Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Yearling steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes with a good quality offering. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $253.62/cwt on 438 head.

Average price

$253.62

438 head · 713 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$479

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

$51.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.55

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	708	258.19	1,828	382
Large 1-2	737	225.75	1,664	22
Medium and Large 2	764	222.63	1,701	29
Medium and Large 2-3	653	206.70	1,349	5thin

One grade step is worth $51.49/cwt here — about $479 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 sale438 hd

253.62

—

KY average25 barns · 5,906 hd

261.17

−7.55

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	1,545	119.49	1,846	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	113.21	1,375	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	111.75	1,585	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,001	93.23	934	23

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)	1,325	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,275	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,610	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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	—	764	241.55/cwt	230.00–245.25	1,845	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	284.70/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,643	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	243.58/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,729	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	887	209.68/cwt	209.50–210.00	1,860	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	325.24/cwt	323.00–335.00	1,392	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	736	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,685	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	331.52/cwt	327.50–334.00	1,240	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	410	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,126	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	979	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	792	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,671	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	330.43/cwt	320.00–340.00	777	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	242.42/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,164	4
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	850	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	287	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	501	262.09/cwt	261.00–267.50	1,313	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	188.48/cwt	186.00–192.00	1,276	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	254.99/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,089	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	255.97/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,206	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	243.33/cwt	240.50–257.50	1,533	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	272.42/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	224.01/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,664	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,816	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	990	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,810	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,896	70
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	249.67/cwt	243.00–253.00	1,473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	225.43/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	803	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,955	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,752	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	302.95/cwt	297.00–308.00	1,751	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,691	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,550	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	715	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,001	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	615	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	235.11/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,427	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	855	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,530	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	108.61/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,532	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	103.95/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,052	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	91.94/cwt	87.00–96.00	943	9
Bulls	—	—	1,245	106.73/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,329	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	118.02/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,690	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	117.67/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,449	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	108.25/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,296	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	76.25/cwt	70.00–82.00	715	5
Bulls	—	—	2,145	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	3,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,610	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	322.60/cwt	320.00–327.50	839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	262.56/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	322.44/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,164	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	675	218.60/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	308.76/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	211.63/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,137	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	266.61/cwt	262.50–268.00	1,336	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	233.80/cwt	231.75–237.00	1,625	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	316.14/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,344	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	320	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	380	207.30/cwt	200.00–215.00	788	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	468	243.89/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,141	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	570	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	254	298.69/cwt	295.00–300.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	263.34/cwt	260.00–270.00	993	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	233.76/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,379	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	385	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	640	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	267	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	273.19/cwt	265.00–285.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	234.36/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,453	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	253.28/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,309	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	278.82/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,182	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	279.50/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,286	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,544	23
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	415	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	996	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	210.35/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	247.22/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,424	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	595	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	307.71/cwt	297.50–320.00	1,311	5

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 Mar 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 747Last week 777Year ago 427

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 26Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 1Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	764	230.00–245.25	241.55
9	—	577	270.00–289.00	284.70
11	—	710	240.00–248.00	243.58
5	—	428	323.00–335.00	325.24
5	—	374	327.50–334.00	331.52
1	—	655	247.50	247.50
2	—	457	303.00	303.00
1	—	290	337.50	337.50
3	—	500	317.50	317.50
2	—	235	320.00–340.00	330.43
20	—	630	240.50–257.50	243.33
14	—	800	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	887	209.50–210.00	209.68
2	—	470	265.00–280.00	272.42
4	—	743	220.00–228.00	224.01
3	—	773	222.00	222.00
1	—	990	190.00	190.00
1	—	805	205.00	205.00
3	—	590	243.00–253.00	249.67
2	—	608	220.00–231.00	225.43
2	—	692	224.00	224.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	736	229.00	229.00
1	—	410	282.50	282.50
7	—	792	211.00	211.00
1	—	695	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	227.50	227.50
1	—	645	212.50	212.50
2	—	667	198.00	198.00
1	—	790	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	622	291.00	291.00
70	—	760	249.50	249.50
64	—	803	243.50	243.50
17	—	687	255.00	255.00
3	—	423	347.50	347.50
30	—	578	297.00–308.00	302.95
10	—	525	322.00	322.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	245.00	245.00
4	—	677	186.00–192.00	188.48
6	—	427	250.00–267.50	254.99
1	—	605	217.50	217.50
1	—	375	240.00	240.00
5	—	471	250.00–262.50	255.97
1	—	725	190.00	190.00
1	—	535	225.00	225.00
2	—	590	232.50–235.00	233.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	240.00–245.00	242.42
1	—	775	164.00	164.00
2	—	287	220.00	220.00
1	—	585	197.50	197.50
1	—	630	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	501	261.00–267.50	262.09
49	—	695	231.75–237.00	233.80
4	—	425	312.50–320.00	316.14
23	—	615	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	250.00	250.00
2	—	468	240.00–247.50	243.89
2	—	570	235.00	235.00
1	—	385	260.00	260.00
1	—	640	205.00	205.00
2	—	267	250.00	250.00
1	—	415	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	225.00	225.00
2	—	380	200.00–215.00	207.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	254	295.00–300.00	298.69
6	—	377	260.00–270.00	263.34
3	—	318	265.00–285.00	273.19
12	—	620	225.00–241.00	234.36
25	—	517	245.00–259.00	253.28
1	—	725	201.00	201.00
3	—	855	185.00	185.00
14	—	424	270.00–300.00	278.82
10	—	460	265.00–285.00	279.50
6	—	770	205.00–216.00	210.35
17	—	576	240.00–256.00	247.22
1	—	820	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	290.00	290.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	140.00	140.00
1	—	615	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	607	230.00–245.00	235.11
3	—	260	320.00–327.50	322.60
2	—	580	255.00–270.00	262.56
4	—	361	320.00–325.00	322.44
2	—	465	307.50–310.00	308.76
4	—	501	262.50–268.00	266.61
1	—	805	178.00	178.00
5	—	426	297.50–320.00	307.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	270.00	270.00
2	—	855	173.00	173.00
3	—	680	210.00–215.00	211.63
1	—	615	197.50	197.50
2	—	425	267.50	267.50
1	—	450	285.00	285.00
1	—	570	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	335.00	335.00
1	—	460	332.50	332.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	220.00	220.00
2	—	675	215.00–222.00	218.60
1	—	595	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,411	106.00–112.00	108.61
5	—	1,432	115.00–123.00	118.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,012	98.00–109.00	103.95
9	—	1,026	87.00–96.00	91.94
5	—	938	70.00–82.00	76.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,231	114.00–122.00	117.67
9	—	1,197	102.00–112.00	108.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	105.00–108.00	106.73
1	—	2,145	145.00	145.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,610	2,000.00	2,000.00

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