Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer calves sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers sold firm. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.62/cwt on 191 head.

Average price

$151.62

191 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+17.82

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	594	151.62	900	191

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale191 hd

151.62

—

KY average27 barns · 4,777 hd

133.80

+17.82

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	1,855	86.84	1,611	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	57.79	829	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	50.87	599	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	33.77	326	3thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	40.15/cwt	38.00–42.00	411	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	50.87/cwt	43.00–54.00	599	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	53.62/cwt	51.00–55.00	767	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	60.18/cwt	57.00–63.00	864	7
Bulls	—	—	1,855	86.84/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,611	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	136.63/cwt	132.00–139.00	779	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	139.48/cwt	131.00–139.90	982	84
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	821.11/cwt	700.00–1,085.00	8,917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	124.37/cwt	120.00–127.00	534	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	171.72/cwt	156.00–185.00	800	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	137.01/cwt	136.00–138.00	841	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	429	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	172.37/cwt	170.00–180.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	140.07/cwt	139.90–142.00	765	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	128.59/cwt	128.00–129.00	858	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	115.79/cwt	110.00–123.00	650	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	119.79/cwt	118.00–122.00	618	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	982	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	97.21/cwt	92.00–104.00	667	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	799	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	121.99/cwt	120.00–126.00	882	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	756.11/cwt	710.00–800.00	10,699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	198.68/cwt	190.00–205.00	743	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	111.28/cwt	106.00–115.00	694	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	162.20/cwt	160.00–165.00	780	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,311	945.54/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	12,396	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	120.43/cwt	115.00–126.00	748	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	6,191	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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 921Year ago 891

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 45Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 4Year ago 14

Compared to last week: Feeder steer calves sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers sold firm. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	38.00–42.00	40.15
1	—	850	21.00	21.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,178	43.00–54.00	50.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,430	51.00–55.00	53.62
7	—	1,436	57.00–63.00	60.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,855	85.00–89.00	86.84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	160.00	160.00
3	—	660	116.00	116.00
2	—	545	135.00	135.00
4	—	565	135.00	135.00
15	—	481	160.00–165.00	162.20
5	—	395	160.00	160.00
8	—	621	115.00–126.00	120.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	132.00–139.00	136.63
21	—	466	156.00–185.00	171.72
3	—	340	202.50	202.50
4	—	270	159.00	159.00
4	—	433	170.00–180.00	172.37
12	—	546	139.90–142.00	140.07
12	—	667	128.00–129.00	128.59
2	—	750	122.00	122.00
3	—	723	120.00–126.00	121.99
18	—	374	190.00–205.00	198.68
1	—	835	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	704	131.00–139.90	139.48
6	—	614	136.00–138.00	137.01
3	—	500	156.00	156.00
2	—	982	110.00	110.00
10	—	432	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	429	120.00–127.00	124.37
5	—	805	96.00	96.00
4	—	365	135.00	135.00
11	—	561	110.00–123.00	115.79
16	—	516	118.00–122.00	119.79
7	—	686	92.00–104.00	97.21
3	—	470	116.00	116.00
3	—	760	110.00	110.00
5	—	624	106.00–115.00	111.28

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)	4	—	1,086	700.00–1,085.00	821.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,415	710.00–800.00	756.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,311	850.00–1,100.00	945.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	975	635.00	635.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle