Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2019-09-06

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Sep 6
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,090 head
▲ 569 vs last sale 521▲ 1,090 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 65▲ 111 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 5▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold very unsteady. Fancy or value added calves sold mostly steady with a softer undertone. Plain, fleshy or off colored calves were heavily discounted with instances of 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady with a softer undertone.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $129.48/cwt on 654 head.
Average price
$129.48
654 head · 800 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,036
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$274
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$11.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.98
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2801129.531,037651
Small 1-2645118.337633thin
One grade step is worth $11.20/cwt here — about $274 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 sale654 hd
129.48
—
KY average18 barns · 4,194 hd
136.46
−6.98
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—Average1,60082.211,31520
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39160.7984626
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21157.6769930
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04048.7850712

Every lot

65 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329155.83/cwt155.00–157.0051315
Steers—Small 1-2375125.00/cwt125.00–125.004691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378153.05/cwt144.00–159.0057912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429150.13/cwt148.00–156.006447
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added458160.00/cwt160.00–160.007333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474146.25/cwt136.00–150.0069346
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516139.60/cwt130.00–148.007208
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added579138.00/cwt138.00–138.007996
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2593139.18/cwt135.00–140.0082512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614138.87/cwt135.00–140.0085336
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628127.60/cwt126.00–128.0080110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667125.24/cwt119.00–133.008356
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2731127.47/cwt125.00–130.009327
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added742131.44/cwt131.25–132.0097594
Steers—Small 1-2780115.00/cwt115.00–115.008972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added791131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,03660
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added924124.77/cwt124.10–125.401,153227
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added990118.60/cwt118.60–118.601,17458
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,133111.60/cwt111.60–111.601,26442
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2286124.40/cwt120.00–130.0035611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333117.81/cwt115.00–122.003928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376123.38/cwt116.00–130.0046438
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422125.41/cwt119.00–130.0052916
Heifers—Large 1437107.00/cwt107.00–107.004682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470127.01/cwt120.00–131.0059729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526133.79/cwt128.00–134.5070433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534140.00/cwt140.00–140.007489
Heifers—Large 1565114.00/cwt114.00–114.006442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2584117.40/cwt112.00–126.006868
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633103.63/cwt100.00–106.006565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653125.25/cwt125.25–125.2581852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-267595.00/cwt95.00–95.006412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282086.45/cwt82.00–91.007094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added824112.00/cwt112.00–112.0092319
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2274138.76/cwt135.00–142.003808
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2321154.60/cwt154.00–155.004965
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390146.99/cwt145.00–149.005738
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419142.84/cwt132.00–152.0059827
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459150.79/cwt142.00–159.0069214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535137.00/cwt137.00–137.007332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2561126.90/cwt119.00–132.007125
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628121.02/cwt119.00–123.007604
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665122.00/cwt122.00–122.008112
Bulls—Large 174099.00/cwt99.00–99.007334
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-284595.00/cwt95.00–95.008032
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 353673.00/cwt73.00–73.003914
Dairy Steers—Large 376390.50/cwt90.50–90.5069142
Dairy Steers—Large 392989.00/cwt89.00–89.0082745
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50174.02/cwt70.00–82.001,1115
Bulls——1,60583.85/cwt82.00–88.001,34613
Bulls——1,81592.06/cwt90.50–93.501,6712
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02445.02/cwt42.00–49.004615
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05151.46/cwt49.00–53.005417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08550.50/cwt50.50–50.505482
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14853.25/cwt51.00–56.006118
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24960.16/cwt57.50–64.5075120
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36757.27/cwt56.00–58.007833
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39461.25/cwt58.00–64.0085423
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,2702
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,8902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,318732.79/cwt660.00–800.009,6582
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,135692.93/cwt685.00–700.007,8654
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5951,155.28/cwt900.00–1,250.0018,4273
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6101,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0017,7101

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.