Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady with a softer undertone. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.20/cwt on 311 head.

Average price

$132.20

311 head · 781 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,032

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.13

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	781	132.20	1,032	311

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 sale311 hd

132.20

—

KY average26 barns · 5,041 hd

135.33

−3.13

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	2,000	86.43	1,729	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,331	54.47	725	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	54.15	641	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,034	34.13	353	4thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	900	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,170	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	124.83/cwt	122.00–129.00	713	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	123.55/cwt	104.00–126.75	869	87
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	173.24/cwt	168.00–180.00	761	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	120.12/cwt	110.00–131.00	810	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	118.60/cwt	114.00–121.00	802	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	130.04/cwt	129.00–131.00	481	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	131.69/cwt	127.50–135.75	902	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	122.86/cwt	115.00–124.75	941	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	758	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	882	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	979	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	542	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	30.50/cwt	30.50–30.50	297	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,329	55.59/cwt	52.00–57.50	739	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	50.55/cwt	50.00–51.00	676	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	54.15/cwt	52.00–57.00	641	4
Bulls	—	—	2,000	86.43/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	117.93/cwt	110.00–122.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	167.74/cwt	160.00–173.00	644	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	989	122.80/cwt	122.80–122.80	1,214	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	150.70/cwt	142.00–155.00	705	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	630	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	30.50/cwt	30.50–30.50	299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	132.53/cwt	124.00–141.00	746	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	156.63/cwt	155.00–161.00	764	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	137.98/cwt	135.00–140.00	777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	127.84/cwt	118.00–132.00	679	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	395	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	777	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	118.77/cwt	115.00–128.00	542	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	173.83/cwt	159.00–179.00	747	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	124.44/cwt	124.00–125.00	508	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	814	133.80/cwt	133.80–133.80	1,089	65

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 619Last week 303Year ago 566

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 42Year ago 33

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady with a softer undertone. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	900	130.00	130.00
42	—	685	127.50–135.75	131.69
29	—	766	115.00–124.75	122.86
10	—	583	130.00	130.00
54	—	989	122.80	122.80
3	—	395	177.50	177.50
6	—	471	165.00	165.00
3	—	545	143.00	143.00
65	—	814	133.80	133.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	674	110.00–131.00	120.12
2	—	645	126.00	126.00
2	—	535	139.00	139.00
1	—	330	163.00	163.00
5	—	717	123.00	123.00
8	—	384	160.00–173.00	167.74
6	—	468	142.00–155.00	150.70
1	—	805	115.00	115.00
1	—	865	110.00	110.00
4	—	563	135.00–140.00	137.98
5	—	430	159.00–179.00	173.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	571	122.00–129.00	124.83
4	—	370	129.00–131.00	130.04
3	—	605	110.00–122.00	117.93
10	—	531	118.00–132.00	127.84
6	—	456	115.00–128.00	118.77
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
7	—	408	124.00–125.00	124.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	703	104.00–126.75	123.55
3	—	686	120.00	120.00
58	—	777	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	439	168.00–180.00	173.24
6	—	676	114.00–121.00	118.60
1	—	625	119.00	119.00
3	—	530	139.00	139.00
2	—	915	99.00	99.00
2	—	750	108.00	108.00
2	—	375	168.00	168.00
10	—	563	124.00–141.00	132.53
7	—	488	155.00–161.00	156.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	45.00	45.00
2	—	975	30.50	30.50
1	—	980	30.50	30.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,329	52.00–57.50	55.59
2	—	1,338	50.00–51.00	50.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,183	52.00–57.00	54.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,000	85.00–88.00	86.43

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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