Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady on light test; yearling steers steady. Feeder heifers under 500lbs 1.00-2.00 higher; over 500lbs steady. Slaughter cows sold steady on light test, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for all feeder cattle, with moderate offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in weaned steers and heifers with favorable condition.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.25/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$179.25

166 head · 761 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,365

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$588

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

$8.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.24

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	769	179.45	1,380	162
Medium and Large 2-3	463	171.13	791	4thin

One grade step is worth $8.32/cwt here — about $588 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 sale166 hd

179.25

—

KY average24 barns · 5,958 hd

187.49

−8.24

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	1,726	117.57	2,029	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,438	86.00	1,236	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	80.34	935	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	950	61.88	588	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,950	94.00	1,833	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	928	$907	2thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 2-3	—	680	128.71/cwt	127.00–135.00	875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,039	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,119	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	165.79/cwt	161.00–171.00	887	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	486	232.92/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,132	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	936	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	852	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,453	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	182.47/cwt	179.00–185.00	870	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	983	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	171.91/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,154	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	811	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,391	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	432	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	950	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,950	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,833	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	79.11/cwt	73.00–83.00	895	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	703	1
Bulls	—	—	1,718	127.55/cwt	123.00–133.00	2,191	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	724	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	970	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	67.49/cwt	66.00–69.00	722	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	91.76/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,197	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	55.83/cwt	50.00–68.00	535	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,489	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,457	1
Bulls	—	—	1,792	115.44/cwt	108.00–119.00	2,069	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	907.28/head	850.00–975.00	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	158.69/cwt	154.00–161.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	184.24/cwt	184.00–185.00	790	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	600	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,194	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	196.51/cwt	192.50–197.50	757	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	142.52/cwt	139.00–146.00	660	2

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 624Year ago 646

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 44Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 10Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	680	127.00–135.00	128.71
2	—	463	139.00–146.00	142.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	155.00	155.00
2	—	235	160.00	160.00
16	—	535	161.00–171.00	165.79
12	—	477	179.00–185.00	182.47
6	—	630	156.00	156.00
2	—	287	187.50	187.50
1	—	705	139.00	139.00
1	—	390	186.00	186.00
3	—	557	154.00–161.00	158.69
4	—	429	184.00–185.00	184.24
3	—	813	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	385	192.50–197.50	196.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	577	194.00	194.00
4	—	671	169.00–175.00	171.91
3	—	635	170.00	170.00
1	—	510	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	157.00	157.00
1	—	370	167.50	167.50
2	—	455	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	486	230.00–237.50	232.92
7	—	378	247.50	247.50
4	—	600	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	852	170.50	170.50
65	—	811	171.50	171.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	552	167.00	167.00
1	—	985	125.00	125.00
1	—	830	126.00	126.00
1	—	200	200.00	200.00
1	—	290	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	432	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	94.00	94.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,131	73.00–83.00	79.11
2	—	1,070	66.00–69.00	67.49
3	—	1,305	88.00–99.00	91.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	79.00	79.00
1	—	965	75.00	75.00
5	—	959	50.00–68.00	55.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	66.00	66.00
1	—	1,405	106.00	106.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,718	123.00–133.00	127.55
1	—	1,550	94.00	94.00
3	—	1,792	108.00–119.00	115.44

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	928	850.00–975.00	907.28

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Reporter comment USDA

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