Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2021-08-27

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Aug 27
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
414 head
▼ 804 vs last sale 1,218▼ 921 vs year ago 1,335 · −69.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 46▼ 5 vs year ago 37 · −13.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 10▼ 5 vs year ago 15 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold Steady with light test, feeder heifers sold steady with light test. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for all classes of feeder cattle, with light offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in yearling 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 $149.32/cwt on 196 head.
Average price
$149.32
196 head · 797 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,190
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$440
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.08
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2811150.771,222183
Medium and Large 2-3607128.9678213thin
One grade step is worth $21.80/cwt here — about $440 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 sale196 hd
149.32
—
KY average26 barns · 4,341 hd
153.40
−4.08
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—High1,792100.691,8043thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38371.769924thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21966.2580817
CowsLean 85-90%Average91559.005401thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327168.00/cwt168.00–168.005492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370160.00/cwt160.00–160.005921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405150.00/cwt150.00–150.006081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468159.00/cwt159.00–159.007443
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3512133.34/cwt125.00–139.006835
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519147.56/cwt145.00–150.007664
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added546177.00/cwt177.00–177.0096610
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2591149.35/cwt146.00–155.008835
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630166.59/cwt166.00–167.001,05015
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3642130.32/cwt124.00–135.008373
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3682126.29/cwt119.00–136.008613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2687157.43/cwt140.00–159.501,08212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2707148.18/cwt130.00–154.001,0489
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3805110.00/cwt110.00–110.008861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870131.49/cwt131.00–132.001,1442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added918146.32/cwt145.60–147.001,343117
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220155.00/cwt155.00–155.003413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330135.00/cwt135.00–135.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380140.00/cwt135.00–150.005323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417141.00/cwt141.00–141.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425122.50/cwt120.00–125.005212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3452126.00/cwt126.00–126.005702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469135.48/cwt130.00–150.0063512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528138.71/cwt126.00–146.007329
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566137.05/cwt130.00–144.007764
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595128.00/cwt128.00–128.007621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600118.00/cwt118.00–118.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620124.49/cwt123.00–126.007722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680126.00/cwt126.00–126.008578
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2704118.40/cwt114.00–123.008345
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3792107.00/cwt107.00–107.008472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added870139.80/cwt139.80–139.801,21659
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-288097.00/cwt97.00–97.008541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2905120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0863
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290157.50/cwt157.50–157.504571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3300147.50/cwt147.50–147.504431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375161.76/cwt156.00–169.006073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2407163.23/cwt149.00–170.006644
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2486162.52/cwt158.00–164.007904
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535142.00/cwt142.00–142.007602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564141.92/cwt130.00–148.008006
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2632137.39/cwt127.00–141.008687
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660115.00/cwt115.00–115.007592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755122.20/cwt114.00–125.009234
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805100.00/cwt100.00–100.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2885100.00/cwt100.00–100.008852
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,4791
Bulls——1,893104.53/cwt104.00–105.001,9792
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91559.00/cwt59.00–59.005401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17165.29/cwt60.00–69.007659
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23357.03/cwt55.00–59.007033
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29773.50/cwt71.00–76.009535
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32875.99/cwt75.00–77.001,0092
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43867.53/cwt67.00–68.009712
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005856.12/cwt810.00–900.008,6042
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2231,084.74/cwt1,060.00–1,110.0013,2662
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,110.00/cwt1,110.00–1,110.0011,1002

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.