Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $205.36/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$205.36

152 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$22.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.58

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	616	210.65	1,297	116
Medium and Large 2-3	550	188.30	1,036	36

One grade step is worth $22.35/cwt here — about $261 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 sale152 hd

205.36

—

KY average23 barns · 6,394 hd

204.78

+0.58

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	—	Average	1,542	122.67	1,892	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,563	117.50	1,836	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	107.69	1,324	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	928	86.16	800	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,100	133.00	1,463	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$700	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$1,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,127	$1,114	3thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	432	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,123	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	494	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,191	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	197.08/cwt	188.00–201.00	1,242	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,333	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	224.54/cwt	222.00–230.00	981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	223.98/cwt	223.00–226.00	1,156	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	210.49/cwt	210.00–211.00	901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	189.32/cwt	189.00–189.50	1,380	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	506	190.87/cwt	190.00–195.00	966	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	193.90/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,144	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	162.61/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,198	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	186.38/cwt	180.00–195.00	764	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	322	256.84/cwt	250.00–260.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	398	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,045	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	182.04/cwt	172.00–187.50	1,043	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	164.98/cwt	164.00–169.00	952	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	276	181.66/cwt	180.00–185.00	501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	227.52/cwt	225.00–230.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	180.39/cwt	178.00–184.00	1,382	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	207.98/cwt	198.00–213.00	1,171	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	234.64/cwt	221.00–239.00	1,110	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	202.39/cwt	200.00–203.00	982	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	173.62/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,080	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	218.44/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,322	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,313	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	798	187.25/cwt	187.25–187.25	1,494	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	203.22/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	188.94/cwt	182.00–198.00	1,306	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	244.43/cwt	235.00–248.00	909	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	247.42/cwt	245.00–249.00	829	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	214.64/cwt	204.00–220.00	904	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	218.71/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,006	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,100	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,463	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	671	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,875	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,788	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	111.60/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,375	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	119.85/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,599	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	82.99/cwt	80.50–85.50	855	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	86.73/cwt	83.00–90.00	971	4
Bulls	—	—	1,495	124.45/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,861	3
Bulls	—	—	1,505	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,610	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,288	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	1,113.65/head	975.00–1,400.00	1,114	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	215.12/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,108	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	183.46/cwt	177.00–190.00	1,147	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	196.97/cwt	190.00–203.00	1,127	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,007	114.66/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,155	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	195.47/cwt	192.00–197.50	923	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	200.52/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,043	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	168.99/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,217	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	166.49/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	298	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	442	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	486	212.29/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,032	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	172.00/cwt	170.00–174.00	791	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	164.34/cwt	163.00–165.00	859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,008	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	146.95/cwt	145.00–151.00	982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	196.17/cwt	185.00–200.00	757	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	180.26/cwt	173.00–189.00	952	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,291	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	181.70/cwt	176.00–190.00	861	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	169.00/cwt	161.00–173.00	1,124	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	162.48/cwt	156.00–166.00	1,030	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 Mar 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 444Last week 725Year ago 593

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 42Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 38Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	179.00	179.00
2	—	902	177.00	177.00
4	—	630	188.00–201.00	197.08
4	—	437	222.00–230.00	224.54
3	—	516	223.00–226.00	223.98
8	—	729	189.00–189.50	189.32
2	—	837	184.00	184.00
2	—	338	225.00–230.00	227.52
10	—	766	178.00–184.00	180.39
3	—	563	198.00–213.00	207.98
2	—	365	240.00	240.00
11	—	473	221.00–239.00	234.64
17	—	691	182.00–198.00	188.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	494	241.00	241.00
2	—	422	267.50	267.50
3	—	322	250.00–260.00	256.84
7	—	398	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	152.00	152.00
2	—	428	210.00–211.00	210.49
7	—	506	190.00–195.00	190.87
9	—	590	190.00–195.00	193.90
1	—	295	190.00	190.00
1	—	850	142.00	142.00
1	—	710	164.00	164.00
1	—	310	190.00	190.00
1	—	685	165.00	165.00
1	—	350	220.00	220.00
5	—	485	200.00–203.00	202.39
6	—	622	170.00–178.00	173.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	199.00	199.00
7	—	605	215.00–221.00	218.44
4	—	581	226.00	226.00
13	—	798	187.25	187.25
3	—	678	200.00–210.00	203.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	260.00	260.00
1	—	375	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	372	235.00–248.00	244.43
5	—	335	245.00–249.00	247.42
8	—	421	204.00–220.00	214.64
4	—	460	215.00–222.00	218.71
6	—	515	211.00–220.00	215.12
4	—	625	177.00–190.00	183.46
14	—	572	190.00–203.00	196.97
2	—	720	167.00–171.00	168.99
2	—	688	163.00–170.00	166.49
1	—	285	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,007	114.00–115.00	114.66
3	—	472	192.00–197.50	195.47
4	—	367	220.00	220.00
2	—	520	200.00–201.00	200.52
1	—	695	165.00	165.00
1	—	620	173.00	173.00
1	—	275	225.00	225.00
1	—	320	225.00	225.00
1	—	555	170.00	170.00
4	—	437	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	121.00	121.00
3	—	980	136.00	136.00
3	—	271	195.00	195.00
3	—	737	160.00–168.00	162.61
13	—	410	180.00–195.00	186.38
1	—	220	195.00	195.00
18	—	573	172.00–187.50	182.04
10	—	386	185.00–200.00	196.17
17	—	528	173.00–189.00	180.26
1	—	325	196.00	196.00
12	—	474	176.00–190.00	181.70
3	—	665	161.00–173.00	169.00
4	—	634	156.00–166.00	162.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	577	164.00–169.00	164.98
3	—	276	180.00–185.00	181.66
6	—	460	170.00–174.00	172.00
3	—	523	163.00–165.00	164.34
1	—	370	170.00	170.00
3	—	715	141.00	141.00
3	—	668	145.00–151.00	146.95
1	—	630	159.00	159.00
2	—	432	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	298	217.50	217.50
2	—	442	200.00	200.00
8	—	486	207.00–214.00	212.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	755	171.00	171.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	133.00	133.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	92.50	92.50
2	—	1,030	80.50–85.50	82.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,625	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,232	108.00–115.00	111.60
4	—	1,334	116.00–123.00	119.85
4	—	1,120	83.00–90.00	86.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,495	121.00–127.00	124.45
1	—	1,505	107.00	107.00
1	—	1,720	133.00	133.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,127	975.00–1,400.00	1,113.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	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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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