Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher with a good quality offering. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Good demand for the weaned preconditioned feeder calves. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with the exception of one extremely high dressing individual. Slaughter bulls sold firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $238.64/cwt on 628 head.

Average price

$238.64

628 head · 912 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,176

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$624

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

$38.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.74

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	914	239.23	2,187	618
Large 1-2	620	220.00	1,364	1thin
Medium and Large 2	779	200.53	1,563	9thin

One grade step is worth $38.70/cwt here — about $624 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 sale628 hd

238.64

—

KY average27 barns · 8,403 hd

246.38

−7.74

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	1,698	131.28	2,229	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,622	113.81	1,846	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,314	112.63	1,480	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,086	90.53	983	35
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,300	187.00	2,431	1thin

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)	1,170	$1,160	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$985	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$1,010	1thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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	—	322	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	223.00/cwt	220.00–224.00	2,023	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,881	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	265.63/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,647	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,164	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	238.71/cwt	236.00–248.00	1,246	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	885	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,416	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	615	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,092	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	508	174.98/cwt	170.00–180.00	889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,145	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	490	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	197.79/cwt	190.00–200.00	941	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	738	181.91/cwt	181.00–187.50	1,342	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	237.96/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,245	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	227.66/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,068	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	605	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	240.21/cwt	233.00–247.50	1,165	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,442	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	242.17/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,074	222.77/cwt	217.85–226.00	2,393	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,412	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	965	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	883	198.63/cwt	190.00–207.50	1,754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	927	238.61/cwt	236.00–241.25	2,212	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,021	228.48/cwt	227.00–230.00	2,333	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	812	255.98/cwt	254.00–256.30	2,079	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,960	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	885	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	2,226	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	219.07/cwt	214.00–229.00	1,891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,224	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	512	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	207.77/cwt	202.50–213.00	2,202	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	590	193.33/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,141	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	615	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	984	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	680	180.00/cwt	174.00–189.00	1,224	8
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	477	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,068	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	438	283.81/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,243	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,300	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,431	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	104.01/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,151	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	113.81/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,846	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	95.71/cwt	93.00–99.50	1,101	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	63.07/cwt	53.00–68.00	556	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	85.65/cwt	79.50–89.00	907	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	115.26/cwt	111.00–134.50	1,528	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	107.80/cwt	98.00–110.50	1,394	6
Bulls	—	—	1,852	135.34/cwt	132.00–139.00	2,506	5
Bulls	—	—	1,505	126.20/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,899	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,160.00/head	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	984.86/head	950.00–1,050.00	985	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,040	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,057	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	610	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	203.43/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,135	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	216.64/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,393	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	229.04/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,289	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	225.77/cwt	214.00–230.50	1,409	24
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	555	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	233.00/cwt	227.50–241.00	995	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	206.87/cwt	204.00–209.00	1,388	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	771	183.08/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,412	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	940	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	625	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,216	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	755	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	244.55/cwt	230.00–250.00	944	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	222.77/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,248	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	538	203.93/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,097	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	315	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	809	230.25/cwt	230.25–230.25	1,863	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	257.98/cwt	241.00–262.50	1,091	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	222.50/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,148	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	215.24/cwt	213.00–217.00	1,436	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	197.77/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,228	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	679	183.96/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,249	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	228.73/cwt	227.50–230.00	956	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	545	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	241.87/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,183	13

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 971Last week 1,393Year ago 1,144

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 48Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	225.00	225.00
1	—	725	201.00	201.00
1	—	385	242.50	242.50
22	—	523	231.00–243.00	237.96
8	—	469	224.00–231.00	227.66
13	—	563	220.00–235.00	229.04
24	—	624	214.00–230.50	225.77
21	—	427	227.50–241.00	233.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	200.00	200.00
2	—	885	160.00	160.00
2	—	508	170.00–180.00	174.98
7	—	738	181.00–187.50	181.91
1	—	605	185.00	185.00
2	—	555	191.00	191.00
1	—	315	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	177.50	177.50
3	—	490	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	476	190.00–200.00	197.79
2	—	410	217.50	217.50
4	—	387	210.00	210.00
7	—	671	204.00–209.00	206.87
4	—	771	180.00–186.00	183.08
2	—	727	185.00	185.00
3	—	608	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	537	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	809	230.25	230.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	217.50	217.50
1	—	505	210.00	210.00
2	—	582	200.00	200.00
2	—	1,030	190.00	190.00
2	—	883	190.00–207.50	198.63
1	—	915	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,041	215.00	215.00
4	—	907	220.00–224.00	223.00
1	—	990	190.00	190.00
5	—	522	236.00–248.00	238.71
1	—	575	235.00	235.00
1	—	720	220.00	220.00
4	—	485	233.00–247.50	240.21
7	—	601	240.00	240.00
4	—	823	234.00–245.00	242.17
3	—	390	247.50	247.50
1	—	795	232.00	232.00
1	—	420	255.00	255.00
3	—	863	214.00–229.00	219.07
2	—	1,060	202.50–213.00	207.77
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	620	260.00–267.00	265.63
147	—	1,074	217.85–226.00	222.77
4	—	527	268.00	268.00
116	—	927	236.00–241.25	238.61
104	—	1,021	227.00–230.00	228.48
72	—	812	254.00–256.30	255.98
44	—	751	261.00	261.00
59	—	885	251.50	251.50
1	—	445	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	297.50	297.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	512	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	190.00–200.00	193.33
8	—	680	174.00–189.00	180.00
6	—	477	224.00	224.00
1	—	610	195.00	195.00
1	—	755	150.00	150.00
4	—	538	190.00–210.00	203.93
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	160.00	160.00
1	—	445	170.00	170.00
1	—	545	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	280.00–287.50	283.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	145.00	145.00
1	—	490	200.00	200.00
1	—	435	200.00	200.00
1	—	695	150.00	150.00
1	—	530	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	218.00	218.00
1	—	245	215.00	215.00
3	—	558	190.00–210.00	203.43
1	—	540	204.00	204.00
6	—	621	190.00–204.00	197.77
4	—	679	180.00–186.00	183.96
2	—	418	227.50–230.00	228.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	643	210.00–219.00	216.64
2	—	802	190.00	190.00
1	—	915	187.50	187.50
1	—	770	178.00	178.00
9	—	386	230.00–250.00	244.55
4	—	560	221.00–228.00	222.77
5	—	423	241.00–262.50	257.98
1	—	280	250.00	250.00
2	—	325	245.00	245.00
15	—	516	219.00–235.00	222.50
7	—	667	213.00–217.00	215.24
13	—	489	230.00–251.00	241.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	187.00	187.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,107	100.00–109.50	104.01
15	—	1,150	93.00–99.50	95.71
4	—	881	53.00–68.00	63.07
10	—	1,059	79.50–89.00	85.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,622	110.00–119.00	113.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,326	111.00–134.50	115.26
6	—	1,293	98.00–110.50	107.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,852	132.00–139.00	135.34
4	—	1,505	123.00–129.00	126.20

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,160.00	1,160.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	980	950.00–1,050.00	984.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,010.00	1,010.00

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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