Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2023-09-15

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Sep 15
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
971 head
▼ 422 vs last sale 1,393▼ 173 vs year ago 1,144 · −15.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 48▲ 7 vs year ago 60 · +11.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 2▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher with a good quality offering. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Good demand for the weaned preconditioned feeder calves. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with the exception of one extremely high dressing individual. Slaughter bulls sold firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $238.64/cwt on 628 head.
Average price
$238.64
628 head · 912 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,176
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$624
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$38.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.74
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2914239.232,187618
Large 1-2620220.001,3641thin
Medium and Large 2779200.531,5639thin
One grade step is worth $38.70/cwt here — about $624 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 sale628 hd
238.64
—
KY average27 barns · 8,403 hd
246.38
−7.74
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—High1,698131.282,2299thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,622113.811,8467thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,314112.631,48017
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08690.5398335
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,300187.002,4311thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$1,1601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,030$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)980$9853thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,040$1,0101thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,1451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390247.50/cwt247.50–247.509653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added445275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485240.21/cwt233.00–247.501,1654
Steers—Medium and Large 2505210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522238.71/cwt236.00–248.001,2465
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,4124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3511
Steers—Medium and Large 2582200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2601240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4427
Steers—Medium and Large 2605217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,3161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620265.63/cwt260.00–267.001,64730
Steers—Large 1-2620220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added751261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,96044
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,8441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added812255.98/cwt254.00–256.302,07972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2823242.17/cwt234.00–245.001,9934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2863219.07/cwt214.00–229.001,8913
Steers—Medium and Large 2883198.63/cwt190.00–207.501,7542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added885251.50/cwt251.50–251.502,22659
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2907223.00/cwt220.00–224.002,0234
Steers—Medium and Large 2915200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added927238.61/cwt236.00–241.252,212116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2990190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,021228.48/cwt227.00–230.002,333104
Steers—Medium and Large 21,030190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,041215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,2383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,060207.77/cwt202.50–213.002,2022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,074222.77/cwt217.85–226.002,393147
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Large 1-2315185.00/cwt185.00–185.005831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322225.00/cwt225.00–225.007253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385242.50/cwt242.50–242.509341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2387210.00/cwt210.00–210.008134
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410217.50/cwt217.50–217.508922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427233.00/cwt227.50–241.0099521
Heifers—Large 1-2460200.00/cwt200.00–200.009201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469227.66/cwt224.00–231.001,0688
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476197.79/cwt190.00–200.009418
Heifers—Medium 1-2490186.00/cwt186.00–186.009113
Heifers—Large 1-2508174.98/cwt170.00–180.008892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523237.96/cwt231.00–243.001,24522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3537175.00/cwt175.00–175.009402
Heifers—Large 1-2555191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,0602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563229.04/cwt220.00–235.001,28913
Heifers—Large 1-2605185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2608200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2163
Heifers—Medium 1-2615177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,0921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624225.77/cwt214.00–230.501,40924
Heifers—Medium 2625160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2671206.87/cwt204.00–209.001,3887
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2727185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3452
Heifers—Large 1-2738181.91/cwt181.00–187.501,3427
Heifers—Medium and Large 2771183.08/cwt180.00–186.001,4124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added809230.25/cwt230.25–230.251,86350
Heifers—Large 1-2885160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4162
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2245215.00/cwt215.00–215.005271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280250.00/cwt250.00–250.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325245.00/cwt245.00–245.007962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2386244.55/cwt230.00–250.009449
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418228.73/cwt227.50–230.009562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423257.98/cwt241.00–262.501,0915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435200.00/cwt200.00–200.008701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy438283.81/cwt280.00–287.501,2432
Bulls—Medium 1-2445170.00/cwt170.00–170.007571
Bulls—Large 1-2477224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,0686
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,0571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2489241.87/cwt230.00–251.001,18313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490200.00/cwt200.00–200.009801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516222.50/cwt219.00–235.001,14815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530187.50/cwt187.50–187.509941
Bulls—Large 1-2538203.93/cwt190.00–210.001,0974
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,1021
Bulls—Medium 1-2545167.50/cwt167.50–167.509131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2558203.43/cwt190.00–210.001,1353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560222.77/cwt221.00–228.001,2484
Bulls—Large 1-2590193.33/cwt190.00–200.001,1413
Bulls—Large 1-2610195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1901
Bulls—Medium 1-2615160.00/cwt160.00–160.009841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2621197.77/cwt190.00–204.001,2286
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2643216.64/cwt210.00–219.001,3935
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667215.24/cwt213.00–217.001,4367
Bulls—Medium and Large 2679183.96/cwt180.00–186.001,2494
Bulls—Large 1-2680180.00/cwt174.00–189.001,2248
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0441
Bulls—Large 1-2755150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,3711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2802190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2915187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,7161
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3512174.00/cwt174.00–174.008912
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,300187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,4311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,505126.20/cwt123.00–129.001,8994
Bulls——1,852135.34/cwt132.00–139.002,5065
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88163.07/cwt53.00–68.005564
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05985.65/cwt79.50–89.0090710
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,107104.01/cwt100.00–109.501,1516
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15095.71/cwt93.00–99.501,10115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,293107.80/cwt98.00–110.501,3946
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,326115.26/cwt111.00–134.501,52811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,622113.81/cwt110.00–119.001,8467
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980984.86/head950.00–1,050.009853
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,160.00/head1,160.00–1,160.001,1601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0401,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101

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.