Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold sharply higher with feeder steers over 600lbs 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold sharply higher with feeder heifers over 600lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. No comparison on slaughter bulls due to low receipts in last weeks report.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $235.88/cwt on 331 head.

Average price

$235.88

331 head · 753 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$412

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

$16.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.01

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	764	236.29	1,806	310
Medium and Large 2	571	234.43	1,338	14thin
Large 1-2	633	220.29	1,394	7thin

One grade step is worth $16.01/cwt here — about $412 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 sale331 hd

235.88

—

KY average24 barns · 7,807 hd

240.88

−5.01

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	1,817	120.65	2,192	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	107.75	1,603	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	106.23	1,372	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	92.66	945	32
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,193	173.81	2,074	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$1,853	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,789	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,389	$1,721	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,307	$1,682	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,386	$1,625	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$1,600	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,407	$1,534	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$1,458	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$1,291	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,483	$2,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,517	$2,595	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$2,437	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,615	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,393	$1,568	2thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	—	474	280.64/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,330	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	728	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	767	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	235.91/cwt	231.00–241.50	1,812	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	225.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	192.74/cwt	180.00–196.00	2,045	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,573	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	400	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	207.47/cwt	199.00–215.00	1,193	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	250.84/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,442	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	183.10/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,256	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	236.98/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,363	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	191.29/cwt	187.00–194.00	1,182	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	252.99/cwt	244.00–264.00	1,209	11
Heifers	Large 2	—	360	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	224.75/cwt	224.75–224.75	1,618	75
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	400	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	940	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	647	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	210.39/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,397	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	243.77/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,243	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	585	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	241.16/cwt	238.00–247.50	1,039	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	200.90/cwt	191.00–210.00	1,862	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	850	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	290.01/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,499	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	222.49/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,402	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	243.17/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,539	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	295.67/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,138	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	228.71/cwt	222.50–234.00	1,631	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	237.70/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,595	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	232.27/cwt	229.00–235.25	1,916	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	852	222.60/cwt	222.60–222.60	1,897	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	307.70/cwt	297.50–317.50	1,335	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	700	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,699	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	256.06/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,585	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	702	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,474	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	249.01/cwt	247.50–252.00	1,352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	259.18/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,050	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	261.45/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,284	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	220.59/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,266	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,334	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	104.40/cwt	100.00–110.50	1,351	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	95.46/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,258	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	86.95/cwt	82.50–91.00	901	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	102.39/cwt	97.00–106.50	1,469	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,548	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	602	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,193	173.81/cwt	168.00–180.00	2,074	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	76.40/cwt	70.00–79.00	798	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	101.07/cwt	94.00–107.00	1,013	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	110.43/cwt	107.00–116.50	1,672	10
Bulls	—	—	1,490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,639	1
Bulls	—	—	1,983	128.74/cwt	128.50–129.00	2,553	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	117.89/cwt	114.00–123.00	2,140	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,545	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	2,448.57/head	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,449	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,291.24/head	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,291	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,386	1,625.14/head	1,425.00–1,800.00	1,625	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,393	1,567.77/head	1,250.00–1,850.00	1,568	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	2,518.09/head	2,000.00–3,000.00	2,518	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,852.73/head	1,350.00–2,100.00	1,853	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,389	1,720.76/head	1,400.00–1,950.00	1,721	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,457.73/head	1,050.00–2,000.00	1,458	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,600.47/head	1,325.00–1,900.00	1,600	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,789.06/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,789	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,407	1,534.02/head	1,200.00–1,810.00	1,534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	258.92/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,106	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	437	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,259	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	210.75/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,292	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	219.58/cwt	211.00–228.00	1,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	221.25/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	242.39/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,394	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	276.65/cwt	267.50–285.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	283.81/cwt	280.00–287.50	894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,263	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	220.47/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,376	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,483	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,615	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,307	1,682.02/head	1,575.00–1,800.00	1,682	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,275.22/head	1,700.00–2,500.00	2,275	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 Feb 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 563Last week 585Year ago 173

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 17Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	275.00–287.50	280.64
1	—	260	280.00	280.00
15	—	768	231.00–241.50	235.91
5	—	1,061	180.00–196.00	192.74
1	—	310	295.00	295.00
6	—	575	245.00–257.00	250.84
6	—	927	191.00–210.00	200.90
6	—	517	282.50–292.50	290.01
3	—	967	191.00	191.00
19	—	633	236.00–250.00	243.17
4	—	385	290.00–302.50	295.67
15	—	713	222.50–234.00	228.71
13	—	671	230.00–242.00	237.70
4	—	434	297.50–317.50	307.70
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	767	200.00	200.00
1	—	400	240.00	240.00
2	—	550	240.00	240.00
1	—	850	192.00	192.00
1	—	545	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	298.00	298.00
117	—	825	229.00–235.25	232.27
65	—	852	222.60	222.60
7	—	688	247.00	247.00
13	—	619	252.00–262.00	256.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	250.00	250.00
3	—	630	219.00–230.00	222.49
4	—	702	210.00	210.00
3	—	543	247.50–252.00	249.01
3	—	405	257.50–260.00	259.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	220.00–230.00	225.00
7	—	575	199.00–215.00	207.47
4	—	686	175.00–189.00	183.10
3	—	618	187.00–194.00	191.29
3	—	431	238.00–247.50	241.16
3	—	522	211.00–228.00	219.58
4	—	474	220.00–225.00	221.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	255.00	255.00
75	—	720	224.75	224.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	230.00–240.00	236.98
11	—	478	244.00–264.00	252.99
15	—	664	200.00–212.00	210.39
11	—	510	230.00–248.00	243.77
1	—	715	170.00	170.00
11	—	427	250.00–270.00	258.92
2	—	375	250.00	250.00
8	—	613	210.00–213.00	210.75
1	—	790	160.00	160.00
1	—	330	250.00	250.00
1	—	295	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	235.00	235.00
2	—	647	203.00	203.00
1	—	585	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	437	288.00	288.00
2	—	315	280.00–287.50	283.81
2	—	460	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	182.00	182.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	300.00	300.00
5	—	575	240.00–252.50	242.39
2	—	325	267.50–285.00	276.65
2	—	500	252.50	252.50
4	—	624	216.00–225.00	220.47
5	—	690	220.00	220.00
2	—	410	297.50	297.50
2	—	902	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	491	260.00–267.50	261.45
4	—	574	210.00–230.00	220.59
1	—	430	267.50	267.50
1	—	635	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	317.50	317.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	163.00	163.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,294	100.00–110.50	104.40
2	—	1,318	93.00–98.00	95.46
3	—	1,263	120.00–125.00	122.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,036	82.50–91.00	86.95
1	—	1,115	54.00	54.00
5	—	1,044	70.00–79.00	76.40
19	—	1,002	94.00–107.00	101.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,435	97.00–106.50	102.39
10	—	1,514	107.00–116.50	110.43
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	168.00–180.00	173.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,983	128.50–129.00	128.74
2	—	1,815	114.00–123.00	117.89

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,545	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,575	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,448.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,393	1,250.00–1,850.00	1,567.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,520	2,000.00–3,000.00	2,518.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,615	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,510	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,305	1,700.00–2,500.00	2,275.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,255	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,291.24
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,386	1,425.00–1,800.00	1,625.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,085	1,350.00–2,100.00	1,852.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,389	1,400.00–1,950.00	1,720.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,290	1,050.00–2,000.00	1,457.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,435	1,325.00–1,900.00	1,600.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,325	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,789.06
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,407	1,200.00–1,810.00	1,534.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,307	1,575.00–1,800.00	1,682.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,483	2,600.00	2,600.00

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