Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves weighing 350 to 450 sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with very good farmer demand. Calves weighing over 550 sold 3.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.10/cwt on 592 head.

Average price

$134.10

592 head · 707 lb average

Value per head Derived

$948

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$547

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

$14.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.41

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	707	134.13	949	591
Large 1	335	120.00	402	1thin

One grade step is worth $14.13/cwt here — about $547 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 sale592 hd

134.10

—

KY average27 barns · 9,060 hd

132.69

+1.41

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	1,980	94.55	1,872	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	55.58	848	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,300	53.69	698	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,125	43.54	490	4thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1-2	—	516	113.25/cwt	105.00–121.00	584	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	852	125.17/cwt	124.95–125.40	1,066	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	911	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,098	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	126.65/cwt	117.00–130.00	675	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	183.56/cwt	170.00–190.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	106.94/cwt	102.00–110.00	671	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	168.18/cwt	158.00–187.00	737	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	144.04/cwt	138.00–155.00	684	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	118.90/cwt	106.00–125.00	795	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	148.06/cwt	145.00–148.25	859	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	137.62/cwt	130.00–140.00	723	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	845	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	155.42/cwt	150.00–170.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	133.50/cwt	132.00–135.00	507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	454	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	93.26/cwt	90.00–100.00	863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	153.77/cwt	145.00–160.00	735	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	141.64/cwt	141.00–144.00	754	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	908	147
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	798	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	52.04/cwt	51.00–53.00	651	2
Bulls	—	—	1,910	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,910	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	38.58/cwt	35.00–42.00	415	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	48.49/cwt	48.00–49.00	570	2
Bulls	—	—	2,050	89.10/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	138.20/cwt	130.00–147.50	442	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	107.42/cwt	104.00–110.00	733	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	629	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	145.62/cwt	145.00–146.00	476	8
Steers	Large 1	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	115.18/cwt	105.00–127.00	666	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	957	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	118.90/cwt	110.00–122.00	559	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	660	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	647	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	52.45/cwt	51.00–54.00	761	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	57.14/cwt	55.00–58.50	893	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	112.51/cwt	105.00–114.00	628	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	897	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	498	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	117.48/cwt	112.00–120.00	893	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	155.56/cwt	150.00–160.00	513	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	127.84/cwt	112.00–129.10	1,023	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,119	94.74/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,060	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	106.02/cwt	104.00–107.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	103.21/cwt	100.00–108.00	655	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	181.84/cwt	162.50–190.00	786	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	105.43/cwt	105.00–108.00	720	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	386	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	506	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	775	1

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 921Last week 644Year ago 939

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 44Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	516	105.00–121.00	113.25
4	—	380	132.00–135.00	133.50
10	—	320	130.00–147.50	138.20
7	—	682	104.00–110.00	107.42
8	—	470	110.00–122.00	118.90
20	—	558	105.00–114.00	112.51
3	—	722	104.00–107.00	106.02
13	—	635	100.00–108.00	103.21
3	—	445	122.00	122.00
1	—	760	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	607	116.00	116.00
39	—	579	146.00	146.00
18	—	511	123.00	123.00
4	—	897	105.00	105.00
5	—	498	118.00	118.00
28	—	683	105.00–108.00	105.43
11	—	386	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	98.00	98.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	852	124.95–125.40	125.17
45	—	911	120.50	120.50
96	—	580	145.00–148.25	148.06
9	—	532	141.00–144.00	141.64
147	—	668	136.00	136.00
2	—	957	96.00	96.00
28	—	760	112.00–120.00	117.48
68	—	800	112.00–129.10	127.84
4	—	1,119	90.00–99.00	94.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	647	114.00	114.00
3	—	388	170.00–190.00	183.56
1	—	705	108.00	108.00
13	—	669	106.00–125.00	118.90
8	—	525	130.00–140.00	137.62
5	—	284	160.00	160.00
3	—	925	90.00–100.00	93.26
14	—	478	145.00–160.00	153.77
9	—	330	150.00–160.00	155.56
16	—	432	162.50–190.00	181.84
2	—	560	120.00	120.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	533	117.00–130.00	126.65
21	—	627	102.00–110.00	106.94
16	—	438	158.00–187.00	168.18
8	—	475	138.00–155.00	144.04
4	—	360	150.00–170.00	155.42
8	—	327	145.00–146.00	145.62
19	—	578	105.00–127.00	115.18
2	—	800	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	57.00	57.00
2	—	1,250	51.00–53.00	52.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	35.00–42.00	38.58
2	—	1,175	48.00–49.00	48.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	51.00–54.00	52.45
4	—	1,563	55.00–58.50	57.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,910	100.00	100.00
2	—	2,050	88.00–90.00	89.10

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	725.00	725.00

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