Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2019-09-13

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Sep 13
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
740 head
▼ 350 vs last sale 1,090▲ 740 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
180 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 111▲ 180 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 21▲ 30 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 600 lbs 4.00-6.00 lower, yearling steers over 600 lbs 2.00-3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. There was moderate demand for all classes of feeder cattle with moderate offering. Buyers showed good interest in weaned cattle with favorable condition.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $131.78/cwt on 360 head.
Average price
$131.78
360 head · 663 lb average
Value per head Derived
$874
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$368
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.65
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2665131.98877357
Medium and Large 2-3470108.205093thin
One grade step is worth $23.78/cwt here — about $368 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 sale360 hd
131.78
—
KY average28 barns · 4,908 hd
131.14
+0.65
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—Average1,56676.151,1938thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55655.158586thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23652.2364522
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,16747.875584thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2274153.00/cwt153.00–153.004195
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345122.50/cwt122.50–122.504231
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375107.50/cwt107.50–107.504031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376137.63/cwt122.50–140.005179
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added405155.00/cwt155.00–155.006283
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416135.91/cwt120.00–140.005659
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475133.22/cwt120.00–139.0063355
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3518108.55/cwt107.00–110.005622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531136.77/cwt119.00–139.0072646
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563130.48/cwt122.00–135.0073531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619142.00/cwt142.00–142.008795
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622126.78/cwt120.00–132.0078933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677120.00/cwt120.00–120.0081216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2740132.80/cwt132.00–134.009835
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2766125.16/cwt113.00–127.5095917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added886131.49/cwt128.95–134.001,165121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295120.00/cwt120.00–120.003541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315103.44/cwt99.00–106.003263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2319127.49/cwt115.00–131.5040730
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-335599.00/cwt99.00–99.003511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2387110.00/cwt110.00–110.004262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400100.00/cwt100.00–100.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431122.27/cwt115.00–125.0052750
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471118.14/cwt110.00–123.0055621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485107.00/cwt107.00–107.005192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513121.13/cwt114.00–124.0062130
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574123.35/cwt110.00–130.0070826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608121.17/cwt113.50–123.5073724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661112.55/cwt105.00–120.007446
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3662101.00/cwt101.00–101.006692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664126.00/cwt126.00–126.008377
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730111.00/cwt111.00–111.008101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805106.00/cwt106.00–106.008532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-385576.00/cwt76.00–76.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2856102.00/cwt102.00–102.008733
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3275117.00/cwt115.00–119.003222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285151.00/cwt151.00–151.004302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2337144.00/cwt144.00–144.004855
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3350110.00/cwt110.00–110.003851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2379134.77/cwt121.00–139.005118
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405112.00/cwt110.00–114.004542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added406152.66/cwt144.00–155.0062010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422130.71/cwt127.00–135.005528
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3458107.39/cwt101.00–114.004922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472141.32/cwt140.00–142.006676
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475130.61/cwt120.00–136.0062012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510104.00/cwt104.00–104.005301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522131.32/cwt129.00–134.0068512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2559126.06/cwt119.00–131.007059
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605129.00/cwt129.00–129.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667115.00/cwt115.00–115.007672
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48576.45/cwt74.00–79.501,1356
Bulls——1,65565.00/cwt65.00–65.001,0761
Bulls——1,96585.50/cwt85.50–85.501,6801
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15246.32/cwt45.00–48.005343
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21052.50/cwt52.50–52.506351
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21254.59/cwt51.50–57.5066210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21747.26/cwt42.50–50.505759
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37259.25/cwt57.50–61.508133
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52454.28/cwt52.00–55.508275
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71559.50/cwt59.50–59.501,0201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,3241
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,265675.00/cwt675.00–675.008,5391
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,440710.00/cwt710.00–710.0010,2241
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2975930.13/cwt925.00–935.009,0692
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000765.63/cwt700.00–825.007,6562
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0331,069.68/cwt910.00–1,175.0011,0503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,1381
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,007.90/cwt750.00–1,175.0011,5913

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.