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Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Aug 11

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Aug 4Aug 11Aug 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,022 head

▲ 105 vs last sale 917▲ 70 vs year ago 952 · +7.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 17▲ 10 vs year ago 43 · +23.3%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Good demand for weaned precondition packages of feeder calves, Yearling steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. No trend on slaughter bulls due to no receipts last week.

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 $239.14/cwt on 718 head.

Average price

$239.14

718 head · 871 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,083

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$841

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

$34.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.78

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	874	239.34	2,091	709
Medium and Large 2	671	225.75	1,514	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	610	205.00	1,251	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.34/cwt here — about $841 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 sale718 hd

239.14

—

KY average27 barns · 6,059 hd

246.92

−7.78

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	1,676	129.64	2,173	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	111.30	1,433	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	110.14	1,633	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,011	93.98	950	22

Every lot

77 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	871	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,047	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,097	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,054	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	250.07/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,275	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	264.08/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,495	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,251	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	235.66

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 Aug 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,022Last week 917Year ago 952

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 17Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	210.00–225.00	215.16
2	—	437	230.00	230.00
4	—	523	224.00–225.00	224.74
5	—	393	232.50–245.00	239.97
3	—	471	229.00–230.00	229.34
2	—	340	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	217.50	217.50
1	—	460	217.50	217.50

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Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Aug 11

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Aug 4Aug 11Aug 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,022 head

▲ 105 vs last sale 917▲ 70 vs year ago 952 · +7.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 17▲ 10 vs year ago 43 · +23.3%

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 $239.14/cwt on 718 head.

Average price

$239.14

718 head · 871 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,083

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$841

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

$34.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.78

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	874	239.34	2,091	709
Medium and Large 2	671	225.75	1,514	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	610	205.00	1,251	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.34/cwt here — about $841 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 sale718 hd

239.14

—

KY average27 barns · 6,059 hd

246.92

−7.78

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	1,676	129.64	2,173	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	111.30	1,433	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	110.14	1,633	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,011	93.98	950	22

Every lot

77 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	871	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,047	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,097	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,054	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	250.07/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,275	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	264.08/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,495	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,251	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	235.66

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 Aug 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,022Last week 917Year ago 952

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 17Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	210.00–225.00	215.16
2	—	437	230.00	230.00
4	—	523	224.00–225.00	224.74
5	—	393	232.50–245.00	239.97
3	—	471	229.00–230.00	229.34
2	—	340	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	217.50	217.50
1	—	460	217.50	217.50

Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	613	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	255	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	536	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	845	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	356	223.41/cwt	220.00–230.00	795	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	818	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	968	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	420	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	851	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	257.98/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,213	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	240.04/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,272	17
Heifers	—	Large 2	560	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,036	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	238.98/cwt	229.00–247.00	1,381	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	183.33/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,100	3
Heifers	—	Large 2	610	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	878	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	613	183.09/cwt	176.00–190.00	1,122	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	615	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	999	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	226.33/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,410	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,638	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	206.45/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,517	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,562	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	814	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,888	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,709	2

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,290	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,355	1
Bulls	—	—	1,648	123.55/cwt	117.00–127.50	2,036	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	135.78/cwt	129.00–140.50	2,376	6

Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	551	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	81.74/cwt	79.00–84.00	813	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	102.14/cwt	99.00–108.50	1,017	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	94.16/cwt	87.00–97.50	998	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	114.79/cwt	109.00–121.00	1,466	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,300	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	103.61/cwt	97.00–107.50	1,358	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	113.52/cwt	112.50–114.00	1,752	3

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	566	230.00–240.00	236.53
2	—	388	265.00–275.00	270.10
11	—	621	215.00–228.50	226.45
1	—	340	250.00	250.00
7	—	532	230.00–248.00	239.56
2	—	723	206.00–207.00	206.49
1	—	760	200.00	200.00
2	—	407	240.00	240.00
1	—	880	190.00	190.00
2	—	475	242.50–255.00	248.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	192.00	192.00
20	—	578	229.00–247.00	238.98
2	—	805	194.00	194.00
13	—	470	251.00–260.00	257.98
5	—	735	192.00–210.00	206.45
3	—	356	220.00–230.00	223.41
3	—	623	226.00–227.00	226.33
1	—	405	239.00	239.00
17	—	530	230.00–251.00	240.04
1	—	250	245.00	245.00
1	—	345	245.00	245.00

Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	225	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	664	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	340	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	791	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	827	1
Bulls	—	Large 2	385	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	683	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	270.10/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,048	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	393	239.97/cwt	232.50–245.00	943	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	977	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	437	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,005	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,001	1
Bulls	—	Large 2	460	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	828	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	229.34/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,080	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	248.68/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,181	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	975	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	224.74/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,175	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	239.56/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,274	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	236.53/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,339	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	215.16/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,231	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	226.45/cwt	215.00–228.50	1,406	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	206.49/cwt	206.00–207.00	1,493	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,672	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	180.00	180.00
1	—	385	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	144.00	144.00
1	—	560	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	814	232.00	232.00
62	—	659	248.50	248.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	162.50	162.50
1	—	420	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	176.00–190.00	183.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	180.00–185.00	183.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	255	210.00	210.00
1	—	385	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	620	240.00–255.00	249.75
1	—	410	267.50	267.50
3	—	706	254.00	254.00
7	—	510	245.00–257.50	250.07
3	—	395	265.00	265.00
2	—	765	227.50	227.50
2	—	865	227.50–228.00	227.75
1	—	820	225.00	225.00
12	—	658	234.00–244.00	239.01
2	—	345	252.50	252.50
3	—	566	260.00–272.50	264.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	221.00	221.00
1	—	1,215	168.00	168.00
3	—	618	235.00–236.00	235.66
2	—	430	245.00	245.00
1	—	675	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	819	248.50–251.40	249.66
112	—	969	213.50–234.50	223.80
109	—	1,019	228.30–230.40	229.35
81	—	776	248.75–249.50	248.89
111	—	913	238.80–239.50	239.15
59	—	892	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,311	97.00–107.50	103.61
11	—	1,277	109.00–121.00	114.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,543	112.50–114.00	113.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	68.00	68.00
4	—	995	79.00–84.00	81.74
9	—	996	99.00–108.50	102.14
8	—	1,060	87.00–97.50	94.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,648	117.00–127.50	123.55
6	—	1,750	129.00–140.50	135.78