Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2021-12-10

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Dec 10
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,848 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 1,896▲ 582 vs year ago 1,266 · +46.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 127▼ 7 vs year ago 79 · −8.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 19▲ 16 vs year ago 5 · +320.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder and yearling steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady. Yearling heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $153.87/cwt on 1,130 head.
Average price
$153.87
1,130 head · 854 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,314
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$498
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.15
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2858154.341,3251,107
Medium and Large 2-3630131.2782723
One grade step is worth $23.07/cwt here — about $498 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 sale1,130 hd
153.87
—
KY average26 barns · 9,879 hd
155.02
−1.15
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—Average1,81983.261,5157thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57051.4180715
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25849.7162537
CowsLean 85-90%Low99847.524748thin

Every lot

105 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2312187.50/cwt187.50–187.505852
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370157.00/cwt157.00–157.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416167.25/cwt162.00–172.006968
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418197.38/cwt196.00–198.0082516
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3462146.34/cwt144.00–153.006764
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490171.00/cwt171.00–171.008387
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2507168.45/cwt160.00–170.0085420
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530148.64/cwt148.00–150.007883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555159.50/cwt159.50–159.5088521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576135.98/cwt135.00–141.0078315
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3583119.00/cwt119.00–119.006942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619141.68/cwt138.00–147.0087715
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3633130.02/cwt128.00–136.008234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2657143.40/cwt139.00–145.0094215
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665124.91/cwt121.00–129.008312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728136.99/cwt133.00–143.0099730
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3732126.68/cwt124.00–130.009273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1037
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3770110.00/cwt110.00–110.008471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2774135.72/cwt135.50–136.001,05014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added776153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,1874
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3820119.49/cwt119.00–120.009802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added834157.47/cwt154.50–158.001,31371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy836162.10/cwt162.10–162.101,355121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2839147.32/cwt136.00–149.501,23628
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850125.50/cwt120.00–131.001,0672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added888159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,416176
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added919152.05/cwt148.25–155.001,397308
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,2001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added969150.29/cwt144.90–153.001,456223
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,05594.00/cwt94.00–94.009921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,277122.33/cwt119.00–124.001,5623
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245140.00/cwt140.00–140.003431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3245120.00/cwt120.00–120.002941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3250122.50/cwt122.50–122.503061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290129.25/cwt129.00–130.003754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3300122.50/cwt122.50–122.503681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326128.60/cwt122.00–133.004194
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3371127.60/cwt122.00–130.004736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384141.29/cwt133.00–147.0054326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427134.13/cwt124.00–139.0057316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3443120.52/cwt120.00–122.0053413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470119.47/cwt116.00–120.0056216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473131.25/cwt125.00–136.0062138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523126.02/cwt121.00–130.0065916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565113.61/cwt111.00–115.006423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576127.16/cwt122.00–131.0073215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617120.05/cwt116.00–126.0074125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645117.00/cwt117.00–117.007553
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3662111.70/cwt108.00–114.007396
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675119.22/cwt116.00–127.0080518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2711118.97/cwt116.00–121.008465
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3718106.74/cwt103.00–110.007664
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3755102.00/cwt102.00–102.007701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770119.15/cwt114.00–125.0091712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added776146.40/cwt146.40–146.401,13670
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-380894.67/cwt92.00–96.007653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added811140.25/cwt140.25–140.251,13731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2835110.00/cwt110.00–110.009192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added869145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,26061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875114.00/cwt114.00–114.009981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2965105.32/cwt104.00–108.001,0163
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3210155.00/cwt155.00–155.003261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3265153.38/cwt152.50–155.004063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335162.50/cwt162.50–162.505441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3345142.50/cwt142.50–142.504921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368155.07/cwt150.00–163.005715
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3378138.82/cwt135.00–142.505252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413193.11/cwt190.00–196.0079811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423157.93/cwt154.00–165.006683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425122.00/cwt122.00–122.005191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478142.48/cwt141.00–144.006812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy491169.00/cwt169.00–169.008304
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521146.79/cwt140.00–153.0076510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535134.07/cwt133.00–138.0071710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566139.27/cwt134.00–146.0078829
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3567120.46/cwt117.00–128.006834
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3605114.00/cwt114.00–114.006902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620124.74/cwt120.00–126.007738
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2676122.01/cwt120.00–124.5082518
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3682111.98/cwt110.00–116.007643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715115.00/cwt115.00–115.008221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3728107.54/cwt104.00–111.007832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3790111.00/cwt111.00–111.008771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2792118.82/cwt113.00–120.0094110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2819115.21/cwt110.00–122.009448
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3841108.00/cwt108.00–108.009083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3870100.00/cwt100.00–100.008701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2900103.67/cwt102.00–107.009333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,03590.00/cwt90.00–90.009321
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added672116.50/cwt116.50–116.5078361
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38574.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0251
Bulls——1,80483.17/cwt82.50–86.501,5005
Bulls——2,33093.00/cwt93.00–93.002,1671
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96054.00/cwt54.00–54.005181
Cows—Lean 85-90%98847.63/cwt46.00–50.004715
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04344.01/cwt43.00–45.004592
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21146.05/cwt44.00–47.505589
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26250.29/cwt48.00–54.5063525
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36755.84/cwt55.50–56.507633
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53548.40/cwt46.50–49.507434
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56851.95/cwt49.00–53.508159
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65055.00/cwt54.50–55.509082
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925846.46/cwt510.00–1,100.007,8302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,078867.86/cwt650.00–1,025.009,35614

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.