Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady on a light test. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $221.44/cwt on 308 head.

Average price

$221.44

308 head · 912 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,019

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$915

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

$15.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.33

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	924	221.95	2,051	298
Medium and Large 2	550	206.40	1,136	10thin

One grade step is worth $15.55/cwt here — about $915 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 sale308 hd

221.44

—

KY average23 barns · 4,011 hd

229.77

−8.33

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	1,495	122.30	1,829	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,528	103.32	1,579	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	101.80	1,250	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	89.78	912	12

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,405	$1,395	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,480	$1,360	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,218	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$1,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$1,500	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,237	$1,837	3thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1-2Value Added	—	756	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,648	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	230.48/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	199.27/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,235	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,581	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	187.60/cwt	186.00–191.00	977	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,704	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	950	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	955	224.64/cwt	219.75–229.40	2,145	111
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	206.33/cwt	199.00–214.00	1,605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,069	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	2,175	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	890	228.05/cwt	225.00–230.80	2,030	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	216.32/cwt	212.00–221.00	1,434	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,124	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	104.95/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,309	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	608	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	95.23/cwt	91.00–101.00	982	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	85.39/cwt	84.00–88.00	893	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	107.14/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,645	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	97.58/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,481	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	97.08/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,163	6
Bulls	—	—	1,778	137.89/cwt	135.00–141.00	2,452	3
Bulls	—	—	1,429	118.88/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,699	4
Bulls	—	—	1,203	105.75/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,272	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,395.00/head	1,395.00–1,395.00	1,395	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,217.53/head	1,210.00–1,225.00	1,218	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	1,836.66/head	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	207.62/cwt	199.00–210.00	1,200	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	477	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	620	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	909	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	731	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	550	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	213.33/cwt	212.00–216.00	887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	209.62/cwt	204.00–215.00	1,098	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,258	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	190.83/cwt	185.00–196.00	796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	184.51/cwt	180.00–186.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	181.52/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,149	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	580	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	916	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 Jun 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 469Last week 753Year ago 428

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 70Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 39Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	756	218.00	218.00
11	—	692	228.50	228.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	150.00	150.00
1	—	500	160.00	160.00
1	—	580	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	187.50	187.50
1	—	225	180.00	180.00
1	—	780	159.00	159.00
1	—	820	159.00	159.00
1	—	375	195.00	195.00
3	—	416	212.00–216.00	213.33
8	—	524	204.00–215.00	209.62
3	—	740	170.00	170.00
2	—	633	180.00–183.00	181.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	215.00	215.00
11	—	620	192.00–200.00	199.27
2	—	397	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	521	186.00–191.00	187.60
2	—	633	170.00	170.00
4	—	417	185.00–196.00	190.83
4	—	469	180.00–186.00	184.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	230.00	230.00
2	—	673	225.00–236.00	230.48
2	—	520	224.00	224.00
10	—	852	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,060	199.00	199.00
2	—	267	220.00	220.00
1	—	915	195.00	195.00
2	—	778	199.00–214.00	206.33
1	—	575	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	218.00	218.00
1	—	790	196.00	196.00
2	—	332	210.00	210.00
1	—	805	190.00	190.00
1	—	570	210.00	210.00
1	—	930	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	669	239.00	239.00
111	—	955	219.75–229.40	224.64
45	—	1,069	203.50	203.50
113	—	890	225.00–230.80	228.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	220.00	220.00
1	—	620	226.00	226.00
3	—	663	212.00–221.00	216.32
1	—	800	180.00	180.00
1	—	940	140.00	140.00
1	—	525	214.00	214.00
3	—	413	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	578	199.00–210.00	207.62
1	—	380	217.50	217.50
1	—	230	207.50	207.50
1	—	490	198.00	198.00
1	—	430	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	173.00	173.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,247	100.00–110.00	104.95
6	—	1,198	94.00–99.00	97.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	79.00	79.00
6	—	1,031	91.00–101.00	95.23
5	—	1,046	84.00–88.00	85.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,535	103.00–110.00	107.14
2	—	1,518	96.00–99.00	97.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,778	135.00–141.00	137.89
4	—	1,429	114.00–122.00	118.88
2	—	1,203	104.00–108.00	105.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,405	1,395.00	1,395.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,480	1,360.00	1,360.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,220	1,210.00–1,225.00	1,217.53
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,237	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,836.66

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