Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All feeder calves sold sharply higher with very good demand. Yearling steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was a good quality offering of feeder calves this week. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $214.33/cwt on 534 head.

Average price

$214.33

534 head · 847 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

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

$22.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.86

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	516	222.11	1,145	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	853	214.24	1,828	525
Medium and Large 2-3	580	200.00	1,160	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.11/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale534 hd

214.33

—

KY average28 barns · 6,610 hd

220.19

−5.86

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	1,518	111.93	1,699	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,654	89.34	1,477	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	85.21	1,070	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	73.97	763	30
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,255	138.00	1,732	2thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$985	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,103	$788	2thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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 2-3	—	410	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	707	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	214.31/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,050	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	189.73/cwt	186.00–192.00	1,057	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	191.15/cwt	185.00–201.00	889	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	188.88/cwt	187.50–190.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	193.31/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,270	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	928	208.26/cwt	205.50–209.90	1,933	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	197.50/cwt	192.50–202.50	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,130	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	530	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	570	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	215.38/cwt	211.00–220.00	885	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	220.57/cwt	217.00–223.00	847	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	842	210.10/cwt	205.75–214.00	1,769	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	892	202.01/cwt	194.50–204.50	1,802	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	447	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	1,339	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	192.48/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	314	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	981	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	938	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	183.20/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	984	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,948	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,216	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	223.87/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,169	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,508	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	256.65/cwt	251.00–262.50	1,311	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	198.02/cwt	194.00–202.00	1,519	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	219.34/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,371	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,561	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	590	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	568	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,392	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,047	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	501	256.60/cwt	253.00–259.00	1,286	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,330	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,702	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	66.45/cwt	63.00–71.50	661	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	97.95/cwt	94.50–99.50	1,345	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	77.80/cwt	73.00–83.50	822	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,717	88.08/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,512	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	48.34/cwt	41.00–55.00	447	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,180	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,746	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	846	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	93.13/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,362	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	85.55/cwt	81.00–91.50	1,046	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	77.54/cwt	75.00–79.50	951	7
Bulls	—	—	1,587	113.49/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,801	13
Bulls	—	—	1,217	105.17/cwt	103.00–107.50	1,280	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	985.21/head	950.00–1,025.00	985	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	787.76/head	750.00–825.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	985	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,300	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	889	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	162.81/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,327	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	222.21/cwt	217.50–232.50	1,271	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	170.17/cwt	160.00–177.50	1,242	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	786	152.67/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,200	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	261.27/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,204	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	235.12/cwt	227.50–247.50	1,239	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	184.13/cwt	181.00–191.00	1,258	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	214.58/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,116	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	185.53/cwt	182.50–187.00	1,267	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	168.02/cwt	160.00–175.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	192.55/cwt	182.00–195.00	1,184	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	259.72/cwt	255.00–265.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	208.91/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,316	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	285.59/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,045	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	164.12/cwt	160.00–170.00	950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	196.53/cwt	190.00–200.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	209.58/cwt	201.00–215.00	1,081	16

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 Dec 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 799Last week 831Year ago 915

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 91Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 8Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	172.50	172.50
3	—	480	160.00–175.00	168.02
5	—	579	160.00–170.00	164.12
1	—	680	164.00	164.00
1	—	755	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	490	205.00–220.00	214.31
7	—	557	186.00–192.00	189.73
6	—	657	185.00–195.00	193.31
4	—	411	211.00–220.00	215.38
9	—	384	217.00–223.00	220.57
6	—	615	182.00–195.00	192.55
4	—	323	222.50	222.50
16	—	516	201.00–215.00	209.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	150.00	150.00
5	—	465	185.00–201.00	191.15
4	—	409	187.50–190.00	188.88
1	—	730	165.00	165.00
1	—	500	170.00	170.00
2	—	395	192.50–202.50	197.50
1	—	575	180.00	180.00
3	—	327	190.00–200.00	196.53
1	—	650	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
1	—	570	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	487	232.00	232.00
14	—	415	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
173	—	928	205.50–209.90	208.26
127	—	842	205.75–214.00	210.10
79	—	892	194.50–204.50	202.01
19	—	447	299.50	299.50
58	—	984	198.00	198.00
27	—	587	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	232.50	232.50
1	—	340	245.00	245.00
5	—	522	220.00–230.00	223.87
1	—	700	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	906	190.00–195.00	192.48
5	—	969	180.00–184.00	183.20
2	—	442	275.00	275.00
1	—	885	195.00	195.00
1	—	810	203.00	203.00
4	—	732	206.00	206.00
4	—	511	251.00–262.50	256.65
8	—	767	194.00–202.00	198.02
1	—	390	280.00	280.00
7	—	625	211.00–225.00	219.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	314	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	187.00	187.00
1	—	900	132.00	132.00
1	—	450	197.50	197.50
1	—	715	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	400	230.00	230.00
4	—	985	132.00	132.00
1	—	475	235.00	235.00
5	—	815	158.00–164.00	162.81
3	—	786	150.00–154.00	152.67
4	—	520	209.00–220.00	214.58
3	—	683	182.50–187.00	185.53
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	209.00	209.00
1	—	450	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	245.00	245.00
3	—	335	312.50	312.50
5	—	501	253.00–259.00	256.60
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	182.00	182.00
5	—	572	217.50–232.50	222.21
3	—	730	160.00–177.50	170.17
1	—	445	267.50	267.50
6	—	461	250.00–265.00	261.27
8	—	527	227.50–247.50	235.12
5	—	683	181.00–191.00	184.13
2	—	318	255.00–265.00	259.72
1	—	925	182.50	182.50
12	—	630	200.00–219.00	208.91
7	—	366	280.00–295.00	285.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	128.00	128.00
1	—	1,180	148.00	148.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	995	63.00–71.50	66.45
21	—	1,057	73.00–83.50	77.80
2	—	925	41.00–55.00	48.34
1	—	940	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,373	94.50–99.50	97.95
8	—	1,223	81.00–91.50	85.55
7	—	1,227	75.00–79.50	77.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,717	86.00–91.00	88.08
2	—	1,463	92.00–94.00	93.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,587	110.00–120.00	113.49
3	—	1,217	103.00–107.50	105.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	950.00–1,025.00	985.21
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,103	750.00–825.00	787.76

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle