Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2021-11-05

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Nov 5
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,714 head
▲ 824 vs last sale 890▲ 317 vs year ago 1,397 · +22.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
137 head
▲ 77 vs last sale 60▲ 42 vs year ago 95 · +44.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 25▲ 19 vs year ago 16 · +118.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold fully steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $152.48/cwt on 790 head.
Average price
$152.48
790 head · 812 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,238
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+3.00
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2812152.481,238790
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale790 hd
152.48
—
KY average24 barns · 6,608 hd
149.48
+3.00
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—High1,60381.651,30912
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17960.6971520
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40859.4283715
CowsLean 85-90%Average86546.6940411

Every lot

68 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 1-2237175.00/cwt175.00–175.004155
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325180.68/cwt166.00–190.0058722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2398182.00/cwt182.00–182.007245
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427166.66/cwt162.00–170.0071226
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480163.60/cwt155.00–174.0078533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523148.78/cwt139.00–158.0077821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563145.53/cwt135.00–152.0081927
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625131.29/cwt130.00–139.0082121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627146.00/cwt146.00–146.0091517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675123.76/cwt122.00–130.0083514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2711128.46/cwt122.00–135.0091312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772157.61/cwt150.00–158.751,21745
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2797154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,22713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0945
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added885153.72/cwt150.00–155.501,360235
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added929154.21/cwt153.00–155.501,433111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added989148.25/cwt145.00–148.801,466178
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2228129.60/cwt125.00–139.002958
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265143.50/cwt143.50–143.503803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315129.41/cwt128.00–130.0040822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383138.48/cwt136.00–141.0053012
Heifers—Large 1415123.00/cwt123.00–123.005103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427131.37/cwt129.00–135.0056129
Heifers—Small 1-2440126.00/cwt126.00–126.005545
Heifers—Large 1450109.00/cwt109.00–109.004913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479135.62/cwt128.00–142.0065023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531130.11/cwt124.00–139.0069135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added547150.95/cwt150.95–150.9582683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559140.43/cwt140.00–141.0078512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587127.57/cwt119.00–132.0074925
Heifers—Small 1-2596117.50/cwt115.00–119.007008
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626120.40/cwt111.00–126.0075436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added644126.00/cwt126.00–126.0081112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2699115.00/cwt115.00–115.008045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713144.04/cwt129.00–147.251,02793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722115.00/cwt115.00–115.008305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added771116.00/cwt116.00–116.008946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775105.39/cwt99.00–117.0081712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-288087.00/cwt87.00–87.007666
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390164.38/cwt164.00–165.006418
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2436163.41/cwt162.00–165.0071211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476152.87/cwt150.00–155.0072811
Bulls—Small 1-2492125.00/cwt125.00–125.006155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516143.41/cwt136.00–155.0074022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2590134.24/cwt132.00–136.0079213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622133.88/cwt129.00–139.0083324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658128.41/cwt122.00–135.0084514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715119.67/cwt110.00–129.0085610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2807105.00/cwt105.00–105.008473
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 358585.00/cwt85.00–85.004973
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44671.33/cwt69.00–74.001,0314
Bulls——1,58092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,4541
Bulls——1,69686.07/cwt81.00–90.001,4607
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85445.96/cwt41.00–49.0039210
Cows—Lean 85-90%97554.00/cwt54.00–54.005271
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13756.60/cwt53.00–59.006447
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20162.89/cwt57.00–67.0075513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28850.34/cwt49.00–53.006483
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37457.30/cwt56.00–60.007874
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47063.89/cwt59.00–70.009398
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100955.00/cwt900.00–1,050.0010,5053
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100620.00/cwt620.00–620.006,8201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105550.00/cwt550.00–550.006,0782
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,192747.58/cwt700.00–840.008,9113
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,222763.58/cwt595.00–875.009,3317
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,177711.86/cwt575.00–835.008,3796
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,240885.00/cwt885.00–885.0010,9743
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4661,091.20/cwt885.00–1,300.0015,99710

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.