Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2023-09-22

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Sep 22
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,077 head
▲ 106 vs last sale 971▼ 175 vs year ago 1,252 · −14.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 67▲ 11 vs year ago 55 · +20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 9▲ 1 vs year ago 3 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady on a light test with the weaned preconditioned calves bringing a premium. Fleshy bawling calves facing discounts. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $230.87/cwt on 790 head.
Average price
$230.87
790 head · 885 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,043
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,030
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$61.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.75
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2895232.332,079758
Medium and Large 2633212.001,34112thin
Large 2505200.001,0101thin
Large 1-2695188.311,30816thin
Medium 1-2460183.008421thin
Medium and Large 2-3615170.501,0492thin
One grade step is worth $61.83/cwt here — about $1,030 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 sale790 hd
230.87
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KY average25 barns · 7,152 hd
244.62
−13.75
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—Average1,536118.411,8198thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,505104.761,5775thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,273100.171,27513
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07186.8493040

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)1,470$1,4851thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,235$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,170$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,215$1,4001thin

Every lot

118 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255265.00/cwt265.00–265.006761
Steers—Medium and Large 2367230.00/cwt230.00–230.008442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385245.00/cwt245.00–245.009431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410240.00/cwt240.00–240.009842
Steers—Medium 1-2460183.00/cwt183.00–183.008421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2842
Steers—Large 1-2489190.00/cwt190.00–190.009295
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500160.00/cwt160.00–160.008001
Steers—Large 2505200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0101
Steers—Medium and Large 2531221.24/cwt219.00–222.001,1754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,3963
Steers—Large 1-2540229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,2373
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added594274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,62810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2595255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624271.07/cwt264.00–274.001,69132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added651256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,6673
Steers—Medium and Large 2695220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5291
Steers—Large 1-2695188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2697233.16/cwt232.00–246.001,62512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705240.61/cwt240.00–242.001,69613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,7983
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3730181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,3211
Steers—Medium and Large 2757200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added777249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,9352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2787232.48/cwt220.00–233.001,83024
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2813222.03/cwt219.00–225.001,8052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added833234.98/cwt234.00–235.001,95797
Steers—Large 1-2860173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,4886
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,9052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added911234.34/cwt230.50–236.002,135216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2911209.95/cwt200.00–215.001,9133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added973223.56/cwt220.00–229.902,175274
Steers—Medium and Large 21,010179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,8081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,014225.90/cwt225.90–225.902,29153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,055194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,0471
Steers—Large 1-21,195150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,7931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2281221.73/cwt220.00–222.506233
Heifers—Large 1-2340192.50/cwt192.50–192.506551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345215.00/cwt215.00–215.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385203.00/cwt203.00–203.007821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2397220.00/cwt220.00–220.008734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419201.00/cwt200.00–202.008424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435178.00/cwt178.00–178.007742
Heifers—Large 1-2440210.00/cwt210.00–210.009241
Heifers—Large 1-2462208.70/cwt208.00–210.009643
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470210.81/cwt204.00–214.009913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482222.51/cwt220.00–229.001,0727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3491185.02/cwt180.00–186.009086
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517216.49/cwt210.00–221.001,11914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521241.55/cwt240.00–244.001,25817
Heifers—Large 2-3551143.74/cwt137.50–150.007924
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1381
Heifers—Large 1-2569204.25/cwt200.00–211.001,1624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576220.64/cwt220.00–222.001,2713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624226.18/cwt218.00–235.001,41128
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625183.10/cwt180.00–186.001,1442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2638203.68/cwt200.00–211.001,2993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667229.08/cwt226.00–232.001,5285
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3601
Heifers—Large 1-2685181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3700177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,2431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,5473
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720184.33/cwt183.00–185.001,3273
Heifers—Large 1-2735183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,3452
Heifers—Large 2-3747160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3752155.02/cwt150.00–165.001,1663
Heifers—Large 1-2770190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2772186.17/cwt182.00–192.001,4377
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added779220.57/cwt219.00–224.001,71813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6914
Heifers—Large 1-2870193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,6791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2334255.00/cwt255.00–255.008526
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2370147.50/cwt147.50–147.505461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385250.00/cwt250.00–250.009631
Bulls—Large 1-2430180.00/cwt180.00–180.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472211.39/cwt200.00–215.009984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,1565
Bulls—Large 1-2492206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,0142
Bulls—Large 1-2505202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,0201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523211.94/cwt210.00–230.001,10813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535186.24/cwt185.00–187.509962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,1965
Bulls—Large 1-2580195.41/cwt190.00–201.001,1332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585202.24/cwt198.00–205.001,1835
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3587180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,2854
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1931
Bulls—Large 1-2662193.20/cwt190.00–197.001,2795
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,3221
Bulls—Large 2695180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3710160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2735170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2772194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,4987
Bulls—Medium and Large 2805164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,3201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2870186.44/cwt184.00–189.001,6222
Bulls—Large 1-2875165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4441
Bulls—Large 1-2940162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,5281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2955172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6431
Bulls—Large 1-2975155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,5111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,065160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,7041
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,14899.67/cwt96.00–107.001,1443
Bulls——1,730124.47/cwt122.00–126.002,1533
Bulls——1,828137.41/cwt135.50–139.502,5122
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96553.31/cwt52.00–55.005142
Cows—Lean 85-90%96677.01/cwt70.00–82.507449
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11088.67/cwt83.50–93.0098419
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11398.93/cwt95.00–104.501,10110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,273100.17/cwt94.00–105.501,27513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,470109.50/cwt109.50–109.501,6101
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,514103.57/cwt101.00–105.501,5684
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4701,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4851
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.