Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2020-05-15

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, May 15
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
947 head
▲ 384 vs last sale 563▲ 947 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 55▲ 59 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 25▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher,Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.95/cwt on 524 head.
Average price
$124.95
524 head · 619 lb average
Value per head Derived
$773
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$156
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.31
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2619125.35776514
Medium and Large 2-3596104.0862010thin
One grade step is worth $21.27/cwt here — about $156 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 sale524 hd
124.95
—
KY average28 barns · 6,063 hd
123.64
+1.31
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—Average1,58699.351,57613
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57166.481,0447thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31466.2087012
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04460.0162623

Every lot

86 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230170.00/cwt170.00–170.003911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330152.00/cwt152.00–152.005021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368151.43/cwt145.00–155.005573
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3385135.00/cwt135.00–135.005201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435161.00/cwt161.00–161.007003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440140.00/cwt140.00–140.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2487140.54/cwt131.00–146.0068410
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527137.71/cwt128.00–144.0072610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy557120.00/cwt120.00–120.006682
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575112.00/cwt112.00–112.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2593125.00/cwt125.00–125.007413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618135.23/cwt133.00–136.008369
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3645108.00/cwt108.00–108.006971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy655105.00/cwt105.00–105.006881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2656130.81/cwt130.00–132.008585
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715124.00/cwt124.00–124.008871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy744139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,03874
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3745111.00/cwt111.00–111.008271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2797118.92/cwt118.90–120.0094854
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3820106.00/cwt106.00–106.008691
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3885104.00/cwt104.00–104.009201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added931106.25/cwt106.25–106.2598921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2990103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,0201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,037103.50/cwt103.50–103.501,07355
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,09898.95/cwt98.95–98.951,08655
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285143.00/cwt135.00–151.004082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320141.00/cwt141.00–141.004511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370137.84/cwt135.00–142.005106
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385120.00/cwt120.00–120.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426130.46/cwt122.00–139.0055619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479126.33/cwt124.00–131.0060524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3495108.00/cwt108.00–108.005351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517124.60/cwt119.00–128.0064436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy524138.00/cwt138.00–138.0072330
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530112.02/cwt111.00–113.005942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3562108.26/cwt105.00–110.006083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2584120.37/cwt114.00–124.0070320
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added599132.10/cwt132.10–132.1079195
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630114.31/cwt110.00–120.0072012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy634129.10/cwt129.10–129.1081880
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-364092.00/cwt92.00–92.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667118.50/cwt118.50–118.5079013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added709120.09/cwt116.00–122.10851165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-272196.64/cwt95.00–105.006976
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-377091.00/cwt91.00–91.007011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-289190.00/cwt90.00–90.008025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-392081.00/cwt81.00–81.007451
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280167.50/cwt167.50–167.504691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340145.00/cwt145.00–145.004931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375155.71/cwt152.50–162.505844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413165.00/cwt165.00–165.006812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420122.00/cwt122.00–122.005121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426147.83/cwt142.00–160.006307
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481130.25/cwt130.00–131.006274
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485124.95/cwt119.00–129.0060611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516131.91/cwt124.00–143.006819
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy528120.00/cwt120.00–120.006343
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575119.02/cwt118.00–120.006844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579126.51/cwt126.00–129.007326
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605123.00/cwt121.00–124.007446
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3623105.78/cwt100.00–112.006592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725108.00/cwt108.00–108.007831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750104.00/cwt104.00–104.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800108.00/cwt108.00–108.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy815113.00/cwt113.00–113.009211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,06083.00/cwt83.00–83.008801
Bulls——1,43793.61/cwt87.50–98.001,3455
Bulls——1,768105.79/cwt100.00–109.501,8707
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99947.39/cwt44.50–49.504734
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01657.60/cwt56.00–59.505854
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06364.02/cwt61.00–67.5068115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31466.20/cwt61.50–72.0087012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57166.48/cwt65.00–68.501,0447
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3751,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.0022,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,038707.66/cwt575.00–775.007,3463
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,167809.95/cwt775.00–860.009,4523
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195940.15/cwt800.00–1,085.0011,2353
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3201,085.00/cwt1,085.00–1,085.0014,3221
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2930910.00/cwt910.00–910.008,4631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29831,187.29/cwt1,000.00–1,300.0011,6713
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0861,147.80/cwt975.00–1,275.0012,4655
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,105810.00/cwt810.00–810.008,9511
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,120920.39/cwt825.00–1,010.0010,3082
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2741,112.49/cwt975.00–1,235.0014,1737
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4151,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0018,0411

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.