Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Yearling steers 850lbs to 900lbs sold steady with yearling steers 900lbs to 975lbs 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $218.34/cwt on 466 head.

Average price

$218.34

466 head · 846 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,848

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$982

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

$65.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.28

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	880	220.84	1,943	415
Medium and Large 2	559	206.73	1,156	26
Large 1-2	539	202.57	1,092	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	553	191.60	1,060	5thin
Large 2	632	185.04	1,170	11thin
Large 2-3	620	155.00	961	2thin

One grade step is worth $65.84/cwt here — about $982 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 sale466 hd

218.34

—

KY average26 barns · 5,760 hd

225.61

−7.28

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	—	Low	1,638	112.80	1,848	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,647	96.00	1,581	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	92.89	1,152	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	79.95	787	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$998	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$920	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,015	$910	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,475	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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 2-3	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	222.90/cwt	215.00–230.00	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,235	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	209.32/cwt	204.00–212.00	896	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	947	1
Steers	Large 2	—	669	188.74/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,263	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	214.44/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,023	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	198.75/cwt	195.00–202.50	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	189.96/cwt	184.00–195.00	992	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	920	221.99/cwt	220.40–223.75	2,042	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	969	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	2,117	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,044	205.85/cwt	205.85–205.85	2,149	53
Steers	Large 2-3	—	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,141	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	189.32/cwt	186.00–190.00	649	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	411	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	575	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	643	162.53/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,045	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	678	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	502	176.25/cwt	170.00–180.00	885	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	705	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,128	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	523	162.57/cwt	157.50–167.50	850	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,115	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	219.32/cwt	212.50–225.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	146.58/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,108	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,025	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,237	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,541	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,122	4
Steers	Large 2	—	633	176.49/cwt	172.50–180.00	1,117	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	244.32/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,031	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	995	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,086	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	685	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,425	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	555	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,193	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	200.84/cwt	195.00–209.00	1,438	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	231.60/cwt	222.50–238.00	1,207	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	190.68/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,188	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	507	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,387	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	426	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	887	221.26/cwt	218.75–223.70	1,963	117
Steers	Large 2	—	557	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,465	22
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	405	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	830	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	562	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	984	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	275	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	612	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	645	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,329	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	519	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,189	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	89.65/cwt	86.50–92.00	1,408	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	78.60/cwt	72.00–84.00	784	8
Bulls	—	—	1,453	107.96/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,569	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	93.13/cwt	87.50–97.00	1,117	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	89.70/cwt	85.00–95.50	902	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,698	100.23/cwt	97.50–102.50	1,702	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	81.42/cwt	78.00–84.50	1,022	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	99.49/cwt	99.00–100.50	1,403	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	66.51/cwt	62.00–69.50	617	5
Bulls	—	—	1,700	114.41/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,945	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	919.92/head	900.00–935.00	920	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	997.81/head	950.00–1,050.00	998	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	909.74/head	875.00–940.00	910	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	209.65/cwt	205.00–217.50	679	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	166.42/cwt	160.00–172.50	1,198	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	186.79/cwt	180.00–190.00	893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	251.95/cwt	237.50–257.50	960	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	205.65/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,059	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	243.96/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,025	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	226.25/cwt	220.00–232.50	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	208.53/cwt	200.00–220.00	995	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,134	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	179.80/cwt	175.00–185.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,438	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	328	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	911	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	171.29/cwt	166.00–179.00	1,071	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	193.23/cwt	190.00–196.00	812	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	169.41/cwt	169.00–171.00	974	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	181.44/cwt	180.00–186.00	878	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	183.32/cwt	180.00–185.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	157.58/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,053	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	460	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	763	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	430	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	159.37/cwt	155.00–161.00	977	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	168.42/cwt	162.00–175.00	1,282	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	172.97/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,187	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	400	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,713	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	877	190.80/cwt	190.80–190.80	1,673	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	218.24/cwt	215.00–220.00	921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	455	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	190.12/cwt	185.00–195.00	975	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,216	3

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 937Last week 1,019Year ago 657

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 109Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 19Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
1	—	560	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	662	190.00	190.00
2	—	375	215.00–230.00	222.90
6	—	588	210.00	210.00
8	—	477	207.50–220.00	214.44
1	—	710	187.50	187.50
1	—	995	184.00	184.00
3	—	517	210.00	210.00
3	—	623	190.00–191.00	190.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	187.50	187.50
2	—	490	195.00–202.50	198.75
1	—	585	195.00	195.00
1	—	695	178.00	178.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	669	187.50–190.00	188.74
5	—	633	172.50–180.00	176.49
2	—	557	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	920	220.40–223.75	221.99
54	—	969	218.50	218.50
53	—	1,044	205.85	205.85
117	—	887	218.75–223.70	221.26
22	—	626	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	673	229.00	229.00
4	—	458	245.00	245.00
6	—	422	237.50–255.00	244.32
5	—	716	195.00–209.00	200.84
13	—	521	222.50–238.00	231.60
4	—	590	235.00	235.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	208.00	208.00
2	—	555	215.00	215.00
1	—	700	180.00	180.00
3	—	426	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	204.00–212.00	209.32
19	—	522	184.00–195.00	189.96
1	—	335	202.50	202.50
5	—	715	156.00	156.00
4	—	264	212.50–225.00	219.32
7	—	756	141.00–150.00	146.58
4	—	493	208.00	208.00
1	—	1,020	141.00	141.00
28	—	625	166.00–179.00	171.29
2	—	662	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	343	186.00–190.00	189.32
6	—	536	170.00	170.00
9	—	420	190.00–196.00	193.23
12	—	575	169.00–171.00	169.41
8	—	484	180.00–186.00	181.44
3	—	383	180.00–185.00	183.32
2	—	668	150.00–165.00	157.58
8	—	613	155.00–161.00	159.37
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	411	140.00	140.00
1	—	460	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	643	160.00–163.00	162.53
6	—	502	170.00–180.00	176.25
2	—	705	160.00	160.00
1	—	665	170.00	170.00
1	—	460	180.00	180.00
1	—	400	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	157.50–167.50	162.57
4	—	328	170.00–175.00	172.48
3	—	585	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	175.00–185.00	179.80
2	—	417	175.00	175.00
2	—	518	150.00	150.00
1	—	480	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	784	218.50	218.50
62	—	877	190.80	190.80
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	150.00	150.00
2	—	507	152.50	152.50
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	405	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	562	175.00	175.00
1	—	275	222.50	222.50
1	—	500	200.00	200.00
2	—	455	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	645	206.00	206.00
10	—	519	229.00	229.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	160.00	160.00
6	—	324	205.00–217.50	209.65
1	—	630	170.00	170.00
2	—	370	220.00–232.50	226.25
7	—	477	200.00–220.00	208.53
3	—	422	215.00–220.00	218.24
4	—	513	185.00–195.00	190.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	160.00–172.50	166.42
11	—	381	237.50–257.50	251.95
10	—	515	200.00–212.50	205.65
5	—	420	235.00–255.00	243.96
4	—	567	200.00	200.00
5	—	761	162.00–175.00	168.42
1	—	310	240.00	240.00
5	—	686	170.00–177.50	172.97
1	—	920	130.00	130.00
3	—	647	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	180.00–190.00	186.79
1	—	355	170.00	170.00
1	—	680	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	86.50–92.00	89.65
3	—	1,698	97.50–102.50	100.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	997	72.00–84.00	78.60
8	—	1,006	85.00–95.50	89.70
5	—	928	62.00–69.50	66.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,199	87.50–97.00	93.13
2	—	1,255	78.00–84.50	81.42
3	—	1,410	99.00–100.50	99.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	107.00–109.00	107.96
6	—	1,700	111.00–118.00	114.41

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	900.00–935.00	919.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,075	950.00–1,050.00	997.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,015	875.00–940.00	909.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,475	1,450.00	1,450.00

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