Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 300lbs to 400lbs sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher with feeder steers over 400lbs mostly steady. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 300lbs to 400lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with feeder heifers over 400lbs mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $236.82/cwt on 728 head.

Average price

$236.82

728 head · 813 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,926

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$774

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

$42.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.13

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	827	237.71	1,965	690
Medium and Large 2	536	229.86	1,232	27
Medium 1-2	395	202.50	800	1thin
Large 1-2	750	199.20	1,493	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	609	195.59	1,191	5thin

One grade step is worth $42.12/cwt here — about $774 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 sale728 hd

236.82

—

KY average25 barns · 6,441 hd

245.94

−9.13

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	1,394	128.43	1,790	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,587	116.57	1,850	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	112.64	1,463	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,021	98.57	1,006	27

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)	1,203	$1,252	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,196	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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	—	540	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	192.78/cwt	188.00–194.00	1,552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	224.31/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,514	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	235.19/cwt	228.00–245.00	1,000	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	192.65/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	234.47/cwt	224.00–237.00	1,491	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	232.00/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,315	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	239.92/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,128	19
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	492	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	237.55/cwt	230.00–245.00	886	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	241.51/cwt	233.00–244.00	1,266	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	228.88/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,211	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	236.92/cwt	232.00–241.25	1,822	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,442	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	253.36/cwt	253.00–253.50	1,609	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	361	299.19/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	254.17/cwt	246.00–265.00	1,339	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	237.52/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,112	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	225.07/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,301	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	269.61/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,289	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	243.33/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,399	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	273.86/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	255.41/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,063	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	234.99/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,666	32
Steers	Large 1-2	—	846	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	242.13/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,634	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	241.86/cwt	232.00–249.00	1,495	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	256.30/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,233	10
Steers	Large 1-2	—	605	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	815	243.45/cwt	242.00–244.95	1,984	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	923	231.56/cwt	226.00–236.75	2,137	326
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	954	227.75/cwt	227.75–227.75	2,173	55
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	395	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	800	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	387	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	735	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	570	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	231.27/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,207	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	248.88/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,045	9
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	492	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	201.94/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,523	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	552	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	79.53/cwt	79.00–80.00	767	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	105.97/cwt	100.50–112.00	1,067	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	116.57/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,850	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	105.22/cwt	100.50–109.00	1,266	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	115.68/cwt	110.00–124.50	1,548	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	97.19/cwt	92.00–99.50	1,020	11
Bulls	—	—	1,687	137.90/cwt	130.00–142.00	2,326	3
Bulls	—	—	1,247	123.69/cwt	120.50–126.50	1,542	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	1,319.25/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,319	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	1,252.15/head	925.00–1,485.00	1,252	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	773	762.70/head	750.00–775.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	659	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,318	5
Bulls	Large 2	—	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	239.82/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,134	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	223.33/cwt	220.00–230.00	904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	215.40/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,127	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	212.50/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,341	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	186.26/cwt	182.50–190.00	1,663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	205.03/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,160	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,068	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	607	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,123	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	201.79/cwt	196.00–211.00	1,336	12
Heifers	Large 2	—	637	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	193.24/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	194.83/cwt	192.50–202.50	731	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	653	179.01/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,169	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	216.00/cwt	213.00–225.00	1,015	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	219.25/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,278	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	372	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	958	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	560	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	219.49/cwt	217.50–220.00	823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	198.65/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,114	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	520	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,061	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	256.36/cwt	250.00–270.00	979	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	857	226.40/cwt	226.40–226.40	1,940	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	204.52/cwt	191.00–211.00	1,446	4

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,084Last week 1,022Year ago 1,117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 53Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	225.00	225.00
2	—	435	220.00	220.00
3	—	640	216.00	216.00
12	—	662	196.00–211.00	201.79
1	—	325	220.00	220.00
4	—	470	213.00–225.00	216.00
4	—	583	219.00–220.00	219.25
5	—	375	217.50–220.00	219.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	805	188.00–194.00	192.78
13	—	675	220.00–231.00	224.31
7	—	425	228.00–245.00	235.19
3	—	876	196.00	196.00
22	—	636	224.00–237.00	234.47
22	—	567	230.00–235.00	232.00
19	—	470	230.00–246.00	239.92
2	—	905	194.00	194.00
12	—	373	230.00–245.00	237.55
8	—	524	233.00–244.00	241.51
1	—	975	184.00	184.00
3	—	720	190.00–200.00	193.24
1	—	345	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	492	210.00	210.00
1	—	615	180.00	180.00
3	—	653	177.00–180.00	179.01
1	—	560	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	417	256.00	256.00
65	—	857	226.40	226.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	607	185.00	185.00
4	—	375	192.50–202.50	194.83
1	—	480	207.50	207.50
2	—	540	204.00	204.00
5	—	561	197.00–205.00	198.65
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	637	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	372	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	189.00–200.00	192.65
2	—	520	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	226.00	226.00
6	—	529	220.00–234.00	228.88
2	—	430	247.50	247.50
1	—	355	247.50	247.50
1	—	705	201.00	201.00
5	—	468	230.00–245.00	237.52
11	—	578	210.00–235.00	225.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	769	232.00–241.25	236.92
20	—	527	246.00–265.00	254.17
2	—	320	277.50	277.50
3	—	575	240.00–250.00	243.33
3	—	375	262.50–280.00	273.86
1	—	1,080	182.00	182.00
1	—	955	210.00	210.00
3	—	416	250.00–258.00	255.41
32	—	709	230.00–238.00	234.99
19	—	675	235.00–249.00	242.13
13	—	618	232.00–249.00	241.86
10	—	481	249.00–265.00	256.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	538	268.00	268.00
31	—	635	253.00–253.50	253.36
5	—	478	269.00–270.00	269.61
118	—	815	242.00–244.95	243.45
326	—	923	226.00–236.75	231.56
55	—	954	227.75	227.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	361	297.50–300.00	299.19
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	846	180.00	180.00
2	—	605	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	387	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	222.50	222.50
2	—	492	193.00	193.00
1	—	520	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	522	225.00–240.00	231.27
9	—	420	240.00–262.00	248.88
4	—	754	190.00–210.00	201.94
5	—	473	237.50–242.50	239.82
4	—	631	210.00–220.00	212.50
2	—	893	182.50–190.00	186.26
2	—	552	226.00	226.00
1	—	240	245.00	245.00
7	—	382	250.00–270.00	256.36
1	—	680	210.00	210.00
4	—	707	191.00–211.00	204.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	659	200.00	200.00
2	—	295	237.50	237.50
3	—	405	220.00–230.00	223.33
2	—	740	180.00	180.00
3	—	523	210.00–218.00	215.40
1	—	800	176.00	176.00
4	—	566	200.00–207.00	205.03
1	—	480	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	55.50	55.50
2	—	965	79.00–80.00	79.53
13	—	1,007	100.50–112.00	105.97
11	—	1,050	92.00–99.50	97.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,587	111.00–125.00	116.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,203	100.50–109.00	105.22
22	—	1,338	110.00–124.50	115.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,687	130.00–142.00	137.90
6	—	1,247	120.50–126.50	123.69

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,216	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,319.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,203	925.00–1,485.00	1,252.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	773	750.00–775.00	762.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,925.00	1,925.00

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