Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2024-02-02

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Feb 2
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
563 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 585▲ 390 vs year ago 173 · +225.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 17▲ 59 vs year ago 15 · +393.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 7▲ 67 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold sharply higher with feeder steers over 600lbs 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold sharply higher with feeder heifers over 600lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. No comparison on slaughter bulls due to low receipts in last weeks report.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $235.88/cwt on 331 head.
Average price
$235.88
331 head · 753 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,777
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$412
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$16.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.01
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2764236.291,806310
Medium and Large 2571234.431,33814thin
Large 1-2633220.291,3947thin
One grade step is worth $16.01/cwt here — about $412 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 sale331 hd
235.88
—
KY average24 barns · 7,807 hd
240.88
−5.01
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—Low1,817120.652,1925thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,488107.751,60315
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,292106.231,37220
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02092.6694532
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,193173.812,0742thin

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 (2-4 yrs)1,085$1,8536
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,325$1,7898
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,389$1,72111
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,307$1,6823thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,386$1,6255
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,435$1,6005
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,110$1,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,407$1,5343thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,290$1,45813
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,255$1,2912thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,483$2,6002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,517$2,5953thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,300$2,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,435$2,4376
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,615$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,393$1,5682thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260280.00/cwt280.00–280.007281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310295.00/cwt295.00–295.009151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385295.67/cwt290.00–302.501,1384
Steers—Large 1-2400240.00/cwt240.00–240.009601
Steers—Medium and Large 2405259.18/cwt257.50–260.001,0503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2434307.70/cwt297.50–317.501,3354
Steers—Medium and Large 2450250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474280.64/cwt275.00–287.501,3305
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517290.01/cwt282.50–292.501,4996
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,5735
Steers—Medium and Large 2543249.01/cwt247.50–252.001,3523
Steers—Large 1-2545230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2541
Steers—Large 1-2550240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575250.84/cwt245.00–257.001,4426
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619256.06/cwt252.00–262.001,58513
Steers—Medium and Large 2630222.49/cwt219.00–230.001,4023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633243.17/cwt236.00–250.001,53919
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671237.70/cwt230.00–242.001,59513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added688247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,6997
Steers—Medium and Large 2702210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713228.71/cwt222.50–234.001,63115
Steers—Large 1-2767200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768235.91/cwt231.00–241.501,81215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825232.27/cwt229.00–235.251,916117
Steers—Large 1-2850192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,6321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added852222.60/cwt222.60–222.601,89765
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2927200.90/cwt191.00–210.001,8626
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2967191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,8473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,061192.74/cwt180.00–196.002,0455
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295262.50/cwt262.50–262.507741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315283.81/cwt280.00–287.508942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330250.00/cwt250.00–250.008251
Heifers—Large 2360197.50/cwt197.50–197.507111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375250.00/cwt250.00–250.009382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380225.00/cwt220.00–230.008552
Heifers—Large 1-2400235.00/cwt235.00–235.009401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427258.92/cwt250.00–270.001,10611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431241.16/cwt238.00–247.501,0393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy437288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,2594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474221.25/cwt220.00–225.001,0494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478252.99/cwt244.00–264.001,20911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510243.77/cwt230.00–248.001,24311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520182.00/cwt182.00–182.009461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522219.58/cwt211.00–228.001,1463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575236.98/cwt230.00–240.001,3634
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575207.47/cwt199.00–215.001,1937
Heifers—Large 1-2585207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613210.75/cwt210.00–213.001,2928
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618191.29/cwt187.00–194.001,1823
Heifers—Large 1-2647203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,3132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664210.39/cwt200.00–212.001,39715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2686183.10/cwt175.00–189.001,2564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720224.75/cwt224.75–224.751,61875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325276.65/cwt267.50–285.008992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,2202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,3341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,1501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2491261.45/cwt260.00–267.501,2845
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2500252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,2632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574220.59/cwt210.00–230.001,2664
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575242.39/cwt240.00–252.501,3945
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3605163.00/cwt163.00–163.009861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624220.47/cwt216.00–225.001,3764
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2690220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5185
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2902178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,6062
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3700132.50/cwt132.50–132.509281
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,193173.81/cwt168.00–180.002,0742
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,490110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,6391
Bulls——1,815117.89/cwt114.00–123.002,1402
Bulls——1,983128.74/cwt128.50–129.002,5532
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,002101.07/cwt94.00–107.001,01319
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03686.95/cwt82.50–91.009017
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04476.40/cwt70.00–79.007985
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11554.00/cwt54.00–54.006021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263122.58/cwt120.00–125.001,5483
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,294104.40/cwt100.00–110.501,35115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31895.46/cwt93.00–98.001,2582
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,435102.39/cwt97.00–106.501,4695
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,514110.43/cwt107.00–116.501,67210
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4832,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3052,275.22/head1,700.00–2,500.002,2753
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3931,567.77/head1,250.00–1,850.001,5682
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5102,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5202,518.09/head2,000.00–3,000.002,5182
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5452,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5752,448.57/head2,000.00–2,900.002,4492
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6152,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,852.73/head1,350.00–2,100.001,8536
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,291.24/head1,225.00–1,350.001,2912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,457.73/head1,050.00–2,000.001,45813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3071,682.02/head1,575.00–1,800.001,6823
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,789.06/head1,500.00–2,000.001,7898
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3861,625.14/head1,425.00–1,800.001,6255
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3891,720.76/head1,400.00–1,950.001,72111
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4071,534.02/head1,200.00–1,810.001,5343
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4351,600.47/head1,325.00–1,900.001,6005

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.