Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2023-05-05

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, May 5
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
436 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 400▼ 82 vs year ago 518 · −15.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 35▲ 4 vs year ago 48 · +8.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 23▼ 16 vs year ago 20 · −80.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with some extremely high dressing individuals. No trend on slaughter bulls due to a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $215.01/cwt on 210 head.
Average price
$215.01
210 head · 674 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,450
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$285
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$42.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.43
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2676216.901,467196
Medium and Large 2639192.401,22911thin
Large 1-2677174.671,1823thin
One grade step is worth $42.23/cwt here — about $285 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 sale210 hd
215.01
—
KY average23 barns · 4,211 hd
216.44
−1.43
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—Low1,26897.191,2322thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20299.251,19327
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44493.451,3494thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95682.2778617

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 (2-4 yrs)980$1,0751thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345257.50/cwt257.50–257.508881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368246.17/cwt242.50–247.509064
Steers—Medium and Large 2425220.00/cwt220.00–220.009351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427237.10/cwt232.50–240.001,0126
Steers—Large 1-2435200.00/cwt200.00–200.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added468252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,1793
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476230.95/cwt222.50–240.001,0995
Steers—Medium and Large 2480222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,0681
Steers—Medium and Large 2515200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524236.05/cwt225.00–240.001,2377
Steers—Medium and Large 2560192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,0751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569224.13/cwt218.00–234.001,2758
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614215.36/cwt210.00–222.001,32216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,5052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677211.26/cwt207.00–213.001,43011
Steers—Medium and Large 2683191.19/cwt186.00–194.001,3065
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added686219.50/cwt219.50–219.501,50621
Steers—Large 1-2695175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2161
Steers—Medium and Large 2715176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,2581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732214.24/cwt214.10–215.001,56887
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775202.73/cwt195.00–209.001,57122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,5661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,5121
Steers—Large 1-2900149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,3411
Steers—Medium and Large 2915150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3731
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Large 1-2317170.00/cwt170.00–170.005392
Heifers—Medium 1-2325165.00/cwt165.00–165.005361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330182.50/cwt182.50–182.506022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374178.11/cwt170.00–183.006666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378188.03/cwt187.00–190.007113
Heifers—Large 1-2395163.02/cwt160.00–166.006444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416202.03/cwt196.00–214.008408
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418184.83/cwt179.00–191.0077310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425222.00/cwt222.00–222.0094413
Heifers—Large 1-2428168.60/cwt165.00–176.007228
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2430145.00/cwt145.00–145.006241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463198.32/cwt190.00–205.0091813
Heifers—Large 1-2473167.19/cwt160.00–174.007912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2495188.68/cwt186.00–190.009343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,06523
Heifers—Large 1-2515156.72/cwt155.00–160.008073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520184.00/cwt184.00–184.009571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535179.74/cwt175.00–185.009628
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555176.80/cwt176.00–178.009815
Heifers—Large 1-2565164.04/cwt160.00–166.009273
Heifers—Medium 1-2580140.00/cwt140.00–140.008121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2584198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,1565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615165.60/cwt162.00–170.001,0185
Heifers—Medium 1-2615146.00/cwt146.00–146.008981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2677162.25/cwt156.00–169.001,09811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added706179.18/cwt176.00–184.001,2655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712163.30/cwt151.00–168.501,1638
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780161.72/cwt150.00–165.001,2615
Heifers—Large 1-2790132.99/cwt129.00–135.001,0513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,3451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2930150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315209.96/cwt207.50–212.506612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378240.16/cwt232.50–247.509087
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405237.53/cwt230.00–240.009624
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435216.96/cwt212.50–220.009444
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,1143
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500190.00/cwt190.00–190.009501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,2991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,1211
Bulls—Large 1-2567190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571219.78/cwt216.00–225.001,2556
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2643203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,3053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,2281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2920159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,4631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,26897.19/cwt93.00–102.001,2322
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93059.45/cwt57.00–63.005532
Cows—Lean 85-90%95774.23/cwt70.50–79.007105
Cows—Lean 85-90%96090.85/cwt86.00–97.0087210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20299.25/cwt91.50–115.001,19327
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43795.27/cwt93.00–97.001,3693
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,2891
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29801,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751

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.