Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2023-09-08

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Sep 8
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,393 head
▲ 437 vs last sale 956▼ 11 vs year ago 1,404 · −0.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 64▼ 25 vs year ago 73 · −34.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 18▼ 14 vs year ago 16 · −87.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold unevenly steady on a light test. Yearling steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. 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 $243.53/cwt on 1,103 head.
Average price
$243.53
1,103 head · 875 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,130
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,258
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2
$56.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.65
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2883244.362,1571,073
Large 1-2606226.451,37219thin
Medium and Large 2569194.051,1058thin
Large 2478188.008993thin
One grade step is worth $56.36/cwt here — about $1,258 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 sale1,103 hd
243.53
—
KY average18 barns · 5,215 hd
248.19
−4.65
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—Low1,603128.792,0646thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,535115.711,7764thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,302115.251,50016
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03197.361,00418
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,344139.661,87711

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)960$1,0001thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280228.82/cwt225.00–232.506412
Steers—Medium and Large 2320192.50/cwt192.50–192.506161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345227.50/cwt227.50–227.507853
Steers—Medium and Large 2365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385217.50/cwt217.50–217.508371
Steers—Large 1-2387221.00/cwt221.00–221.008552
Steers—Large 2478188.00/cwt188.00–188.008993
Steers—Large 1-2517229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,1845
Steers—Medium and Large 2540180.00/cwt180.00–180.009721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2542230.66/cwt230.00–231.001,2503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575231.28/cwt218.00–239.001,3304
Steers—Medium and Large 2575199.51/cwt199.00–200.001,1472
Steers—Medium and Large 2610201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,2261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612248.51/cwt240.00–250.001,5217
Steers—Large 1-2620234.93/cwt229.00–238.001,4576
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,78044
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2686228.48/cwt223.00–232.001,5675
Steers—Large 1-2697210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4642
Steers—Large 1-2720228.00/cwt227.00–229.001,6422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725218.57/cwt216.00–221.001,5852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added733269.25/cwt269.25–269.251,974133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added764261.70/cwt261.70–261.701,99972
Steers—Large 1-2780220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7161
Steers—Medium and Large 2785189.95/cwt186.00–194.001,4912
Steers—Large 1-2815210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added832244.75/cwt244.75–244.752,03660
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added871246.75/cwt246.75–246.752,149308
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2917209.90/cwt205.00–210.501,9259
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added973238.26/cwt237.00–240.102,318220
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,003227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,28299
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,017186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,8922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,078225.25/cwt225.25–225.252,42852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,103215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,37147
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3296170.00/cwt170.00–170.005033
Heifers—Medium 1-2310155.00/cwt155.00–155.004811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370199.03/cwt192.50–202.507363
Heifers—Medium 1-2371155.45/cwt150.00–162.005776
Heifers—Large 2-3380175.00/cwt175.00–175.006651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435180.00/cwt180.00–180.007831
Heifers—Medium 1-2437163.18/cwt161.00–167.507133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440205.00/cwt205.00–205.009022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2450211.00/cwt211.00–211.009502
Heifers—Large 2-3473174.71/cwt170.00–179.008262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475180.00/cwt180.00–180.008551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476194.24/cwt192.00–195.009254
Heifers—Large 2495192.00/cwt192.00–192.009501
Heifers—Large 1-2497217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,07812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510180.00/cwt180.00–180.009182
Heifers—Large 1-2513200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528191.34/cwt190.00–192.001,0103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0142
Heifers—Large 2558189.76/cwt187.50–192.001,0592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582197.95/cwt191.00–205.001,1529
Heifers—Large 1-2596213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,2697
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620201.23/cwt200.00–202.001,2485
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1341
Heifers—Large 2645180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1611
Heifers—Medium 1-2660155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0231
Heifers—Large 2-3682152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added748236.75/cwt236.75–236.751,77168
Heifers—Large 2-3775160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2777157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,2242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added806221.50/cwt221.50–221.501,78523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3817125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,070164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,7552
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315200.78/cwt197.50–202.506323
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350212.50/cwt212.50–212.507441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360222.50/cwt222.50–222.508013
Bulls—Large 1-2375222.50/cwt222.50–222.508341
Bulls—Large 1-2430185.00/cwt185.00–185.007961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438187.46/cwt185.00–190.008212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2441213.76/cwt205.00–217.009434
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463186.03/cwt184.00–192.008614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3482180.00/cwt180.00–180.008682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2492215.80/cwt209.00–218.001,0624
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510176.34/cwt170.00–186.008995
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,0591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0471
Bulls—Medium 1-2575150.00/cwt150.00–150.008631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2622184.63/cwt180.00–189.001,1486
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,3298
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,1881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2745205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820183.05/cwt180.00–186.001,5012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2975157.35/cwt150.00–165.001,5342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3990125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2381
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,344139.66/cwt125.00–156.001,87711
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,360112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,5301
Bulls——1,418126.28/cwt124.00–128.501,7912
Bulls——1,807135.90/cwt132.50–139.002,4563
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96686.06/cwt84.50–88.008314
Cows—Lean 85-90%98594.68/cwt90.00–99.009335
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,086103.87/cwt100.00–109.001,1289
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274116.77/cwt112.00–125.001,48813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,423108.64/cwt108.00–109.501,5463
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,535115.71/cwt111.00–125.501,7764
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2750130.00/cwt130.00–130.009751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29601,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001

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.