Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady on a light test with the weaned preconditioned calves bringing a premium. Fleshy bawling calves facing discounts. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $230.87/cwt on 790 head.

Average price

$230.87

790 head · 885 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,030

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

$61.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.75

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	895	232.33	2,079	758
Medium and Large 2	633	212.00	1,341	12thin
Large 2	505	200.00	1,010	1thin
Large 1-2	695	188.31	1,308	16thin
Medium 1-2	460	183.00	842	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	615	170.50	1,049	2thin

One grade step is worth $61.83/cwt here — about $1,030 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 sale790 hd

230.87

—

KY average25 barns · 7,152 hd

244.62

−13.75

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	—	Average	1,536	118.41	1,819	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	104.76	1,577	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	100.17	1,275	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,071	86.84	930	40

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,470	$1,485	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,235	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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
Steers	Large 2	—	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,396	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	833	234.98/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,957	97
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	757	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	221.24/cwt	219.00–222.00	1,175	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,808	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	462	208.70/cwt	208.00–210.00	964	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	340	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	655	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	440	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	779	220.57/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,718	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,547	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	870	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,679	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	735	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	241.55/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,258	17
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	685	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	569	204.25/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,162	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	216.49/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,119	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	203.68/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,299	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	229.08/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	232.48/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,830	24
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	460	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	233.16/cwt	232.00–246.00	1,625	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	209.95/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	240.61/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,696	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	943	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	860	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,488	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	489	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	929	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	222.03/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,805	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	540	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,237	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,935	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,195	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	594	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,628	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	973	223.56/cwt	220.00–229.90	2,175	274
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,014	225.90/cwt	225.90–225.90	2,291	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	271.07/cwt	264.00–274.00	1,691	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	911	234.34/cwt	230.50–236.00	2,135	216
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,284	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	695	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,307	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	940	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,528	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	875	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	492	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,014	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	662	193.20/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,279	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	430	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	774	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	370	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	546	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	98.93/cwt	95.00–104.50	1,101	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	88.67/cwt	83.50–93.00	984	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	100.17/cwt	94.00–105.50	1,275	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	53.31/cwt	52.00–55.00	514	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	77.01/cwt	70.00–82.50	744	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	103.57/cwt	101.00–105.50	1,568	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,610	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	124.47/cwt	122.00–126.00	2,153	3
Bulls	—	—	1,148	99.67/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,144	3
Bulls	—	—	1,828	137.41/cwt	135.50–139.50	2,512	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	211.39/cwt	200.00–215.00	998	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	186.24/cwt	185.00–187.50	996	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,057	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,156	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	852	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,196	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	202.24/cwt	198.00–205.00	1,183	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	505	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	580	195.41/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,133	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	210.81/cwt	204.00–214.00	991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	184.33/cwt	183.00–185.00	1,327	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	201.00/cwt	200.00–202.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	772	186.17/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,437	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	222.51/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,072	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	183.10/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,144	2
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	747	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,195	2
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	551	143.74/cwt	137.50–150.00	792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	226.18/cwt	218.00–235.00	1,411	28
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	975	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	221.73/cwt	220.00–222.50	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	220.64/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	752	155.02/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	185.02/cwt	180.00–186.00	908	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,285	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,498	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	873	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	211.94/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,108	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	186.44/cwt	184.00–189.00	1,622	2

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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,077Last week 971Year ago 1,252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 67Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 9Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	194.00	194.00
3	—	535	261.00	261.00
1	—	255	265.00	265.00
2	—	410	240.00	240.00
24	—	787	220.00–233.00	232.48
12	—	697	232.00–246.00	233.16
3	—	911	200.00–215.00	209.95
2	—	870	219.00	219.00
2	—	595	255.00	255.00
13	—	705	240.00–242.00	240.61
1	—	385	245.00	245.00
2	—	813	219.00–225.00	222.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	833	234.00–235.00	234.98
3	—	651	256.00	256.00
2	—	777	249.00	249.00
3	—	725	248.00	248.00
10	—	594	274.00	274.00
274	—	973	220.00–229.90	223.56
53	—	1,014	225.90	225.90
32	—	624	264.00–274.00	271.07
216	—	911	230.50–236.00	234.34
2	—	467	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	160.00	160.00
1	—	730	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	757	200.00	200.00
4	—	531	219.00–222.00	221.24
1	—	1,010	179.00	179.00
2	—	367	230.00	230.00
1	—	695	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	183.00	183.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	860	173.00	173.00
5	—	489	190.00	190.00
3	—	540	229.00	229.00
1	—	1,195	150.00	150.00
1	—	695	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	208.00–210.00	208.70
1	—	340	192.50	192.50
1	—	440	210.00	210.00
1	—	870	193.00	193.00
2	—	735	183.00	183.00
1	—	685	181.00	181.00
3	—	770	190.00	190.00
4	—	569	200.00–211.00	204.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	779	219.00–224.00	220.57
2	—	485	240.00	240.00
3	—	713	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	521	240.00–244.00	241.55
5	—	667	226.00–232.00	229.08
7	—	482	220.00–229.00	222.51
4	—	805	210.00	210.00
28	—	624	218.00–235.00	226.18
3	—	281	220.00–222.50	221.73
3	—	576	220.00–222.00	220.64
4	—	397	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	205.00	205.00
14	—	517	210.00–221.00	216.49
3	—	638	200.00–211.00	203.68
1	—	680	200.00	200.00
3	—	470	204.00–214.00	210.81
3	—	720	183.00–185.00	184.33
4	—	419	200.00–202.00	201.00
7	—	772	182.00–192.00	186.17
1	—	345	215.00	215.00
1	—	385	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	179.00	179.00
2	—	435	178.00	178.00
2	—	625	180.00–186.00	183.10
1	—	700	177.50	177.50
3	—	752	150.00–165.00	155.02
6	—	491	180.00–186.00	185.02
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	747	160.00	160.00
4	—	551	137.50–150.00	143.74
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	162.50	162.50
1	—	875	165.00	165.00
2	—	492	206.00	206.00
5	—	662	190.00–197.00	193.20
1	—	430	180.00	180.00
1	—	505	202.00	202.00
2	—	580	190.00–201.00	195.41
1	—	975	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	472	200.00–215.00	211.39
2	—	535	185.00–187.50	186.24
1	—	685	193.00	193.00
1	—	805	164.00	164.00
5	—	585	198.00–205.00	202.24
1	—	735	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	587	180.00	180.00
1	—	710	160.00	160.00
1	—	645	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	250.00	250.00
5	—	490	236.00	236.00
6	—	334	255.00	255.00
5	—	567	211.00	211.00
1	—	680	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,065	160.00	160.00
1	—	720	190.00	190.00
4	—	624	206.00	206.00
7	—	772	194.00	194.00
1	—	955	172.00	172.00
13	—	523	210.00–230.00	211.94
2	—	870	184.00–189.00	186.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,113	95.00–104.50	98.93
19	—	1,110	83.50–93.00	88.67
2	—	965	52.00–55.00	53.31
9	—	966	70.00–82.50	77.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,273	94.00–105.50	100.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,514	101.00–105.50	103.57
1	—	1,470	109.50	109.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,730	122.00–126.00	124.47
3	—	1,148	96.00–107.00	99.67
2	—	1,828	135.50–139.50	137.41

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)	1	—	1,470	1,485.00	1,485.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	1,500.00	1,500.00

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

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