Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2019-11-01

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Nov 1
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
520 head
▼ 503 vs last sale 1,023▲ 520 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▼ 94 vs last sale 175▲ 81 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
140 head
▲ 120 vs last sale 20▲ 140 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 steady to 2.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $143.30/cwt on 312 head.
Average price
$143.30
312 head · 611 lb average
Value per head Derived
$876
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$322
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$33.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.57
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2612143.41877311
Large 1505110.005561thin
One grade step is worth $33.41/cwt here — about $322 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 sale312 hd
143.30
—
KY average26 barns · 5,111 hd
135.73
+7.57
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—Average1,72373.261,2622thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,36346.236309thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20743.3652334
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06933.953636thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2342148.00/cwt148.00–148.005064
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369140.35/cwt137.50–146.0051810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425139.28/cwt137.00–144.0059218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472140.48/cwt135.50–147.0066316
Steers—Large 1505110.00/cwt110.00–110.005561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521148.27/cwt144.50–151.0077216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540136.24/cwt130.00–141.0073611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568128.27/cwt122.00–133.0072913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576155.00/cwt152.00–156.0089355
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627141.52/cwt140.00–145.0088717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674129.46/cwt126.00–132.008738
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added684146.99/cwt140.00–148.001,00590
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718135.00/cwt135.00–135.0096940
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added787135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0624
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2788132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0405
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0514
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330114.67/cwt109.00–119.0037813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374106.95/cwt102.00–112.004008
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421112.89/cwt105.00–122.0047524
Heifers—Large 1464103.00/cwt103.00–103.004785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471119.66/cwt115.00–125.0056428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519118.21/cwt114.00–123.0061411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571116.24/cwt110.00–121.0066421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575125.00/cwt125.00–125.0071916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614108.03/cwt106.00–110.006638
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678103.93/cwt102.00–108.007056
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705114.00/cwt114.00–114.008045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2915103.00/cwt103.00–103.009423
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2339142.05/cwt132.00–147.004829
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2367138.47/cwt133.00–142.0050812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2443136.05/cwt129.00–139.006038
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481122.72/cwt120.00–126.0059010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522124.00/cwt124.00–124.006474
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2587122.85/cwt120.00–124.007217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007375
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,72373.26/cwt73.00–73.501,2622
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99040.00/cwt40.00–40.003961
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07333.92/cwt32.00–35.003644
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13028.00/cwt28.00–28.003161
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19145.87/cwt43.00–48.5054619
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20637.55/cwt35.00–39.004534
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23441.13/cwt38.00–43.0050811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33243.16/cwt42.00–44.005753
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37847.77/cwt46.00–52.506586
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,0132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100535.00/cwt535.00–535.005,8852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150482.23/cwt460.00–535.005,5465
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,181656.88/cwt595.00–750.007,75810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,254740.30/cwt620.00–925.009,28326
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,267849.47/cwt700.00–1,000.0010,76310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,290594.87/cwt550.00–635.007,6746
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300625.00/cwt625.00–625.008,1252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,450760.00/cwt760.00–760.0011,0202
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,055985.00/cwt985.00–985.0010,3922
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,157615.35/cwt595.00–675.007,12012
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3291,082.13/cwt900.00–1,300.0014,38214
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,358783.55/cwt725.00–835.0010,6414
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,385695.00/cwt695.00–695.009,6262

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.