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Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jun 9

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

706 head

▲ 461 vs last sale 245▲ 352 vs year ago 354 · +99.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 40▲ 5 vs year ago 40 · +12.5%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher with some extremely high dressing individuals.

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 $220.09/cwt on 320 head.

Average price

$220.09

320 head · 748 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$591

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

$38.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.60

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	762	220.84	1,683	301
Medium and Large 2	480	217.47	1,044	12thin
Large 1-2	612	193.82	1,186	6thin
Large 2	600	182.00	1,092	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.84/cwt here — about $591 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 sale320 hd

220.09

—

KY average27 barns · 6,109 hd

230.69

−10.60

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	1,532	135.10	2,069	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,547	111.54	1,726	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	109.78	1,362	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	89.00	873	5thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	682	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	247.68/cwt	240.00–255.00	788	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	966	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	433	251.97/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,091	5
Steers	—	Large 1-2	443	205.21/cwt	198.00–212.50	909	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	226.40/cwt	214.00–228.00	1,037	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471

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 Jun 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 706Last week 245Year ago 354

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 40Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	235.00	235.00
5	—	969	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,000	188.00	188.00
1	—	855	180.00	180.00
1	—	940	182.00	182.00
18	—	615	224.00–235.00	227.85
10	—	587	229.00–239.00	232.78
17	—	664	224.00–237.00	233.71
3	—	730	210.00–215.00	212.71
3	—	413	234.00	234.00
7	—	523	233.00–238.00	236.59

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Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jun 9

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

706 head

▲ 461 vs last sale 245▲ 352 vs year ago 354 · +99.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 40▲ 5 vs year ago 40 · +12.5%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale

View

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 $220.09/cwt on 320 head.

Average price

$220.09

320 head · 748 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$591

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

$38.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.60

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	762	220.84	1,683	301
Medium and Large 2	480	217.47	1,044	12thin
Large 1-2	612	193.82	1,186	6thin
Large 2	600	182.00	1,092	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.84/cwt here — about $591 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 sale320 hd

220.09

—

KY average27 barns · 6,109 hd

230.69

−10.60

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	1,532	135.10	2,069	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,547	111.54	1,726	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	109.78	1,362	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	89.00	873	5thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	682	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	247.68/cwt	240.00–255.00	788	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	966	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	433	251.97/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,091	5
Steers	—	Large 1-2	443	205.21/cwt	198.00–212.50	909	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	226.40/cwt	214.00–228.00	1,037	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471

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 Jun 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 706Last week 245Year ago 354

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 40Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	235.00	235.00
5	—	969	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,000	188.00	188.00
1	—	855	180.00	180.00
1	—	940	182.00	182.00
18	—	615	224.00–235.00	227.85
10	—	587	229.00–239.00	232.78
17	—	664	224.00–237.00	233.71
3	—	730	210.00–215.00	212.71
3	—	413	234.00	234.00
7	—	523	233.00–238.00	236.59

Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	245	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	392	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	255	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	459	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	317	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	571	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	325	164.85/cwt	160.00–170.00	536	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	672	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	360	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	639	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	188.75/cwt	187.50–190.00	689	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	211.89/cwt	210.00–217.50	778	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	859	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	223.37/cwt	215.00–230.00	978	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	823	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	462	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	790	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	833	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	209.39/cwt	207.00–210.00	984	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	494	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,210	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	210.13/cwt	202.00–216.00	1,095	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	529	227.33/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,203	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	543	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,037	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	200.13/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,111	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	226.56/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,262	9
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	570	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	958	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	606	189.63/cwt	188.00–192.00	1,149	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,074	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	215.32/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,337	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	181.75/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,232	5
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	680	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,224	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	720	212.23/cwt	204.00–218.25	1,528	119
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	176.02/cwt	172.00–178.00	1,276	4
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	745	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,192	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	159.51/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,308	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	862	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,228	2
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	920	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,196	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	955	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,165	1

Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	803	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	941	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	239.95/cwt	237.50–247.50	931	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	243.66/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,036	2
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	450	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	754	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	234.27/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,117	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	225.13/cwt	219.00–232.50	1,182	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	532	195.12/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,038	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	564	203.72/cwt	201.00–208.00	1,149	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	226.72/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,310	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,166	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	219.27/cwt	214.00–221.00	1,388	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,417	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	660	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,162	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,307	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,504	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	192.48/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,482	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	186.49/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,647	2

Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	405	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	518	2

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,340	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,588	1
Bulls	—	—	1,553	136.94/cwt	127.00–150.00	2,127	9

Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	760	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	483	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	95.37/cwt	91.50–100.50	988	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	102.77/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,262	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	112.41/cwt	108.50–119.00	1,400	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,547	111.54/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,726	3

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	180.00	180.00
2	—	443	198.00–212.50	205.21
1	—	635	201.00	201.00
1	—	965	189.00	189.00
1	—	500	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	250.00–258.00	251.97
84	—	785	219.50–225.00	221.56
25	—	516	254.00	254.00
9	—	660	244.50	244.50
84	—	935	195.00–208.10	204.77
11	—	845	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	200.00	200.00
2	—	642	186.00	186.00
9	—	458	214.00–228.00	226.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	529	224.00–229.00	227.33
9	—	557	223.00–229.00	226.56
22	—	494	245.00	245.00
119	—	720	204.00–218.25	212.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	725	172.00–178.00	176.02
2	—	862	142.50	142.50
4	—	555	195.00–204.00	200.13
8	—	438	215.00–230.00	223.37
3	—	695	230.00	230.00
1	—	340	197.50	197.50
4	—	367	210.00–217.50	211.89
21	—	621	208.00–220.00	215.32
5	—	470	207.00–210.00	209.39
21	—	521	202.00–216.00	210.13
4	—	820	158.00–160.00	159.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	160.00	160.00
2	—	325	160.00–170.00	164.85
1	—	360	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	168.00	168.00
1	—	745	160.00	160.00
1	—	680	180.00	180.00
1	—	360	177.50	177.50
1	—	920	130.00	130.00
1	—	955	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	187.50–190.00	188.75
2	—	463	180.00	180.00
5	—	678	180.00–189.00	181.75
8	—	606	188.00–192.00	189.63
5	—	543	191.00	191.00
1	—	255	180.00	180.00
3	—	317	180.00	180.00
3	—	445	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	462	171.00	171.00
1	—	610	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	770	185.00–199.00	192.48
7	—	477	231.00–239.00	234.27
4	—	633	214.00–221.00	219.27
1	—	315	255.00	255.00
1	—	650	218.00	218.00
10	—	525	219.00–232.50	225.13
1	—	805	196.00	196.00
1	—	730	206.00	206.00
8	—	578	215.00–230.00	226.72
4	—	388	237.50–247.50	239.95
2	—	883	185.00–188.00	186.49
2	—	425	240.00–247.00	243.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	190.00–205.00	195.12
1	—	670	195.00	195.00
4	—	564	201.00–208.00	203.72
1	—	620	188.00	188.00
1	—	470	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	63.50	63.50
4	—	1,036	91.50–100.50	95.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,547	109.00–113.00	111.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,245	108.50–119.00	112.41
6	—	1,228	97.00–106.00	102.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	118.50	118.50
9	—	1,553	127.00–150.00	136.94