Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2023-08-25

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Aug 25
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
422 head
▼ 662 vs last sale 1,084▼ 533 vs year ago 955 · −55.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 82▼ 31 vs year ago 58 · −53.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 20▼ 54 vs year ago 55 · −98.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison on feeder calves this week due to a light supply because of this weeks hot and humid weather. 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 $231.04/cwt on 232 head.
Average price
$231.04
232 head · 915 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,114
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,001
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2
$81.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.77
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2919232.112,134228
Large 1-2635216.001,3721thin
Medium 2620156.009672thin
Large 2750151.001,1331thin
One grade step is worth $81.11/cwt here — about $1,001 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 sale232 hd
231.04
—
KY average25 barns · 1,470 hd
233.81
−2.77
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—High1,903134.522,5603thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,260108.681,3697thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,061101.381,07610
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42399.441,4152thin

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
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)975$1,4501thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,0053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481245.76/cwt240.00–256.001,1826
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2555232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,2901
Steers—Medium 2620156.00/cwt156.00–156.009672
Steers—Large 1-2635216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3721
Steers—Large 2750151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,6581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added842236.50/cwt236.50–236.501,99154
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added946231.85/cwt231.85–231.852,19354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added971234.50/cwt234.50–234.502,27755
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,002224.40/cwt224.40–224.402,24854
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225257.50/cwt257.50–257.505791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280222.50/cwt222.50–222.506231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2291247.50/cwt247.50–247.507203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315225.00/cwt225.00–225.007092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2360230.00/cwt230.00–230.008283
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365217.50/cwt217.50–217.507941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2403228.86/cwt222.50–232.009223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477228.92/cwt224.00–233.001,0924
Heifers—Medium and Large 2487219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,0672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525180.00/cwt180.00–180.009451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535213.59/cwt205.00–222.501,1432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2151
Heifers—Large 1-2565207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,1701
Heifers—Large 2565175.50/cwt172.00–179.009924
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,2741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2677214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4496
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735175.50/cwt171.00–180.001,2902
Heifers—Large 2-3770114.00/cwt114.00–114.008781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added862230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,983127
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3945132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2471
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2305252.50/cwt252.50–252.507701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340220.00/cwt220.00–220.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485224.97/cwt222.50–227.501,0912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2495210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,0611
Bulls—Large 1-2585209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,2231
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,2561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2970152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,4741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,720122.00/cwt122.00–122.002,0981
Bulls——1,995140.78/cwt132.00–149.002,8092
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055105.98/cwt100.00–114.001,1187
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07386.45/cwt84.00–89.009282
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0691
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227111.11/cwt109.00–115.001,3635
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,343102.59/cwt101.00–104.001,3782
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42399.44/cwt95.00–104.001,4152
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29751,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501

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.