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Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Apr 7

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

333 head

▼ 213 vs last sale 546▼ 403 vs year ago 736 · −54.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 42▲ 1 vs year ago 49 · +2.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 22▲ 1 vs year ago 34 · +2.9%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. There was very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $206.63/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$206.63

165 head · 707 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,461

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$411

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

$18.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.97

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	717	207.85	1,491	154
Medium and Large 2-3	570	189.55	1,080	11thin

One grade step is worth $18.30/cwt here — about $411 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 sale165 hd

206.63

—

KY average23 barns · 5,679 hd

210.60

−3.97

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	—	High	1,865	117.47	2,191	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,693	100.55	1,702	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	93.82	1,129	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	80.14	769	16

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)	1,111	$1,311	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,047	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	785	$862	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,815	$2,275	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,098	$1,500	2thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	291	222.49/cwt	220.00–227.50	647	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	248.78/cwt	245.00–250.00	841	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	801	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	240.09/cwt	230.00–245.00	929	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	216.25/cwt	215.00–217.50	876	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	243.54/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,057	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	204.00

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 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 333Last week 546Year ago 736

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 42Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 22Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	195.00–206.00	202.17
2	—	562	205.00	205.00
1	—	495	222.50	222.50
1	—	400	225.00	225.00
1	—	360	237.50	237.50
3	—	633	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2

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Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Apr 7

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

333 head

▼ 213 vs last sale 546▼ 403 vs year ago 736 · −54.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 42▲ 1 vs year ago 49 · +2.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 22▲ 1 vs year ago 34 · +2.9%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $206.63/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$206.63

165 head · 707 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,461

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$411

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

$18.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.97

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	717	207.85	1,491	154
Medium and Large 2-3	570	189.55	1,080	11thin

One grade step is worth $18.30/cwt here — about $411 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 sale165 hd

206.63

—

KY average23 barns · 5,679 hd

210.60

−3.97

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	—	High	1,865	117.47	2,191	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,693	100.55	1,702	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	93.82	1,129	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	80.14	769	16

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)	1,111	$1,311	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,047	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	785	$862	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,815	$2,275	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,098	$1,500	2thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	291	222.49/cwt	220.00–227.50	647	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	248.78/cwt	245.00–250.00	841	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	801	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	240.09/cwt	230.00–245.00	929	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	216.25/cwt	215.00–217.50	876	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	243.54/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,057	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	204.00

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 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 333Last week 546Year ago 736

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 42Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 22Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	195.00–206.00	202.17
2	—	562	205.00	205.00
1	—	495	222.50	222.50
1	—	400	225.00	225.00
1	—	360	237.50	237.50
3	—	633	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2

Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	240	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	260	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	517	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	195.41/cwt	193.00–200.00	616	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	215.88/cwt	205.00–221.00	719	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	213.67/cwt	206.00–220.00	791	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	193.00/cwt	191.00–196.00	720	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	407	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	765	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	199.21/cwt	198.00–202.00	851	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	191.64/cwt	183.00–199.00	905	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	166.50/cwt	165.00–168.00	841	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	176.48/cwt	170.00–182.50	925	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	543	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,178	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	184.30/cwt	182.00–186.00	1,041	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	162.58/cwt	160.00–165.00	940	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,004	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	176.74/cwt	172.00–179.00	1,105	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,183	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	987	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	889	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	945	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,190	1

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,645	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,777	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,260	1
Bulls	—	—	1,985	116.11/cwt	114.00–121.00	2,305	3

Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	934	81.42/cwt	79.00–84.00	760	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	72.99/cwt	71.00–75.00	723	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	88.00/cwt	87.00–89.00	902	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,117	85.36/cwt	82.00–88.00	953	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	95.25/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,179	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	103.19/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,292	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,685	103.97/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,752	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,698	98.27/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,669	3

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	882	1

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1

Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	695	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	855	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	900	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	427	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,063	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	485	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,176	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,101	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	202.17/cwt	195.00–206.00	1,035	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,152	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,282	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,139	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,080	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	972	1

Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,815	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	2

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	862.42/head	850.00–875.00	862	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,047.25/head	835.00–1,210.00	1,047	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,111	1,311.46/head	1,000.00–1,475.00	1,311	6

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	200.00	200.00
1	—	335	207.50	207.50
3	—	588	218.00	218.00
1	—	1,080	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	407	188.00	188.00
1	—	760	117.00	117.00
3	—	373	191.00–196.00	193.00
1	—	260	177.50	177.50
1	—	605	166.00	166.00
3	—	315	193.00–200.00	195.41
2	—	578	160.00–165.00	162.58
2	—	505	165.00–168.00	166.50
1	—	240	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	140.00	140.00
19	—	472	183.00–199.00	191.64
9	—	370	206.00–220.00	213.67
8	—	524	170.00–182.50	176.48
5	—	652	181.50	181.50
5	—	427	198.00–202.00	199.21
3	—	625	172.00–179.00	176.74
1	—	265	195.00	195.00
6	—	565	182.00–186.00	184.30
3	—	333	205.00–221.00	215.88
1	—	875	136.00	136.00
1	—	815	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	543	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	613	222.00	222.00
5	—	434	240.00–250.00	243.54
11	—	575	237.00–242.00	240.65
6	—	462	224.00–248.00	236.76
3	—	387	230.00–245.00	240.09
2	—	765	172.00–181.00	176.59
1	—	865	182.00	182.00
13	—	837	186.50–190.00	186.76
3	—	291	220.00–227.50	222.49
1	—	740	193.00	193.00
1	—	660	198.00	198.00
11	—	523	219.00–235.00	227.57
4	—	338	245.00–250.00	248.78
1	—	940	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	159.00	159.00
1	—	830	160.00	160.00
1	—	740	164.00	164.00
1	—	340	220.00	220.00
1	—	360	222.50	222.50
2	—	450	204.00	204.00
2	—	405	215.00–217.50	216.25
1	—	905	127.00	127.00
1	—	515	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	240.00–245.00	243.41
66	—	848	195.00	195.00
16	—	799	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	934	79.00–84.00	81.42
4	—	991	71.00–75.00	72.99
2	—	1,025	87.00–89.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,685	103.00–105.00	103.97
3	—	1,698	97.00–99.00	98.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,252	100.00–106.00	103.19
14	—	1,238	90.00–99.00	95.25
9	—	1,117	82.00–88.00	85.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	131.00	131.00
3	—	1,985	114.00–121.00	116.11
1	—	1,645	108.00	108.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	107.50	107.50

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)	6	—	1,111	1,000.00–1,475.00	1,311.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	785	850.00–875.00	862.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,025	835.00–1,210.00	1,047.25

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	1	—	1,000	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,675.00	1,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,815	2,275.00	2,275.00