Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2023-11-10

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Nov 10
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,019 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 1,035▼ 551 vs year ago 1,570 · −35.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 68▲ 34 vs year ago 75 · +45.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 1▲ 19 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 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Yearling steers sold sharply lower. CME futures were on a downward trend this week. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $216.88/cwt on 696 head.
Average price
$216.88
696 head · 830 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,800
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,026
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$78.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.33
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2843218.771,845656
Large 1-2543204.001,1086thin
Medium and Large 2651193.991,26316thin
Large 2605182.501,1044thin
Medium and Large 2-3600174.631,04712thin
Medium 1-2585140.008192thin
One grade step is worth $78.77/cwt here — about $1,026 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 sale696 hd
216.88
—
KY average26 barns · 6,994 hd
228.21
−11.33
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—High1,682108.491,82414
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50489.881,35233
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25387.551,09727
CowsLean 85-90%High1,11276.9985625

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)1,395$1,2282thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,255$1,1032thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,255$9751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$9751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,395$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,840$1,9101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,283$1,5002thin

Every lot

124 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2227245.00/cwt245.00–245.005562
Steers—Large 1-2295215.00/cwt215.00–215.006341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2296235.00/cwt235.00–235.006963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2350265.00/cwt265.00–265.009281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added407257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,0482
Steers—Medium 1-2420130.00/cwt130.00–130.005461
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425186.67/cwt185.00–187.507933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436237.40/cwt230.00–245.001,0354
Steers—Medium and Large 2475200.00/cwt200.00–200.009501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486203.00/cwt203.00–203.009874
Steers—Large 2510192.50/cwt192.50–192.509822
Steers—Large 1-2520210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524228.66/cwt220.00–234.001,1985
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,0431
Steers—Medium and Large 2570199.86/cwt197.00–208.001,1395
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579223.87/cwt218.00–227.501,29610
Steers—Large 1-2580199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,1541
Steers—Medium and Large 2612192.83/cwt192.50–193.001,1803
Steers—Large 1-2621200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635216.19/cwt211.00–225.001,3738
Steers—Large 2640175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1201
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3641170.71/cwt161.00–177.001,0945
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660214.62/cwt211.00–221.001,41611
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3677174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1782
Steers—Medium and Large 2711200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717214.46/cwt214.00–216.001,53813
Steers—Medium 1-2750150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1251
Steers—Large 2760170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2921
Steers—Medium and Large 2770180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3863
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772212.55/cwt210.00–217.001,64116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added787226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,77966
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3805146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added811227.58/cwt223.75–229.751,846120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,6793
Steers—Medium and Large 2815186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,5161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added881220.88/cwt205.00–224.001,946205
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added917209.66/cwt209.00–210.251,923116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added973210.50/cwt210.50–210.502,04851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2980186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,8235
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,014184.82/cwt174.00–186.001,87410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,135160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,8161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2227245.00/cwt245.00–245.005562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260232.50/cwt232.50–232.506051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290192.50/cwt192.50–192.505581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315200.00/cwt200.00–200.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2358210.00/cwt210.00–210.007523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3363178.83/cwt175.00–182.506492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2387191.74/cwt190.00–197.507424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420167.50/cwt167.50–167.507041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426219.89/cwt216.00–225.0093711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2437200.00/cwt200.00–200.008742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472218.43/cwt212.00–225.001,03114
Heifers—Large 1-2473176.54/cwt171.00–182.508352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474200.83/cwt191.00–207.5095217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520180.24/cwt180.00–181.009374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531198.24/cwt190.00–200.001,0536
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3533167.61/cwt160.00–175.008932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562190.63/cwt190.00–191.001,0718
Heifers—Medium 1-2570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574179.64/cwt176.00–185.001,0315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575168.00/cwt160.00–178.009667
Heifers—Large 2-3590150.00/cwt150.00–150.008852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615158.00/cwt158.00–158.009721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2619167.15/cwt160.00–169.001,0355
Heifers—Large 2-3630134.00/cwt134.00–134.008441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2637185.22/cwt178.00–186.001,18010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670166.61/cwt159.00–170.001,11614
Heifers—Large 2-3680143.00/cwt143.00–143.009721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3735147.00/cwt140.00–154.001,0802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added786209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,64326
Heifers—Medium and Large 2810134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3820132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3875127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,1161
Heifers—Large 2-3905124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2235245.00/cwt245.00–245.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2240220.00/cwt220.00–220.005281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290220.00/cwt220.00–220.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295250.00/cwt250.00–250.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340202.50/cwt202.50–202.506891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2341230.00/cwt230.00–230.007843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2355247.50/cwt247.50–247.508792
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423220.00/cwt220.00–220.009312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425194.16/cwt185.00–202.508252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431241.25/cwt240.00–245.001,0404
Bulls—Large 1-2460211.55/cwt207.50–217.509735
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476210.23/cwt200.00–213.001,0017
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517186.52/cwt180.00–195.0096412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522210.97/cwt206.00–219.001,10112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2553191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,0563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564200.42/cwt200.00–203.001,1307
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570170.00/cwt170.00–170.009692
Bulls—Medium 1-2570150.00/cwt150.00–150.008551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633177.36/cwt170.00–180.001,1236
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635161.64/cwt152.50–166.001,0263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2652180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1745
Bulls—Large 2-3695135.00/cwt135.00–135.009381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2735150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740167.50/cwt167.00–169.001,2405
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3780125.00/cwt125.00–125.009751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790154.72/cwt150.00–160.001,2224
Bulls—Medium and Large 2855120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0261
Bulls—Large 2-3910142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,2971
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3470160.00/cwt160.00–160.007521
Dairy Steers—Large 3600160.00/cwt160.00–160.009601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,486102.10/cwt94.00–106.001,5176
Bulls——1,797109.71/cwt108.00–113.501,9716
Bulls——1,923124.00/cwt124.00–124.002,3852
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01888.45/cwt85.00–94.009006
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08966.07/cwt60.00–69.507207
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17377.62/cwt71.50–83.5091012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22189.31/cwt84.00–98.501,09020
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240101.50/cwt101.50–101.501,2591
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36379.38/cwt77.00–81.001,0826
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48598.96/cwt97.00–101.001,4706
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50888.41/cwt84.00–96.501,33325
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51381.03/cwt80.00–82.001,2262
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3951,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,102.79/head1,050.00–1,150.001,1032
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,255975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3951,228.03/head1,100.00–1,335.001,2282
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2831,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,8401,910.00/head1,910.00–1,910.001,9101

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.