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Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Sep 17

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,040 head

▼ 296 vs last sale 1,336▼ 23 vs year ago 1,063 · −2.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 25▼ 57 vs year ago 90 · −63.3%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold Steady; Yearling steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower with good demand, feeder heifers sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for all classes of feeder cattle, with moderate offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in yearling steer cattle and cattle with favorable condition.

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 $143.81/cwt on 806 head.

Average price

$143.81

806 head · 903 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,298

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$555

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$18.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.98

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	903	143.83	1,299	805
Medium and Large 2-3	595	125.00	744	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.83/cwt here — about $555 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 sale806 hd

143.81

—

KY average27 barns · 5,432 hd

149.78

−5.98

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	—	Average	1,652	91.95	1,519	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,484	72.50	1,076	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	65.58	788	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	57.11	610	4thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	639	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	166.57/cwt	150.00–177.50	715	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	856	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	864	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	905	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	944	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2

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 Sep 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,040Last week 1,336Year ago 1,063

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 25Year ago 90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	735	119.00–123.00	120.82
11	—	515	124.00–148.00	140.67
5	—	810	115.00–120.00	119.01
7	—	614	128.00–134.00	131.98
6	—	416	149.00–152.00	150.93
5	—	574	125.00–141.00	131.86
3	—	672	123.00–131.00	126.61
3	—	343	130.00–135.00	131.63
3	—	478	141.00–150.00	147.02
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Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Sep 17

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,040 head

▼ 296 vs last sale 1,336▼ 23 vs year ago 1,063 · −2.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 25▼ 57 vs year ago 90 · −63.3%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale

View

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 $143.81/cwt on 806 head.

Average price

$143.81

806 head · 903 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,298

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$555

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$18.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.98

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	903	143.83	1,299	805
Medium and Large 2-3	595	125.00	744	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.83/cwt here — about $555 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 sale806 hd

143.81

—

KY average27 barns · 5,432 hd

149.78

−5.98

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	—	Average	1,652	91.95	1,519	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,484	72.50	1,076	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	65.58	788	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	57.11	610	4thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	639	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	166.57/cwt	150.00–177.50	715	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	856	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	864	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	905	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	944	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2

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 Sep 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,040Last week 1,336Year ago 1,063

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 25Year ago 90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	735	119.00–123.00	120.82
11	—	515	124.00–148.00	140.67
5	—	810	115.00–120.00	119.01
7	—	614	128.00–134.00	131.98
6	—	416	149.00–152.00	150.93
5	—	574	125.00–141.00	131.86
3	—	672	123.00–131.00	126.61
3	—	343	130.00–135.00	131.63
3	—	478	141.00–150.00	147.02
9	—

Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	384	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	171.38/cwt	167.50–175.00	631	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	717	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	163.67/cwt	161.00–165.00	836	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	154.07/cwt	146.00–158.00	804	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	809	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	131.28/cwt	124.00–145.00	819	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	124.01/cwt	120.00–126.00	831	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	944	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	876	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	865	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	804	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	979	1

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,575	84.98/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,338	3
Bulls	—	—	1,685	94.94/cwt	91.00–96.50	1,600	7

Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	559	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	58.48/cwt	57.00–59.50	627	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	72.46/cwt	71.50–75.00	833	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	64.58/cwt	63.50–68.00	769	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	57.24/cwt	54.50–60.00	747	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,437	74.90/cwt	72.50–78.00	1,076	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,562	68.49/cwt	68.00–69.00	1,070	3

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	167.50–175.00	171.38
1	—	260	147.50	147.50
1	—	1,020	96.00	96.00
1	—	320	150.00	150.00
1	—	710	133.00	133.00
8	—	522	146.00–158.00	154.07
1	—	755	116.00	116.00
1	—	595	136.00	136.00
12	—	624	124.00–145.00	131.28
3	—	670	120.00–126.00	124.01
1	—	475	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,190	63.50–68.00	64.58
3	—	1,150	71.50–75.00	72.46
2	—	1,305	54.50–60.00	57.24

Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	131.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	451	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	150.93/cwt	149.00–152.00	628	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	432	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	540	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	147.02/cwt	141.00–150.00	703	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	140.67/cwt	124.00–148.00	724	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	131.86/cwt	125.00–141.00	757	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	131.98/cwt	128.00–134.00	810	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	126.61/cwt	123.00–131.00	851	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	685	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,014	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	120.82/cwt	119.00–123.00	888	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	119.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	964	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	872	112.97/cwt	109.00–115.00	985	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	915	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	824	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	685	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	125.00	125.00
1	—	485	125.00	125.00
1	—	915	90.00	90.00
1	—	330	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	150.00–177.50	166.57
2	—	885	130.00	130.00
15	—	1,045	129.00	129.00
2	—	642	147.00	147.00
1	—	365	175.00	175.00
12	—	962	126.50	126.50
2	—	685	135.00	135.00
12	—	807	140.00	140.00
1	—	565	153.00	153.00
11	—	765	135.00–141.00	140.45
5	—	904	124.00	124.00
5	—	713	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	802	148.75	148.75
60	—	785	153.60	153.60
422	—	924	135.40–147.50	142.84
17	—	872	141.50	141.50
55	—	1,001	137.70	137.70
1	—	525	163.00	163.00
109	—	969	146.50	146.50
7	—	569	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	511	161.00–165.00	163.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
1	—	865	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,562	68.00–69.00	68.49
5	—	1,437	72.50–78.00	74.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	53.00	53.00
3	—	1,073	57.00–59.50	58.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,685	91.00–96.50	94.94
3	—	1,575	80.00–89.00	84.98