Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2023-01-20

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jan 20
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
416 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 381▲ 340 vs year ago 76 · +447.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 48▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 7▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower on a plain quality offering. Feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. No test on slaughter bulls. There was moderate to 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 $166.79/cwt on 231 head.
Average price
$166.79
231 head · 772 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,287
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$487
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.69
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2786168.141,321216
Medium and Large 2-3566147.4283415thin
One grade step is worth $20.72/cwt here — about $487 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 sale231 hd
166.79
—
KY average23 barns · 5,909 hd
174.48
−7.69
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—Low1,62087.001,4091thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,59779.021,2625thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23372.0588814
CowsLean 85-90%Average96164.776229thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,15593.001,0741thin

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)1,350$9443thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2152225.00/cwt225.00–225.003422
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3205162.50/cwt162.50–162.503331
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330172.42/cwt170.00–175.005692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372195.75/cwt190.00–205.007283
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3385186.00/cwt186.00–186.007161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410211.00/cwt211.00–211.008651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420194.00/cwt194.00–194.008151
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430170.00/cwt170.00–170.007311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480198.00/cwt198.00–198.009501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508193.00/cwt193.00–193.009806
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527178.79/cwt174.00–186.0094212
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550133.00/cwt133.00–133.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576168.45/cwt160.00–175.0097021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580181.83/cwt181.00–183.001,0557
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627174.35/cwt164.00–177.001,0938
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3632156.00/cwt156.00–156.009862
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3650133.00/cwt133.00–133.008653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0701
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3732129.00/cwt129.00–129.009442
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3760120.00/cwt120.00–120.009121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,3351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added800170.50/cwt170.50–170.501,36460
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3820126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2822160.66/cwt157.00–167.001,3218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added910155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,41124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930134.51/cwt134.00–135.001,2512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2970122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,1831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added976163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,59155
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,030124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,055130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270155.00/cwt155.00–155.004191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333158.06/cwt152.00–167.505268
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379167.21/cwt157.00–171.006348
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2400169.00/cwt169.00–169.006761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3445146.00/cwt146.00–146.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465144.49/cwt144.00–145.006722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476157.54/cwt150.00–162.007504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2507148.06/cwt139.00–154.007513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3537132.49/cwt132.00–134.0071110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560122.00/cwt122.00–122.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565147.00/cwt147.00–147.008311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623139.99/cwt131.00–146.0087214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added640157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2687135.00/cwt135.00–135.009279
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added734143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,05313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3775112.00/cwt112.00–112.008681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2915121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3970100.00/cwt100.00–100.009701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2215170.00/cwt170.00–170.003662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3270160.00/cwt160.00–160.004321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275177.50/cwt177.50–177.504881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325195.00/cwt195.00–195.006341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365150.00/cwt150.00–150.005481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy371205.00/cwt205.00–205.007613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2389178.75/cwt175.00–180.006954
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420170.66/cwt170.00–172.007173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy441205.00/cwt205.00–205.009043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2495175.00/cwt175.00–175.008661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527160.00/cwt160.00–160.008432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583159.68/cwt159.00–160.009313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613162.46/cwt151.00–168.009963
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770120.00/cwt120.00–120.009241
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3260107.50/cwt107.50–107.502801
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,15593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,0741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,62087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,4091
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91356.30/cwt53.00–60.005142
Cows—Lean 85-90%97066.06/cwt64.00–69.006416
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00074.00/cwt74.00–74.007401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22579.29/cwt79.00–80.009713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23374.14/cwt69.00–78.009145
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23766.68/cwt66.00–68.008256
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57383.42/cwt82.00–85.001,3122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61376.09/cwt75.00–77.001,2273
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-290391.16/cwt89.00–93.008232
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,350944.23/head800.00–1,040.009443

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.