Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2023-09-29

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Sep 29
● Final157 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,183 head
▲ 106 vs last sale 1,077▲ 321 vs year ago 862 · +37.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 66▼ 5 vs year ago 102 · −4.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 4▲ 35 vs year ago 29 · +120.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower with best demand being the weaned/preconditioned packages. Feeder heifers sold down 6.00 to 8.00. Feeder bulls sold down 3.00 to 5.00. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower across the board with the exception of a few high quality/high dressing animals. Supply included: 88% Feeder Cattle (60% Steers, 6% Dairy Steers, 24% Heifers, 9% Bulls, 0% Dairy Heifers); 7% Slaughter Cattle (91% Cows, 9% Bulls); 5% Replacement Cattle (39% Bred Cows, 61% Cow-Calf Pairs). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 74%.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $235.76/cwt on 659 head.
Average price
$235.76
659 head · 798 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,881
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$788
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$84.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.66
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2806238.061,919632
Large 1-2626199.171,2473thin
Medium and Large 2560189.561,06113thin
Large 2520185.509655thin
Medium and Large 2-3736153.701,1316thin
One grade step is worth $84.35/cwt here — about $788 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 sale659 hd
235.76
—
KY average26 barns · 6,822 hd
238.42
−2.66
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—Low1,681120.922,03311
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,68194.061,58110
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22990.121,10780
CowsLean 85-90%High95171.1567615

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,525$1,4601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,164$1,11014
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,115$1,0132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,581$1,67522
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,308$1,4606

Every lot

157 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225227.50/cwt227.50–227.505122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250267.50/cwt267.50–267.506691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270220.00/cwt220.00–220.005941
Steers—Large 2290177.50/cwt177.50–177.505151
Steers—Medium and Large 2305217.50/cwt217.50–217.506631
Steers—Medium and Large 2355180.00/cwt180.00–180.006391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427239.96/cwt230.00–245.001,0253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added443253.53/cwt250.00–267.501,12310
Steers—Medium and Large 2445210.00/cwt210.00–210.009352
Steers—Medium and Large 2465190.00/cwt190.00–190.008841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474232.08/cwt222.50–237.501,1007
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478262.56/cwt257.50–264.001,2559
Steers—Medium and Large 2510197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,0071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531230.15/cwt217.50–238.001,22212
Steers—Large 2535195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566230.91/cwt220.00–238.001,30719
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570156.41/cwt150.00–162.508922
Steers—Large 1-2575217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2511
Steers—Medium and Large 2580191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,1082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4925
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626224.89/cwt217.50–232.501,40818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added645262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,69056
Steers—Large 1-2652190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4672
Steers—Medium and Large 2670173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,1591
Steers—Large 2705165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,56028
Steers—Medium and Large 2731176.07/cwt170.00–192.001,2874
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3750167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,2561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772222.28/cwt214.00–231.001,7164
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added793252.60/cwt252.60–252.602,003164
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3800150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added845247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,09159
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added859233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,00141
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3863145.95/cwt140.00–152.001,2602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2867219.16/cwt210.00–230.001,9003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910209.06/cwt206.00–216.001,9026
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added911229.80/cwt229.80–229.802,09356
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added950225.10/cwt225.10–225.102,13855
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2950200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,061190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,01613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,083217.75/cwt217.75–217.752,35856
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,115194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,1631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers50 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2150275.00/head275.00–275.002752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3200150.00/cwt150.00–150.003001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240192.50/cwt192.50–192.504621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2288180.00/cwt180.00–180.005183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315177.50/cwt177.50–177.505591
Heifers—Large 2340171.00/cwt171.00–171.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380155.00/cwt155.00–155.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390192.50/cwt192.50–192.507511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2394186.77/cwt180.00–200.007367
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2412220.00/cwt220.00–220.009062
Heifers—Large 2425179.71/cwt165.00–187.507647
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3432162.79/cwt160.00–167.007036
Heifers—Medium and Large 2437196.21/cwt190.00–199.008576
Heifers—Large 2-3438144.91/cwt140.00–150.006352
Heifers—Large 2462175.24/cwt163.00–187.508109
Heifers—Large 2-3466144.33/cwt141.00–147.506736
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475164.66/cwt157.50–170.007825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478186.71/cwt179.00–200.0089211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2496203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,0074
Heifers—Large 1-2502203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,0192
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513193.56/cwt190.00–195.009937
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3517169.89/cwt160.00–174.008786
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,20414
Heifers—Large 2525167.50/cwt167.50–167.508791
Heifers—Large 2-3543142.44/cwt130.00–155.007732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3550147.50/cwt147.50–147.508111
Heifers—Large 2570170.00/cwt170.00–170.009691
Heifers—Large 1-2583195.18/cwt188.00–200.001,1385
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590172.20/cwt167.00–177.001,0166
Heifers—Large 2610156.00/cwt156.00–156.009521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2611225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3753
Heifers—Large 1-2611177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,0853
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3623145.06/cwt140.00–150.009042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,15618
Heifers—Medium 2-3625153.00/cwt153.00–153.009561
Heifers—Large 2662150.00/cwt150.00–150.009933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665166.10/cwt162.50–169.001,1054
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3672149.92/cwt140.00–160.001,0074
Heifers—Large 1-2674171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,1535
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3710140.00/cwt140.00–140.009942
Heifers—Large 2720140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2401
Heifers—Large 2-3725120.00/cwt120.00–120.008701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2733160.20/cwt150.00–161.001,17418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2750138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3842147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,2382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added877215.25/cwt215.25–215.251,88863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2897145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3930130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,00576.00/cwt76.00–76.007641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls39 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Large 2-3215120.00/cwt120.00–120.002581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2220209.55/cwt200.00–220.004612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225245.00/cwt245.00–245.005512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265230.00/cwt230.00–230.006102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3275150.00/cwt150.00–150.004131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2305203.11/cwt190.00–210.006193
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3340182.50/cwt182.50–182.506211
Bulls—Large 2-3350160.00/cwt160.00–160.005601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360237.50/cwt237.50–237.508551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365140.00/cwt140.00–140.005111
Bulls—Large 2375197.50/cwt197.50–197.507411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy386262.56/cwt260.00–275.001,0136
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2437190.00/cwt190.00–190.008302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479223.30/cwt210.00–232.001,07011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490209.18/cwt207.50–210.001,0253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3500177.40/cwt177.40–177.408871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy508247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,2574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513231.32/cwt229.00–237.501,1877
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530202.06/cwt200.00–204.001,0712
Bulls—Large 2532190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565216.64/cwt209.00–225.001,22416
Bulls—Medium and Large 2582178.76/cwt172.50–182.001,0403
Bulls—Large 1-2595190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1311
Bulls—Large 2610190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625207.35/cwt206.00–208.001,2963
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,2221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2674171.34/cwt168.00–175.001,1555
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2682199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,3572
Bulls—Large 2-3695127.00/cwt127.00–127.008831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2707176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,2442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2723171.95/cwt162.50–182.001,2432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3735164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2992
Bulls—Large 2790162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,2841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3790125.00/cwt125.00–125.009881
Bulls—Large 2805162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,3081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2895160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2945140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3231
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 2655132.50/cwt132.50–132.508681
Dairy Steers—Large 3736106.28/cwt81.00–109.0078210
Dairy Steers—Large 3944182.40/cwt182.40–182.401,72260
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 338072.50/cwt72.50–72.502761
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,3271
Bulls——1,543112.58/cwt109.00–115.001,7373
Bulls——1,789127.63/cwt122.00–137.002,2837
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88683.27/cwt82.00–85.007384
Cows—Lean 85-90%94475.24/cwt71.00–78.007107
Cows—Lean 85-90%96867.80/cwt66.00–69.506562
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08535.97/cwt30.00–44.003902
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10175.32/cwt68.50–79.508298
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21285.77/cwt80.00–89.501,04030
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25894.64/cwt90.00–99.001,19135
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,301103.06/cwt100.00–114.001,3417
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49582.50/cwt82.50–82.501,2331
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70295.34/cwt93.50–98.501,6239
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2895875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,013.12/head700.00–1,225.001,0132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1641,109.54/head435.00–1,410.001,11014
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5251,460.00/head1,460.00–1,460.001,4601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3081,459.78/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4606
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5201,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5341,605.29/head1,310.00–1,800.001,60512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6681,778.46/head1,510.00–2,000.001,7788

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.