Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $184.70/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$184.70

160 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$22.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.80

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	550	187.71	1,033	139
Medium and Large 2-3	549	164.83	906	21

One grade step is worth $22.87/cwt here — about $127 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 sale160 hd

184.70

—

KY average24 barns · 6,983 hd

189.50

−4.80

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	1,705	126.50	2,157	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	100.59	1,564	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	98.93	1,261	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	894	79.69	712	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,075	120.00	1,290	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)	1,475	$1,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1-2	—	418	192.04/cwt	183.00–200.00	803	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	493	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,208	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	128.01/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	746	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,059	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	379	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	985	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	188.93/cwt	185.00–195.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	207.57/cwt	193.00–210.00	820	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,267	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	164.44/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,174	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	220.57/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,151	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	217.38/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,259	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	247.09/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,020	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,333	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	212.23/cwt	209.00–214.00	1,318	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,081	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,179	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	234.48/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,186	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	738	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	223.54/cwt	217.00–236.50	977	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,334	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	237.94/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,144	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	225.60/cwt	220.00–227.50	801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	218.51/cwt	217.00–219.00	1,381	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	173.37/cwt	172.00–179.00	995	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	198.66/cwt	189.00–205.50	1,045	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	222.39/cwt	220.00–224.00	874	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,075	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,290	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	101.48/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,527	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	92.45/cwt	92.00–93.00	841	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	105.25/cwt	105.00–105.50	1,705	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	97.73/cwt	93.50–100.00	1,169	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	88.94/cwt	86.50–90.50	1,172	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,365	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	793	68.07/cwt	64.00–71.50	540	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	78.92/cwt	77.00–80.00	750	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	105.88/cwt	102.00–109.50	1,389	5
Bulls	—	—	1,800	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	2,367	1
Bulls	—	—	1,105	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,304	1
Bulls	—	—	1,873	127.67/cwt	125.00–129.50	2,391	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	151.95/cwt	150.00–154.00	957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,069	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	201.49/cwt	199.00–204.00	876	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	180.42/cwt	175.00–188.00	1,119	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	194.71/cwt	191.00–205.00	929	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	176.87/cwt	169.00–181.00	1,075	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	937	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	133.06/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	498	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	183.50/cwt	180.00–187.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	194.96/cwt	184.00–201.00	1,031	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	177.00/cwt	170.00–181.50	1,211	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	191.51/cwt	184.00–195.00	917	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	978	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 Mar 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 435Last week 444Year ago 711

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 29Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 11Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	418	183.00–200.00	192.04
1	—	1,005	130.00	130.00
1	—	220	200.00	200.00
3	—	317	185.00–195.00	188.93
2	—	557	171.00	171.00
7	—	395	193.00–210.00	207.57
2	—	787	161.00	161.00
4	—	714	160.00–166.00	164.44
15	—	608	169.00–181.00	176.87
17	—	529	184.00–201.00	194.96
1	—	800	148.00	148.00
26	—	684	170.00–181.50	177.00
11	—	479	184.00–195.00	191.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	187.50	187.50
1	—	555	168.00	168.00
1	—	520	180.00	180.00
2	—	820	126.00–130.00	128.01
3	—	746	142.00	142.00
1	—	685	163.00	163.00
1	—	260	180.00	180.00
5	—	498	174.00	174.00
2	—	365	180.00–187.00	183.50
2	—	415	180.00	180.00
1	—	750	141.00	141.00
1	—	600	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	557	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	207.00	207.00
9	—	455	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	493	245.00	245.00
5	—	379	260.00	260.00
5	—	413	242.50–250.00	247.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	218.00	218.00
3	—	423	200.00	200.00
1	—	620	190.00	190.00
1	—	575	205.00	205.00
1	—	290	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	522	215.00–221.00	220.57
27	—	579	214.00–224.00	217.38
4	—	663	201.00	201.00
4	—	621	209.00–214.00	212.23
9	—	348	212.00	212.00
1	—	915	155.00	155.00
15	—	437	217.00–236.50	223.54
4	—	741	180.00	180.00
3	—	753	183.00	183.00
10	—	481	234.00–240.00	237.94
4	—	355	220.00–227.50	225.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	506	232.00–237.00	234.48
8	—	632	217.00–219.00	218.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	574	172.00–179.00	173.37
1	—	290	190.00	190.00
2	—	375	186.00	186.00
2	—	630	150.00–154.00	151.95
2	—	668	160.00	160.00
1	—	455	192.50	192.50
2	—	522	171.00	171.00
1	—	425	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	180.00	180.00
1	—	295	200.00	200.00
6	—	314	217.00	217.00
12	—	526	189.00–205.50	198.66
5	—	393	220.00–224.00	222.39
1	—	550	205.00	205.00
4	—	435	199.00–204.00	201.49
1	—	725	169.00	169.00
3	—	620	175.00–188.00	180.42
6	—	477	191.00–205.00	194.71
1	—	210	202.50	202.50
2	—	868	130.00–136.00	133.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	120.00	120.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	101.00–102.00	101.48
2	—	1,620	105.00–105.50	105.25
1	—	1,525	89.50	89.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	92.00–93.00	92.45
2	—	793	64.00–71.50	68.07
3	—	950	77.00–80.00	78.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,196	93.50–100.00	97.73
3	—	1,318	86.50–90.50	88.94
5	—	1,312	102.00–109.50	105.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	131.50	131.50
1	—	1,105	118.00	118.00
3	—	1,873	125.00–129.50	127.67

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)	1	—	1,475	1,325.00	1,325.00

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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle