Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with some extremely high dressing individuals. No trend on slaughter bulls due to a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $215.01/cwt on 210 head.

Average price

$215.01

210 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,450

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$42.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.43

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	676	216.90	1,467	196
Medium and Large 2	639	192.40	1,229	11thin
Large 1-2	677	174.67	1,182	3thin

One grade step is worth $42.23/cwt here — about $285 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 sale210 hd

215.01

—

KY average23 barns · 4,211 hd

216.44

−1.43

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	1,268	97.19	1,232	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	99.25	1,193	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,444	93.45	1,349	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	82.27	786	17

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 (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,075	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	Large 1-2	—	515	156.72/cwt	155.00–160.00	807	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,156	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	790	132.99/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,051	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	615	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	214.24/cwt	214.10–215.00	1,568	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	211.26/cwt	207.00–213.00	1,430	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	317	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	246.17/cwt	242.50–247.50	906	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	215.36/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,322	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	202.73/cwt	195.00–209.00	1,571	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,566	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	695	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	236.05/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,237	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	224.13/cwt	218.00–234.00	1,275	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,506	21
Steers	Large 1-2	—	900	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	191.19/cwt	186.00–194.00	1,306	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	237.10/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,012	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,179	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	230.95/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,099	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,505	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,114	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	240.16/cwt	232.50–247.50	908	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	567	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,077	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	555	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,299	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	99.25/cwt	91.50–115.00	1,193	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	59.45/cwt	57.00–63.00	553	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	90.85/cwt	86.00–97.00	872	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	74.23/cwt	70.50–79.00	710	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	95.27/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,369	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,289	1
Bulls	—	—	1,268	97.19/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,232	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	237.53/cwt	230.00–240.00	962	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	209.96/cwt	207.50–212.50	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	219.78/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,255	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,305	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	216.96/cwt	212.50–220.00	944	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	184.83/cwt	179.00–191.00	773	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	178.11/cwt	170.00–183.00	666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	165.60/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,018	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	944	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	179.18/cwt	176.00–184.00	1,265	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,065	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	163.30/cwt	151.00–168.50	1,163	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	188.68/cwt	186.00–190.00	934	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	176.80/cwt	176.00–178.00	981	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	162.25/cwt	156.00–169.00	1,098	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	179.74/cwt	175.00–185.00	962	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	202.03/cwt	196.00–214.00	840	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	565	164.04/cwt	160.00–166.00	927	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	395	163.02/cwt	160.00–166.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	188.03/cwt	187.00–190.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	198.32/cwt	190.00–205.00	918	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	957	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	428	168.60/cwt	165.00–176.00	722	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	473	167.19/cwt	160.00–174.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	161.72/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,261	5

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 May 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 436Last week 400Year ago 518

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 35Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 23Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	155.00–160.00	156.72
3	—	790	129.00–135.00	132.99
2	—	317	170.00	170.00
3	—	565	160.00–166.00	164.04
4	—	395	160.00–166.00	163.02
8	—	428	165.00–176.00	168.60
2	—	473	160.00–174.00	167.19
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	584	198.00	198.00
1	—	825	163.00	163.00
1	—	930	150.00	150.00
1	—	610	175.00	175.00
8	—	712	151.00–168.50	163.30
8	—	416	196.00–214.00	202.03
3	—	378	187.00–190.00	188.03
13	—	463	190.00–205.00	198.32
1	—	520	184.00	184.00
5	—	780	150.00–165.00	161.72
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	146.00	146.00
1	—	325	165.00	165.00
1	—	580	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	418	179.00–191.00	184.83
6	—	374	170.00–183.00	178.11
5	—	615	162.00–170.00	165.60
3	—	495	186.00–190.00	188.68
5	—	555	176.00–178.00	176.80
11	—	677	156.00–169.00	162.25
8	—	535	175.00–185.00	179.74
2	—	330	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	425	222.00	222.00
5	—	706	176.00–184.00	179.18
23	—	507	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	732	214.10–215.00	214.24
21	—	686	219.50	219.50
3	—	468	252.00	252.00
2	—	635	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	257.50	257.50
11	—	677	207.00–213.00	211.26
4	—	368	242.50–247.50	246.17
16	—	614	210.00–222.00	215.36
1	—	725	190.00	190.00
22	—	775	195.00–209.00	202.73
1	—	865	181.00	181.00
7	—	524	225.00–240.00	236.05
8	—	569	218.00–234.00	224.13
6	—	427	232.50–240.00	237.10
1	—	900	168.00	168.00
5	—	476	222.50–240.00	230.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	176.00	176.00
1	—	480	222.50	222.50
1	—	915	150.00	150.00
1	—	425	220.00	220.00
1	—	560	192.00	192.00
1	—	515	200.00	200.00
5	—	683	186.00–194.00	191.19
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	175.00	175.00
1	—	900	149.00	149.00
1	—	435	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	186.00	186.00
3	—	476	234.00	234.00
7	—	378	232.50–247.50	240.16
1	—	515	230.00	230.00
4	—	405	230.00–240.00	237.53
1	—	920	159.00	159.00
1	—	810	155.00	155.00
6	—	571	216.00–225.00	219.78
3	—	643	203.00	203.00
1	—	725	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	567	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	234.00	234.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	207.50–212.50	209.96
1	—	555	202.00	202.00
1	—	500	190.00	190.00
1	—	640	186.00	186.00
4	—	435	212.50–220.00	216.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,202	91.50–115.00	99.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	57.00–63.00	59.45
10	—	960	86.00–97.00	90.85
5	—	957	70.50–79.00	74.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,437	93.00–97.00	95.27
1	—	1,465	88.00	88.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	93.00–102.00	97.19

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,075.00	1,075.00

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