Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2021-10-29

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Oct 29
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
890 head
▼ 168 vs last sale 1,058▲ 513 vs year ago 377 · +136.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 119▲ 15 vs year ago 45 · +33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 90▲ 21 vs year ago 4 · +525.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady; Yearling steers sold steady with good demand, feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for weaned feeder cattle, lower demand for non-weaned 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 $151.56/cwt on 587 head.
Average price
$151.56
587 head · 854 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,294
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$584
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$26.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.40
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2855151.651,296585
Medium and Large 2-3568125.507122thin
One grade step is worth $26.15/cwt here — about $584 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 sale587 hd
151.56
—
KY average24 barns · 5,594 hd
150.16
+1.40
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—Low1,78984.671,5143thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45659.0085913
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20956.7268618
CowsLean 85-90%Low92745.274203thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2210180.00/cwt180.00–180.003782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335168.89/cwt160.00–182.505664
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375176.00/cwt170.00–182.506602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385185.00/cwt185.00–185.007121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418172.47/cwt170.00–175.007213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469161.32/cwt150.00–168.007577
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514159.29/cwt140.00–164.008197
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545125.00/cwt125.00–125.006811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2556152.48/cwt140.00–155.008486
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590126.00/cwt126.00–126.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640141.09/cwt140.00–144.009039
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690137.00/cwt137.00–137.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added835153.11/cwt151.20–156.901,278161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added881151.05/cwt145.00–154.501,331178
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added921150.84/cwt149.40–152.001,389182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2924139.88/cwt139.50–140.501,29221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265102.50/cwt102.50–102.502721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275135.00/cwt135.00–135.003712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330130.41/cwt125.00–133.004303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368133.93/cwt129.00–140.0049310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390115.00/cwt115.00–115.004491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425115.00/cwt115.00–115.004891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430124.72/cwt120.00–130.005369
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461127.83/cwt121.00–133.0058913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3474111.21/cwt92.50–116.005276
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525126.24/cwt114.00–138.0066319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3537115.00/cwt115.00–115.006182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564128.71/cwt120.00–136.0072610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627122.32/cwt115.00–125.007676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2685107.99/cwt106.00–110.007402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3760107.00/cwt107.00–107.008131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775105.00/cwt105.00–105.008144
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280149.01/cwt140.00–167.504173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300185.00/cwt185.00–185.005551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310162.50/cwt162.50–162.505041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385152.00/cwt152.00–152.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421163.26/cwt153.00–167.506876
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463157.33/cwt144.00–161.007289
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517154.04/cwt143.00–160.0079611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-353085.00/cwt85.00–85.004511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576138.40/cwt135.00–140.007973
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578122.03/cwt114.00–130.007052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624128.16/cwt119.00–136.0080011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668128.30/cwt119.00–134.008575
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695108.00/cwt108.00–108.007511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720104.00/cwt104.00–104.007491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-377389.18/cwt78.00–100.006892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-380080.00/cwt80.00–80.006401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-385590.00/cwt90.00–90.007701
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 355085.00/cwt85.00–85.004682
Dairy Steers—Large 368895.96/cwt71.00–98.0066013
Dairy Steers—Large 384990.75/cwt90.75–90.7577010
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54077.50/cwt77.50–77.501,1941
Bulls——1,91388.25/cwt87.50–89.001,6882
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87843.91/cwt42.50–45.503862
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02548.00/cwt48.00–48.004921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20054.72/cwt51.50–57.5065712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22860.72/cwt59.00–66.507466
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42057.50/cwt54.00–59.508179
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53862.36/cwt60.50–63.509594
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,186846.51/cwt600.00–1,085.0010,0404
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,133912.43/cwt775.00–1,035.0010,3383
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,050.53/cwt950.00–1,175.0012,3442
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,300927.31/cwt860.00–985.0012,0552
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0015,1881
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,22066.50/cwt66.50–66.508111
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2995950.00/cwt950.00–950.009,4531
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,220850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,3701

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.