Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2023-06-02

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jun 2
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
245 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 250▼ 59 vs year ago 304 · −19.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 27▼ 9 vs year ago 49 · −18.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 9▼ 41 vs year ago 43 · −95.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold steady with feeder steers over 600lbs 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $214.77/cwt on 141 head.
Average price
$214.77
141 head · 764 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,640
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$480
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$21.19/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 1-2792216.271,713123
Medium and Large 2550209.691,15311thin
Medium and Large 2-3415205.008511thin
Large 1-2632195.081,2336thin
One grade step is worth $21.19/cwt here — about $480 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 sale141 hd
214.77
—
KY average18 barns · 2,553 hd
221.49
−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—High1,537118.841,8266thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,598107.921,7254thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,238105.961,31221
CowsLean 85-90%Low98391.9690411

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)1,010$1,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,065$9501thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2210262.50/cwt262.50–262.505512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310240.00/cwt240.00–240.007441
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3415205.00/cwt205.00–205.008511
Steers—Medium and Large 2416222.80/cwt215.00–229.009274
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480236.76/cwt232.00–242.001,1363
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2543232.66/cwt230.00–234.001,2633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,3705
Steers—Medium and Large 2588206.84/cwt200.00–209.001,2164
Steers—Large 1-2593192.75/cwt192.50–193.001,1432
Steers—Large 1-2610176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,0741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614234.45/cwt234.00–240.001,44013
Steers—Medium and Large 2615210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624253.68/cwt253.00–257.001,5836
Steers—Large 1-2665203.00/cwt195.00–219.001,3503
Steers—Medium and Large 2685206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,4111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2694221.10/cwt215.00–225.001,53423
Steers—Medium and Large 2730172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2748217.67/cwt207.00–219.001,6289
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2827201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,6622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,6491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added981199.50/cwt199.50–199.501,95755
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2200200.00/cwt200.00–200.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305192.50/cwt192.50–192.505871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2347210.00/cwt210.00–210.007292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390196.00/cwt196.00–196.007641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2392205.26/cwt201.00–214.008053
Heifers—Medium 1-2405147.50/cwt147.50–147.505971
Heifers—Large 1-2410179.00/cwt178.00–180.007342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438211.23/cwt204.00–216.009255
Heifers—Medium and Large 2461187.25/cwt184.00–194.008633
Heifers—Large 1-2465195.00/cwt195.00–195.009071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475204.70/cwt200.00–212.009725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2507230.90/cwt204.00–236.001,17119
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525191.52/cwt189.00–194.001,0052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,2614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578202.70/cwt200.00–208.001,1723
Heifers—Large 1-2588179.00/cwt178.00–180.001,0532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620190.63/cwt186.00–197.001,1823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,1281
Heifers—Large 1-2640175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650174.67/cwt166.00–179.001,1353
Heifers—Large 1-2650170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2727187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2753193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,4533
Heifers—Large 1-2825150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2381
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380245.00/cwt245.00–245.009311
Bulls—Large 1-2435217.00/cwt217.00–217.009441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460245.44/cwt242.00–249.001,1294
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478197.94/cwt194.00–202.009462
Bulls—Large 1-2480171.00/cwt171.00–171.008211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513224.60/cwt222.00–226.001,1523
Bulls—Large 2550181.00/cwt181.00–181.009961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,2481
Bulls—Large 1-2590195.00/cwt190.00–200.001,1512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663194.44/cwt189.00–200.001,2892
Bulls—Large 1-2695174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3631
Bulls—Large 1-2735180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3231
Bulls—Large 1-2755143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2985156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,5371
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3580112.00/cwt112.00–112.006501
Dairy Steers—Large 31,03093.00/cwt93.00–93.009581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,4881
Bulls——1,303106.39/cwt105.00–108.001,3862
Bulls——1,788127.09/cwt123.00–130.002,2723
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89078.00/cwt78.00–78.006941
Cows—Lean 85-90%98896.39/cwt93.00–99.009529
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03566.00/cwt66.00–66.006831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18599.37/cwt95.00–104.001,17812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,309114.74/cwt106.00–128.001,5029
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,598107.92/cwt102.00–111.001,7254
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065950.00/head950.00–950.009501

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.