Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2021-09-24

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Sep 24
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
824 head
▼ 216 vs last sale 1,040▼ 235 vs year ago 1,059 · −22.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 33▼ 5 vs year ago 45 · −11.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 0▲ 15 vs year ago 5 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher; Yearling steers sold steady with good demand, feeder heifers sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower, 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 $144.58/cwt on 501 head.
Average price
$144.58
501 head · 849 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,227
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$707
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$2.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.32
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2856144.611,238493
Medium and Large 2-3373142.565318thin
One grade step is worth $2.05/cwt here — about $707 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 sale501 hd
144.58
—
KY average26 barns · 5,136 hd
148.89
−4.32
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—Low1,79292.661,66012
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54166.001,0177thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26962.8679818
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08557.416233thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,225122.501,5011thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3235137.50/cwt137.50–137.503231
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3332148.74/cwt145.00–150.004944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381183.09/cwt182.50–185.006984
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3417144.00/cwt144.00–144.006002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added433177.55/cwt176.00–180.007695
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433166.86/cwt163.00–168.007239
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463161.72/cwt154.00–170.0074910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520157.26/cwt150.00–160.0081828
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2595154.87/cwt152.00–155.0092121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613139.82/cwt135.00–147.008576
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666137.21/cwt133.00–141.0091411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added686150.73/cwt150.00–154.001,0348
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2787125.00/cwt125.00–125.009842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2808130.01/cwt126.00–134.001,0504
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added831151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,25557
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added886145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,28558
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2917137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,2562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added940145.33/cwt144.75–145.951,366114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2970134.85/cwt134.85–134.851,30856
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,015134.59/cwt133.90–135.251,36697
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,125107.50/cwt107.50–107.501,2091
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2236143.00/cwt143.00–143.003373
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295132.50/cwt132.50–132.503911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322132.20/cwt132.00–132.504265
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340122.50/cwt122.50–122.504171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365142.96/cwt141.00–144.005223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375121.67/cwt116.00–127.504562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424149.02/cwt136.00–151.0063221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477143.64/cwt141.00–145.006856
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525139.28/cwt125.00–145.0073113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566129.70/cwt120.00–146.0073413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-357298.03/cwt90.00–104.005613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3612106.00/cwt106.00–106.006492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2639119.14/cwt118.00–122.0076112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2653119.20/cwt116.00–120.007785
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3653103.98/cwt98.00–110.006792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3712104.92/cwt97.50–109.007476
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726124.77/cwt116.00–129.009069
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added740144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,06678
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290145.00/cwt145.00–145.004211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3305140.00/cwt140.00–140.004272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477150.27/cwt135.00–154.007176
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525146.74/cwt136.00–161.007708
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535112.55/cwt110.00–115.006022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564143.65/cwt141.00–149.008106
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575118.80/cwt112.50–125.006832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2632141.11/cwt136.00–144.008928
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3654119.99/cwt119.00–121.007854
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665130.05/cwt127.00–136.008653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2747108.00/cwt108.00–108.008072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-376090.00/cwt90.00–90.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2763113.68/cwt112.00–117.008673
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,225122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,5011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,70585.78/cwt80.00–89.501,4634
Bulls——1,81992.25/cwt90.00–94.001,6785
Bulls——1,863102.50/cwt98.50–108.001,9103
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05859.62/cwt58.00–61.506312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14053.00/cwt53.00–53.006041
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25763.62/cwt60.00–67.0080013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28569.00/cwt69.00–69.008871
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30458.86/cwt58.50–59.507684
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53264.40/cwt61.50–67.509875
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0962
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,098697.47/cwt685.00–710.007,6582
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,306863.36/cwt775.00–910.0011,2754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3131,080.86/cwt1,000.00–1,150.0014,1922
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,418927.38/cwt875.00–975.0013,1502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.0011,6601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,065.63/cwt1,025.00–1,100.0012,7882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,5001

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.