Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2024-01-26

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jan 26
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
585 head
▲ 505 vs last sale 80▲ 93 vs year ago 492 · +18.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 7▲ 7 vs year ago 10 · +70.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 1▲ 2 vs year ago 5 · +40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week due to inclement weather and low receipts in last weeks report. Good demand for all feeder and slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $207.80/cwt on 297 head.
Average price
$207.80
297 head · 856 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,780
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$84
per head · Large 1-2 over Large 2
$49.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.53
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1-2530225.001,1932thin
Medium and Large 2543222.111,2056thin
Medium and Large 1-2870207.821,808283
Medium and Large 2-3633189.001,1965thin
Large 2630176.001,1091thin
One grade step is worth $49.00/cwt here — about $84 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 sale297 hd
207.80
—
KY average25 barns · 6,218 hd
229.33
−21.53
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—Low1,940105.002,0371thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,511108.451,6396thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,235103.981,2847thin
CowsLean 85-90%High97075.477326thin

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 (2-4 yrs)1,240$1,3001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)998$1,0612thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$8522thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2335240.00/cwt240.00–240.008041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375264.87/cwt260.00–270.009932
Steers—Medium and Large 2395232.50/cwt232.50–232.509181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428268.70/cwt267.50–270.001,1502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471243.25/cwt240.00–250.001,1463
Steers—Large 1-2480230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525270.92/cwt269.00–275.001,4223
Steers—Medium and Large 2555210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570236.22/cwt230.00–240.001,3464
Steers—Large 1-2580220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4705
Steers—Medium and Large 2630222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,3991
Steers—Large 2630176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631234.02/cwt233.00–238.001,47720
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3633189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,1965
Steers—Medium and Large 2670214.09/cwt210.00–218.001,4342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690231.35/cwt230.00–232.001,5966
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added743215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,59726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added797215.25/cwt215.25–215.251,71668
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2971187.25/cwt187.25–187.251,81841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added988204.00/cwt204.00–204.002,01653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,080184.50/cwt184.50–184.501,99350
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273223.85/cwt220.00–227.506112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327220.00/cwt220.00–220.007192
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340200.00/cwt200.00–200.006801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370234.36/cwt227.50–237.508675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added377252.50/cwt252.50–252.509522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added407245.00/cwt245.00–245.0099713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2407234.02/cwt225.00–240.009526
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410202.47/cwt200.00–205.008302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2458207.98/cwt204.00–212.009532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470182.06/cwt179.00–185.008562
Heifers—Large 1-2475197.00/cwt197.00–197.009361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505175.91/cwt167.00–185.008882
Heifers—Large 2-3510148.00/cwt148.00–148.007551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514208.66/cwt205.00–213.001,07314
Heifers—Large 1-2525200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,0856
Heifers—Large 2585180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618184.33/cwt184.00–185.001,1393
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3619167.49/cwt163.00–170.001,0377
Heifers—Large 2655169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,1071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2669175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1717
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3688148.49/cwt147.00–150.001,0222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727208.52/cwt204.00–213.251,516145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2927170.80/cwt170.00–171.001,5835
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265250.00/cwt250.00–250.006631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2388256.86/cwt255.00–257.509974
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395237.50/cwt237.50–237.509382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3428198.27/cwt190.00–202.508493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471269.98/cwt252.50–275.001,2728
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy542271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,4696
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2588212.70/cwt210.00–214.001,2513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2683202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,3804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2708176.06/cwt170.00–182.001,2472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,940105.00/cwt105.00–105.002,0371
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93848.98/cwt48.00–50.004592
Cows—Lean 85-90%96095.41/cwt91.00–100.009162
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01382.01/cwt79.00–85.008312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19080.00/cwt80.00–80.009521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,1962
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,253112.97/cwt108.00–120.001,4164
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425103.52/cwt103.00–104.001,4752
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,554110.92/cwt107.00–117.001,7244
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830851.51/head800.00–900.008522
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29981,060.53/head800.00–1,250.001,0612
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001

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.