Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2023-02-03

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Feb 3
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
173 head
▼ 319 vs last sale 492▼ 176 vs year ago 349 · −50.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 10▼ 23 vs year ago 38 · −60.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher in a light test. Feeder steers over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower in a light test. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher but lightly tested as well. There was good demand for feeder classes and moderate demand for yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher and no test on slaughter bulls. There was good demand for slaughter cows.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.64/cwt on 78 head.
Average price
$151.64
78 head · 584 lb average
Value per head Derived
$886
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$220
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$6.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.71
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2602152.5391867
Medium and Large 2-3477146.1869811thin
One grade step is worth $6.36/cwt here — about $220 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 sale78 hd
151.64
—
KY average21 barns · 3,188 hd
158.35
−6.71
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—High1,530120.001,8361thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,690108.001,8251thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21789.521,0898thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average93176.507124thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285190.00/cwt190.00–190.005421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355210.00/cwt210.00–210.007461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421204.69/cwt201.00–208.008629
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465189.16/cwt187.50–190.008803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473207.00/cwt207.00–207.009793
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485107.50/cwt107.50–107.505211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521197.49/cwt196.00–199.001,0294
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2593181.28/cwt170.00–182.501,07514
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615150.00/cwt150.00–150.009231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623167.55/cwt165.00–170.001,0442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,1463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2741163.99/cwt158.00–166.001,2154
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2821154.87/cwt145.00–160.001,27110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2879147.82/cwt146.00–149.001,2995
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278166.64/cwt160.00–172.504632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345174.00/cwt174.00–174.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3355164.00/cwt164.00–164.005821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382178.06/cwt174.00–180.006806
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428166.49/cwt164.00–169.007132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3432150.19/cwt150.00–151.006495
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477147.00/cwt147.00–147.007012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517161.07/cwt153.00–163.008335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563160.65/cwt152.00–163.0090411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612146.77/cwt140.00–149.0089817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640129.50/cwt129.00–130.008292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2683146.16/cwt135.00–148.0099816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2803134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2983123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,2093
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372203.95/cwt196.00–206.007595
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422182.50/cwt182.50–182.507702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465175.94/cwt170.00–182.008182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,0132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571166.20/cwt165.00–167.009495
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580139.00/cwt139.00–139.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3700110.00/cwt110.00–110.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718138.72/cwt130.00–142.009965
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3870110.00/cwt110.00–110.009571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2895120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,530120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,8361
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78560.00/cwt60.00–60.004711
Cows—Lean 85-90%97076.00/cwt76.00–76.007372
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00094.00/cwt94.00–94.009401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14377.96/cwt76.00–80.008912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22588.91/cwt85.00–93.001,0894
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,273102.32/cwt98.00–106.001,3032
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,690108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,8251

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.