Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to last weeks holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.10/cwt on 389 head.

Average price

$131.10

389 head · 809 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$400

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

$15.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.79

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	809	131.14	1,061	388
Large 1	570	116.00	661	1thin

One grade step is worth $15.14/cwt here — about $400 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 sale389 hd

131.10

—

KY average25 barns · 8,579 hd

134.89

−3.79

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	1,749	89.50	1,566	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,272	54.64	695	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,409	52.85	745	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,109	43.39	481	9thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	856	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	869	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	128.91/cwt	125.00–135.00	887	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	153.58/cwt	140.00–157.00	725	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	957	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,215	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	113.33/cwt	112.00–116.00	980	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	705	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	104.72/cwt	100.00–106.00	719	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	112.18/cwt	111.00–114.00	864	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	867	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	1,112	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	835	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	120.24/cwt	113.00–130.00	807	13
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	475	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	137.18/cwt	130.00–139.00	845	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	492	159.60/cwt	159.00–160.00	785	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,012	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,255	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	840	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	899	12
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	919	125.22/cwt	116.00–126.70	1,151	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	146.07/cwt	141.00–149.00	819	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	52.27/cwt	51.00–53.00	684	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	41.09/cwt	36.00–44.00	431	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,232	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	591	3
Bulls	—	—	1,796	91.03/cwt	84.50–95.00	1,635	6
Bulls	—	—	1,615	79.77/cwt	76.00–84.50	1,288	3
Bulls	—	—	1,810	99.53/cwt	98.50–100.50	1,801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	140.64/cwt	138.00–144.00	806	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	101.45/cwt	95.00–112.00	638	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	128.50/cwt	120.00–139.00	812	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	816	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	114.26/cwt	109.00–120.00	482	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	123.17/cwt	114.00–135.00	453	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	168.54/cwt	157.00–179.00	630	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	163.43/cwt	157.00–172.00	706	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	150.41/cwt	142.00–160.00	705	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,110	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	100.14/cwt	92.00–112.00	686	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	117.49/cwt	106.00–122.00	664	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	115.64/cwt	106.00–120.00	539	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	109.57/cwt	103.00–124.00	573	38
Steers	Large 1	—	570	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	133.83/cwt	124.00–145.00	707	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	111.95/cwt	110.00–116.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	721	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	57.00/cwt	56.00–58.00	704	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	52.75/cwt	48.00–56.50	725	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	56.82/cwt	54.00–59.00	809	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	46.53/cwt	45.00–48.00	693	3

How this sale compares

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 Jan 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 644Last week 0Year ago 1,257

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 0Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 10

No trend due to last weeks holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	856	101.50	101.50
12	—	840	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	105.00	105.00
3	—	525	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	629	95.00–112.00	101.45
14	—	422	109.00–120.00	114.26
12	—	368	114.00–135.00	123.17
10	—	685	92.00–112.00	100.14
27	—	565	106.00–122.00	117.49
30	—	466	106.00–120.00	115.64
38	—	523	103.00–124.00	109.57
4	—	720	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	688	125.00–135.00	128.91
60	—	957	127.00	127.00
3	—	706	124.00	124.00
64	—	867	128.25	128.25
2	—	835	117.00	117.00
1	—	390	187.50	187.50
15	—	616	130.00–139.00	137.18
5	—	492	159.00–160.00	159.60
56	—	1,012	124.00	124.00
64	—	919	116.00–126.70	125.22
18	—	561	141.00–149.00	146.07
3	—	531	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,110	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	472	140.00–157.00	153.58
6	—	865	112.00–116.00	113.33
6	—	500	141.00	141.00
5	—	770	111.00–114.00	112.18
13	—	671	113.00–130.00	120.24
9	—	573	138.00–144.00	140.64
1	—	965	106.00	106.00
5	—	632	120.00–139.00	128.50
8	—	374	157.00–179.00	168.54
8	—	432	157.00–172.00	163.43
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	687	100.00–106.00	104.72
10	—	628	130.00	130.00
5	—	469	142.00–160.00	150.41
12	—	528	124.00–145.00	133.83
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
1	—	845	88.00	88.00
3	—	563	110.00–116.00	111.95
4	—	424	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,308	51.00–53.00	52.27
3	—	1,235	56.00–58.00	57.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,048	36.00–44.00	41.09
3	—	1,232	48.00	48.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,374	48.00–56.50	52.75
5	—	1,423	54.00–59.00	56.82
3	—	1,490	45.00–48.00	46.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,796	84.50–95.00	91.03
3	—	1,615	76.00–84.50	79.77
2	—	1,810	98.50–100.50	99.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	1,185	800.00	800.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Richmond Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle