Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2023-05-19

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, May 19
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
458 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 373▲ 127 vs year ago 331 · +38.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 31▼ 5 vs year ago 52 · −9.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 12▼ 27 vs year ago 50 · −54.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower, good demand for all classes of feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $206.03/cwt on 342 head.
Average price
$206.03
342 head · 833 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,717
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$673
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2-3
$79.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.21
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2848207.011,755323
Large 1-2532201.401,0715thin
Medium and Large 2591200.161,1838thin
Medium and Large 2-3514183.339423thin
Large 2720175.001,2601thin
Medium 1-2680135.009181thin
Large 2-3845128.001,0821thin
One grade step is worth $79.01/cwt here — about $673 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 sale342 hd
206.03
—
KY average23 barns · 5,007 hd
215.24
−9.21
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—High1,784125.582,2415thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,605104.521,6775thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,205103.811,25129
CowsLean 85-90%High94189.078385thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,360$1,5362thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,047$1,48113
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$1,3252thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,870$2,3001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,095$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,128$1,9384thin

Every lot

84 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—Large 1-2295210.00/cwt210.00–210.006201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320221.00/cwt221.00–221.007071
Steers—Medium and Large 2345208.00/cwt208.00–208.007181
Steers—Medium and Large 2478205.64/cwt200.00–211.009832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485229.43/cwt220.00–234.001,1133
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485170.00/cwt170.00–170.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added494248.34/cwt244.00–255.001,2275
Steers—Large 1-2507206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,0442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516227.61/cwt225.00–233.001,1743
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3528190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0032
Steers—Medium and Large 2550222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2559243.06/cwt234.00–245.001,35913
Steers—Large 1-2620194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,4634
Steers—Medium and Large 2642200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,53850
Steers—Medium 1-2680135.00/cwt135.00–135.009181
Steers—Medium and Large 2690199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,3731
Steers—Large 2720175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5301
Steers—Large 1-2730191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,3941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,5795
Steers—Large 2-3845128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added891202.70/cwt202.70–202.701,806120
Steers—Medium and Large 2905161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,4571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added964192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,856118
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330167.50/cwt167.50–167.505531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340190.00/cwt190.00–190.006461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345222.50/cwt222.50–222.507681
Heifers—Large 2355158.00/cwt158.00–158.005611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370208.00/cwt204.00–216.007703
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390189.39/cwt185.00–198.007393
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410167.50/cwt167.50–167.506871
Heifers—Medium 1-2410145.00/cwt145.00–145.005951
Heifers—Large 1-2420178.00/cwt178.00–178.007483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423197.42/cwt193.00–199.008354
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428179.93/cwt177.50–182.507702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431216.00/cwt216.00–216.009314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3455165.00/cwt165.00–165.007511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480182.50/cwt182.50–182.508761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483194.78/cwt192.00–203.009416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516188.99/cwt188.00–192.009754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523181.91/cwt175.00–188.009516
Heifers—Large 1-2540181.00/cwt181.00–181.009771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563161.16/cwt157.50–165.009075
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585186.97/cwt185.00–189.001,09412
Heifers—Large 1-2602185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622178.99/cwt177.00–180.001,1133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3623159.35/cwt154.00–165.009932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650146.00/cwt146.00–146.009491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,1111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2840167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,4072
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2327215.00/cwt215.00–215.007032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2382204.14/cwt200.00–207.507803
Bulls—Large 1-2403207.00/cwt207.00–207.008343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430222.50/cwt222.50–222.509571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445204.00/cwt204.00–204.009081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445188.00/cwt188.00–188.008371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2456219.32/cwt218.00–220.001,0003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,0673
Bulls—Large 1-2485201.00/cwt192.00–210.009752
Bulls—Large 1-2567192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,0892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570215.31/cwt210.00–221.001,2272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620202.81/cwt195.00–211.001,2572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673204.48/cwt203.00–206.001,3762
Bulls—Large 1-2675200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3503
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,3431
Bulls—Large 2-3770120.00/cwt120.00–120.009241
Bulls—Large 2-3985125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,590117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,8601
Bulls——1,833127.73/cwt124.00–133.002,3414
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94189.07/cwt87.00–92.008385
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13196.25/cwt91.00–100.001,08912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,257109.14/cwt103.00–120.001,37217
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,583108.86/cwt104.00–118.001,7233
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63898.00/cwt97.00–99.001,6052
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,8702,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0471,481.21/head1,000.00–1,750.001,48113
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3601,535.94/head1,150.00–1,800.001,5362
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29551,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9752

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.