Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2019-06-14

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jun 14
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
← earliestJun 14Jun 21 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
490 head
▲ 490 vs last sale 0▲ 490 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 0▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 0▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $131.35/cwt on 293 head.
Average price
$131.35
293 head · 794 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,044
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$303
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$10.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.99
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2797131.491,048289
Small 1-2490122.005981thin
Large 1616121.007453thin
One grade step is worth $10.49/cwt here — about $303 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 sale293 hd
131.35
—
KY average13 barns · 4,524 hd
135.35
−3.99
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—Average1,59387.461,3939thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33762.7483912
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23360.9175131
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14149.245628thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2361148.06/cwt144.00–150.005344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418149.28/cwt142.00–155.0062410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467137.73/cwt130.00–145.0064310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added487154.95/cwt152.00–155.2575522
Steers—Small 1-2490122.00/cwt122.00–122.005981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518153.00/cwt153.00–153.007932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523142.48/cwt142.00–143.007452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560143.00/cwt143.00–143.008011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567151.16/cwt150.00–152.0085726
Steers—Large 1616121.00/cwt121.00–121.007453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625133.02/cwt126.00–135.008316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630141.53/cwt139.00–145.0089214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added697136.00/cwt135.00–138.009483
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added737142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,04748
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added783140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825101.00/cwt101.00–101.008331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2857122.32/cwt121.00–123.001,0483
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added943122.10/cwt122.10–122.101,15159
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,075111.60/cwt111.60–111.601,20075
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290115.00/cwt115.00–115.003342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2336124.17/cwt123.00–125.004176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374123.99/cwt121.00–132.004644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added379136.41/cwt136.00–138.005175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added405130.00/cwt130.00–130.005272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417120.95/cwt115.00–128.005049
Heifers—Large 1440104.00/cwt104.00–104.004581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477125.46/cwt118.00–129.005987
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478133.82/cwt132.00–134.0064011
Heifers—Large 1495104.00/cwt104.00–104.005151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514125.82/cwt118.00–128.0064711
Heifers—Large 1525105.00/cwt105.00–105.005511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536134.86/cwt132.00–136.0072327
Heifers—Small 1-2563118.00/cwt118.00–118.006642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573122.48/cwt115.00–127.0070223
Heifers—Large 1585111.48/cwt109.00–114.006522
Heifers—Small 1-2600102.00/cwt102.00–102.006122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622109.60/cwt105.00–112.006823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655108.00/cwt108.00–108.007071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717116.00/cwt116.00–116.008323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-280586.24/cwt85.00–88.006944
Heifers—Large 182080.00/cwt80.00–80.006561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2215152.50/cwt152.50–152.503281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275145.00/cwt145.00–145.003991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375135.84/cwt128.00–140.005093
Bulls—Small 1-2418117.26/cwt108.00–122.004903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2437136.75/cwt128.00–140.005987
Bulls—Small 1-2450115.00/cwt115.00–115.005181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464137.55/cwt135.00–139.0063811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511128.25/cwt113.00–142.006554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1544126.00/cwt126.00–126.006852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570123.84/cwt118.00–130.007064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626121.60/cwt120.00–124.007615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663122.80/cwt120.00–127.008146
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735104.01/cwt102.00–106.007642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-276396.13/cwt90.00–108.007333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-283593.00/cwt93.00–93.007772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850107.00/cwt107.00–107.009101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-293892.98/cwt91.00–95.008722
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 332593.00/cwt93.00–93.003023
Dairy Steers—Large 349078.00/cwt78.00–78.003821
Dairy Steers—Large 362067.00/cwt67.00–67.004151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33574.00/cwt74.00–74.009881
Bulls——1,43485.77/cwt84.00–86.501,2305
Bulls——1,94394.76/cwt92.00–98.501,8413
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12946.25/cwt43.50–50.005225
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16254.21/cwt52.00–57.006303
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18959.24/cwt57.00–60.0070420
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31363.94/cwt62.50–66.5084011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32560.38/cwt58.00–62.008005
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34664.42/cwt63.00–66.008677
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2011,114.00/cwt1,060.00–1,200.0013,3793
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5301,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0017,5951
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,0851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025585.00/cwt585.00–585.005,9961
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070792.96/cwt760.00–825.008,4852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,249702.00/cwt600.00–800.008,7684

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.