Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher with feeder steers over 450lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers over 550lbs sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $239.52/cwt on 469 head.

Average price

$239.52

469 head · 814 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,949

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$25

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 2

$65.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.93

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	514	251.08	1,291	6thin
Medium 1-2	375	240.00	900	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	821	239.77	1,968	457
Medium and Large 2-3	605	214.49	1,298	3thin
Large 2	708	186.00	1,316	2thin

One grade step is worth $65.08/cwt here — about −$25 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 sale469 hd

239.52

—

KY average26 barns · 7,456 hd

257.45

−17.93

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	1,298	117.35	1,523	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	116.84	1,799	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	112.09	1,377	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	95.40	1,025	5thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	580	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,833	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	375	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	262.26/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,487	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	196.15/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	283.34/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,108	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	192.99/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,405	2
Steers	Large 2	—	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	273.29/cwt	267.00–279.00	1,438	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	542	245.11/cwt	244.00–249.00	1,328	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	235.93/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,703	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	339.17/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,374	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,903	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	833	236.17/cwt	231.00–245.70	1,967	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	293.64/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,227	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	317.96/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,231	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,679	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,674	12
Steers	Large 2	—	725	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	929	226.70/cwt	220.75–229.75	2,106	171
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	551	198.34/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,093	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	114.67/cwt	114.00–115.50	1,418	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	108.22/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,315	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	87.85/cwt	85.50–90.00	958	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	117.93/cwt	111.50–125.00	1,840	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,450	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	106.72/cwt	106.00–107.50	1,121	2
Bulls	—	—	1,298	117.35/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,523	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	945	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,156	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	256.00/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,165	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	236.13/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,499	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	253.96/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,478	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	845	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,575	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	235.15/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,204	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	201.33/cwt	199.00–205.00	1,353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	240.00/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,188	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	515	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,017	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	645	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,115	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	229.45/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	236.40/cwt	235.00–237.75	1,700	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	242.23/cwt	242.00–243.00	1,381	17
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	445	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	189.96/cwt	187.50–192.50	1,364	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 Feb 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 777Last week 437Year ago 429

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 34Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 17Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	190.00	190.00
1	—	660	187.50	187.50
1	—	490	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	190.00–202.50	196.15
1	—	515	207.50	207.50
3	—	672	199.00–205.00	201.33
2	—	495	235.00–245.00	240.00
1	—	800	178.00	178.00
1	—	370	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	391	275.00–285.00	283.34
3	—	455	255.00–258.00	256.00
12	—	512	225.00–242.50	235.15
8	—	413	270.00	270.00
1	—	330	265.00	265.00
2	—	585	224.00–235.00	229.45
3	—	631	216.00	216.00
3	—	806	194.00	194.00
2	—	718	187.50–192.50	189.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	542	244.00–249.00	245.11
14	—	682	231.00	231.00
152	—	719	235.00–237.75	236.40
17	—	570	242.00–243.00	242.23
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	166.00	166.00
1	—	645	218.00	218.00
1	—	445	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	195.00	195.00
9	—	567	260.00–265.00	262.26
13	—	526	267.00–279.00	273.29
7	—	722	227.50–240.00	235.93
1	—	465	290.00	290.00
2	—	418	290.00–297.50	293.64
5	—	387	310.00–320.00	317.96
4	—	796	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	270.00	270.00
1	—	670	214.00	214.00
1	—	500	242.50	242.50
1	—	700	220.00	220.00
1	—	420	280.00	280.00
1	—	345	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	190.00–196.00	192.99
1	—	360	257.50	257.50
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	200.00	200.00
1	—	725	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	405	337.50–340.00	339.17
12	—	761	250.00	250.00
189	—	833	231.00–245.70	236.17
3	—	556	288.00	288.00
21	—	616	272.50	272.50
12	—	654	256.00	256.00
171	—	929	220.75–229.75	226.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	289.00	289.00
2	—	370	312.50	312.50
1	—	495	270.00	270.00
2	—	432	285.00	285.00
2	—	760	180.00	180.00
1	—	840	176.00	176.00
9	—	635	225.00–241.00	236.13
4	—	582	249.00–259.00	253.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	180.00	180.00
3	—	551	195.00–200.00	198.34
1	—	630	188.00	188.00
1	—	945	140.00	140.00
1	—	475	240.00	240.00
1	—	290	247.50	247.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,237	114.00–115.50	114.67
4	—	1,215	104.00–110.00	108.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,090	85.50–90.00	87.85
2	—	1,050	106.00–107.50	106.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,560	111.50–125.00	117.93
1	—	1,355	107.00	107.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	115.00–119.00	117.35

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	975.00	975.00

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

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