Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Yearling steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Fleshy, bawling new crop calves and plain quality calves still facing discounts. Weaned packages of feeder claves still bringing premiums. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $229.28/cwt on 535 head.

Average price

$229.28

535 head · 884 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,026

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,094

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

$48.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.32

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	899	230.92	2,076	504
Large 1-2	621	211.38	1,313	18thin
Medium and Large 2	674	208.00	1,401	4thin
Large 2	683	183.31	1,253	7thin
Medium 1-2	538	182.47	982	2thin

One grade step is worth $48.45/cwt here — about $1,094 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 sale535 hd

229.28

—

KY average25 barns · 4,314 hd

234.60

−5.32

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	1,647	115.58	1,904	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,544	96.08	1,484	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,304	93.77	1,223	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,043	79.19	826	23

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)	1,315	$1,314	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,177	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$950	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	815	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,255	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,474	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,135	$1,200	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

117 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,885	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	453	219.75/cwt	219.00–220.00	995	4
Steers	Large 2	—	705	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,234	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	658	167.24/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,100	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,769	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	785	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	179.80/cwt	171.00–182.00	1,251	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	420	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	641	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	550	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	963	1
Steers	Large 2	—	685	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	787	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	204.44/cwt	204.00–205.00	1,073	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	433	277.47/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	170.81/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,050	5
Heifers	Large 2	—	685	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	482	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	819	2
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	189.33/cwt	189.00–190.00	782	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	613	177.59/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,089	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	155.94/cwt	150.00–159.00	956	3
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	228.65/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,511	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	903	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	538	182.47/cwt	180.00–185.00	982	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	603	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,206	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,201	1
Steers	Large 2	—	840	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,546	1
Steers	Large 2	—	623	176.05/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,097	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	814	233.25/cwt	233.25–233.25	1,899	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	894	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,146	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	230.37/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,315	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	233.23/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,557	16
Steers	Large 1-2	—	362	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	919	229.75/cwt	229.75–229.75	2,111	56
Steers	Large 1-2	—	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	666	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,545	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	833	208.92/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,740	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,170	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	249.10/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,415	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	989	227.34/cwt	223.00–230.00	2,248	274
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	415	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	757	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	192.83/cwt	180.00–199.00	1,317	9
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	491	215.27/cwt	212.50–221.00	1,057	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	360	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	855	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	705	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,255	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	87.52/cwt	84.50–92.00	919	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	456	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	67.61/cwt	64.00–71.00	729	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	77.25/cwt	73.50–82.00	806	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	89.55/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,366	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	99.35/cwt	94.50–104.50	1,544	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	100.90/cwt	99.00–102.50	1,379	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	91.39/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,173	15
Bulls	—	—	1,685	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	2,266	1
Bulls	—	—	1,403	120.80/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,695	2
Bulls	—	—	1,797	105.80/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,901	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,176.92/head	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,177	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,314.35/head	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,314	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,474.27/head	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	173.12/cwt	160.00–180.00	914	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	168.50/cwt	167.00–169.00	1,424	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,090	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	740	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	450	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	878	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	891	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	224.20/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,022	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	175.71/cwt	173.00–178.00	1,005	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	177.45/cwt	175.00–182.50	783	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,127	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	510	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	183.88/cwt	182.50–188.00	925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	153.31/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,066	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	451	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	146.27/cwt	142.50–150.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	808	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	215.49/cwt	207.50–219.00	1,215	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	155.49/cwt	154.00–157.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	913	3
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	600	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	230.66/cwt	221.00–234.00	1,202	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	171.59/cwt	168.00–174.00	1,325	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	333	198.27/cwt	195.00–200.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	350	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,282	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	510	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	249.01/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	233.33/cwt	220.00–240.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	204.74/cwt	196.00–209.00	1,290	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	1

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 Oct 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 737Last week 1,183Year ago 912

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 97Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 64Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	512	239.00	239.00
5	—	834	226.00	226.00
7	—	764	231.50	231.50
3	—	721	240.00	240.00
18	—	661	220.00–232.00	228.65
1	—	645	224.00	224.00
2	—	365	247.50	247.50
1	—	490	245.00	245.00
1	—	345	250.00	250.00
13	—	571	227.00–236.00	230.37
3	—	438	230.00–240.00	233.23
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	453	219.00–220.00	219.75
1	—	785	210.00	210.00
3	—	603	200.00	200.00
2	—	362	195.00	195.00
1	—	555	220.00	220.00
4	—	666	232.00	232.00
2	—	833	204.00–214.00	208.92
1	—	1,170	160.00	160.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	175.00	175.00
2	—	685	198.00	198.00
1	—	840	184.00	184.00
3	—	623	174.00–180.00	176.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	207.00	207.00
2	—	787	200.00	200.00
1	—	425	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	272.50–282.50	277.47
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	180.00–185.00	182.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	814	233.25	233.25
60	—	894	240.00	240.00
16	—	654	238.00	238.00
56	—	919	229.75	229.75
10	—	568	247.00–250.00	249.10
274	—	989	223.00–230.00	227.34
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	658	160.00–174.00	167.24
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
2	—	375	160.00	160.00
1	—	420	152.50	152.50
1	—	550	175.00	175.00
2	—	613	170.00–185.00	177.59
1	—	510	170.00	170.00
3	—	451	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	696	171.00–182.00	179.80
7	—	525	204.00–205.00	204.44
1	—	755	177.50	177.50
5	—	615	167.00–175.00	170.81
3	—	413	189.00–190.00	189.33
2	—	575	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	175.00	175.00
3	—	613	150.00–159.00	155.94
4	—	572	173.00–178.00	175.71
6	—	441	175.00–182.50	177.45
4	—	503	182.50–188.00	183.88
3	—	695	150.00–160.00	153.31
1	—	455	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	157.00	157.00
2	—	482	170.00	170.00
1	—	600	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	140.00	140.00
1	—	485	150.00	150.00
2	—	680	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	150.00	150.00
2	—	463	142.50–150.00	146.27
2	—	433	154.00–157.00	155.49
3	—	550	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	182.50	182.50
1	—	625	190.00	190.00
3	—	491	212.50–221.00	215.27
1	—	360	237.50	237.50
1	—	705	178.00	178.00
1	—	655	150.00	150.00
3	—	333	195.00–200.00	198.27
1	—	510	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	683	180.00–199.00	192.83
4	—	845	167.00–169.00	168.50
5	—	456	224.00–225.00	224.20
4	—	564	207.50–219.00	215.49
10	—	521	221.00–234.00	230.66
5	—	772	168.00–174.00	171.59
1	—	900	165.00	165.00
1	—	335	245.00	245.00
1	—	720	178.00	178.00
1	—	870	160.00	160.00
2	—	428	240.00–257.50	249.01
3	—	365	220.00–240.00	233.33
3	—	630	196.00–209.00	204.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	160.00–180.00	173.12
1	—	430	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	616	177.00	177.00
1	—	560	190.00	190.00
1	—	340	217.50	217.50
5	—	469	190.00	190.00
1	—	505	202.50	202.50
1	—	440	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	152.50	152.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,050	84.50–92.00	87.52
1	—	800	57.00	57.00
5	—	1,078	64.00–71.00	67.61
6	—	1,043	73.50–82.00	77.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,525	84.00–93.00	89.55
12	—	1,554	94.50–104.50	99.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,367	99.00–102.50	100.90
15	—	1,283	88.00–96.00	91.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	134.50	134.50
2	—	1,403	118.00–123.00	120.80
3	—	1,797	100.00–112.00	105.80

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,115	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,474.27
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,305	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,176.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,315	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,314.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	950.00	950.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,650.00	1,650.00

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