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Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Oct 20

● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady with good demand on weaned and vaccinated steers as they sold higher. Yearling steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold sharply higher on a good quality offering. Feeder heifers over 500lbs sold mostly steady. Weaned and vaccinated feeders still bringing big premiums with fleshly bawling and off colored calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold steady with the exception of a few high dressing individuals. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $222.65/cwt on 590 head.

Average price

$222.65

590 head · 891 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,105

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

$43.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.90

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	905	223.44	2,023	561
Medium and Large 2	528	216.66	1,144	13thin
Large 1-2	705	203.86	1,436	12thin
Large 2	607	190.33	1,155	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	510	180.00	918	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.44/cwt here — about $1,105 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 sale590 hd

222.65

—

KY average26 barns · 6,634 hd

238.55

−15.90

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	1,415	110.85	1,568	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,576	97.74	1,540	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,343	96.82	1,300	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	82.71	906	31
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,280	140.00	1,792	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,410	132.50	1,868	1thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$1,260	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,177	$965	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open

Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Fri Oct 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 815Last week 704Year ago 1,528

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 80Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 41Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	245.00	245.00
1	—	1,160	180.00	180.00
4	—	698	238.00	238.00
7	—	564	261.00	261.00
8	—	520	252.00	252.00
4	—	843	210.00	210.00
3	—	705	224.00	224.00
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Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Oct 20

● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

815 head

▲ 111 vs last sale 704▼ 713 vs year ago 1,528 · −46.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 80▲ 1 vs year ago 55 · +1.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 41▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 $222.65/cwt on 590 head.

Average price

$222.65

590 head · 891 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,105

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

$43.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.90

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	905	223.44	2,023	561
Medium and Large 2	528	216.66	1,144	13thin
Large 1-2	705	203.86	1,436	12thin
Large 2	607	190.33	1,155	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	510	180.00	918	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.44/cwt here — about $1,105 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 sale590 hd

222.65

—

KY average26 barns · 6,634 hd

238.55

−15.90

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	1,415	110.85	1,568	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,576	97.74	1,540	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,343	96.82	1,300	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	82.71	906	31
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,280	140.00	1,792	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,410	132.50	1,868	1thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$1,260	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,177	$965	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open

Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Fri Oct 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 815Last week 704Year ago 1,528

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 80Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 41Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	245.00	245.00
1	—	1,160	180.00	180.00
4	—	698	238.00	238.00
7	—	564	261.00	261.00
8	—	520	252.00	252.00
4	—	843	210.00	210.00
3	—	705	224.00	224.00
3

Every lot

109 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 2	300	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	683	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,066	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	477	223.11/cwt	217.00–232.50	1,064	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	958	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,200	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	510	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,071	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,310	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	215.29/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,143	3
Steers	—	Large 2	535	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,022	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	539	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,477	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	561	218.22/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,224	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,472	7
Steers	—	Large 2	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	680	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,455	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	698	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,661	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,579	3
Steers	—	Large 1-2	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Steers	—	Large 2	710	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,349	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	719	232.70/cwt	232.50–234.00	1,673	44
Steers	—	Large 1-2	755	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,593	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	802	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,484	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	832	233.38/cwt	233.00–234.00	1,942	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,770	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	863	233.49/cwt	230.25–236.75	2,015	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	206.68/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,877	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	933	223.55/cwt	222.00–224.00	2,086	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	966	211.37/cwt	205.00–217.00	2,042	122
Steers	—	Large 1-2	990	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,000	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,068	211.33/cwt	206.70–216.00	2,257	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,088	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,190	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,785	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	174.69/cwt	170.00–180.00	568	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	800	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	377	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	641	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	236.10/cwt	232.50–240.00	897	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	416	252.94/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,052	8
Heifers	—	Large 2	417	165.06/cwt	160.00–170.00	688	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	221.78/cwt	216.00–227.50	971	2
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	445	187.50
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	250	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	575	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	252.94/cwt	245.00–257.50	683	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	804	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	262.13/cwt	255.00–270.00	993	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,158	1
Bulls	—	Large 2	423	197.35/cwt	192.50–202.50	835	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	438	226.19/cwt	215.00–237.50	991	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	251.64/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,115	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	444	232.11/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,031	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	234.25/cwt	230.00–240.00
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,410	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,868	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,792	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,298	100.45/cwt	93.00–108.00	1,304	3
Bulls	—	—	1,590	126.45/cwt	126.00–127.00	2,011	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	79.11/cwt	75.00–84.00	834	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,154	87.69/cwt	85.50–93.00	1,012	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	105.66/cwt	101.50–110.00	1,303	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	93.03/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,293	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,259	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	99.31/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,569	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,177	964.59/head	850.00–1,075.00	965	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	1

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 →

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	210.00	210.00
1	—	585	210.00	210.00
3	—	477	217.00–232.50	223.11
1	—	680	214.00	214.00
1	—	990	202.00	202.00
1	—	755	211.00	211.00
1	—	510	210.00	210.00
2	—	802	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,190	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	227.50	227.50
1	—	485	197.50	197.50
3	—	531	205.00–220.00	215.29
8	—	561	210.00–226.00	218.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	190.00	190.00
1	—	535	191.00	191.00
1	—	575	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	719	232.50–234.00	232.70
99	—	1,068	206.70–216.00	211.33
122	—	863	230.25–236.75	233.49
122	—	966	205.00–217.00	211.37
26	—	832	233.00–234.00	233.38
6	—	539	274.00	274.00
107	—	933	222.00–224.00	223.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	161.00–168.00	164.54
5	—	517	163.00–178.00	169.42
1	—	445	187.50	187.50
1	—	580	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	536	150.00–153.00	152.04
1	—	480	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	232.50–240.00	236.10
1	—	280	210.00	210.00
7	—	510	193.00–206.00	202.00
10	—	470	216.00–235.00	223.11
9	—	586	207.00	207.00
2	—	438	216.00–227.50	221.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	164.00–171.00	166.20
2	—	632	157.00	157.00
4	—	417	160.00–170.00	165.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	520	182.00–192.50	186.31
2	—	455	197.00–207.00	202.00
1	—	615	184.00	184.00
2	—	372	215.00	215.00
9	—	565	183.00–190.00	187.97
2	—	665	175.00–177.00	175.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	175.00	175.00
3	—	377	170.00	170.00
2	—	497	187.50	187.50
1	—	630	162.50	162.50
2	—	535	168.00–170.00	169.00
2	—	445	162.50	162.50
2	—	325	170.00–180.00	174.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	250.00	250.00
8	—	416	250.00–256.00	252.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	222.50	222.50
2	—	438	215.00–237.50	226.19
2	—	530	197.50	197.50
3	—	576	200.00–217.00	205.46
1	—	660	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	464	230.00–240.00	234.25
6	—	379	255.00–270.00	262.13
1	—	325	247.50	247.50
3	—	443	247.50–260.00	251.64
6	—	518	220.00–240.00	230.42
3	—	620	194.00–208.00	203.44
3	—	270	245.00–257.50	252.94
1	—	840	170.00	170.00
3	—	570	217.00–223.00	220.96
3	—	715	170.00–186.00	178.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	717	201.00	201.00
1	—	410	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	180.00–194.00	186.12
2	—	503	190.00–210.00	199.95
1	—	250	230.00	230.00
3	—	630	180.00–189.00	184.36
4	—	477	190.00–205.00	196.18
5	—	444	230.00–237.50	232.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	180.00	180.00
1	—	710	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	192.50–202.50	197.35
2	—	570	177.00–180.00	178.45
2	—	492	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,054	75.00–84.00	79.11
13	—	1,154	85.50–93.00	87.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,580	94.00–110.00	99.31
1	—	1,535	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,233	101.50–110.00	105.66
7	—	1,390	90.00–97.00	93.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	126.00–127.00	126.45
3	—	1,298	93.00–108.00	100.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,177	850.00–1,075.00	964.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	1,260.00	1,260.00

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.

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Richmond Livestock Auction

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Price by quality 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

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Richmond Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Price by quality 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

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