Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2019-12-13

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Dec 13
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,223 head
▼ 208 vs last sale 1,431▲ 1,223 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 86 vs last sale 97▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 133 vs last sale 5▲ 138 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold Steady with good demand, feeder heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 higher. There was good demand for all classes of feeder cattle, with heavy offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in steer cattle and cattle with favorable condition.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.45/cwt on 558 head.
Average price
$127.45
558 head · 624 lb average
Value per head Derived
$795
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$225
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$35.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.63
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2624128.21800546
Medium and Large 2-361992.8657512thin
One grade step is worth $35.35/cwt here — about $225 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 sale558 hd
127.45
—
KY average30 barns · 10,653 hd
120.83
+6.63
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—Low1,70778.951,34811
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,66652.358729thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24143.0553448
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11037.7141811

Every lot

89 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2215170.00/cwt170.00–170.003661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2306153.00/cwt153.00–153.004684
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335120.00/cwt120.00–120.004021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345167.50/cwt167.50–167.505782
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3360100.00/cwt100.00–100.003602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376152.25/cwt140.00–160.005727
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380164.97/cwt162.50–167.506272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added409161.87/cwt157.50–170.0066212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413149.11/cwt147.50–150.006166
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3457112.00/cwt112.00–112.005122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2493143.56/cwt132.00–146.007087
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511147.53/cwt146.00–149.007544
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528142.60/cwt137.00–144.0075315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2589139.21/cwt132.00–141.008206
Steers—Medium and Large 2-360090.00/cwt90.00–90.005401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617127.30/cwt120.00–134.0078510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625141.00/cwt141.00–141.008816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665140.50/cwt140.50–140.509346
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675112.00/cwt112.00–112.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685121.00/cwt121.00–121.008292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730131.10/cwt120.00–132.0095729
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735133.50/cwt133.50–133.5098162
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3826106.00/cwt106.00–106.008763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added862142.43/cwt140.95–143.901,228121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2873129.42/cwt115.00–136.251,13011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2937120.67/cwt120.00–122.001,1313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added969139.39/cwt138.00–140.951,351117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy970100.00/cwt100.00–100.009701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2985124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225116.00/cwt116.00–116.002611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270132.50/cwt132.50–132.503582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310112.50/cwt112.50–112.503491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321117.82/cwt115.00–122.503784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368115.40/cwt105.00–120.0042513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390129.00/cwt129.00–129.005034
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390100.00/cwt100.00–100.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435113.38/cwt104.00–124.0049326
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-347090.00/cwt90.00–90.004231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475108.44/cwt102.00–119.0051516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510100.00/cwt100.00–100.005102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527111.35/cwt103.00–117.0058725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2588116.75/cwt105.00–122.5068622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added592130.00/cwt130.00–130.0077047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624133.61/cwt132.75–135.00834229
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630103.00/cwt103.00–103.006491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2636110.00/cwt110.00–110.007003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655135.25/cwt135.25–135.2588680
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-366898.62/cwt96.00–100.006593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673116.27/cwt109.00–121.0078212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-372090.00/cwt90.00–90.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728115.00/cwt115.00–115.008374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765102.50/cwt102.50–102.507841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added792130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added887128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,13553
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy93062.00/cwt62.00–62.005771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy95061.00/cwt61.00–61.005801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2960116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2220132.50/cwt132.50–132.502921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315140.86/cwt122.50–157.504445
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380144.31/cwt130.00–155.005483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428147.94/cwt142.00–150.006334
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445119.00/cwt119.00–119.005301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460112.50/cwt112.50–112.505181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475139.81/cwt125.00–147.0066417
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510101.00/cwt101.00–101.005151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522135.07/cwt122.00–144.0070525
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2586124.88/cwt121.00–136.0073213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626112.53/cwt107.00–121.007049
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645110.00/cwt110.00–110.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665119.03/cwt116.00–125.007926
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755111.00/cwt111.00–111.008381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-379090.00/cwt90.00–90.007111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-381571.00/cwt71.00–71.005791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-385086.00/cwt86.00–86.007311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,07783.00/cwt83.00–83.008941
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 333870.00/cwt70.00–70.002374
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26070.00/cwt70.00–70.008821
Bulls——1,73074.11/cwt71.00–78.001,2823
Bulls——1,76182.31/cwt80.00–85.001,4497
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05240.91/cwt40.00–42.504305
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15835.04/cwt25.00–39.004066
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16639.08/cwt37.00–40.5045612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20347.89/cwt47.00–50.005767
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28143.52/cwt41.00–46.0055729
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62347.20/cwt46.50–48.007663
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68854.93/cwt52.00–59.509276
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2950610.00/cwt610.00–610.005,7951
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,468712.86/cwt700.00–725.0010,4652

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.