Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2023-05-12

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, May 12
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
373 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 436▲ 27 vs year ago 346 · +7.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 52▼ 36 vs year ago 67 · −53.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 4▼ 13 vs year ago 25 · −52.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400lbs sold mostly steady with feeder steers over 400lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold on a light test with a higher undertone noted.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $203.79/cwt on 203 head.
Average price
$203.79
203 head · 817 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,664
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$204
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 1-2
$6.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.13
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2294207.346108thin
Medium and Large 1-2840203.651,711194
Large 1-2405201.008141thin
One grade step is worth $6.34/cwt here — about −$204 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 sale203 hd
203.79
—
KY average27 barns · 4,724 hd
215.91
−12.13
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—High1,645123.642,0343thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,245101.801,26819
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,611101.201,6307thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06588.979485thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$9601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)915$8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$1,3502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)940$1,1552thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)840$1,1001thin

Every lot

60 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 2222200.00/cwt200.00–200.004442
Steers—Medium and Large 2285208.18/cwt205.00–217.505934
Steers—Medium and Large 2340210.00/cwt210.00–210.007141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385231.15/cwt227.50–235.008902
Steers—Large 1-2405201.00/cwt201.00–201.008141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415230.00/cwt230.00–230.009552
Steers—Medium and Large 2430216.00/cwt216.00–216.009291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469234.32/cwt230.00–238.001,0997
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2511240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,27712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2587238.28/cwt236.00–239.001,3994
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,4368
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added818202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,65243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,6601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added955192.95/cwt192.95–192.951,843112
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2245140.00/cwt140.00–140.003431
Heifers—Large 1-2285170.00/cwt170.00–170.004851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320200.00/cwt200.00–200.006401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363215.02/cwt212.50–217.507812
Heifers—Large 1-2370182.50/cwt182.50–182.506751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2395195.00/cwt195.00–195.007701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added450219.20/cwt216.00–224.009865
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450191.00/cwt191.00–191.008601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468201.70/cwt197.50–212.5094411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500183.00/cwt183.00–183.009151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518199.71/cwt192.00–207.001,0348
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,1012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565170.00/cwt170.00–170.009613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576197.76/cwt193.00–199.001,1395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,35269
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325212.50/cwt212.50–212.506911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363206.21/cwt200.00–212.007492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3381190.00/cwt190.00–190.007243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428227.00/cwt227.00–227.009723
Bulls—Medium 1-2430170.00/cwt170.00–170.007311
Bulls—Large 1-2460210.00/cwt210.00–210.009662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2462198.00/cwt198.00–198.009152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531222.50/cwt211.00–227.001,1819
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2587214.14/cwt210.00–222.001,25710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,2222
Bulls—Large 1-2670174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1661
Bulls—Large 1-2790158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,2482
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,370109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,4931
Bulls——1,783130.96/cwt129.00–133.002,3352
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06588.97/cwt85.00–95.509485
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23090.50/cwt85.00–95.001,1135
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251105.84/cwt98.00–117.001,32414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,611101.20/cwt96.00–107.001,6307
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2800910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28401,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4101,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001

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.