Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2023-06-30

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jun 30
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
469 head
▼ 284 vs last sale 753▲ 41 vs year ago 428 · +9.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 70▼ 14 vs year ago 55 · −25.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 39▼ 60 vs year ago 70 · −85.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady on a light test. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $221.44/cwt on 308 head.
Average price
$221.44
308 head · 912 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,019
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$915
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$15.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.33
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2924221.952,051298
Medium and Large 2550206.401,13610thin
One grade step is worth $15.55/cwt here — about $915 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 sale308 hd
221.44
—
KY average23 barns · 4,011 hd
229.77
−8.33
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—High1,495122.301,8299thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,528103.321,5795thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,227101.801,25015
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01689.7891212

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)1,405$1,3951thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,480$1,3601thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,220$1,2182thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,115$1,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,315$1,0251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,275$1,5001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,237$1,8373thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2267220.00/cwt220.00–220.005872
Steers—Medium and Large 2332210.00/cwt210.00–210.006972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405230.00/cwt230.00–230.009321
Steers—Medium and Large 2436218.00/cwt218.00–218.009504
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,1652
Steers—Medium and Large 2570210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,5997
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673230.48/cwt225.00–236.001,5512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778206.33/cwt199.00–214.001,6052
Steers—Medium and Large 2790196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,5481
Steers—Medium and Large 2805190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2852200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,70410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added890228.05/cwt225.00–230.802,030113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7841
Steers—Medium and Large 2930176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,6371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added955224.64/cwt219.75–229.402,145111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,060199.00/cwt199.00–199.002,1091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,069203.50/cwt203.50–203.502,17545
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225180.00/cwt180.00–180.004051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290215.00/cwt215.00–215.006241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335187.50/cwt187.50–187.506281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375195.00/cwt195.00–195.007311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2397218.00/cwt218.00–218.008652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416213.33/cwt212.00–216.008873
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3417190.83/cwt185.00–196.007964
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3469184.51/cwt180.00–186.008654
Heifers—Medium 1-2485150.00/cwt150.00–150.007281
Heifers—Medium 1-2500160.00/cwt160.00–160.008001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3521187.60/cwt186.00–191.009773
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524209.62/cwt204.00–215.001,0988
Heifers—Medium 1-2580158.00/cwt158.00–158.009161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620199.27/cwt192.00–200.001,23511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2633181.52/cwt180.00–183.001,1492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3633170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added692228.50/cwt228.50–228.501,58111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added756218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,6489
Heifers—Medium and Large 2780159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2820159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,3041
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2230207.50/cwt207.50–207.504771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380217.50/cwt217.50–217.508271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413220.00/cwt220.00–220.009093
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430206.00/cwt206.00–206.008861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490198.00/cwt198.00–198.009701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,1241
Bulls—Large 1-2550173.00/cwt173.00–173.009521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578207.62/cwt199.00–210.001,20013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2590220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,4011
Bulls—Large 2620162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663216.32/cwt212.00–221.001,4343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2940140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,203105.75/cwt104.00–108.001,2722
Bulls——1,429118.88/cwt114.00–122.001,6994
Bulls——1,778137.89/cwt135.00–141.002,4523
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77079.00/cwt79.00–79.006081
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03195.23/cwt91.00–101.009826
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04685.39/cwt84.00–88.008935
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19897.08/cwt94.00–99.001,1636
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,247104.95/cwt100.00–110.001,3099
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51897.58/cwt96.00–99.001,4812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,535107.14/cwt103.00–110.001,6453
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,217.53/head1,210.00–1,225.001,2182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3151,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4051,395.00/head1,395.00–1,395.001,3951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4801,360.00/head1,360.00–1,360.001,3601
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2371,836.66/head1,600.00–2,000.001,8373

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.