Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend from last week due to winter storm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.34/cwt on 299 head.

Average price

$137.34

299 head · 712 lb average

Value per head Derived

$978

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.88

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	712	137.34	978	299

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 sale299 hd

137.34

—

KY average27 barns · 6,801 hd

136.47

+0.88

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	1,687	88.11	1,486	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	57.16	833	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	53.61	671	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,096	45.42	498	16

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1-2	—	484	167.57/cwt	158.00–170.00	811	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	131.15/cwt	125.50–132.00	973	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	160.99/cwt	147.00–168.00	654	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	148.85/cwt	146.00–159.00	783	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	129.32/cwt	114.00–129.95	910	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	824	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	140.61/cwt	131.00–144.00	734	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	120.51/cwt	112.00–124.50	800	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	151.27/cwt	151.00–151.50	632	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	128.35/cwt	125.00–130.00	791	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	945	121.90/cwt	121.90–121.90	1,152	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	146.78/cwt	137.00–147.50	964	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	130.55/cwt	127.00–133.00	756	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	119.49/cwt	118.50–122.00	976	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	146.58/cwt	145.00–150.00	676	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	156.57/cwt	155.00–160.00	835	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	841	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	946	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	162.29/cwt	156.00–166.00	758	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	100.20/cwt	93.00–105.00	701	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,347	1,163.92/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	15,678	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,385	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	52.51/cwt	52.00–53.00	593	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	61.71/cwt	61.00–62.00	791	3
Bulls	—	—	1,687	88.11/cwt	86.50–90.00	1,486	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	57.08/cwt	56.00–58.00	841	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	680	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	43.83/cwt	40.00–47.00	480	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	34.50/cwt	34.50–34.50	336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	130.50/cwt	123.00–136.00	753	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	131.60/cwt	121.00–147.00	559	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,523	1,342.25/cwt	1,200.00–1,375.00	20,442	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,352	1,105.08/cwt	935.00–1,200.00	14,941	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,172.16/cwt	1,110.00–1,275.00	13,281	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	137.47/cwt	136.00–141.00	632	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	53.49/cwt	52.00–58.00	664	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	47.97/cwt	47.00–51.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	118.12/cwt	115.00–120.00	737	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	137.19/cwt	130.00–144.00	494	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	148.03/cwt	138.00–151.00	853	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	126.86/cwt	125.00–128.00	868	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	18,069	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,320.59/cwt	1,150.00–1,400.00	16,838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	905	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	173.20/cwt	164.00–181.00	734	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	120.80/cwt	117.00–122.00	929	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	123.35/cwt	121.00–125.00	712	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	649	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	876	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	130.45/cwt	122.00–137.00	686	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	431	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	158.39/cwt	158.00–160.00	803	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	123.18/cwt	115.00–128.00	761	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	966	110.59/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,068	14

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 701Last week 416Year ago 108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 44Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 135Last week 12Year ago 0

No trend from last week due to winter storm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	484	158.00–170.00	167.57
9	—	616	125.00–130.00	128.35
1	—	870	116.00	116.00
9	—	576	138.00–151.00	148.03
6	—	684	125.00–128.00	126.86
1	—	930	100.00	100.00
9	—	742	122.00	122.00
1	—	825	114.00	114.00
20	—	424	164.00–181.00	173.20
15	—	769	117.00–122.00	120.80
6	—	258	167.00	167.00
5	—	507	158.00–160.00	158.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	775	121.00	121.00
22	—	742	125.50–132.00	131.15
8	—	593	139.00	139.00
58	—	945	121.90	121.90
88	—	657	137.00–147.50	146.78
7	—	817	118.50–122.00	119.49
6	—	533	155.00–160.00	156.57
6	—	649	135.00	135.00
14	—	966	106.00–114.00	110.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	406	147.00–168.00	160.99
12	—	526	146.00–159.00	148.85
1	—	365	160.00	160.00
3	—	652	130.00	130.00
8	—	467	156.00–166.00	162.29
5	—	700	93.00–105.00	100.20
25	—	577	123.00–136.00	130.50
2	—	340	150.00	150.00
15	—	618	115.00–128.00	123.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	704	114.00–129.95	129.32
20	—	522	131.00–144.00	140.61
13	—	418	151.00–151.50	151.27
2	—	390	146.00	146.00
21	—	579	127.00–133.00	130.55
7	—	461	145.00–150.00	146.58
16	—	841	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	664	112.00–124.50	120.51
13	—	425	121.00–147.00	131.60
1	—	775	90.00	90.00
14	—	460	136.00–141.00	137.47
9	—	624	115.00–120.00	118.12
6	—	360	130.00–144.00	137.19
12	—	577	121.00–125.00	123.35
23	—	526	122.00–137.00	130.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	59.00	59.00
6	—	1,473	56.00–58.00	57.08
1	—	1,260	54.00	54.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,130	52.00–53.00	52.51
11	—	1,094	40.00–47.00	43.83
1	—	975	34.50	34.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,282	61.00–62.00	61.71
14	—	1,241	52.00–58.00	53.49
4	—	1,261	47.00–51.00	47.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,687	86.50–90.00	88.11

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)	16	—	1,347	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,163.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,352	935.00–1,200.00	1,105.08
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,475	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,523	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,342.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,133	1,110.00–1,275.00	1,172.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,275	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,320.59

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