Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2019-08-02

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Aug 2
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,130 head
▼ 159 vs last sale 1,289▲ 1,130 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 80▲ 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 21▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer calves steady. Feeder heifer calves 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $138.92/cwt on 801 head.
Average price
$138.92
801 head · 855 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,187
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$487
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$10.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.05
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2856138.971,190797
Large 1546128.757034thin
One grade step is worth $10.22/cwt here — about $487 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 sale801 hd
138.92
—
KY average25 barns · 4,382 hd
141.96
−3.05
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—Average1,52785.941,3128thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22961.7175925
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,32161.548137thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09249.2753814

Every lot

61 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 1-2332155.00/cwt155.00–155.005155
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380158.62/cwt154.00–160.006034
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435149.05/cwt145.00–153.006484
Steers—Large 1460125.00/cwt125.00–125.005751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480147.01/cwt141.00–154.007066
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530145.92/cwt144.00–150.007733
Steers—Large 1555135.00/cwt135.00–135.007492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571145.46/cwt142.00–150.008314
Steers—Large 1615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620141.00/cwt141.00–141.008742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650141.00/cwt141.00–141.009171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,01271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2744140.39/cwt131.00–140.751,04581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added780141.75/cwt141.75–141.751,10670
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added854144.80/cwt144.80–144.801,23762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2861129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added918137.12/cwt133.90–140.001,259332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added968134.16/cwt128.50–137.001,299148
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Large 1380122.00/cwt122.00–122.004642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381132.11/cwt126.00–137.005037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2445130.39/cwt122.00–135.005805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479138.85/cwt134.00–142.006658
Heifers—Large 1490125.00/cwt125.00–125.006136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518138.19/cwt134.00–143.0071614
Heifers—Large 1525125.00/cwt125.00–125.006562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528128.20/cwt124.00–133.006776
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580131.00/cwt131.00–131.007602
Heifers—Large 1580120.00/cwt120.00–120.006962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600131.00/cwt131.00–131.007867
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659144.70/cwt144.70–144.70954158
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2695116.00/cwt116.00–116.008062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815122.00/cwt122.00–122.009941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2260150.00/cwt150.00–150.003904
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340144.50/cwt142.00–147.004912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381157.76/cwt155.00–160.0060111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424140.96/cwt135.00–145.0059811
Bulls—Small 1-2440125.00/cwt125.00–125.005501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2461131.00/cwt131.00–131.006041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514138.75/cwt130.00–142.0071310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577132.86/cwt130.00–139.007673
Bulls—Small 1-2590115.00/cwt115.00–115.006792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627124.29/cwt109.00–132.007793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2690124.00/cwt124.00–124.008562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2719119.50/cwt112.00–125.008595
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2795118.00/cwt118.00–118.009381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33074.00/cwt74.00–74.009841
Bulls——1,46484.67/cwt77.00–88.001,2405
Bulls——1,78395.10/cwt92.50–97.501,6962
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84534.00/cwt34.00–34.002871
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05847.03/cwt43.00–49.004988
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09853.74/cwt52.00–55.005902
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19655.91/cwt54.00–58.006695
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20159.50/cwt57.00–61.507159
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26664.27/cwt62.00–70.5081414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29552.53/cwt51.00–54.506802
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30166.31/cwt64.00–67.508634
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45560.50/cwt60.50–60.508801
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2895660.00/cwt660.00–660.005,9072
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225792.90/cwt790.00–800.009,7133
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,185875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,3692

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.