Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $169.57/cwt on 206 head.

Average price

$169.57

206 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$22.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.45

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	520	173.34	901	172
Medium and Large 2-3	565	150.50	850	34

One grade step is worth $22.84/cwt here — about $52 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 sale206 hd

169.57

—

KY average24 barns · 5,663 hd

172.02

−2.45

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	1,508	114.99	1,734	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,566	95.56	1,496	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	91.95	1,141	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	76.84	726	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,307	119.00	1,555	2thin

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)	1,530	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,254	$1,036	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,285	7

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	84.60/cwt	83.00–86.50	1,038	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	104.78/cwt	101.50–108.00	1,336	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	93.80/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,166	10
Bulls	—	—	1,498	122.48/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,835	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,122	1
Bulls	—	—	1,190	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,190	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	944	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	161.27/cwt	160.00–162.50	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	180.33/cwt	175.00–185.00	665	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	177.65/cwt	170.00–187.00	760	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	213	196.68/cwt	195.00–200.00	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	154.79/cwt	150.00–158.00	802	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,189	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	189.06/cwt	185.00–200.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	172.65/cwt	165.00–177.00	982	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	179.22/cwt	170.00–183.00	853	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	194.62/cwt	190.00–197.00	915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	182.08/cwt	180.00–184.00	956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	236.90/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,121	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	442	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,052	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	869	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	168.84/cwt	168.00–169.00	1,074	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	178.48/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	211.21/cwt	210.00–212.50	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	210.58/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,108	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	195.67/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,115	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	211.15/cwt	200.00–220.00	988	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	212.41/cwt	202.00–219.00	907	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	161.50/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,139	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	179.65/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,101	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	225.55/cwt	222.50–232.50	720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	173.08/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,189	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	195.33/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,254	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,307	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,202	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	714	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	67.09/cwt	65.50–68.50	609	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	86.24/cwt	86.00–86.50	835	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	76.92/cwt	74.50–79.50	729	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	95.29/cwt	93.50–97.50	1,467	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,785	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,307	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,555	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	1,036.02/head	700.00–1,375.00	1,036	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,249.10/head	850.00–1,550.00	1,249	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	191.88/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,011	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	182.29/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,035	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	206.98/cwt	199.00–212.50	766	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	173.28/cwt	169.00–177.00	1,071	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	201.89/cwt	192.50–210.00	842	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,093	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	153.49/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	167.74/cwt	160.00–172.00	852	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	827	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	306	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	175.28/cwt	170.00–178.00	987	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	161.00/cwt	160.00–163.00	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	150.99/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,072	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	152.97/cwt	151.00–155.00	883	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	164.51/cwt	162.00–167.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	136.32/cwt	135.00–137.00	986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	155.31/cwt	150.00–160.00	954	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	982	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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 429Last week 254Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 38Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 2Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,227	83.00–86.50	84.60
2	—	1,275	101.50–108.00	104.78
10	—	1,243	91.00–96.00	93.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	908	65.50–68.50	67.09
2	—	968	86.00–86.50	86.24
8	—	948	74.50–79.50	76.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,539	93.50–97.50	95.29
1	—	1,660	107.50	107.50
1	—	1,605	85.00	85.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	122.00–123.00	122.48
1	—	1,845	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,190	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,307	119.00	119.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	93.50	93.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,254	700.00–1,375.00	1,036.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,530	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,198	850.00–1,550.00	1,249.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,500.00	1,500.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	140.00	140.00
2	—	418	160.00–162.50	161.27
1	—	960	112.00	112.00
1	—	340	179.00	179.00
12	—	518	150.00–158.00	154.79
1	—	270	175.00	175.00
4	—	577	151.00–155.00	152.97
4	—	473	162.00–167.00	164.51
3	—	723	135.00–137.00	136.32
2	—	810	111.00	111.00
2	—	677	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	140.00	140.00
14	—	369	175.00–185.00	180.33
20	—	428	170.00–187.00	177.65
3	—	213	195.00–200.00	196.68
5	—	809	147.00	147.00
4	—	314	185.00–200.00	189.06
43	—	569	165.00–177.00	172.65
23	—	476	170.00–183.00	179.22
1	—	855	143.00	143.00
13	—	508	160.00–172.00	167.74
10	—	710	143.00–153.00	150.99
9	—	614	150.00–160.00	155.31
1	—	670	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	180.00	180.00
12	—	636	168.00–169.00	168.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	197.00	197.00
4	—	306	204.00	204.00
1	—	365	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	190.00–197.00	194.62
2	—	525	180.00–184.00	182.08
1	—	370	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	235.00–239.00	236.90
7	—	442	238.00	238.00
4	—	365	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	177.00–180.00	178.48
2	—	378	210.00–212.50	211.21
29	—	526	200.00–217.50	210.58
7	—	570	190.00–200.00	195.67
7	—	468	200.00–220.00	211.15
1	—	910	145.00	145.00
6	—	427	202.00–219.00	212.41
4	—	705	160.00–163.00	161.50
6	—	613	175.00–183.00	179.65
4	—	319	222.50–232.50	225.55
2	—	770	170.00–176.00	173.08
1	—	950	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	538	221.00	221.00
17	—	642	195.00–198.00	195.33
5	—	726	180.00	180.00
1	—	570	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	787	148.00	148.00
1	—	1,010	119.00	119.00
1	—	680	171.00	171.00
1	—	480	215.00	215.00
1	—	305	240.00	240.00
1	—	280	255.00	255.00
9	—	527	180.00–196.00	191.88
8	—	568	181.00–185.00	182.29
6	—	370	199.00–212.50	206.98
5	—	618	169.00–177.00	173.28
4	—	417	192.50–210.00	201.89
3	—	705	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	190.00	190.00
1	—	210	175.00	175.00
2	—	673	151.00–156.00	153.49
2	—	442	190.00	190.00
3	—	563	170.00–178.00	175.28
3	—	535	160.00–163.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	222.00	222.00
1	—	305	260.00	260.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle