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Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Oct 18

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Oct 11Oct 18Oct 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,195 head

▼ 294 vs last sale 1,489▲ 1,195 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

160 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 97▲ 160 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 0▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer calves sold steady to 2.00 higher with most of the increase on weaned calves. Feeder heifer calves steady. Yearling steers and heifers fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.67/cwt on 620 head.

Average price

$137.67

620 head · 757 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,042

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$446

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$16.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.56

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	758	137.75	1,045	617
Small 1-2	495	121.00	599	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.75/cwt here — about $446 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 sale620 hd

137.67

—

KY average29 barns · 7,793 hd

137.11

+0.56

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,901	82.98	1,578	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,387	44.95	623	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	43.82	522	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,166	35.13	410	13

Every lot

60 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	418	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	482	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	146.76/cwt	141.00–155.00	543	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	131.49/cwt	128.00–139.00	573	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	128.99/cwt	121.00–136.00	631	27
Steers	—	Small 1-2	495	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	599	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Fri Oct 18, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,195Last week 1,489Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 97Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	371	129.00–141.00	134.81
9	—	614	109.00–120.00	114.95
7	—	309	130.00–140.00	137.18
5	—	720	110.00	110.00
4	—	240	135.00	135.00
2	—	780	102.00	102.00
38	—	475	120.00–133.00	124.41
27	—	511	115.00–125.00	120.30
27	—	410	123.00–135.00	128.81
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Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Oct 18

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Oct 11Oct 18Oct 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,195 head

▼ 294 vs last sale 1,489▲ 1,195 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

160 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 97▲ 160 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 0▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.67/cwt on 620 head.

Average price

$137.67

620 head · 757 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,042

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$446

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$16.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.56

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	758	137.75	1,045	617
Small 1-2	495	121.00	599	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.75/cwt here — about $446 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 sale620 hd

137.67

—

KY average29 barns · 7,793 hd

137.11

+0.56

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,901	82.98	1,578	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,387	44.95	623	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	43.82	522	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,166	35.13	410	13

Every lot

60 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	418	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	482	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	146.76/cwt	141.00–155.00	543	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	131.49/cwt	128.00–139.00	573	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	128.99/cwt	121.00–136.00	631	27
Steers	—	Small 1-2	495	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	599	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Fri Oct 18, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,195Last week 1,489Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 97Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	371	129.00–141.00	134.81
9	—	614	109.00–120.00	114.95
7	—	309	130.00–140.00	137.18
5	—	720	110.00	110.00
4	—	240	135.00	135.00
2	—	780	102.00	102.00
38	—	475	120.00–133.00	124.41
27	—	511	115.00–125.00	120.30
27	—	410	123.00–135.00	128.81
14

Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	392	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	127.13/cwt	119.00–131.00	416	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	119.47/cwt	117.00–121.00	452	10
Heifers	—	Large 1	390	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	371	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	111.10/cwt	104.00–119.00	460	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	114.91/cwt	109.00–117.00	541	72
Heifers	—	Large 1	486	94.93/cwt	89.00–104.00	461	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	117.58/cwt	112.00–121.00	620	25
Heifers	—	Large 1	555	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	566	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	115.25/cwt	115.00–116.00	645	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	744	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	623	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	623	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	639	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	864	81
Heifers	—	Large 1	650	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	676	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	112.98/cwt	108.00–118.00	738	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	745	4

Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	465	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	372	19
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	553	89.75/cwt	89.75–89.75	496	51

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	902	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,234	1
Bulls	—	—	2,051	88.37/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,812	5

Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	32.63/cwt	29.00–35.00	363	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	39.11/cwt	37.00–41.50	453	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	47.80/cwt	46.00–51.50	565	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	43.80/cwt	41.00–46.50	530	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,288	40.74/cwt	39.00–44.00	525	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,338	43.97/cwt	42.50–46.00	588	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	47.30/cwt	45.50–53.00	671	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,431	41.51/cwt	41.00–42.00	594	4

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	543.51/cwt	400.00–650.00	6,071	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	6,222	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,565	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	12,129	2

Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	324	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	309	137.18/cwt	130.00–140.00	424	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	134.81/cwt	129.00–141.00	500	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	128.81/cwt	123.00–135.00	528	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	124.41/cwt	120.00–133.00	591	38
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	120.30/cwt	115.00–125.00	615	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	702	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	114.95/cwt	109.00–120.00	706	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	796	2

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	553	89.75	89.75
19	—	465	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	883	130.00–139.80	137.50
135	—	783	140.00–146.60	143.36
128	—	822	127.50–141.60	140.63
12	—	682	133.50	133.50
3	—	350	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	579	121.00–132.00	128.89
27	—	489	121.00–136.00	128.99
19	—	436	128.00–139.00	131.49
18	—	530	128.00–137.00	131.99
18	—	370	141.00–155.00	146.76
14	—	975	109.00–124.00	115.27
14	—	624	126.00–132.50	131.55
7	—	678	130.00–135.00	132.10
5	—	721	120.00–121.00	120.20
3	—	1,205	125.00	125.00
3	—	290	144.00	144.00
2	—	330	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	639	135.25	135.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	471	109.00–117.00	114.91
25	—	527	112.00–121.00	117.58
22	—	414	104.00–119.00	111.10
16	—	560	115.00–116.00	115.25
10	—	378	117.00–121.00	119.47
10	—	327	119.00–131.00	127.13
8	—	653	108.00–118.00	112.98
4	—	703	106.00	106.00
4	—	605	123.00	123.00
4	—	285	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	486	89.00–104.00	94.93
3	—	623	100.00	100.00
2	—	650	104.00	104.00
2	—	555	102.00	102.00
1	—	390	95.00	95.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,565	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	510.00	510.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,117	400.00–650.00	543.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,112	29.00–35.00	32.63
4	—	1,288	39.00–44.00	40.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,418	45.50–53.00	47.30
10	—	1,338	42.50–46.00	43.97
4	—	1,431	41.00–42.00	41.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,209	41.00–46.50	43.80
12	—	1,182	46.00–51.50	47.80
10	—	1,157	37.00–41.50	39.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,051	86.00–90.00	88.37
1	—	1,635	75.50	75.50
1	—	1,420	63.50	63.50