Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2021-09-03

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Sep 3
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
320 head
▼ 94 vs last sale 414▼ 368 vs year ago 688 · −53.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 32▲ 19 vs year ago 32 · +59.4%
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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-1.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold steady-1.00 lower. 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 $153.89/cwt on 212 head.
Average price
$153.89
212 head · 681 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,049
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$249
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.84
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2684154.221,055207
Medium and Large 2-3576140.008065thin
One grade step is worth $14.22/cwt here — about $249 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 sale212 hd
153.89
—
KY average23 barns · 3,310 hd
155.73
−1.84
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—High1,84493.901,7317thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50472.841,09625
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21467.6482126
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00060.006001thin

Every lot

52 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 1-2227185.00/cwt185.00–185.004202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370163.04/cwt160.00–166.006034
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added388178.00/cwt178.00–178.006916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484164.21/cwt160.00–167.007955
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516153.22/cwt151.00–159.007915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528162.00/cwt162.00–162.008558
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added551167.50/cwt167.50–167.5092321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560153.82/cwt145.00–155.0086124
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3576140.00/cwt140.00–140.008065
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627145.12/cwt138.00–148.009109
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added646162.25/cwt162.25–162.251,04842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673140.86/cwt138.00–141.0094820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700133.00/cwt133.00–133.009312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added943145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,36757
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230145.00/cwt145.00–145.003341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273143.69/cwt142.50–145.003922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340141.67/cwt139.00–143.004823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375136.00/cwt136.00–136.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435136.56/cwt132.00–139.005946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470137.00/cwt137.00–137.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478125.59/cwt120.00–127.006005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526131.74/cwt125.00–135.006933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572134.79/cwt124.00–139.0077111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575117.97/cwt110.00–124.006783
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620120.00/cwt120.00–120.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624125.52/cwt122.00–129.0078312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676124.66/cwt124.00–125.008436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715117.49/cwt117.00–118.008402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3755109.00/cwt109.00–109.008231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2777119.00/cwt119.00–119.009252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900109.00/cwt109.00–109.009811
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290167.50/cwt167.50–167.504861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315167.00/cwt167.00–167.005262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2387164.00/cwt164.00–164.006352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482153.58/cwt150.00–161.007403
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3493135.33/cwt121.00–140.006674
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2502146.61/cwt130.00–155.007363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580148.00/cwt148.00–148.008582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627132.00/cwt132.00–132.008282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680125.00/cwt125.00–125.008501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2722124.00/cwt124.00–124.008952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790110.00/cwt110.00–110.008691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,79697.74/cwt95.00–100.001,7554
Bulls——1,90788.77/cwt86.00–92.001,6933
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00060.00/cwt60.00–60.006001
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10557.92/cwt56.00–59.006403
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21064.70/cwt62.00–67.007837
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23670.75/cwt68.00–74.0087416
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50373.76/cwt70.00–81.001,10921
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51168.02/cwt67.00–69.001,0284

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.