Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2023-08-04

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Aug 4
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
917 head
▲ 608 vs last sale 309▼ 31 vs year ago 948 · −3.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 27▼ 2 vs year ago 19 · −10.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 600lbs sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. No test on slaughter bulls.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $232.41/cwt on 776 head.
Average price
$232.41
776 head · 933 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,167
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,133
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2-3
$50.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.82
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2945232.562,198754
Medium and Large 2506232.471,17715thin
Large 1-2466228.801,0665thin
Medium 2500185.009251thin
Large 2-3585182.001,0651thin
One grade step is worth $50.56/cwt here — about $1,133 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 sale776 hd
232.41
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KY average25 barns · 4,319 hd
245.23
−12.82
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
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,277113.131,4456thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,645110.741,8214thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03193.529645thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345255.00/cwt255.00–255.008801
Steers—Medium and Large 2363245.00/cwt245.00–245.008893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376265.00/cwt265.00–265.009967
Steers—Medium and Large 2420233.10/cwt230.00–240.009795
Steers—Large 1-2420220.00/cwt220.00–220.009243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,0904
Steers—Medium and Large 2470230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476249.53/cwt247.50–250.001,1885
Steers—Medium 2500185.00/cwt185.00–185.009251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2511253.36/cwt250.00–260.001,2959
Steers—Large 1-2535242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,2952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569250.55/cwt240.00–257.001,42617
Steers—Large 2-3585182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,63412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2607256.50/cwt252.00–261.001,5574
Steers—Medium and Large 2612232.39/cwt225.00–235.001,4224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663253.18/cwt248.00–259.001,6799
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added689264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,8199
Steers—Medium and Large 2705215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733235.84/cwt226.00–241.001,7295
Steers—Medium and Large 2785212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added837253.00/cwt253.00–253.002,11858
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added902234.25/cwt234.25–234.252,11346
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,7561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2990202.00/cwt202.00–202.002,0001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,010227.13/cwt221.00–235.252,294510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,025182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,8662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,051227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,38654
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260230.00/cwt230.00–230.005981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270270.00/cwt270.00–270.007292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305270.00/cwt270.00–270.008241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333237.48/cwt232.50–240.007913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345210.00/cwt210.00–210.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360222.50/cwt222.50–222.508012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2361250.01/cwt240.00–252.509035
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415202.50/cwt202.50–202.508401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,1011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435225.00/cwt225.00–225.009791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2439245.16/cwt237.50–250.001,0765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473245.67/cwt238.00–248.001,1626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2872
Heifers—Medium 2-3505165.00/cwt165.00–165.008331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521239.79/cwt231.00–247.001,2496
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527252.94/cwt249.00–259.001,3339
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1883
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3555190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582229.49/cwt224.00–235.001,3366
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613205.45/cwt203.00–208.001,2592
Heifers—Medium 2-3620140.00/cwt140.00–140.008681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622224.55/cwt215.00–230.001,3975
Heifers—Large 2665180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3391
Heifers—Large 1-2725159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,3521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225242.50/cwt242.50–242.505461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2326251.84/cwt250.00–252.508214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355221.67/cwt220.00–222.507873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,0003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2436243.67/cwt240.00–247.001,0625
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455245.15/cwt240.00–247.001,1157
Bulls—Medium 1-2470193.00/cwt193.00–193.009071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,1062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518177.75/cwt170.00–185.009212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533225.97/cwt224.00–228.001,2042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563213.52/cwt208.00–219.001,2022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574233.54/cwt226.00–240.001,3415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,3781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2690210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2729192.94/cwt186.00–200.001,4074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773180.55/cwt172.00–190.001,3963
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2840188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,5791
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76074.00/cwt74.00–74.005621
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065104.29/cwt102.00–106.001,1112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,085107.51/cwt107.00–108.001,1662
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13392.51/cwt90.00–95.001,0482
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,373115.94/cwt111.00–126.001,5924
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,593113.32/cwt110.00–115.001,8053
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,800103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,8541

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.