Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned feeder packages suitable for grass. 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $215.72/cwt on 242 head.

Average price

$215.72

242 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,453

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$520

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

$14.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.76

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	688	216.74	1,491	225
Medium and Large 2-3	480	202.29	971	17thin

One grade step is worth $14.45/cwt here — about $520 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

215.72

—

KY average25 barns · 5,364 hd

214.96

+0.76

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	1,645	122.16	2,010	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,502	89.99	1,352	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	87.00	1,062	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	923	75.00	692	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)	1,040	$1,060	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	964	$1,039	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,389	$1,735	4thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 2-3	—	520	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	202.44/cwt	200.00–207.50	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	214.62/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,032	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	172.25/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,070	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	386	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,058	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,101	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	331	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	952	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,122	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	253.85/cwt	250.00–260.00	985	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	226.00/cwt	222.00–230.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	191.50/cwt	188.00–195.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	179.18/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,145	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,138	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	490	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,299	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	441	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,257	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	204.25/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	179.92/cwt	179.00–182.50	1,020	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	190.47/cwt	185.00–193.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	181.66/cwt	181.00–183.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	207.50/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,303	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	197.55/cwt	195.00–202.50	1,318	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	229.96/cwt	225.00–235.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	901	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,712	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	870	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,644	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	237.76/cwt	231.00–247.50	984	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	647	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	223.08/cwt	216.00–228.00	1,176	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	248.50/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	235.37/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,043	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	214.13/cwt	210.00–217.50	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	583	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,312	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	879	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	87.45/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,067	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	579	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	814	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	92.48/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,413	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,233	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	80.43/cwt	79.00–82.00	933	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	92.84/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,192	5
Bulls	—	—	1,305	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,710	1
Bulls	—	—	1,728	125.25/cwt	120.00–128.00	2,164	6
Bulls	—	—	1,568	108.48/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,701	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	969	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,060.00/head	975.00–1,135.00	1,060	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	1,038.74/head	800.00–1,235.00	1,039	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,389	1,735.10/head	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	357	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,235	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	287	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	169.64/cwt	166.00–177.00	1,340	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	210.99/cwt	208.00–217.00	1,163	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	204.27/cwt	193.00–210.00	1,046	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	187.66/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,205	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	169.73/cwt	167.00–171.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	173.50/cwt	173.00–174.00	959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	177.17/cwt	156.00–182.50	1,378	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,266	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	127.47/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	173.92/cwt	171.00–177.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	191.35/cwt	191.00–192.50	1,026	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,431	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 Apr 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 616Year ago 596

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 89Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 26Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	205.00	205.00
3	—	338	200.00–207.50	202.44
3	—	481	210.00–217.00	214.62
3	—	621	170.00–177.00	172.25
1	—	770	149.00	149.00
2	—	385	222.00–230.00	226.00
3	—	421	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	230.00	230.00
7	—	458	245.00	245.00
8	—	388	250.00–260.00	253.85
4	—	734	195.00–210.00	204.25
3	—	628	200.00–211.00	207.50
4	—	667	195.00–202.50	197.55
4	—	323	225.00–235.00	229.96
4	—	280	247.50	247.50
2	—	840	190.00	190.00
1	—	945	170.00	170.00
8	—	414	231.00–247.50	237.76
1	—	785	207.50	207.50
1	—	855	175.00	175.00
8	—	527	216.00–228.00	223.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	386	274.00	274.00
5	—	425	259.00	259.00
10	—	331	287.50	287.50
60	—	901	190.00	190.00
60	—	870	189.00	189.00
2	—	647	221.00	221.00
2	—	500	245.00–252.00	248.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	265.00	265.00
3	—	441	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	188.00–195.00	191.50
7	—	639	175.00–184.00	179.18
2	—	650	175.00	175.00
4	—	567	179.00–182.50	179.92
3	—	327	185.00–193.00	190.47
3	—	412	181.00–183.00	181.66
1	—	905	130.00	130.00
6	—	778	156.00–182.50	177.17
3	—	711	178.00	178.00
2	—	395	196.00	196.00
4	—	536	191.00–192.50	191.35
3	—	980	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	167.00–171.00	169.73
1	—	475	179.00	179.00
1	—	445	178.00	178.00
2	—	710	130.00	130.00
2	—	553	173.00–174.00	173.50
2	—	825	126.00–129.00	127.47
1	—	695	138.00	138.00
1	—	240	182.00	182.00
2	—	365	171.00–177.00	173.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	226.00–240.00	235.37
3	—	368	210.00–217.50	214.13
2	—	695	189.00	189.00
1	—	300	225.00	225.00
2	—	915	135.00	135.00
3	—	790	166.00–177.00	169.64
3	—	551	208.00–217.00	210.99
5	—	512	193.00–210.00	204.27
3	—	642	185.00–189.00	187.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	583	225.00	225.00
1	—	370	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	195.00	195.00
1	—	340	192.50	192.50
2	—	357	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,010	97.00	97.00
1	—	530	190.00	190.00
2	—	287	200.00	200.00
1	—	890	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,220	85.00–91.00	87.45
5	—	1,160	79.00–82.00	80.43
5	—	1,284	92.00–94.00	92.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	71.00	71.00
1	—	1,030	79.00	79.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	92.00–93.00	92.48
1	—	1,450	85.00	85.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	131.00	131.00
6	—	1,728	120.00–128.00	125.25
2	—	1,568	108.00–109.00	108.48

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	—	865	112.00	112.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,040	975.00–1,135.00	1,060.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	964	800.00–1,235.00	1,038.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,389	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,735.10

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