Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2023-10-13

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Oct 13
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
704 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 737▼ 650 vs year ago 1,354 · −48.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 63▲ 15 vs year ago 65 · +23.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 21▼ 3 vs year ago 44 · −6.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher with the increase on the weaned feeders with vaccinations. Yearling steers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher 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 $232.79/cwt on 369 head.
Average price
$232.79
369 head · 833 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,939
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$738
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$36.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.63
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2855235.372,013335
Medium and Large 2598212.291,26922
Large 1-2643198.391,27512thin
One grade step is worth $36.99/cwt here — about $738 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 sale369 hd
232.79
—
KY average26 barns · 4,631 hd
239.42
−6.63
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—High1,730122.712,1237thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57297.681,53614
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27794.611,20835
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10581.9890539
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,255130.531,6383thin

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/Aged (>5 yrs)1,138$9432thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)988$8012thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)920$7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,432$1,4673thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,263$1,1923thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,393$1,1802thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,210$1,1251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,055$8101thin

Every lot

122 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315265.00/cwt265.00–265.008351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy361290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0474
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,0042
Steers—Medium and Large 2395235.00/cwt235.00–235.009281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added424279.13/cwt270.00–280.001,18412
Steers—Medium and Large 2440200.00/cwt200.00–200.008801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added450277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,2491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462253.26/cwt246.00–260.001,1708
Steers—Medium and Large 2487230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1206
Steers—Medium and Large 2540222.52/cwt220.00–225.001,2022
Steers—Large 1-2540210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added546254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,3879
Steers—Large 1-2557210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569231.99/cwt230.00–236.001,3206
Steers—Medium and Large 2570214.50/cwt210.00–219.001,2232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2636226.99/cwt226.00–230.001,4447
Steers—Large 1-2641198.00/cwt197.00–200.001,2695
Steers—Medium and Large 2681201.10/cwt194.00–210.001,3698
Steers—Large 1-2713190.16/cwt185.00–200.001,3564
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730228.68/cwt220.00–240.001,6693
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2792233.70/cwt220.00–237.501,8519
Steers—Medium and Large 2795210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added819244.15/cwt235.00–249.752,00092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2826212.27/cwt204.00–215.001,7534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860236.00/cwt236.00–236.002,0303
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added915234.25/cwt234.25–234.252,14361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,8511
Steers—Medium and Large 2930162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,5111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,023221.14/cwt219.25–223.252,262110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,068183.93/cwt178.00–190.001,9642
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280172.50/cwt172.50–172.504831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335152.43/cwt150.00–155.005112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2348175.00/cwt175.00–175.006094
Heifers—Medium and Large 2354173.76/cwt172.50–175.006154
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395152.50/cwt152.50–152.506021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415170.00/cwt170.00–170.007062
Heifers—Medium 2425140.00/cwt140.00–140.005951
Heifers—Large 1-2433179.54/cwt170.00–182.507774
Heifers—Large 2-3435142.50/cwt142.50–142.506201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2440187.50/cwt187.50–187.508251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2447200.00/cwt200.00–200.008947
Heifers—Medium 2462150.00/cwt150.00–150.006932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465167.00/cwt167.00–167.007771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468181.19/cwt180.00–184.008487
Heifers—Large 1-2472161.77/cwt155.00–170.007643
Heifers—Large 1-2520161.60/cwt158.00–165.008402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530212.47/cwt205.00–216.001,1263
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532189.95/cwt180.00–196.001,0116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2566179.79/cwt173.00–186.001,0186
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568190.68/cwt187.00–197.001,0836
Heifers—Large 2-3572144.00/cwt144.00–144.008242
Heifers—Large 1-2575174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610160.00/cwt160.00–160.009761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618178.90/cwt175.00–185.001,1065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626195.85/cwt193.00–201.001,2269
Heifers—Large 1-2640171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0942
Heifers—Large 2-3650150.00/cwt150.00–150.009751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added652247.75/cwt247.75–247.751,61577
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3104
Heifers—Large 1-2660173.74/cwt170.00–175.001,1474
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668183.55/cwt170.00–188.001,2264
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3688155.60/cwt150.00–157.501,0714
Heifers—Large 1-2720174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2777181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,4062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added785213.50/cwt213.50–213.501,67611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2800150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2001
Heifers—Large 1-2800140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2944184.50/cwt184.50–184.501,7428
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260285.00/cwt285.00–285.007411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350282.50/cwt282.50–282.509893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2350240.00/cwt240.00–240.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365220.00/cwt220.00–220.008031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,1041
Bulls—Large 1-2440217.50/cwt217.50–217.509572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3450187.50/cwt187.50–187.508441
Bulls—Large 1-2475230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476238.60/cwt230.00–247.501,1369
Bulls—Medium 1-2487180.00/cwt180.00–180.008772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523219.04/cwt210.00–230.001,14612
Bulls—Large 1-2523193.26/cwt190.00–195.001,0113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545178.00/cwt176.00–180.009702
Bulls—Large 2560167.50/cwt167.50–167.509381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571212.70/cwt205.00–227.501,21513
Bulls—Large 1-2575184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,0582
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,0381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625207.27/cwt200.00–211.001,2953
Bulls—Medium 2-3640120.00/cwt120.00–120.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2689193.31/cwt190.00–195.001,3326
Bulls—Large 1-2693182.01/cwt181.00–182.501,2613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718182.64/cwt180.00–184.001,3113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790178.25/cwt176.00–179.001,4084
Bulls—Large 1-2815168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,3691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,5252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2885180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5931
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,255130.53/cwt113.00–140.001,6383
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,225102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,2501
Bulls——1,806123.83/cwt121.00–126.002,2364
Bulls——1,830130.82/cwt128.00–134.002,3942
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92368.99/cwt67.00–72.006375
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11180.88/cwt75.00–84.5089918
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15487.27/cwt85.00–96.001,00716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261103.33/cwt99.00–110.001,3038
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27793.06/cwt88.00–98.501,18825
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34579.07/cwt78.00–80.001,0632
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,551101.87/cwt94.50–105.001,58010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62587.21/cwt83.00–92.001,4174
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,055810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,155875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2631,191.69/head1,100.00–1,350.001,1923
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5151,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6001,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6301,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4851
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2920775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2988800.95/head775.00–825.008012
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,040860.00/head860.00–860.008601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251

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.