Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2021-01-22

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jan 22
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
303 head
▼ 618 vs last sale 921▼ 588 vs year ago 891 · −66.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 45▼ 3 vs year ago 45 · −6.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 4▲ 1 vs year ago 14 · +7.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer calves sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers sold firm. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $151.62/cwt on 191 head.
Average price
$151.62
191 head · 594 lb average
Value per head Derived
$900
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+17.82
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2594151.62900191
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 sale191 hd
151.62
—
KY average27 barns · 4,777 hd
133.80
+17.82
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—Average1,85586.841,6112thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43457.7982911
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17850.875997thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average96533.773263thin

Every lot

43 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 1-2270159.00/cwt159.00–159.004294
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340202.50/cwt202.50–202.506893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374198.68/cwt190.00–205.0074318
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added432185.00/cwt185.00–185.0079910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433172.37/cwt170.00–180.007464
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466171.72/cwt156.00–185.0080021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500156.00/cwt156.00–156.007803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2546140.07/cwt139.90–142.0076512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570136.63/cwt132.00–139.007796
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614137.01/cwt136.00–138.008416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667128.59/cwt128.00–129.0085812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added704139.48/cwt131.00–139.9098284
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723121.99/cwt120.00–126.008823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750122.00/cwt122.00–122.009152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835114.00/cwt114.00–114.009521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added982110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0802
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365135.00/cwt135.00–135.004934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429124.37/cwt120.00–127.0053413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470116.00/cwt116.00–116.005453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516119.79/cwt118.00–122.0061816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561115.79/cwt110.00–123.0065011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624111.28/cwt106.00–115.006945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-268697.21/cwt92.00–104.006677
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760110.00/cwt110.00–110.008363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-280596.00/cwt96.00–96.007735
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310160.00/cwt160.00–160.004962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2395160.00/cwt160.00–160.006325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481162.20/cwt160.00–165.0078015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2545135.00/cwt135.00–135.007362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565135.00/cwt135.00–135.007634
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621120.43/cwt115.00–126.007488
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660116.00/cwt116.00–116.007663
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,85586.84/cwt85.00–89.001,6112
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85021.00/cwt21.00–21.001791
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02340.15/cwt38.00–42.004112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17850.87/cwt43.00–54.005997
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43053.62/cwt51.00–55.007674
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43660.18/cwt57.00–63.008647
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,5201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975635.00/cwt635.00–635.006,1911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,086821.11/cwt700.00–1,085.008,9174
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,311945.54/cwt850.00–1,100.0012,3964
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,415756.11/cwt710.00–800.0010,6992

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.