Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2023-07-14

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jul 14
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
824 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 751▲ 83 vs year ago 741 · +11.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 25▼ 8 vs year ago 59 · −13.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 1▼ 4 vs year ago 8 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and 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 $223.17/cwt on 493 head.
Average price
$223.17
493 head · 923 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,061
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,083
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2
$54.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.34
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2937223.772,097473
Medium and Large 2601213.581,28317thin
Medium and Large 2-3575190.001,0932thin
Medium 2600169.001,0141thin
One grade step is worth $54.77/cwt here — about $1,083 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 sale493 hd
223.17
—
KY average26 barns · 5,498 hd
234.50
−11.34
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—Average1,576119.201,87917
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,484106.031,5749thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,293104.141,34720
CowsLean 85-90%High98389.938844thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,063$1,0352thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$1,6101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,720$1,9001thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375235.00/cwt235.00–235.008811
Steers—Medium and Large 2413229.47/cwt225.00–231.009484
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,0891
Steers—Medium and Large 2460223.61/cwt221.00–229.001,0293
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480241.27/cwt234.00–249.001,1582
Steers—Medium and Large 2500229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,1451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523239.73/cwt238.00–241.001,2548
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569253.07/cwt251.00–254.001,4408
Steers—Medium and Large 2577223.53/cwt222.00–225.001,2904
Steers—Medium 2600169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0141
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,57810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715231.45/cwt224.00–239.001,6552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2764232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,7725
Steers—Medium and Large 2802198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,5882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2836230.97/cwt220.00–232.001,93114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,8581
Steers—Medium and Large 2880176.00/cwt172.00–180.001,5492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added897230.80/cwt230.80–230.802,07066
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added911216.50/cwt216.50–216.501,97245
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,7572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added976222.80/cwt222.80–222.802,175218
Steers—Medium and Large 21,010171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,7271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,034220.90/cwt220.90–220.902,28452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,066208.25/cwt208.25–208.252,22037
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2331191.07/cwt182.50–195.006325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2348217.50/cwt217.50–217.507573
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377186.70/cwt183.00–194.007043
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424212.08/cwt210.00–214.008995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425194.00/cwt194.00–194.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,1132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0343
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470205.00/cwt205.00–205.009642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519227.82/cwt221.00–237.001,1827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527240.64/cwt240.00–242.501,2684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563218.20/cwt210.00–223.001,2289
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568186.49/cwt186.00–187.001,0592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573199.39/cwt195.00–205.001,1435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy600237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,4251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2609212.51/cwt208.00–217.001,2944
Heifers—Medium and Large 2609199.00/cwt198.00–200.001,2124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,3171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added709237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,684131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2765178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,3621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,59414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added837231.95/cwt231.95–231.951,94166
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2235200.00/cwt200.00–200.004701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2327222.50/cwt222.50–222.507282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370240.00/cwt240.00–240.008885
Bulls—Medium and Large 2372212.50/cwt212.50–212.507912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405240.00/cwt240.00–240.009722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2405202.00/cwt202.00–202.008181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475200.00/cwt200.00–200.009501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2508227.49/cwt226.00–229.001,1562
Bulls—Large 1-2515174.00/cwt174.00–174.008961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,1231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568211.17/cwt210.00–213.001,1996
Bulls—Medium and Large 2632174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2646215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2733200.00/cwt199.00–201.001,4662
Bulls—Large 2765170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3011
Bulls—Large 2-3855127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0861
Bulls—Large 2-3975111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0821
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,172106.63/cwt95.00–111.501,2503
Bulls——1,606117.62/cwt115.00–123.001,8899
Bulls——1,766129.60/cwt127.00–135.002,2895
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96396.36/cwt94.00–98.009282
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00077.00/cwt77.00–77.007701
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00590.00/cwt90.00–90.009051
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,268107.47/cwt101.50–124.001,36314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35296.38/cwt90.50–100.001,3036
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35596.60/cwt93.00–100.001,3092
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,521108.73/cwt105.00–116.501,6547
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,610.00/head1,610.00–1,610.001,6101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0631,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0352
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7201,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001

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.