Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2023-01-13

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jan 13
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
381 head
▼ 523 vs last sale 904▼ 523 vs year ago 904 · −57.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 63▼ 7 vs year ago 55 · −12.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 4▼ 59 vs year ago 66 · −89.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher on a light test. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $173.16/cwt on 208 head.
Average price
$173.16
208 head · 737 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,276
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$318
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.49
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2743173.751,290199
Medium and Large 2-3607160.099729thin
One grade step is worth $13.65/cwt here — about $318 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 sale208 hd
173.16
—
KY average24 barns · 8,244 hd
176.65
−3.49
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,570106.001,6642thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,59777.261,2334thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21671.7387219
CowsLean 85-90%Average97966.046468thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,785$1,3351thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)995$1,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,635$1,3751thin

Every lot

74 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335190.00/cwt190.00–190.006371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2392190.00/cwt190.00–190.007452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420186.89/cwt180.00–194.0078510
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3423172.91/cwt170.00–176.007312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472192.35/cwt182.00–198.009085
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495180.00/cwt180.00–180.008912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2506182.78/cwt176.00–190.0092515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569176.75/cwt173.00–183.001,0068
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585160.00/cwt160.00–160.009361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632159.04/cwt153.00–168.001,0059
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681161.14/cwt158.00–163.001,09713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0151
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710134.00/cwt134.00–134.009511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3755146.51/cwt145.00–148.001,1062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763157.67/cwt152.00–164.001,2037
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2819165.61/cwt161.00–167.501,3567
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3825148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added826174.50/cwt174.50–174.501,44160
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added852174.75/cwt174.75–174.751,48960
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2940132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2411
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273156.31/cwt150.00–162.504272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318156.92/cwt152.50–161.004992
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330142.50/cwt142.50–142.504701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2353164.72/cwt162.00–170.005813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385145.00/cwt145.00–145.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy399182.00/cwt182.00–182.007269
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410155.04/cwt152.00–158.006362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418182.98/cwt181.00–184.007653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460151.00/cwt151.00–151.006952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463174.49/cwt171.00–179.0080813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy481181.34/cwt180.00–182.008723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530155.29/cwt150.00–161.0082310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540134.00/cwt134.00–134.007241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3572135.00/cwt135.00–135.007725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575144.79/cwt139.00–154.0083310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617135.00/cwt135.00–135.0083315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638150.00/cwt150.00–150.009574
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640124.00/cwt124.00–124.007943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0067
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667137.00/cwt137.00–137.009143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3671127.79/cwt125.00–129.008575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735126.00/cwt126.00–126.009261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775126.00/cwt126.00–126.009771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3840110.00/cwt110.00–110.009241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3880114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2200160.00/cwt160.00–160.003201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315200.00/cwt200.00–200.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340170.00/cwt170.00–170.005781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410172.00/cwt172.00–172.007051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490192.00/cwt192.00–192.009412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525187.00/cwt187.00–187.009821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575140.00/cwt140.00–140.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2590159.33/cwt159.00–160.009403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615152.25/cwt149.00–156.009364
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645132.00/cwt132.00–132.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678143.81/cwt140.00–152.009757
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720125.34/cwt125.00–126.009023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0613
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3500100.00/cwt100.00–100.005001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,390102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,4181
Bulls——1,750110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,9251
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92361.13/cwt60.50–61.505643
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00074.50/cwt74.50–74.507451
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01567.61/cwt65.00–70.506864
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20475.57/cwt72.00–79.009108
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20967.39/cwt66.00–69.0081510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37584.50/cwt84.50–84.501,1621
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55373.24/cwt73.00–73.501,1372
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64081.27/cwt80.50–82.001,3332
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29951,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-287081.00/cwt81.00–81.007051
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,7851,335.00/head1,335.00–1,335.001,3351
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6351,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751

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.