.51
5	—	370	172.00–184.00	181.20
5	—	337	177.50–180.00	179.53
17	—	573	154.00–165.00	160.95
9	—	479	169.00–179.00	174.27
2	—	262	172.50	172.50
6	—	422	175.00–187.50	179.73
2	—	665	156.00–161.00	158.46
11	—	525	166.00–179.00	171.29
4	—	746	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	183.00	183.00
1	—	400	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	867	153.00–167.00	162.37
2	—	915	145.00–152.00	148.48
16	—	523	200.00–217.00	209.08
10	—	455	212.00–230.00	226.67
15	—	622	170.00–180.00	176.10
1	—	275	190.00	190.00
15	—	816	168.00–175.50	174.05
7	—	679	180.00–182.00	180.27
8	—	723	164.00–178.00	171.91
10	—	765	165.00–172.00	170.60
4	—	397	205.00–213.00	209.00
7	—	426	217.00–228.00	225.58
8	—	579	191.00–201.00	197.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	145.00	145.00
1	—	750	155.00	155.00
1	—	685	168.00	168.00
2	—	578	180.00–181.00	180.50
1	—	705	145.00	145.00
1	—	375	167.50	167.50
2	—	617	162.00	162.00
1	—	410	182.50	182.50
1	—	810	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	746	180.50–180.75	180.73
83	—	780	175.00–176.00	175.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	245.00	245.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	206.00–209.00	208.06
1	—	795	139.00	139.00
1	—	420	190.00	190.00
1	—	380	216.00	216.00
1	—	665	160.00	160.00
1	—	330	197.50	197.50
1	—	265	190.00	190.00
1	—	215	202.00	202.00
8	—	556	177.00–192.00	188.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	235.00	235.00
3	—	438	219.00	219.00
2	—	485	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	182.00	182.00
1	—	550	170.00	170.00
2	—	695	146.00	146.00
1	—	1,005	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,075	103.00	103.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	966	70.00–76.00	73.47
2	—	995	62.00–69.00	65.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,303	77.00–84.00	80.76
4	—	1,205	71.00–75.00	72.80
2	—	1,308	91.00–92.00	91.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	95.00	95.00
3	—	1,668	77.00–78.00	77.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,915	129.00	129.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,130	875.00–1,200.00	1,031.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	670	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,225.00	1,225.00

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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Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle