Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2021-08-13

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Aug 13
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,190 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 1,254▲ 494 vs year ago 696 · +71.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 47▲ 39 vs year ago 61 · +63.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 5▲ 6 vs year ago 5 · +120.0%
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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 steady. 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $145.45/cwt on 841 head.
Average price
$145.45
841 head · 874 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,271
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$560
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$6.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.94
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2875145.471,273838
Medium and Large 2-3512139.337133thin
One grade step is worth $6.14/cwt here — about $560 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 sale841 hd
145.45
—
KY average24 barns · 5,400 hd
148.39
−2.94
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—Low1,72896.141,6629thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42874.201,06022
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15768.5679340
CowsLean 85-90%High89560.335403thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2312177.00/cwt177.00–177.005522
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365150.00/cwt150.00–150.005481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375170.00/cwt170.00–170.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3415139.00/cwt139.00–139.005771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477162.52/cwt144.00–169.0077515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522161.89/cwt161.50–165.0084514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582161.50/cwt146.00–163.5094023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616165.75/cwt165.75–165.751,02182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673146.38/cwt141.00–155.0098534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2714143.27/cwt130.00–145.001,0239
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3755129.00/cwt129.00–129.009741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added794150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,19161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825138.67/cwt127.00–139.501,14424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added857143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,230120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2881135.45/cwt128.00–136.001,19314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added901140.40/cwt140.40–140.401,26558
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added989145.90/cwt145.90–145.901,443110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,029138.61/cwt137.00–143.001,426217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,051134.10/cwt134.10–134.101,40954
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260135.00/cwt135.00–135.003512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328141.00/cwt141.00–141.004623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390116.00/cwt116.00–116.004521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3413129.00/cwt129.00–129.005334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430132.07/cwt130.00–134.005682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3483129.00/cwt129.00–129.006233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2493140.97/cwt131.00–142.0069519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2537141.78/cwt136.00–143.0076117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565133.73/cwt127.00–141.007564
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570113.00/cwt113.00–113.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2611126.28/cwt124.00–135.0077216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620144.00/cwt144.00–144.008938
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added687145.54/cwt142.75–148.251,000152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3691113.00/cwt113.00–113.007813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2695130.20/cwt120.00–130.5090534
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3725106.00/cwt106.00–106.007691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2729119.51/cwt110.00–121.0087123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2761130.85/cwt123.00–132.0099616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2940102.00/cwt102.00–102.009591
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2255150.00/cwt150.00–150.003832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2400160.00/cwt160.00–160.006401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2495154.00/cwt154.00–154.007622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577144.00/cwt144.00–144.008312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645126.00/cwt126.00–126.008131
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 358582.00/cwt82.00–82.004801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,66588.50/cwt88.50–88.501,4741
Bulls——1,73493.01/cwt90.00–98.501,6135
Bulls——1,740103.91/cwt100.50–110.501,8083
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82056.00/cwt56.00–56.004591
Cows—Lean 85-90%92566.00/cwt66.00–66.006111
Cows—Lean 85-90%94059.00/cwt59.00–59.005551
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06859.99/cwt59.00–61.006413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14466.54/cwt63.00–69.5076117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18271.56/cwt70.00–75.0084620
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41065.00/cwt65.00–65.009171
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42974.64/cwt70.00–80.001,06721
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2950935.00/cwt935.00–935.008,8831
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,090.00/cwt1,090.00–1,090.0011,1731
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,285.00/cwt1,285.00–1,285.0015,2921

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.