Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower and steers over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Heavy rain and wet conditions affected demand and buyer participation, however there was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to firm. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $187.71/cwt on 242 head.

Average price

$187.71

242 head · 817 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$469

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

$17.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.77

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	824	188.34	1,552	233
Medium and Large 2-3	633	171.17	1,083	9thin

One grade step is worth $17.18/cwt here — about $469 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 sale242 hd

187.71

—

KY average23 barns · 6,526 hd

206.47

−18.77

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	1,532	119.89	1,837	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,568	100.81	1,580	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	94.73	1,207	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	904	81.21	734	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,150	112.00	1,288	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,285	120.50	1,548	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,157	$1,253	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,166	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,213	$1,376	2thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	490	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	182.75/cwt	182.75–182.75	1,248	77
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,145	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	169.59/cwt	160.00–173.00	1,155	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	136.04/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,125	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	234.61/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,128	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	212.09/cwt	199.00–216.00	1,302	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,261	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,171	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,258	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	192.43/cwt	178.00–196.00	1,489	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	942	178.75/cwt	178.50–179.00	1,684	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	221.49/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,342	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	189.64/cwt	184.00–195.00	1,293	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	204.81/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,153	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	828	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,532	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	208.75/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	162.01/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,317	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	196.99/cwt	193.00–199.00	1,416	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	227.18/cwt	220.00–231.00	859	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	210.47/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,229	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	176.04/cwt	174.00–178.00	1,176	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,150	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,288	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	74.11/cwt	72.00–76.50	640	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	95.46/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,189	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	85.65/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,070	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,856	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	98.47/cwt	96.50–103.00	1,527	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,195	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,685	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,375	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,375	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	836	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	83.06/cwt	79.50–86.00	758	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	104.65/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,455	3
Bulls	—	—	1,652	111.19/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,837	3
Bulls	—	—	1,450	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,001	1
Bulls	—	—	1,463	121.88/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,783	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	92.28/cwt	90.00–95.00	875	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	1,252.61/head	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,253	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,166.42/head	1,075.00–1,325.00	1,166	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	1,376.00/head	1,175.00–1,510.00	1,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	149.31/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,135	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	172.75/cwt	172.50–173.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	187.48/cwt	185.00–190.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	154.36/cwt	150.00–159.00	969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	162.00/cwt	160.00–164.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	173.53/cwt	167.00–177.00	1,085	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	183.51/cwt	175.00–188.00	829	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	209.64/cwt	203.00–220.00	1,008	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	184.22/cwt	180.00–193.00	783	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	181.22/cwt	173.00–184.00	922	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	174.80/cwt	167.00–177.00	1,007	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,195	3

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 546Last week 435Year ago 393

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 35Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 2Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	178.00	178.00
1	—	360	166.00	166.00
2	—	760	125.00–130.00	127.47
1	—	690	153.00	153.00
2	—	528	165.00	165.00
2	—	415	172.50–173.00	172.75
3	—	340	170.00	170.00
3	—	628	150.00–159.00	154.36
2	—	555	160.00–164.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	152.00	152.00
28	—	681	160.00–173.00	169.59
3	—	827	132.00–138.00	136.04
1	—	915	128.00	128.00
3	—	760	140.00–158.00	149.31
4	—	395	185.00–190.00	187.48
1	—	1,125	124.00	124.00
8	—	625	167.00–177.00	173.53
8	—	452	175.00–188.00	183.51
9	—	425	180.00–193.00	184.22
19	—	509	173.00–184.00	181.22
19	—	576	167.00–177.00	174.80
1	—	1,045	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	683	182.75	182.75
25	—	729	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	202.50	202.50
3	—	720	159.00	159.00
1	—	785	166.00	166.00
1	—	645	189.00	189.00
1	—	850	127.00	127.00
1	—	245	195.00	195.00
1	—	535	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	215.00	215.00
9	—	481	232.00–240.00	234.61
5	—	614	199.00–216.00	212.09
1	—	900	150.00	150.00
1	—	895	165.00	165.00
1	—	305	235.00	235.00
2	—	377	228.00	228.00
6	—	774	178.00–196.00	192.43
3	—	682	184.00–195.00	189.64
10	—	563	200.00–207.00	204.81
3	—	527	200.00–216.00	208.75
2	—	813	160.00–164.00	162.01
5	—	719	193.00–199.00	196.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	242.00	242.00
1	—	655	210.00	210.00
114	—	942	178.50–179.00	178.75
4	—	606	220.00–223.00	221.49
59	—	828	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	125.00	125.00
2	—	855	136.00	136.00
8	—	378	220.00–231.00	227.18
5	—	584	210.00–212.50	210.47
2	—	668	174.00–178.00	176.04
1	—	1,000	123.00	123.00
4	—	481	203.00–220.00	209.64
3	—	646	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	582	190.00	190.00
1	—	790	135.00	135.00
1	—	365	197.50	197.50
1	—	695	112.00	112.00
1	—	495	182.50	182.50
1	—	540	181.00	181.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	112.00	112.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	863	72.00–76.50	74.11
1	—	950	88.00	88.00
4	—	913	79.50–86.00	83.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,246	90.00–99.00	95.46
4	—	1,249	82.00–89.00	85.65
3	—	1,390	102.00–108.00	104.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	112.50	112.50
5	—	1,551	96.50–103.00	98.47
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,375	100.00	100.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,652	110.00–114.00	111.19
1	—	1,450	138.00	138.00
4	—	1,463	118.00–124.00	121.88

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	4	—	948	90.00–95.00	92.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,157	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,252.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,270	1,075.00–1,325.00	1,166.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,213	1,175.00–1,510.00	1,376.00

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