Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2021-11-12

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Nov 12
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,342 head
▼ 372 vs last sale 1,714▼ 401 vs year ago 1,743 · −23.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 137▲ 37 vs year ago 95 · +38.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 35▲ 51 vs year ago 4 · +1,275.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $149.64/cwt on 1,018 head.
Average price
$149.64
1,018 head · 777 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,163
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+2.31
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2777149.641,1631,018
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 sale1,018 hd
149.64
—
KY average25 barns · 7,135 hd
147.34
+2.31
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—High1,67085.361,4258thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40158.0681322
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20458.0669915
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00648.4748812

Every lot

66 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 1-2338168.81/cwt160.00–175.0057116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365157.00/cwt157.00–157.005735
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421164.98/cwt153.00–171.0069527
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added442177.24/cwt176.00–182.507835
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482153.52/cwt148.00–166.0074019
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525154.36/cwt145.00–159.0081013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531159.21/cwt150.00–164.0084518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578149.92/cwt145.00–157.0086735
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631147.00/cwt147.00–147.009287
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631136.09/cwt130.00–143.0085920
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666135.19/cwt128.00–140.0090021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added690150.87/cwt144.00–153.001,04169
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2731132.42/cwt122.00–142.0096818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added744145.34/cwt142.00–150.251,08189
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768129.07/cwt128.00–130.0099111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769154.13/cwt148.00–157.001,185280
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added842152.83/cwt130.00–154.901,28762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added874149.93/cwt130.00–151.501,31067
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added911135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,23016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added967145.97/cwt143.70–147.101,412166
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,059142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,50454
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2200138.50/cwt129.00–148.002776
Heifers—Large 1311118.00/cwt118.00–118.003673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340135.00/cwt135.00–135.004594
Heifers—Small 1-2370114.00/cwt114.00–114.004225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372129.00/cwt129.00–129.004805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419128.82/cwt125.00–130.0054025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469130.39/cwt122.00–135.0061245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2545124.00/cwt124.00–124.006765
Heifers—Large 1545107.00/cwt107.00–107.005836
Heifers—Large 1551114.00/cwt114.00–114.006283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568123.55/cwt115.00–130.0070253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603132.00/cwt132.00–132.0079611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617118.47/cwt115.00–122.0073130
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669115.87/cwt109.00–119.0077516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added701118.00/cwt118.00–118.0082711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705119.00/cwt119.00–119.008396
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2255155.00/cwt155.00–155.003955
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335153.03/cwt151.00–155.0051310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375160.64/cwt155.00–170.0060215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421150.65/cwt140.00–161.0063440
Bulls—Small 1-2462125.00/cwt125.00–125.005785
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483147.01/cwt140.00–150.0071016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518135.20/cwt130.00–142.0070020
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2632122.96/cwt121.00–125.0077712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663126.39/cwt122.00–130.008389
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2745105.00/cwt105.00–105.007825
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2791101.00/cwt101.00–101.007993
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 344085.00/cwt85.00–85.003742
Dairy Steers—Large 369784.00/cwt84.00–84.005854
Dairy Steers—Large 376577.00/cwt77.00–77.005894
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,63884.70/cwt82.00–86.001,3877
Bulls——1,89090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,7011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82536.94/cwt35.00–39.003052
Cows—Lean 85-90%97645.95/cwt43.00–50.004485
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10955.60/cwt52.00–58.006175
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19959.25/cwt55.00–64.0071012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22353.29/cwt49.00–56.006523
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37355.47/cwt54.00–58.0076211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42960.66/cwt58.00–64.0086711
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075585.00/cwt585.00–585.006,2891
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,6003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,316849.04/cwt710.00–950.0011,17336
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,517875.00/cwt875.00–875.0013,2742
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,240750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4101,053.88/cwt900.00–1,300.0014,8608

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.