Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2023-07-28

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jul 28
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
309 head
▼ 756 vs last sale 1,065▼ 627 vs year ago 936 · −67.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 48▼ 24 vs year ago 51 · −47.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 30▲ 13 vs year ago 2 · +650.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers over 700lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearling heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $224.19/cwt on 175 head.
Average price
$224.19
175 head · 764 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,712
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$833
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2-3
$97.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.27
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2782232.181,817150
Medium and Large 2656189.991,24612thin
Large 1-2618188.001,1623thin
Medium and Large 2-3573180.831,0373thin
Large 2635160.001,0153thin
Large 2-3729134.949844thin
One grade step is worth $97.24/cwt here — about $833 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 sale175 hd
224.19
—
KY average25 barns · 4,759 hd
225.47
−1.27
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—High1,372125.601,7233thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,503117.501,7663thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,256114.071,4339thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02495.5897916

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)1,000$1,0001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,2251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)890$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,014$1,2504thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260255.00/cwt255.00–255.006631
Steers—Medium and Large 2335222.50/cwt222.50–222.507451
Steers—Medium and Large 2405220.00/cwt220.00–220.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 2480222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,0661
Steers—Medium and Large 2545238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,2972
Steers—Medium and Large 2570220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580255.09/cwt250.00–260.001,4802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,5061
Steers—Medium and Large 2680232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,5781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2789220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,73643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2807222.53/cwt214.00–226.001,7967
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3820162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,3281
Steers—Medium and Large 21,085170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,8451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280226.23/cwt225.00–227.506332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310225.00/cwt225.00–225.006981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2395210.00/cwt210.00–210.008301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2405227.81/cwt222.50–233.009232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420185.00/cwt185.00–185.007771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478235.96/cwt230.00–245.001,1285
Heifers—Large 2490170.00/cwt170.00–170.008331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512249.60/cwt249.00–250.001,2785
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525207.23/cwt198.00–217.001,0882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2552240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4087
Heifers—Large 1-2618188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2626200.33/cwt200.00–201.001,2543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,3921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,1981
Heifers—Large 2707155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0962
Heifers—Large 2-3729134.94/cwt130.00–140.009844
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735166.95/cwt160.00–174.001,2272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added836231.56/cwt229.90–232.951,936126
Heifers—Medium and Large 2885159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,4071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2975139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265215.00/cwt215.00–215.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3325186.48/cwt182.50–190.006062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395222.50/cwt222.50–222.508791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405227.90/cwt222.50–230.0092311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2405200.00/cwt200.00–200.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450218.00/cwt218.00–218.009811
Bulls—Medium 1-2470166.25/cwt160.00–172.507812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480231.02/cwt228.00–234.001,1094
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520180.00/cwt180.00–180.009361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525231.30/cwt230.00–234.001,2146
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545208.00/cwt206.00–210.001,1342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560222.50/cwt220.00–225.001,2464
Bulls—Large 1-2570200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,2191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623200.74/cwt192.00–209.001,2512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,3281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3795150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1931
Bulls—Large 1-2808178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,4384
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3885162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,4381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3960146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,4021
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3380170.00/cwt170.00–170.006462
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,040118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,2271
Bulls——1,538129.40/cwt126.00–133.001,9902
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83074.70/cwt73.00–77.006203
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03691.46/cwt88.00–96.009485
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,089105.98/cwt102.00–112.001,1548
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251116.20/cwt110.00–126.001,4548
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,2561
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,503117.50/cwt112.00–120.001,7663
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28901,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29781,187.15/head1,050.00–1,325.001,1872
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,311.96/head1,300.00–1,325.001,3122
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501

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.