Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Yearling steers sold sharply lower. CME futures were on a downward trend this week. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $216.88/cwt on 696 head.

Average price

$216.88

696 head · 830 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,800

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,026

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

$78.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.33

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	843	218.77	1,845	656
Large 1-2	543	204.00	1,108	6thin
Medium and Large 2	651	193.99	1,263	16thin
Large 2	605	182.50	1,104	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	600	174.63	1,047	12thin
Medium 1-2	585	140.00	819	2thin

One grade step is worth $78.77/cwt here — about $1,026 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 sale696 hd

216.88

—

KY average26 barns · 6,994 hd

228.21

−11.33

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	1,682	108.49	1,824	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,504	89.88	1,352	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	87.55	1,097	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,112	76.99	856	25

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)	1,395	$1,228	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$1,103	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,255	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$975	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,395	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,840	$1,910	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,283	$1,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

124 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 2	—	570	199.86/cwt	197.00–208.00	1,139	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	192.83/cwt	192.50–193.00	1,180	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,178	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	621	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,242	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,823	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	641	170.71/cwt	161.00–177.00	1,094	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	190.63/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,071	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	228.66/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,198	5
Steers	Large 2	—	640	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	296	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	167.15/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,035	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,305	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	711	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,422	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	179.64/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,031	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	786	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,643	26
Steers	Large 1-2	—	295	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	218.43/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,031	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	178.83/cwt	175.00–182.50	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	185.22/cwt	178.00–186.00	1,180	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	214.46/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,538	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	214.62/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,416	11
Steers	Large 2	—	760	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	407	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	223.87/cwt	218.00–227.50	1,296	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	928	1
Steers	Large 2	—	510	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	186.67/cwt	185.00–187.50	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	184.82/cwt	174.00–186.00	1,874	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	881	220.88/cwt	205.00–224.00	1,946	205
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	973	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	2,048	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	216.19/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,373	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	987	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	750	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,125	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	580	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	237.40/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,035	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	212.55/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,641	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	787	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,779	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	917	209.66/cwt	209.00–210.25	1,923	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	811	227.58/cwt	223.75–229.75	1,846	120
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	975	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	—	910	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	576	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	460	211.55/cwt	207.50–217.50	973	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	200.42/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,130	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	88.45/cwt	85.00–94.00	900	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	77.62/cwt	71.50–83.50	910	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	98.96/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,470	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	79.38/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,082	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,259	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	88.41/cwt	84.00–96.50	1,333	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	81.03/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,226	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	89.31/cwt	84.00–98.50	1,090	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	66.07/cwt	60.00–69.50	720	7
Bulls	—	—	1,923	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,385	2
Bulls	—	—	1,486	102.10/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,517	6
Bulls	—	—	1,797	109.71/cwt	108.00–113.50	1,971	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,102.79/head	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,103	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,228.03/head	1,100.00–1,335.00	1,228	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,840	1,910.00/head	1,910.00–1,910.00	1,910	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	—	695	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	855	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	194.16/cwt	185.00–202.50	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	161.64/cwt	152.50–166.00	1,026	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	177.36/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,123	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	154.72/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,222	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	167.50/cwt	167.00–169.00	1,240	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	186.52/cwt	180.00–195.00	964	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	198.24/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,053	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	147.00/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	180.24/cwt	180.00–181.00	937	4
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	885	2
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	630	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	191.74/cwt	190.00–197.50	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	219.89/cwt	216.00–225.00	937	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	168.00/cwt	160.00–178.00	966	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	473	176.54/cwt	171.00–182.50	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	972	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	905	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	680	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	166.61/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,116	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	200.83/cwt	191.00–207.50	952	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	210.23/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,001	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	241.25/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,040	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	167.61/cwt	160.00–175.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,174	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	210.97/cwt	206.00–219.00	1,101	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,056	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,103	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 Nov 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,019Last week 1,035Year ago 1,570

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 68Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	197.00–208.00	199.86
3	—	612	192.50–193.00	192.83
1	—	475	200.00	200.00
1	—	815	186.00	186.00
3	—	711	200.00	200.00
3	—	770	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	677	174.00	174.00
1	—	555	188.00	188.00
5	—	641	161.00–177.00	170.71
1	—	805	146.00	146.00
3	—	425	185.00–187.50	186.67
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	621	200.00	200.00
1	—	295	215.00	215.00
1	—	520	210.00	210.00
1	—	580	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	206.00	206.00
5	—	980	186.00	186.00
5	—	524	220.00–234.00	228.66
3	—	296	235.00	235.00
2	—	227	245.00	245.00
1	—	1,135	160.00	160.00
13	—	717	214.00–216.00	214.46
11	—	660	211.00–221.00	214.62
10	—	579	218.00–227.50	223.87
1	—	350	265.00	265.00
10	—	1,014	174.00–186.00	184.82
8	—	635	211.00–225.00	216.19
4	—	486	203.00	203.00
4	—	436	230.00–245.00	237.40
16	—	772	210.00–217.00	212.55
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	175.00	175.00
1	—	760	170.00	170.00
2	—	510	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	407	257.50	257.50
205	—	881	205.00–224.00	220.88
51	—	973	210.50	210.50
66	—	787	226.00	226.00
116	—	917	209.00–210.25	209.66
120	—	811	223.75–229.75	227.58
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	150.00	150.00
1	—	420	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	210.00	210.00
8	—	562	190.00–191.00	190.63
3	—	763	171.00	171.00
2	—	227	245.00	245.00
14	—	472	212.00–225.00	218.43
10	—	637	178.00–186.00	185.22
1	—	260	232.50	232.50
6	—	531	190.00–200.00	198.24
11	—	426	216.00–225.00	219.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	619	160.00–169.00	167.15
2	—	437	200.00	200.00
5	—	574	176.00–185.00	179.64
4	—	520	180.00–181.00	180.24
4	—	387	190.00–197.50	191.74
1	—	810	134.00	134.00
1	—	290	192.50	192.50
1	—	315	200.00	200.00
14	—	670	159.00–170.00	166.61
17	—	474	191.00–207.50	200.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	786	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	127.50	127.50
2	—	363	175.00–182.50	178.83
2	—	735	140.00–154.00	147.00
7	—	575	160.00–178.00	168.00
1	—	615	158.00	158.00
1	—	820	132.00	132.00
1	—	420	167.50	167.50
2	—	533	160.00–175.00	167.61
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	150.00	150.00
1	—	630	134.00	134.00
1	—	905	124.00	124.00
1	—	680	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	171.00–182.50	176.54
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	160.00	160.00
1	—	600	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	125.00	125.00
2	—	425	185.00–202.50	194.16
2	—	570	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	142.50	142.50
1	—	695	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	250.00	250.00
1	—	235	245.00	245.00
7	—	564	200.00–203.00	200.42
6	—	633	170.00–180.00	177.36
4	—	790	150.00–160.00	154.72
5	—	740	167.00–169.00	167.50
4	—	431	240.00–245.00	241.25
3	—	341	230.00	230.00
5	—	652	180.00	180.00
12	—	522	206.00–219.00	210.97
2	—	355	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	460	207.50–217.50	211.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	220.00	220.00
1	—	855	120.00	120.00
1	—	240	220.00	220.00
1	—	290	220.00	220.00
1	—	340	202.50	202.50
3	—	635	152.50–166.00	161.64
12	—	517	180.00–195.00	186.52
7	—	476	200.00–213.00	210.23
3	—	553	191.00	191.00
1	—	735	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,018	85.00–94.00	88.45
12	—	1,173	71.50–83.50	77.62
7	—	1,089	60.00–69.50	66.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,485	97.00–101.00	98.96
25	—	1,508	84.00–96.50	88.41
2	—	1,513	80.00–82.00	81.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,363	77.00–81.00	79.38
1	—	1,240	101.50	101.50
20	—	1,221	84.00–98.50	89.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,923	124.00	124.00
6	—	1,486	94.00–106.00	102.10
6	—	1,797	108.00–113.50	109.71

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,255	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,102.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,395	1,100.00–1,335.00	1,228.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,840	1,910.00	1,910.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,283	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,395	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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