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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Apr 21

● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

616 head

▼ 344 vs last sale 960▼ 356 vs year ago 972 · −36.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 60▼ 18 vs year ago 107 · −16.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 17▲ 1 vs year ago 25 · +4.0%

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $202.65/cwt on 279 head.

Average price

$202.65

279 head · 746 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,512

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$751

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

$21.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.60

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	764	203.69	1,556	259
Medium and Large 2-3	540	192.28	1,039	14thin
Medium and Large 2	443	182.00	805	6thin

One grade step is worth $21.69/cwt here — about $751 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 sale279 hd

202.65

—

KY average21 barns · 4,559 hd

223.25

−20.60

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	1,568	115.75	1,815	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,545	93.93	1,451	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	92.72	1,148	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	80.81	772	39
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,005	127.00	1,276	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,058	152.04	1,609	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,139	$1,108	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,074	$1,063	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	934	$1,127	4thin

Every lot

108 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	240	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	612	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	268	253.14/cwt	252.50–255.00	678	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	649	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	338	265.34/cwt	250.00–270.00	897	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	347	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	763	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	659	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	934	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	919	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	905	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	232.30/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,011	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	444	215.98/cwt	215.00–218.00	959	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	260.98/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,187	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	200.49/cwt	200.00–201.00	938	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	252.66/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,228	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	243.08/cwt	237.50–249.00	1,257	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,027	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	218.02/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,177	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	240.61/cwt	232.50–249.00	1,396	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	218.43/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,276	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	200.85/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,251	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,086	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	185.22/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,245	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	192.04/cwt	186.00–198.00	1,411	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,436	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	791	201.45/cwt	195.00–203.00	1,593	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	827	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,621	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,544	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	858	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,201	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	862	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,638	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,522	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,414	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,028	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,763	50
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	245	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	502	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	269	182.40/cwt	175.00–192.50	491	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	572	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	196.28/cwt	190.00–202.50	652	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	333	215.20/cwt	207.00–220.00	717	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	206.70/cwt	200.00–212.00	785	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	185.38/cwt	180.00–195.00	717	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	393	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	678	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	411	175.78/cwt	175.00–177.00	722	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	188.08/cwt	183.00–195.00	797	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	428	213.02/cwt	205.00–215.00	912	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	744	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	189.13/cwt	185.00–194.00	881	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	203.90/cwt	197.00–210.00	958	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	482	175.50/cwt	174.00–176.00	846	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	513	157.07/cwt	154.00–160.00	806	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	521	198.45/cwt	194.00–205.00	1,034	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	182.71/cwt	175.00–187.00	954	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	175.96/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,003	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	982	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	172.02/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,060	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	180.26/cwt	176.00–182.00	1,195	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,144	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	729	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,334	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	757	191.60/cwt	191.60–191.60	1,450	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,063	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	810	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,037	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,454	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,571	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	230	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	414	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	872	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	212.50/cwt	207.50–217.50	684	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	350	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	691	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	712	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	163.70/cwt	160.00–167.50	679	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,140	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	224.93/cwt	220.00–230.00	969	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	463	250.95/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,162	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	207.40/cwt	202.50–212.50	996	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	234.77/cwt	231.00–238.00	1,146	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	891	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	208.38/cwt	202.50–212.00	1,086	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	555	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,249	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	610	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,232	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,134	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	665	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,303	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,175	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,096	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	762	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	846	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,058	152.04/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,609	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,005	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,276	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,155	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,502	1
Bulls	—	—	1,548	109.49/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,695	5
Bulls	—	—	1,740	121.43/cwt	119.00–124.00	2,113	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	851	63.43/cwt	60.00–69.50	540	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	916	76.14/cwt	72.50–79.00	697	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	85.67/cwt	80.00–89.50	829	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	93.07/cwt	90.00–96.50	1,003	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,127	78.02/cwt	75.00–81.00	879	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	90.12/cwt	86.00–94.50	1,083	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	98.08/cwt	95.00–102.50	1,269	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,307	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,557	95.11/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,481	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	887	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,074	1,063.23/head	825.00–1,200.00	1,063	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,139	1,108.21/head	875.00–1,275.00	1,108	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	934	1,126.64/head	950.00–1,300.00	1,127	4

This sale against other markets

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 Apr 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 616Last week 960Year ago 972

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 60Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 17Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	150.00	150.00
5	—	411	175.00–177.00	175.78
1	—	595	165.00	165.00
2	—	715	160.00	160.00
1	—	770	138.00	138.00
2	—	513	154.00–160.00	157.07
4	—	482	174.00–176.00	175.50
2	—	810	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	855	170.00	170.00
9	—	570	170.00–181.00	175.96
10	—	424	183.00–195.00	188.08
8	—	387	180.00–195.00	185.38
6	—	332	190.00–202.50	196.28
8	—	616	169.00–175.00	172.02
1	—	970	162.00	162.00
6	—	466	185.00–194.00	189.13
6	—	522	175.00–187.00	182.71
7	—	663	176.00–182.00	180.26
5	—	269	175.00–192.50	182.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	171.00	171.00
1	—	393	172.50	172.50
2	—	327	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	380	200.00–212.00	206.70
15	—	470	197.00–210.00	203.90
1	—	245	205.00	205.00
18	—	428	205.00–215.00	213.02
11	—	333	207.00–220.00	215.20
20	—	521	194.00–205.00	198.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	757	191.60	191.60
13	—	729	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	160.00–167.50	163.70
1	—	230	180.00	180.00
2	—	480	202.50–212.50	207.40
1	—	395	160.00	160.00
1	—	685	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	207.50–217.50	212.50
1	—	675	174.00	174.00
7	—	521	202.50–212.00	208.38
1	—	630	180.00	180.00
8	—	431	220.00–230.00	224.93
8	—	488	231.00–238.00	234.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	180.00	180.00
1	—	370	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	265.00	265.00
3	—	463	242.50–255.00	250.95
2	—	665	196.00	196.00
1	—	610	202.00	202.00
1	—	555	225.00	225.00
1	—	500	230.00	230.00
1	—	320	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	338	250.00–270.00	265.34
6	—	370	252.50	252.50
1	—	240	255.00	255.00
4	—	268	252.50–255.00	253.14
4	—	405	250.00	250.00
13	—	455	260.00–272.50	260.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	180.00	180.00
1	—	535	192.00	192.00
3	—	360	183.00	183.00
1	—	635	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	186.00	186.00
1	—	375	245.00	245.00
2	—	347	220.00	220.00
3	—	672	180.00–190.00	185.22
4	—	435	230.00–240.00	232.30
3	—	623	200.00–202.50	200.85
8	—	584	210.00–225.00	218.43
8	—	486	240.00–258.00	252.66
3	—	768	187.00	187.00
1	—	885	172.00	172.00
1	—	930	152.00	152.00
2	—	735	186.00–198.00	192.04
2	—	540	216.00–220.00	218.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
1	—	295	220.00	220.00
3	—	858	140.00	140.00
2	—	468	200.00–201.00	200.49
1	—	385	235.00	235.00
6	—	444	215.00–218.00	215.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	580	232.50–249.00	240.61
56	—	862	190.00	190.00
5	—	791	195.00–203.00	201.45
60	—	827	196.00	196.00
50	—	1,028	171.50	171.50
6	—	517	237.50–249.00	243.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	762	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	88.00	88.00
5	—	1,557	90.00–99.00	95.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,202	86.00–94.50	90.12
15	—	1,294	95.00–102.50	98.08
3	—	1,127	75.00–81.00	78.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	968	80.00–89.50	85.67
9	—	916	72.50–79.00	76.14
7	—	1,078	90.00–96.50	93.07
7	—	851	60.00–69.50	63.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	150.00–154.00	152.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,740	119.00–124.00	121.43
5	—	1,548	107.00–112.00	109.49
1	—	1,155	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	113.00	113.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,139	875.00–1,275.00	1,108.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,074	825.00–1,200.00	1,063.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	934	950.00–1,300.00	1,126.64

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.