Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2023-07-21

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jul 21
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,065 head
▲ 241 vs last sale 824▼ 17 vs year ago 1,082 · −1.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 51▲ 22 vs year ago 26 · +84.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 4▲ 17 vs year ago 13 · +130.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 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 $238.00/cwt on 493 head.
Average price
$238.00
493 head · 895 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,130
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$896
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2
$87.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.90
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2903238.962,157481
Medium and Large 2558206.001,15010thin
Large 1-2675182.501,2321thin
Large 2835151.001,2611thin
One grade step is worth $87.96/cwt here — about $896 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
238.00
—
KY average26 barns · 5,011 hd
240.89
−2.90
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—Average1,628123.772,0144thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,229111.021,36414
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,475110.001,6231thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low99295.3194527

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 Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$9851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,266$1,36211
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,165$1,1162thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)921$1,0989
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,005$1,2251thin

Every lot

97 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 1-2360230.00/cwt230.00–230.008281
Steers—Medium and Large 2395210.00/cwt210.00–210.008301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2065
Steers—Medium and Large 2475217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,0332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,4233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2555240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3321
Steers—Medium and Large 2557222.68/cwt221.00–226.001,2403
Steers—Medium and Large 2627182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,1442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2645238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,5353
Steers—Medium and Large 2657191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,2552
Steers—Large 1-2675182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,2321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711246.50/cwt246.50–246.501,75311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,6491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,7182
Steers—Large 2835151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,2611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added846244.00/cwt244.00–244.002,06463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added856249.75/cwt249.75–249.752,13861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added931236.97/cwt231.25–239.952,206165
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added959233.80/cwt233.80–233.802,242165
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230202.50/cwt202.50–202.504661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285222.50/cwt222.50–222.506343
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290203.07/cwt202.50–205.005894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300215.00/cwt215.00–215.006451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2301207.50/cwt207.50–207.506253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367219.08/cwt215.00–220.0080411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374202.29/cwt195.00–207.507578
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419208.86/cwt202.50–212.508754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420187.50/cwt187.50–187.507882
Heifers—Large 2428185.00/cwt185.00–185.007923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433225.00/cwt225.00–225.009745
Heifers—Large 1-2442190.00/cwt190.00–190.008404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added462240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1099
Heifers—Medium 1-2467150.00/cwt150.00–150.007012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,0365
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478205.18/cwt200.00–210.009812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510225.00/cwt219.00–228.001,1483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2919
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532203.03/cwt197.50–212.501,08012
Heifers—Large 1-2536181.53/cwt180.00–182.509735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561226.19/cwt222.50–230.001,2694
Heifers—Medium and Large 2586200.35/cwt199.00–201.001,1743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600165.00/cwt165.00–165.009901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610199.10/cwt193.00–205.001,2154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622226.56/cwt220.00–232.001,40916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653250.25/cwt250.25–250.251,63476
Heifers—Medium and Large 2667200.11/cwt193.00–207.001,3355
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3690168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,3962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added761230.10/cwt230.10–230.101,751131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3815130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added850230.75/cwt230.75–230.751,96166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added954208.25/cwt208.25–208.251,98733
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2232207.50/cwt207.50–207.504812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275240.00/cwt240.00–240.006602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315230.00/cwt230.00–230.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340210.00/cwt210.00–210.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2351235.00/cwt235.00–235.008253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375210.00/cwt210.00–210.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417238.54/cwt230.00–246.009956
Bulls—Large 1-2435195.00/cwt195.00–195.008481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2455215.00/cwt215.00–215.009781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471234.24/cwt222.00–237.001,10313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524207.94/cwt200.00–216.001,0905
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2538222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,1943
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3547180.00/cwt180.00–180.009852
Bulls—Large 1-2555175.00/cwt175.00–175.009711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2582199.12/cwt192.00–203.001,1593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,0711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2608208.53/cwt201.00–216.001,2682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2621186.05/cwt180.00–189.001,1553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2221
Bulls—Large 1-2703160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1254
Bulls—Medium and Large 2716175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730192.58/cwt190.50–200.001,4069
Bulls—Large 2740164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2141
Bulls—Large 2760160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3778145.91/cwt142.00–150.001,1352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2793164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,3014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2821171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,4043
Bulls—Large 1-2912176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,6052
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,300108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,4041
Bulls——1,310122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,5981
Bulls——1,950132.53/cwt127.00–137.002,5842
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79880.25/cwt80.00–80.506402
Cows—Lean 85-90%98790.36/cwt85.00–93.508929
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01999.97/cwt95.00–112.001,01916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229111.02/cwt103.00–125.501,36414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,475110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,6231
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2793932.97/head875.00–1,000.009332
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28901,108.48/head950.00–1,275.001,1085
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1281,238.89/head1,225.00–1,260.001,2392
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,115.79/head985.00–1,250.001,1162
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1861,289.69/head975.00–1,450.001,2904
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3111,402.65/head1,200.00–1,535.001,4037
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900985.00/head985.00–985.009851

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.