Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Good demand for weaned precondition packages of feeder calves, Yearling steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. No trend on slaughter bulls due to no receipts last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $239.14/cwt on 718 head.

Average price

$239.14

718 head · 871 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,083

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$841

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

$34.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.78

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	874	239.34	2,091	709
Medium and Large 2	671	225.75	1,514	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	610	205.00	1,251	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.34/cwt here — about $841 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 sale718 hd

239.14

—

KY average27 barns · 6,059 hd

246.92

−7.78

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	1,676	129.64	2,173	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	111.30	1,433	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	110.14	1,633	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,011	93.98	950	22

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	215.16/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,231	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	236.53/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,339	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	270.10/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,048	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	226.45/cwt	215.00–228.50	1,406	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	224.74/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,175	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,709	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	610	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	878	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	560	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	814	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,888	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,638	62
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	615	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	238.98/cwt	229.00–247.00	1,381	20
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	613	183.09/cwt	176.00–190.00	1,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	249.75/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,548	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,215	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	819	249.66/cwt	248.50–251.40	2,045	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	250.07/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,275	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	235.66/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	227.75/cwt	227.50–228.00	1,970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	969	223.80/cwt	213.50–234.50	2,169	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,019	229.35/cwt	228.30–230.40	2,337	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	239.01/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,573	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	248.89/cwt	248.75–249.50	1,931	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	913	239.15/cwt	238.80–239.50	2,183	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	892	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,096	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	264.08/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	239.56/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,274	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	206.49/cwt	206.00–207.00	1,493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	225	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	664	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	103.61/cwt	97.00–107.50	1,358	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,300	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	114.79/cwt	109.00–121.00	1,466	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	551	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	81.74/cwt	79.00–84.00	813	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	102.14/cwt	99.00–108.50	1,017	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	94.16/cwt	87.00–97.50	998	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	113.52/cwt	112.50–114.00	1,752	3
Bulls	—	—	1,290	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,355	1
Bulls	—	—	1,648	123.55/cwt	117.00–127.50	2,036	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	135.78/cwt	129.00–140.50	2,376	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	393	239.97/cwt	232.50–245.00	943	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	229.34/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,080	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	257.98/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,213	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	206.45/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	223.41/cwt	220.00–230.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	975	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	460	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	828	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	385	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	183.33/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	226.33/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	240.04/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,272	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	248.68/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	420	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	818	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 Aug 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,022Last week 917Year ago 952

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 17Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	210.00–225.00	215.16
2	—	437	230.00	230.00
4	—	523	224.00–225.00	224.74
5	—	393	232.50–245.00	239.97
3	—	471	229.00–230.00	229.34
2	—	340	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	217.50	217.50
1	—	460	217.50	217.50
1	—	500	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	566	230.00–240.00	236.53
2	—	388	265.00–275.00	270.10
11	—	621	215.00–228.50	226.45
1	—	340	250.00	250.00
7	—	532	230.00–248.00	239.56
2	—	723	206.00–207.00	206.49
1	—	760	200.00	200.00
2	—	407	240.00	240.00
1	—	880	190.00	190.00
2	—	475	242.50–255.00	248.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	180.00	180.00
1	—	385	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	192.00	192.00
20	—	578	229.00–247.00	238.98
2	—	805	194.00	194.00
13	—	470	251.00–260.00	257.98
5	—	735	192.00–210.00	206.45
3	—	356	220.00–230.00	223.41
3	—	623	226.00–227.00	226.33
1	—	405	239.00	239.00
17	—	530	230.00–251.00	240.04
1	—	250	245.00	245.00
1	—	345	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	144.00	144.00
1	—	560	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	814	232.00	232.00
62	—	659	248.50	248.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	162.50	162.50
1	—	420	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	176.00–190.00	183.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	180.00–185.00	183.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	255	210.00	210.00
1	—	385	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	620	240.00–255.00	249.75
1	—	410	267.50	267.50
3	—	706	254.00	254.00
7	—	510	245.00–257.50	250.07
3	—	395	265.00	265.00
2	—	765	227.50	227.50
2	—	865	227.50–228.00	227.75
1	—	820	225.00	225.00
12	—	658	234.00–244.00	239.01
2	—	345	252.50	252.50
3	—	566	260.00–272.50	264.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	221.00	221.00
1	—	1,215	168.00	168.00
3	—	618	235.00–236.00	235.66
2	—	430	245.00	245.00
1	—	675	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	819	248.50–251.40	249.66
112	—	969	213.50–234.50	223.80
109	—	1,019	228.30–230.40	229.35
81	—	776	248.75–249.50	248.89
111	—	913	238.80–239.50	239.15
59	—	892	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,311	97.00–107.50	103.61
11	—	1,277	109.00–121.00	114.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,543	112.50–114.00	113.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	68.00	68.00
4	—	995	79.00–84.00	81.74
9	—	996	99.00–108.50	102.14
8	—	1,060	87.00–97.50	94.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,648	117.00–127.50	123.55
6	—	1,750	129.00–140.50	135.78

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Richmond Livestock Auction