Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2020-11-20

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Nov 20
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,628 head
▼ 115 vs last sale 1,743▲ 85 vs year ago 1,543 · +5.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 95▲ 10 vs year ago 105 · +9.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 4▲ 30 vs year ago 15 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 3.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 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 $132.14/cwt on 1,081 head.
Average price
$132.14
1,081 head · 847 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,119
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−2.70
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2847132.141,1191,081
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 sale1,081 hd
132.14
—
KY average25 barns · 7,209 hd
134.84
−2.70
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—Low1,64792.521,52412
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,31353.5870441
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29052.5767832
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06843.7246714

Every lot

65 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2292160.00/cwt160.00–160.004673
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345170.00/cwt170.00–170.005875
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378171.06/cwt165.00–175.0064712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410175.11/cwt170.00–180.0071813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484144.78/cwt141.00–150.0070120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517143.40/cwt140.00–147.007418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575128.21/cwt121.00–130.0073712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626122.08/cwt108.00–128.0076419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671129.17/cwt122.00–135.0086722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672125.85/cwt125.00–126.008467
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718133.00/cwt133.00–133.009553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727119.91/cwt117.50–125.008729
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758116.00/cwt116.00–116.008793
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added771131.04/cwt122.00–134.751,01078
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2813115.80/cwt115.00–117.009415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added831134.91/cwt118.00–137.701,121151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875110.00/cwt110.00–110.009634
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added888134.03/cwt122.00–134.401,190204
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added921129.40/cwt125.95–132.801,192433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added973126.06/cwt115.50–127.001,22761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,126100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1263
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295123.00/cwt123.00–123.003633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332119.00/cwt119.00–119.003954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376127.01/cwt125.00–129.004788
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429124.92/cwt118.00–129.005368
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474118.95/cwt114.00–121.0056414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529119.10/cwt117.00–125.0063018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580113.58/cwt112.00–116.0065915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-260496.67/cwt96.00–98.005849
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631133.75/cwt133.75–133.7584466
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678105.00/cwt105.00–105.007123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added696128.40/cwt128.40–128.4089493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715109.00/cwt109.00–109.007793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-276595.00/cwt95.00–95.007272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2817100.50/cwt100.50–100.508218
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290158.00/cwt158.00–158.004581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377167.85/cwt150.00–172.5063310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2412168.00/cwt168.00–168.006922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474141.64/cwt135.00–148.0067115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520138.99/cwt132.00–144.0072314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570125.00/cwt125.00–125.007132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625125.00/cwt125.00–125.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664117.39/cwt108.00–123.0077923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2711114.14/cwt112.00–124.008127
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2752106.00/cwt106.00–106.007972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-281796.00/cwt96.00–96.007844
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0361
Bulls——1,52287.14/cwt86.00–88.001,3263
Bulls——1,72596.86/cwt94.00–102.001,6718
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05948.40/cwt47.00–51.005134
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07141.85/cwt39.00–45.0044810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23350.19/cwt48.50–53.5061918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26544.00/cwt44.00–44.005571
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29452.52/cwt49.00–55.0068032
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37256.53/cwt54.50–61.0077613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38157.37/cwt55.50–60.007929
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,440775.00/cwt775.00–775.0011,1602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4951,173.66/cwt1,075.00–1,275.0017,5464
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,8701,253.51/cwt1,250.00–1,260.0023,4413
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2845700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,9151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2983622.90/cwt600.00–650.006,1234
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,028721.13/cwt650.00–755.007,4136
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050521.00/cwt455.00–560.005,4715

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.