Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.25/cwt on 268 head.

Average price

$144.25

268 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,002

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.45

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	694	144.25	1,002	268

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 sale268 hd

144.25

—

KY average27 barns · 6,060 hd

144.71

−0.45

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	1,544	83.45	1,289	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,386	58.26	808	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,160	55.97	650	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	46.00	435	1thin

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
Bulls	—	—	2,035	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,933	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	57.90/cwt	52.00–63.00	615	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	55.36/cwt	54.00–56.00	722	3
Bulls	—	—	1,175	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	776	1
Bulls	—	—	1,529	84.19/cwt	79.00–90.00	1,287	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	62.60/cwt	60.00–66.00	944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	739	134.67/cwt	125.00–136.00	995	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	798	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	125.67/cwt	125.00–126.00	845	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	138.82/cwt	133.00–145.00	805	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	124.03/cwt	118.00–127.50	830	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	465	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	855	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,116	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	136.51/cwt	129.00–141.00	646	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	840	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	112.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,024	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	143.21/cwt	140.00–145.00	533	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	838	132.20/cwt	132.20–132.20	1,108	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	152.86/cwt	145.00–160.00	816	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	54.32/cwt	50.00–56.00	676	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	125.18/cwt	124.00–127.00	707	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	163.56/cwt	160.00–165.00	777	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	158.28/cwt	156.00–160.00	918	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	749	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	113.41/cwt	110.00–116.00	872	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	121.51/cwt	119.00–124.00	768	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	123.88/cwt	117.00–131.00	652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	178.14/cwt	175.00–183.00	611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	124.84/cwt	121.00–131.00	775	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	158.33/cwt	157.00–160.00	918	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	176.73/cwt	172.00–190.00	744	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	166.65/cwt	155.00–170.00	850	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	135.47/cwt	126.00–143.00	559	17

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 Mar 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 507Last week 747Year ago 914

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 34Year ago 80

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,035	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,175	66.00	66.00
8	—	1,529	79.00–90.00	84.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,063	52.00–63.00	57.90
7	—	1,244	50.00–56.00	54.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,305	54.00–56.00	55.36
2	—	1,508	60.00–66.00	62.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	46.00	46.00

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
47	—	739	125.00–136.00	134.67
3	—	798	121.00	121.00
47	—	855	130.50	130.50
4	—	490	153.00	153.00
61	—	838	132.20	132.20
5	—	428	175.00	175.00
16	—	580	157.00–160.00	158.33
14	—	510	155.00–170.00	166.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	760	126.00	126.00
3	—	680	125.00	125.00
6	—	914	110.00–114.00	112.00
2	—	605	134.00	134.00
14	—	475	160.00–165.00	163.56
7	—	580	156.00–160.00	158.28
2	—	702	122.00	122.00
5	—	343	175.00–183.00	178.14
3	—	377	209.00	209.00
2	—	535	161.00	161.00
24	—	421	172.00–190.00	176.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	672	125.00–126.00	125.67
10	—	580	133.00–145.00	138.82
9	—	534	145.00–160.00	152.86
3	—	730	125.00	125.00
7	—	769	110.00–116.00	113.41
3	—	375	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	669	118.00–127.50	124.03
10	—	302	154.00	154.00
32	—	473	129.00–141.00	136.51
8	—	372	140.00–145.00	143.21
10	—	565	124.00–127.00	125.18
4	—	526	117.00–131.00	123.88
11	—	621	121.00–131.00	124.84
17	—	413	126.00–143.00	135.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	840	106.00	106.00
8	—	632	119.00–124.00	121.51

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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