Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2023-08-11

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Aug 11
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,022 head
▲ 105 vs last sale 917▲ 70 vs year ago 952 · +7.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 17▲ 10 vs year ago 43 · +23.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Good demand for weaned precondition packages of feeder calves, Yearling steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. No trend on slaughter bulls due to no receipts last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $239.14/cwt on 718 head.
Average price
$239.14
718 head · 871 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,083
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$841
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$34.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.78
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2874239.342,091709
Medium and Large 2671225.751,5148thin
Medium and Large 2-3610205.001,2511thin
One grade step is worth $34.34/cwt here — about $841 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 sale718 hd
239.14
—
KY average27 barns · 6,059 hd
246.92
−7.78
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—Low1,676129.642,1739thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,288111.301,43316
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,482110.141,6334thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01193.9895022

Every lot

77 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345252.50/cwt252.50–252.508712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,0971
Steers—Medium and Large 2430245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510250.07/cwt245.00–257.501,2757
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566264.08/cwt260.00–272.501,4953
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2511
Steers—Medium and Large 2618235.66/cwt235.00–236.001,4563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620249.75/cwt240.00–255.001,54816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658239.01/cwt234.00–244.001,57312
Steers—Medium and Large 2675220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2706254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,7933
Steers—Medium and Large 2760221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,6801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,7402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added776248.89/cwt248.75–249.501,93181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added819249.66/cwt248.50–251.402,045185
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865227.75/cwt227.50–228.001,9702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added892235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,09659
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added913239.15/cwt238.80–239.502,183111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added969223.80/cwt213.50–234.502,169112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,019229.35/cwt228.30–230.402,337109
Steers—Medium and Large 21,215168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,0411
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2250245.00/cwt245.00–245.006131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2255210.00/cwt210.00–210.005363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345245.00/cwt245.00–245.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2356223.41/cwt220.00–230.007953
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385212.50/cwt212.50–212.508181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2405239.00/cwt239.00–239.009681
Heifers—Medium 1-2420202.50/cwt202.50–202.508511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470257.98/cwt251.00–260.001,21313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530240.04/cwt230.00–251.001,27217
Heifers—Large 2560185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578238.98/cwt229.00–247.001,38120
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600183.33/cwt180.00–185.001,1003
Heifers—Large 2610144.00/cwt144.00–144.008781
Heifers—Large 1-2613183.09/cwt176.00–190.001,1222
Heifers—Medium 1-2615162.50/cwt162.50–162.509991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623226.33/cwt226.00–227.001,4103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659248.50/cwt248.50–248.501,63862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735206.45/cwt192.00–210.001,5175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,5622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added814232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,88869
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2890192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,7092
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy225295.00/cwt295.00–295.006641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340250.00/cwt250.00–250.008501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340232.50/cwt232.50–232.507912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380217.50/cwt217.50–217.508271
Bulls—Large 2385177.50/cwt177.50–177.506831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2388270.10/cwt265.00–275.001,0482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2393239.97/cwt232.50–245.009435
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2407240.00/cwt240.00–240.009772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2437230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,0011
Bulls—Large 2460180.00/cwt180.00–180.008281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471229.34/cwt229.00–230.001,0803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475248.68/cwt242.50–255.001,1812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3500195.00/cwt195.00–195.009751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523224.74/cwt224.00–225.001,1754
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532239.56/cwt230.00–248.001,2747
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566236.53/cwt230.00–240.001,3396
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572215.16/cwt210.00–225.001,2315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621226.45/cwt215.00–228.501,40611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723206.49/cwt206.00–207.001,4932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2880190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,290105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,3551
Bulls——1,648123.55/cwt117.00–127.502,0362
Bulls——1,750135.78/cwt129.00–140.502,3766
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81068.00/cwt68.00–68.005511
Cows—Lean 85-90%99581.74/cwt79.00–84.008134
Cows—Lean 85-90%996102.14/cwt99.00–108.501,0179
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06094.16/cwt87.00–97.509988
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,277114.79/cwt109.00–121.001,46611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,300100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,3001
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,311103.61/cwt97.00–107.501,3585
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,543113.52/cwt112.50–114.001,7523

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.