Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week due to inclement weather and low receipts in last weeks report. Good demand for all feeder and slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $207.80/cwt on 297 head.

Average price

$207.80

297 head · 856 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

per head · Large 1-2 over Large 2

$49.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.53

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	530	225.00	1,193	2thin
Medium and Large 2	543	222.11	1,205	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	870	207.82	1,808	283
Medium and Large 2-3	633	189.00	1,196	5thin
Large 2	630	176.00	1,109	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.00/cwt here — about $84 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 sale297 hd

207.80

—

KY average25 barns · 6,218 hd

229.33

−21.53

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	1,940	105.00	2,037	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,511	108.45	1,639	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	103.98	1,284	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	970	75.47	732	6thin

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)	1,240	$1,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	998	$1,061	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$852	2thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	669	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,171	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	236.22/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,346	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	175.91/cwt	167.00–185.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	182.06/cwt	179.00–185.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	208.52/cwt	204.00–213.25	1,516	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	148.49/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	988	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,016	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,196	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	407	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	997	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	377	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	952	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	480	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	187.25/cwt	187.25–187.25	1,818	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	268.70/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,150	2
Steers	Large 2	—	630	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	243.25/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,146	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	231.35/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,596	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	264.87/cwt	260.00–270.00	993	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	234.02/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,477	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,597	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,470	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	270.92/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,422	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	797	215.25/cwt	215.25–215.25	1,716	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	214.09/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,080	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,993	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	256.86/cwt	255.00–257.50	997	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	542	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,469	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	110.92/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,724	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	103.52/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,475	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	952	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	112.97/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,416	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,196	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	95.41/cwt	91.00–100.00	916	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	82.01/cwt	79.00–85.00	831	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	48.98/cwt	48.00–50.00	459	2
Bulls	—	—	1,940	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,037	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	1,060.53/head	800.00–1,250.00	1,061	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	851.51/head	800.00–900.00	852	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,085	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	198.27/cwt	190.00–202.50	849	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,380	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	212.70/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,251	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	176.06/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,247	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	269.98/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,272	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	475	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	170.80/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	234.36/cwt	227.50–237.50	867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	719	2
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	510	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	167.49/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,037	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	208.66/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,073	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	234.02/cwt	225.00–240.00	952	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	223.85/cwt	220.00–227.50	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	585	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,107	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	184.33/cwt	184.00–185.00	1,139	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	207.98/cwt	204.00–212.00	953	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	655	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	202.47/cwt	200.00–205.00	830	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 Jan 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 585Last week 80Year ago 492

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 7Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 1Year ago 5

No comparison to last week due to inclement weather and low receipts in last weeks report. Good demand for all feeder and slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	669	175.00	175.00
1	—	545	200.00	200.00
3	—	705	157.00	157.00
3	—	618	184.00–185.00	184.33
1	—	340	200.00	200.00
2	—	458	204.00–212.00	207.98
2	—	410	200.00–205.00	202.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	167.00–185.00	175.91
2	—	470	179.00–185.00	182.06
2	—	688	147.00–150.00	148.49
6	—	580	187.00	187.00
7	—	619	163.00–170.00	167.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	727	204.00–213.25	208.52
13	—	407	245.00	245.00
2	—	377	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	197.00	197.00
1	—	525	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	927	170.00–171.00	170.80
5	—	370	227.50–237.50	234.36
2	—	327	220.00	220.00
14	—	514	205.00–213.00	208.66
6	—	407	225.00–240.00	234.02
2	—	273	220.00–227.50	223.85
1	—	750	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	180.00	180.00
1	—	655	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	230.00–240.00	236.22
41	—	971	187.25	187.25
2	—	428	267.50–270.00	268.70
3	—	471	240.00–250.00	243.25
6	—	690	230.00–232.00	231.35
2	—	375	260.00–270.00	264.87
20	—	631	233.00–238.00	234.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	988	204.00	204.00
26	—	743	215.00	215.00
5	—	588	250.00	250.00
3	—	525	269.00–275.00	270.92
68	—	797	215.25	215.25
50	—	1,080	184.50	184.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	240.00	240.00
1	—	630	222.00	222.00
1	—	555	210.00	210.00
1	—	395	232.50	232.50
2	—	670	210.00–218.00	214.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	633	189.00	189.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	230.00	230.00
1	—	580	220.00	220.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	388	255.00–257.50	256.86
1	—	760	185.00	185.00
1	—	405	280.00	280.00
1	—	265	250.00	250.00
4	—	683	202.00	202.00
3	—	588	210.00–214.00	212.70
2	—	708	170.00–182.00	176.06
8	—	471	252.50–275.00	269.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	542	271.00	271.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	190.00–202.50	198.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,554	107.00–117.00	110.92
2	—	1,425	103.00–104.00	103.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,253	108.00–120.00	112.97
2	—	1,220	98.00	98.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	91.00–100.00	95.41
2	—	1,013	79.00–85.00	82.01
2	—	938	48.00–50.00	48.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,940	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	998	800.00–1,250.00	1,060.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	830	800.00–900.00	851.51
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,300.00	1,300.00

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

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