Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2024-01-19

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jan 19
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 163 vs last sale 243▼ 336 vs year ago 416 · −80.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 25▼ 37 vs year ago 44 · −84.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 3▼ 9 vs year ago 10 · −90.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No market trend due to low receipts. Winter weather conditions restricted movement.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $223.20/cwt on 34 head.
Average price
$223.20
34 head · 620 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,385
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$45
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$38.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.11
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2601231.881,39426
Medium and Large 2673195.801,3185thin
Large 1-2697193.671,3493thin
One grade step is worth $38.21/cwt here — about $45 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 sale34 hd
223.20
—
KY average9 barns · 922 hd
227.31
−4.11
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—High1,305124.001,6181thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,505107.001,6101thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low86661.185304thin

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
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)960$1,0361thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2430230.00/cwt230.00–230.009891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,2488
Steers—Large 1-2520211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,0971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3616
Steers—Medium and Large 2570202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,1511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624221.69/cwt220.00–224.001,3837
Steers—Large 1-2665200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3301
Steers—Medium and Large 2670190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,4893
Steers—Medium and Large 2800180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6201
Steers—Medium and Large 2895177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,5841
Steers—Large 1-2905170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,010153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,5451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410205.00/cwt205.00–205.008411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455212.00/cwt212.00–212.009651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2506212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,0734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2512190.00/cwt190.00–190.009732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579199.40/cwt199.00–200.001,15515
Heifers—Large 1-2610185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1784
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1431
Heifers—Large 1-2650180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2742160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1411
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 1-2340177.50/cwt177.50–177.506041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2356231.86/cwt230.00–232.508254
Bulls—Medium and Large 2495225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,1881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3690120.00/cwt120.00–120.008281
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3555149.00/cwt149.00–149.008271
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,305124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,6181
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83054.00/cwt54.00–54.004481
Cows—Lean 85-90%87863.57/cwt60.00–69.005583
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,6101
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29601,036.00/head1,036.00–1,036.001,0361

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.