Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison this week on feeder calves due to last weeks light offering. Yearling steers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with some extremely high dressing individuals. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $225.80/cwt on 724 head.

Average price

$225.80

724 head · 957 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,161

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,148

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

$49.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.67

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	966	226.30	2,185	708
Medium and Large 2	465	219.64	1,021	7thin
Large 2	530	210.00	1,113	1thin
Large 1-2	740	201.25	1,489	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	586	176.99	1,037	4thin

One grade step is worth $49.31/cwt here — about $1,148 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 sale724 hd

225.80

—

KY average25 barns · 6,495 hd

241.48

−15.67

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	1,650	134.20	2,214	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,331	117.59	1,566	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,491	115.56	1,723	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,032	90.57	935	21

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,480	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,440	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,386	$1,582	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,338	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$875	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,520	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,605	$1,835	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	—	478	230.50/cwt	219.00–236.00	1,102	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	225.83/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,165	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	944	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	210.25/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,386	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	510	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	227.28/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,184	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,674	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	565	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,254	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	176.99/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,037	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	845	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,973	58
Steers	Large 1-2	—	547	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	222.14/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,477	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	238.17/cwt	237.00–243.00	1,036	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	232.34/cwt	231.00–233.00	1,796	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	1
Steers	Large 2	—	530	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,780	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,185	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,955	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	680	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,027	222.63/cwt	222.50–222.75	2,286	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,056	218.95/cwt	218.95–218.95	2,312	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	940	232.35/cwt	209.00–236.40	2,184	248
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	650	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	833	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	225.46/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,100	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	340	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	757	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	66.53/cwt	58.00–70.00	603	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	834	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	104.98/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,150	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	93.93/cwt	90.50–96.50	994	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	117.18/cwt	109.50–120.50	1,748	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,500	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	118.40/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,581	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	108.24/cwt	108.00–108.50	1,396	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	139.82/cwt	138.00–143.50	2,405	4
Bulls	—	—	1,580	128.57/cwt	125.00–131.50	2,031	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,386	1,581.64/head	1,360.00–1,900.00	1,582	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,337.60/head	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,338	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,605	1,835.00/head	1,835.00–1,835.00	1,835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	964	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,153	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,087	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	204.07/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,165	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	175.08/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,164	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	853	181.01/cwt	179.00–183.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	555	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	844	2
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	517	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	492	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,274	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	196.25/cwt	192.50–200.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,267	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	505	134.47/cwt	130.00–147.50	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	210.07/cwt	206.00–214.00	1,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	208.48/cwt	192.50–210.00	907	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	196.99/cwt	193.00–201.00	1,206	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,320	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 Sep 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 956Last week 422Year ago 817

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 27Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 1Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	478	219.00–236.00	230.50
1	—	715	186.00	186.00
1	—	365	225.00	225.00
10	—	516	220.00–239.00	225.83
9	—	405	233.00	233.00
8	—	659	205.00–212.00	210.25
1	—	920	182.00	182.00
2	—	877	201.00	201.00
7	—	612	193.00–201.00	196.99
5	—	574	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	200.00	200.00
3	—	665	170.00–185.00	175.08
2	—	853	179.00–183.00	181.01
2	—	360	192.50–200.00	196.25
1	—	745	170.00	170.00
2	—	560	206.00–214.00	210.07
2	—	512	192.50	192.50
11	—	435	192.50–210.00	208.48
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	200.00	200.00
3	—	565	222.00	222.00
1	—	545	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	685	240.00	240.00
9	—	522	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	152.00	152.00
2	—	517	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	492	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	505	130.00–147.50	134.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	231.00	231.00
15	—	521	227.00–229.00	227.28
1	—	990	180.00	180.00
5	—	665	217.00–227.00	222.14
5	—	435	237.00–243.00	238.17
3	—	773	231.00–233.00	232.34
2	—	582	247.00	247.00
2	—	847	226.00	226.00
1	—	1,050	188.00	188.00
1	—	1,035	172.00	172.00
2	—	600	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	222.50	222.50
1	—	485	225.00	225.00
1	—	430	220.00	220.00
1	—	345	227.50	227.50
1	—	690	200.00	200.00
1	—	595	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	586	176.00–180.00	176.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	845	233.50	233.50
210	—	1,027	222.50–222.75	222.63
154	—	1,056	218.95	218.95
248	—	940	209.00–236.40	232.35
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	547	230.00	230.00
1	—	1,185	165.00	165.00
1	—	680	180.00	180.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	170.00	170.00
1	—	585	200.00	200.00
1	—	340	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	370	225.00	225.00
5	—	488	225.00–227.50	225.46
1	—	880	182.00	182.00
3	—	571	200.00–206.00	204.07
1	—	635	201.00	201.00
1	—	515	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	160.00	160.00
1	—	530	185.00	185.00
2	—	567	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	174.00	174.00
1	—	535	193.00	193.00
3	—	610	189.00	189.00
2	—	572	190.00	190.00
1	—	790	163.00	163.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	907	58.00–70.00	66.53
1	—	1,005	83.00	83.00
7	—	1,095	100.00–113.00	104.98
8	—	1,058	90.50–96.50	93.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,492	109.50–120.50	117.18
1	—	1,485	101.00	101.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,335	110.00–127.00	118.40
2	—	1,290	108.00–108.50	108.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,720	138.00–143.50	139.82
4	—	1,580	125.00–131.50	128.57

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)	9	—	1,386	1,360.00–1,900.00	1,581.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,215	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,337.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,440	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,480	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,520	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,605	1,835.00	1,835.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,295	1,600.00	1,600.00

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