Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-21

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $202.65/cwt on 279 head.

Average price

$202.65

279 head · 746 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,512

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$751

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

$21.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.60

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	764	203.69	1,556	259
Medium and Large 2-3	540	192.28	1,039	14thin
Medium and Large 2	443	182.00	805	6thin

One grade step is worth $21.69/cwt here — about $751 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 sale279 hd

202.65

—

KY average21 barns · 4,559 hd

223.25

−20.60

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	1,568	115.75	1,815	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,545	93.93	1,451	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	92.72	1,148	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	80.81	772	39
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,005	127.00	1,276	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,058	152.04	1,609	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,139	$1,108	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,074	$1,063	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	934	$1,127	4thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	175.78/cwt	175.00–177.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,454	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	206.70/cwt	200.00–212.00	785	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	203.90/cwt	197.00–210.00	958	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	245	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	175.96/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,003	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	188.08/cwt	183.00–195.00	797	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	163.70/cwt	160.00–167.50	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	207.40/cwt	202.50–212.50	996	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	213.02/cwt	205.00–215.00	912	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	333	215.20/cwt	207.00–220.00	717	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	521	198.45/cwt	194.00–205.00	1,034	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	212.50/cwt	207.50–217.50	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	338	265.34/cwt	250.00–270.00	897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	157.07/cwt	154.00–160.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	185.38/cwt	180.00–195.00	717	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	196.28/cwt	190.00–202.50	652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	172.02/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,060	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	175.50/cwt	174.00–176.00	846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	858	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	185.22/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,245	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	232.30/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,011	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	200.85/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,251	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	218.43/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,276	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	240.61/cwt	232.50–249.00	1,396	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	862	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,638	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	252.66/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,228	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	791	201.45/cwt	195.00–203.00	1,593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	827	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,621	60
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	762	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,028	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,763	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	208.38/cwt	202.50–212.00	1,086	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	224.93/cwt	220.00–230.00	969	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	234.77/cwt	231.00–238.00	1,146	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,140	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,307	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	90.12/cwt	86.00–94.50	1,083	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	85.67/cwt	80.00–89.50	829	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	76.14/cwt	72.50–79.00	697	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	93.07/cwt	90.00–96.50	1,003	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	851	63.43/cwt	60.00–69.50	540	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,058	152.04/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,609	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,005	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,276	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	95.11/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,481	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	98.08/cwt	95.00–102.50	1,269	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	78.02/cwt	75.00–81.00	879	3
Bulls	—	—	1,740	121.43/cwt	119.00–124.00	2,113	3
Bulls	—	—	1,548	109.49/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,695	5
Bulls	—	—	1,155	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	189.13/cwt	185.00–194.00	881	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	887	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	1,108.21/head	875.00–1,275.00	1,108	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	182.71/cwt	175.00–187.00	954	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	1,063.23/head	825.00–1,200.00	1,063	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	1,126.64/head	950.00–1,300.00	1,127	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	463	250.95/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,162	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	665	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	610	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	555	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,249	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	180.26/cwt	176.00–182.00	1,195	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	934	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	182.40/cwt	175.00–192.50	491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	191.60/cwt	191.60–191.60	1,450	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,334	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	240	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	268	253.14/cwt	252.50–255.00	678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	200.49/cwt	200.00–201.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	192.04/cwt	186.00–198.00	1,411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	444	215.98/cwt	215.00–218.00	959	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	260.98/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,187	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	243.08/cwt	237.50–249.00	1,257	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	218.02/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,177	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 Apr 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 616Last week 960Year ago 972

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 60Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 17Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	150.00	150.00
5	—	411	175.00–177.00	175.78
1	—	595	165.00	165.00
2	—	715	160.00	160.00
1	—	770	138.00	138.00
2	—	513	154.00–160.00	157.07
4	—	482	174.00–176.00	175.50
2	—	810	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	855	170.00	170.00
9	—	570	170.00–181.00	175.96
10	—	424	183.00–195.00	188.08
8	—	387	180.00–195.00	185.38
6	—	332	190.00–202.50	196.28
8	—	616	169.00–175.00	172.02
1	—	970	162.00	162.00
6	—	466	185.00–194.00	189.13
6	—	522	175.00–187.00	182.71
7	—	663	176.00–182.00	180.26
5	—	269	175.00–192.50	182.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	171.00	171.00
1	—	393	172.50	172.50
2	—	327	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	380	200.00–212.00	206.70
15	—	470	197.00–210.00	203.90
1	—	245	205.00	205.00
18	—	428	205.00–215.00	213.02
11	—	333	207.00–220.00	215.20
20	—	521	194.00–205.00	198.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	757	191.60	191.60
13	—	729	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	160.00–167.50	163.70
1	—	230	180.00	180.00
2	—	480	202.50–212.50	207.40
1	—	395	160.00	160.00
1	—	685	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	207.50–217.50	212.50
1	—	675	174.00	174.00
7	—	521	202.50–212.00	208.38
1	—	630	180.00	180.00
8	—	431	220.00–230.00	224.93
8	—	488	231.00–238.00	234.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	180.00	180.00
1	—	370	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	265.00	265.00
3	—	463	242.50–255.00	250.95
2	—	665	196.00	196.00
1	—	610	202.00	202.00
1	—	555	225.00	225.00
1	—	500	230.00	230.00
1	—	320	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	338	250.00–270.00	265.34
6	—	370	252.50	252.50
1	—	240	255.00	255.00
4	—	268	252.50–255.00	253.14
4	—	405	250.00	250.00
13	—	455	260.00–272.50	260.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	180.00	180.00
1	—	535	192.00	192.00
3	—	360	183.00	183.00
1	—	635	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	186.00	186.00
1	—	375	245.00	245.00
2	—	347	220.00	220.00
3	—	672	180.00–190.00	185.22
4	—	435	230.00–240.00	232.30
3	—	623	200.00–202.50	200.85
8	—	584	210.00–225.00	218.43
8	—	486	240.00–258.00	252.66
3	—	768	187.00	187.00
1	—	885	172.00	172.00
1	—	930	152.00	152.00
2	—	735	186.00–198.00	192.04
2	—	540	216.00–220.00	218.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
1	—	295	220.00	220.00
3	—	858	140.00	140.00
2	—	468	200.00–201.00	200.49
1	—	385	235.00	235.00
6	—	444	215.00–218.00	215.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	580	232.50–249.00	240.61
56	—	862	190.00	190.00
5	—	791	195.00–203.00	201.45
60	—	827	196.00	196.00
50	—	1,028	171.50	171.50
6	—	517	237.50–249.00	243.08
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	762	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	88.00	88.00
5	—	1,557	90.00–99.00	95.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,202	86.00–94.50	90.12
15	—	1,294	95.00–102.50	98.08
3	—	1,127	75.00–81.00	78.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	968	80.00–89.50	85.67
9	—	916	72.50–79.00	76.14
7	—	1,078	90.00–96.50	93.07
7	—	851	60.00–69.50	63.43
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	150.00–154.00	152.04
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	127.00	127.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,740	119.00–124.00	121.43
5	—	1,548	107.00–112.00	109.49
1	—	1,155	130.00	130.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	113.00	113.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,139	875.00–1,275.00	1,108.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,074	825.00–1,200.00	1,063.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	934	950.00–1,300.00	1,126.64

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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