Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2020-10-09

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Oct 9
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
868 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 887▼ 621 vs year ago 1,489 · −41.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 85 vs last sale 110▼ 72 vs year ago 97 · −74.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 3.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers sold firm. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower.; Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $142.12/cwt on 554 head.
Average price
$142.12
554 head · 709 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,007
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+4.46
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2709142.121,007554
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale554 hd
142.12
—
KY average26 barns · 5,364 hd
137.65
+4.46
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—Average1,77577.141,3692thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55057.438905thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29552.996862thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00343.034323thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335168.49/cwt165.00–172.505645
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376168.68/cwt162.50–171.006347
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added383166.00/cwt166.00–166.006366
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2434155.02/cwt153.00–160.0067312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added441156.60/cwt156.00–160.0069112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480142.56/cwt133.00–151.0068424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523146.11/cwt130.00–151.0076416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530142.67/cwt140.00–145.0075612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561148.00/cwt148.00–148.008303
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565139.94/cwt132.00–145.007915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609154.07/cwt138.00–154.5093882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612134.01/cwt124.00–142.0082019
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677145.66/cwt127.00–147.5098679
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681126.69/cwt123.00–129.008636
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720125.07/cwt115.00–130.009013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729139.57/cwt125.00–140.001,01770
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755125.00/cwt125.00–125.009441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added790138.35/cwt130.00–138.751,09363
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added843140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,18012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2918116.80/cwt116.00–117.001,0725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added958130.92/cwt129.90–131.951,254112
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added347144.00/cwt144.00–144.005006
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382129.68/cwt129.00–130.0049512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418130.00/cwt130.00–130.0054313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425126.40/cwt124.00–128.0053719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468124.87/cwt120.00–129.0058424
Heifers—Large 1525111.00/cwt111.00–111.005833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530131.69/cwt130.00–133.006989
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530116.87/cwt103.00–125.006198
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556122.00/cwt122.00–122.006786
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577122.45/cwt118.00–125.5070726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615125.01/cwt116.00–129.7576916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632114.91/cwt105.00–122.0072620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653136.09/cwt118.00–137.5088985
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675115.37/cwt110.00–120.0077914
Heifers—Large 171399.22/cwt90.00–104.007076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723112.07/cwt108.00–115.008107
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2835113.00/cwt113.00–113.009444
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2395162.00/cwt162.00–162.006403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425158.97/cwt145.00–168.0067617
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2461142.99/cwt137.00–152.0065919
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518131.69/cwt125.00–145.0068229
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580130.47/cwt125.00–138.0075713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680111.00/cwt111.00–111.007551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-284088.00/cwt88.00–88.007392
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,77577.14/cwt75.00–79.001,3692
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00343.03/cwt40.00–46.004323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29552.99/cwt51.00–55.006862
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55062.48/cwt59.00–65.009682
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55054.06/cwt52.00–56.008383

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.