Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2021-09-17

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Sep 17
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,040 head
▼ 296 vs last sale 1,336▼ 23 vs year ago 1,063 · −2.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 25▼ 57 vs year ago 90 · −63.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold Steady; Yearling steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower with good demand, feeder heifers sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for all classes of feeder cattle, with moderate 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 $143.81/cwt on 806 head.
Average price
$143.81
806 head · 903 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,298
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$555
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.98
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2903143.831,299805
Medium and Large 2-3595125.007441thin
One grade step is worth $18.83/cwt here — about $555 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 sale806 hd
143.81
—
KY average27 barns · 5,432 hd
149.78
−5.98
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—Average1,65291.951,51910
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48472.501,0768thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20265.587889thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06957.116104thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365175.00/cwt175.00–175.006391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429166.57/cwt150.00–177.507155
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525163.00/cwt163.00–163.008561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565153.00/cwt153.00–153.008641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569159.00/cwt159.00–159.009057
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595125.00/cwt125.00–125.007441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2642147.00/cwt147.00–147.009442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685135.00/cwt135.00–135.009252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765140.45/cwt135.00–141.001,07411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added785153.60/cwt153.60–153.601,20660
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added802148.75/cwt148.75–148.751,19361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2807140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,13012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added872141.50/cwt141.50–141.501,23417
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2885130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2904124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added924142.84/cwt135.40–147.501,320422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2962126.50/cwt126.50–126.501,21712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added969146.50/cwt146.50–146.501,420109
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,001137.70/cwt137.70–137.701,37855
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,045129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,34815
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330120.00/cwt120.00–120.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2343131.63/cwt130.00–135.004513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416150.93/cwt149.00–152.006286
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3432125.00/cwt125.00–125.005403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478147.02/cwt141.00–150.007033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485125.00/cwt125.00–125.006061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515140.67/cwt124.00–148.0072411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574131.86/cwt125.00–141.007575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614131.98/cwt128.00–134.008107
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672126.61/cwt123.00–131.008513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,01474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735120.82/cwt119.00–123.008885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810119.01/cwt115.00–120.009645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2872112.97/cwt109.00–115.009859
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-391590.00/cwt90.00–90.008241
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2260147.50/cwt147.50–147.503841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320150.00/cwt150.00–150.004801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368171.38/cwt167.50–175.006312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475151.00/cwt151.00–151.007171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511163.67/cwt161.00–165.008363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522154.07/cwt146.00–158.008048
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2595136.00/cwt136.00–136.008091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624131.28/cwt124.00–145.0081912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670124.01/cwt120.00–126.008313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710133.00/cwt133.00–133.009441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755116.00/cwt116.00–116.008761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-386593.00/cwt93.00–93.008041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,02096.00/cwt96.00–96.009791
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57584.98/cwt80.00–89.001,3383
Bulls——1,68594.94/cwt91.00–96.501,6007
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05553.00/cwt53.00–53.005591
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07358.48/cwt57.00–59.506273
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15072.46/cwt71.50–75.008333
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19064.58/cwt63.50–68.007694
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30557.24/cwt54.50–60.007472
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43774.90/cwt72.50–78.001,0765
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56268.49/cwt68.00–69.001,0703

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.