Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2019-10-04

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Oct 4
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,121 head
▼ 181 vs last sale 1,302▲ 1,121 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 95 vs last sale 149▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 20▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Yearling steers and heifers fully steady. 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 $135.98/cwt on 608 head.
Average price
$135.98
608 head · 766 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,042
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$548
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$22.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.26
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2767136.051,044606
Large 1435114.004962thin
One grade step is worth $22.05/cwt here — about $548 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 sale608 hd
135.98
—
KY average27 barns · 4,617 hd
133.71
+2.26
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—Average1,68375.311,26811
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50150.5475814
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14345.6552217
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00337.9938113

Every lot

69 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290148.00/cwt148.00–148.004291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385144.53/cwt142.00–150.005563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432139.23/cwt132.00–145.0060110
Steers—Large 1435114.00/cwt114.00–114.004962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470140.00/cwt140.00–140.0065842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479129.56/cwt125.00–136.0062113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522134.36/cwt129.00–144.0070112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572131.37/cwt122.00–145.0075128
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2642125.00/cwt125.00–125.008034
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660131.00/cwt125.00–137.008652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added719134.25/cwt134.25–134.2596540
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745129.00/cwt129.00–129.009611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added776135.95/cwt135.00–136.251,05583
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added838138.26/cwt133.25–140.701,159239
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added861135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,16263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2894125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,11811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added901132.80/cwt132.80–132.801,19753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0271
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300124.00/cwt124.00–124.003721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374121.26/cwt118.00–126.0045423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375130.00/cwt130.00–130.004883
Heifers—Large 1395115.00/cwt115.00–115.004541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420114.89/cwt111.00–120.0048311
Heifers—Small 1-242095.00/cwt95.00–95.003992
Heifers—Large 1470117.00/cwt117.00–117.005502
Heifers—Small 1-2473111.10/cwt105.00–117.005262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476120.93/cwt110.00–125.0057628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006378
Heifers—Small 1-251590.00/cwt90.00–90.004642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525136.00/cwt136.00–136.007142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530124.92/cwt122.00–130.0066213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561124.42/cwt122.00–134.0069814
Heifers—Small 1-258092.00/cwt92.00–92.0053433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added591138.18/cwt137.50–138.7581789
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626119.11/cwt117.00–122.007467
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690113.84/cwt112.00–115.007856
Heifers—Small 1-269098.00/cwt98.00–98.006761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2745113.00/cwt113.00–113.008423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added824123.25/cwt123.25–123.251,01664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-286189.99/cwt70.00–97.007758
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2278142.39/cwt140.00–145.003964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325139.00/cwt139.00–139.004523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2374132.09/cwt120.00–137.0049412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2416128.03/cwt119.00–134.005339
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2484123.39/cwt117.00–135.005977
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2509131.84/cwt123.00–141.0067116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2561121.47/cwt113.00–135.0068111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616115.96/cwt114.00–120.007146
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2654110.73/cwt95.00–114.007246
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775101.00/cwt101.00–101.007831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51173.76/cwt69.00–78.001,1156
Bulls——1,71559.00/cwt59.00–59.001,0121
Bulls——1,93381.72/cwt81.00–83.001,5804
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94731.55/cwt30.00–34.002993
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00839.64/cwt35.00–42.004009
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10845.67/cwt43.50–47.5050612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12542.50/cwt42.50–42.504781
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21242.85/cwt42.50–43.505193
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25349.74/cwt49.50–50.006232
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46248.33/cwt47.00–50.507079
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57054.52/cwt53.00–56.008565
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,043441.03/cwt390.00–475.004,6008
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145687.51/cwt610.00–735.007,8726
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,191766.64/cwt585.00–900.009,13116
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210510.00/cwt510.00–510.006,1713
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,245569.72/cwt525.00–610.007,0934
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,170850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,9452
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,230710.00/cwt710.00–710.008,7331
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,360750.00/cwt750.00–750.0010,2001

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.