Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2023-12-01

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Dec 1
● Final137 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,219 head
1,219 vs last sale 0 336 vs year ago 1,555 · 21.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
71 vs last sale 0 44 vs year ago 115 · 38.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
11 vs last sale 0 4 vs year ago 15 · 26.7%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week due to be closed for the thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $212.31/cwt on 724 head.
Average price
$212.31
724 head · 853 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,810
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$677
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2-3
$66.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.90
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2877214.731,883638
Medium and Large 2658198.021,30267
Large 1-2761192.541,4649thin
Medium and Large 2-3665182.671,2143thin
Large 2662172.001,1385thin
Medium 1-2710160.001,1361thin
Large 2-3815148.001,2061thin
One grade step is worth $66.73/cwt here — about $677 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 sale724 hd
212.31
KY average24 barns · 6,032 hd
218.22
−5.90
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
BullsAverage1,806117.402,12012
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50194.751,42212
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24591.151,13522
CowsLean 85-90%Average97176.6774426

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 (5-8 yrs)1,375$1,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,165$9251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,100$7851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,510$1,4432thin

Every lot, as filed

137 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2-3590206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,2151
HeifersLarge 1-2570176.61/cwt170.00–180.001,0073
SteersMedium and Large 2420215.00/cwt215.00–215.009031
SteersMedium and Large 2810186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,5071
SteersMedium and Large 2-3702171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2002
SteersMedium and Large 2986165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6274
SteersMedium and Large 2464224.24/cwt223.00–228.001,04012
SteersMedium and Large 2690193.26/cwt180.00–196.001,33329
SteersLarge 1-2540231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,2472
SteersMedium and Large 2940184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,7301
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added911215.96/cwt214.25–217.001,967179
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added804224.75/cwt224.75–224.751,80791
SteersMedium and Large 2750182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3651
SteersLarge 2-3815148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2061
HeifersLarge 1-2430182.50/cwt182.50–182.507851
HeifersLarge 1-2680162.23/cwt160.00–167.001,1033
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added662219.75/cwt219.75–219.751,45579
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added568212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,2046
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2511197.26/cwt192.00–205.001,00810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added878219.75/cwt219.75–219.751,92964
HeifersLarge 1-2785150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1781
HeifersLarge 1-2453183.35/cwt180.00–185.008313
HeifersMedium 1-2585137.00/cwt137.00–137.008011
HeifersMedium 1-2653132.50/cwt132.50–132.508653
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2275222.50/cwt222.50–222.506122
HeifersLarge 1-2612190.40/cwt185.00–195.001,16511
HeifersMedium and Large 2280190.00/cwt187.50–192.505322
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2342225.00/cwt225.00–225.007702
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2752
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2366226.65/cwt223.00–237.508308
HeifersMedium and Large 2685170.95/cwt170.00–175.001,17110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2810157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2721
HeifersMedium and Large 2311194.07/cwt180.00–197.506045
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2418219.61/cwt212.00–230.0091812
SteersMedium and Large 2505204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,0301
SteersMedium and Large 2734184.52/cwt180.00–194.001,3549
SteersMedium and Large 2579221.25/cwt217.00–229.001,2814
SteersMedium and Large 2360220.00/cwt220.00–220.007922
SteersMedium and Large 1-2724206.13/cwt201.00–211.001,4928
SteersMedium and Large 2860175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5051
SteersMedium and Large 1-2865205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7736
SteersLarge 2617180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1112
SteersLarge 2675180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2151
SteersLarge 2700160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1202
SteersMedium and Large 1-2832206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,7142
SteersMedium and Large 2620180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2768217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,6679
SteersMedium 1-2710160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1361
SteersMedium and Large 1-2469233.26/cwt231.00–242.501,0945
SteersMedium and Large 1-2574238.16/cwt235.00–249.001,36716
SteersLarge 1-2759186.98/cwt185.00–190.001,4195
SteersMedium and Large 1-2679210.16/cwt204.00–211.001,4278
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,090193.00/cwt193.00–193.002,1041
SteersLarge 1-21,145151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,7291
SteersMedium and Large 1-2614215.76/cwt208.00–221.001,32511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2424244.22/cwt242.50–247.501,0356
SteersLarge 1-2825185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5261
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,005191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,9201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added690222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,5327
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added617236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,4564
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added498260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2954
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added972204.46/cwt203.95–205.001,987216
BullsLarge 1-2717157.02/cwt155.00–159.001,1266
BullsLarge 1-2492229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,1275
BullsLarge 1-2855143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2231
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy405261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,0576
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy580235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3633
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy375265.00/cwt265.00–265.009941
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28783.72/cwt77.00–86.501,0775
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51498.45/cwt95.00–101.501,4918
CowsBoner 80-85%1,515102.50/cwt102.50–102.501,5531
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21592.76/cwt89.00–98.001,12716
CowsLean 85-90%1,01978.56/cwt72.00–83.0080114
CowsLean 85-90%77549.52/cwt49.00–50.003842
CowsLean 85-90%91066.81/cwt64.00–70.006084
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47687.34/cwt84.00–91.001,2894
CowsLean 85-90%96387.89/cwt85.00–92.508466
Bulls1,775116.27/cwt113.00–119.002,0645
Bulls1,908125.16/cwt121.50–128.502,3885
Bulls1,630100.80/cwt93.00–109.001,6432
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100785.00/head785.00–785.007851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3751,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,165925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5051,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5151,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4851
BullsLarge 2672171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,1495
BullsLarge 2-3460160.00/cwt160.00–160.007361
BullsMedium and Large 2565197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,1131
BullsLarge 2-3985122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,2071
BullsLarge 2-3645150.00/cwt150.00–150.009681
BullsMedium and Large 2-3618172.01/cwt170.00–174.001,0632
BullsMedium and Large 1-2886159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,40914
BullsMedium and Large 2435215.00/cwt215.00–215.009351
BullsMedium and Large 2728139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0124
BullsMedium and Large 2658180.99/cwt180.00–184.001,1914
BullsLarge 1-2565190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0741
BullsMedium and Large 2755133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0041
BullsMedium 1-2290155.00/cwt155.00–155.004501
BullsMedium and Large 2240227.00/cwt227.00–227.005453
BullsMedium and Large 2800132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0561
BullsLarge 2640170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0881
BullsLarge 2-3730133.00/cwt133.00–133.009711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2660200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,32016
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2578198.47/cwt190.00–205.001,14724
HeifersMedium and Large 2489180.80/cwt179.00–185.008845
HeifersMedium and Large 2615182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,1191
HeifersMedium and Large 2355190.00/cwt190.00–190.006751
HeifersMedium and Large 2526183.54/cwt180.00–185.0096517
HeifersMedium and Large 2728148.26/cwt144.00–152.501,0792
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2477197.48/cwt190.00–200.0094211
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3530171.43/cwt168.00–175.009092
HeifersMedium and Large 2421195.85/cwt190.00–200.0082516
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3568170.00/cwt170.00–170.009662
HeifersMedium 2-3560117.50/cwt117.50–117.506581
HeifersLarge 2632175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1062
HeifersMedium and Large 2578183.89/cwt176.00–190.001,06310
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3945104.00/cwt104.00–104.009831
HeifersLarge 2497170.00/cwt170.00–170.008452
BullsMedium and Large 1-2461231.29/cwt230.00–235.001,0664
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy210255.00/cwt255.00–255.005362
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2606194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,1768
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3491168.34/cwt160.00–170.008276
HeifersLarge 2-3605153.74/cwt152.50–155.009302
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3645145.00/cwt145.00–145.009351
BullsMedium and Large 1-2362243.23/cwt235.00–250.008808
BullsLarge 2460210.00/cwt210.00–210.009661
BullsMedium and Large 1-2797163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,2994
BullsMedium 1-2540125.00/cwt125.00–125.006751
BullsMedium 1-2697150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0462
BullsMedium and Large 1-2810155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2561
BullsMedium and Large 1-2315240.00/cwt240.00–240.007561
BullsMedium and Large 2468212.50/cwt212.50–212.509952
BullsMedium and Large 1-2640203.27/cwt201.00–215.001,3019
BullsMedium and Large 1-2512219.45/cwt215.00–225.001,1245
BullsMedium and Large 1-2555210.48/cwt205.00–216.001,1688
BullsMedium and Large 1-2656192.38/cwt190.00–202.001,2625
BullsMedium and Large 1-2445241.52/cwt234.00–244.001,0758

How this sale compares

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.