Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison on feeder calves this week due to a light supply because of this weeks hot and humid weather. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $231.04/cwt on 232 head.

Average price

$231.04

232 head · 915 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,001

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

$81.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.77

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	919	232.11	2,134	228
Large 1-2	635	216.00	1,372	1thin
Medium 2	620	156.00	967	2thin
Large 2	750	151.00	1,133	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.11/cwt here — about $1,001 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 sale232 hd

231.04

—

KY average25 barns · 1,470 hd

233.81

−2.77

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	1,903	134.52	2,560	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	108.68	1,369	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,061	101.38	1,076	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	99.44	1,415	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
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1-2	—	360	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	828	3
Steers	Large 2	—	750	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	623	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	770	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,002	224.40/cwt	224.40–224.40	2,248	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	946	231.85/cwt	231.85–231.85	2,193	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	175.50/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,290	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	245.76/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,182	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,290	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	620	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	967	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	635	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	971	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	2,277	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	842	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,991	54
Heifers	Large 2	—	565	175.50/cwt	172.00–179.00	992	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	585	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	970	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	224.97/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,091	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	770	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	99.44/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,415	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	111.11/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,363	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	102.59/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,378	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	86.45/cwt	84.00–89.00	928	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	105.98/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,118	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,069	1
Bulls	—	—	1,995	140.78/cwt	132.00–149.00	2,809	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,098	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	862	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,983	127
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,061	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	228.92/cwt	224.00–233.00	1,092	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	228.86/cwt	222.50–232.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	213.59/cwt	205.00–222.50	1,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	794	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	565	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,449	6

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 422Last week 1,084Year ago 955

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 82Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 20Year ago 55

No comparison on feeder calves this week due to a light supply because of this weeks hot and humid weather. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	230.00	230.00
2	—	315	225.00	225.00
3	—	291	247.50	247.50
2	—	735	171.00–180.00	175.50
4	—	477	224.00–233.00	228.92
3	—	403	222.50–232.00	228.86
2	—	505	240.00	240.00
1	—	225	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	222.50	222.50
2	—	487	219.00	219.00
2	—	535	205.00–222.50	213.59
1	—	565	215.00	215.00
1	—	365	217.50	217.50
6	—	677	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	172.00–179.00	175.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	180.00	180.00
1	—	945	132.00	132.00
1	—	650	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	862	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	207.00	207.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,002	224.40	224.40
54	—	946	231.85	231.85
55	—	971	234.50	234.50
54	—	842	236.50	236.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	481	240.00–256.00	245.76
1	—	825	201.00	201.00
3	—	426	236.00	236.00
1	—	555	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	156.00	156.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	220.00	220.00
1	—	970	152.00	152.00
1	—	670	187.50	187.50
1	—	515	206.00	206.00
1	—	495	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	209.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	222.50–227.50	224.97
1	—	505	220.00	220.00
1	—	305	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	174.00	174.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	95.00–104.00	99.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,227	109.00–115.00	111.11
2	—	1,343	101.00–104.00	102.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	84.00–89.00	86.45
7	—	1,055	100.00–114.00	105.98
1	—	1,080	99.00	99.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,995	132.00–149.00	140.78
1	—	1,720	122.00	122.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,450.00	1,450.00

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