Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifer calves sold steady. Yearling steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.01/cwt on 259 head.

Average price

$128.01

259 head · 845 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,081

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.03

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	845	128.01	1,081	259

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 sale259 hd

128.01

—

KY average26 barns · 4,147 hd

133.05

−5.03

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	57.97	848	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	57.02	699	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,175	47.33	556	3thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	89.59/cwt	80.00–99.00	728	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	48.18/cwt	44.00–50.00	578	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	441	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	65.35/cwt	63.00–72.00	843	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	54.67/cwt	52.00–58.00	640	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	57.86/cwt	55.00–60.00	813	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,745	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	118.74/cwt	112.00–125.00	796	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	137.18/cwt	136.00–138.00	632	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	993	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	1,144	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,038	119.10/cwt	119.10–119.10	1,236	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	796	129.80/cwt	129.80–129.80	1,033	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,053	118.10/cwt	118.10–118.10	1,244	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	168.75/cwt	164.00–170.00	623	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	105.47/cwt	102.00–109.00	758	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	171.68/cwt	165.00–174.00	620	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	169.67/cwt	167.00–175.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	143.89/cwt	137.00–154.00	758	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	142.15/cwt	140.00–143.00	553	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	167.05/cwt	163.00–170.00	713	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	128.53/cwt	125.00–132.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	126.46/cwt	118.00–130.00	661	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	114.90/cwt	99.00–120.00	663	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	874	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,007	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	132.37/cwt	129.00–135.00	696	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	109.48/cwt	108.00–110.00	678	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	811	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,405	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	132.66/cwt	132.00–133.00	589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	121.04/cwt	117.00–125.00	587	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	787	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	13,987	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	703.37/cwt	600.00–800.00	8,687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	891	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 Feb 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 416Last week 619Year ago 246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 23Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifer calves sold steady. Yearling steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	80.00–99.00	89.59
1	—	730	114.00	114.00
3	—	220	160.00	160.00
8	—	389	140.00–143.00	142.15
18	—	523	118.00–130.00	126.46
23	—	577	99.00–120.00	114.90
2	—	295	145.00	145.00
4	—	338	133.00	133.00
16	—	619	108.00–110.00	109.48
6	—	444	132.00–133.00	132.66
4	—	485	117.00–125.00	121.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	461	136.00–138.00	137.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	670	112.00–125.00	118.74
3	—	858	98.00	98.00
5	—	369	164.00–170.00	168.75
10	—	719	102.00–109.00	105.47
13	—	526	129.00–135.00	132.37
4	—	447	176.00	176.00
3	—	460	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	993	115.25	115.25
50	—	1,038	119.10	119.10
65	—	796	129.80	129.80
51	—	1,053	118.10	118.10
5	—	705	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	126.00	126.00
9	—	361	165.00–174.00	171.68
3	—	295	167.00–175.00	169.67
26	—	527	137.00–154.00	143.89
2	—	332	187.50	187.50
2	—	475	157.00	157.00
7	—	427	163.00–170.00	167.05
2	—	560	125.00–132.00	128.53
16	—	907	111.00	111.00
3	—	768	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,200	44.00–50.00	48.18
7	—	1,290	63.00–72.00	65.35
6	—	1,171	52.00–58.00	54.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	39.00	39.00
1	—	1,405	50.00	50.00
1	—	990	53.00	53.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,405	55.00–60.00	57.86
1	—	1,745	61.50	61.50
1	—	1,475	55.00	55.00

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	—	1,135	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,420	985.00	985.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,235	600.00–800.00	703.37

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