Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder calves sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.14/cwt on 407 head.

Average price

$154.14

407 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.00

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	616	154.14	950	407

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 sale407 hd

154.14

—

KY average25 barns · 6,478 hd

145.13

+9.00

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	—	Low	1,731	88.81	1,537	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	65.01	825	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	62.79	912	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,020	54.11	552	4thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	153.50/cwt	153.00–154.00	866	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	176.13/cwt	170.00–180.00	567	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	165.89/cwt	164.00–167.00	712	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	955	127.41/cwt	115.00–128.10	1,217	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	976	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	123.86/cwt	120.00–135.00	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	140.10/cwt	140.10–140.10	1,066	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	161.33/cwt	159.00–165.00	860	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	138.69/cwt	135.00–142.00	920	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	911	124.60/cwt	124.60–124.60	1,135	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	143.64/cwt	137.00–147.00	898	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	807	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	158.91/cwt	152.00–166.00	815	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	146.63/cwt	141.00–155.00	840	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	163.81/cwt	160.00–166.00	709	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	143.33/cwt	138.00–155.00	903	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	160.83/cwt	155.00–166.00	992	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	153.65/cwt	130.00–165.00	854	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	59.15/cwt	57.00–61.50	692	2
Bulls	—	—	1,410	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	874	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	56.38/cwt	55.00–58.00	584	2
Bulls	—	—	1,628	88.87/cwt	85.00–92.50	1,447	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	51.84/cwt	51.00–52.50	521	2
Bulls	—	—	1,940	97.69/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,895	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,236	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	127.89/cwt	124.00–132.00	927	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	66.29/cwt	65.00–67.50	1,016	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	59.29/cwt	56.00–62.00	813	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	66.68/cwt	65.00–68.00	866	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	144.05/cwt	131.00–152.00	666	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	764.75/cwt	655.00–810.00	8,129	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,055.06/cwt	950.00–1,185.00	14,454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	173.26/cwt	167.00–182.00	638	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,281	1,280.37/cwt	1,175.00–1,350.00	16,402	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	127.02/cwt	123.00–130.00	711	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	132.48/cwt	131.00–135.00	717	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	173.04/cwt	162.50–181.00	805	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	139.95/cwt	135.00–145.00	465	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	178.67/cwt	173.00–185.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	115.53/cwt	112.00–122.00	788	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	170.24/cwt	160.50–175.50	875	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	146.83/cwt	140.00–156.00	611	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	252	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	150.04/cwt	143.00–155.00	579	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	139.97/cwt	138.50–142.50	966	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	861	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,059	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 Apr 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 778Last week 507Year ago 832

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 42Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 0Year ago 50

Compared to last week feeder calves sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	160.00	160.00
16	—	513	152.00–166.00	158.91
11	—	573	141.00–155.00	146.63
11	—	433	160.00–166.00	163.81
10	—	630	138.00–155.00	143.33
3	—	765	85.00	85.00
6	—	725	124.00–132.00	127.89
3	—	455	170.00	170.00
1	—	855	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	564	153.00–154.00	153.50
9	—	322	170.00–180.00	176.13
8	—	429	164.00–167.00	165.89
1	—	230	175.00	175.00
30	—	533	159.00–165.00	161.33
24	—	663	135.00–142.00	138.69
18	—	625	137.00–147.00	143.64
21	—	368	167.00–182.00	173.26
87	—	465	162.50–181.00	173.04
4	—	270	173.00–185.00	178.67
1	—	770	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	955	115.00–128.10	127.41
4	—	718	136.00	136.00
23	—	761	140.10	140.10
12	—	911	124.60	124.60
5	—	435	185.50	185.50
19	—	617	155.00–166.00	160.83
19	—	556	130.00–165.00	153.65
33	—	514	160.50–175.50	170.24
11	—	690	138.50–142.50	139.97
14	—	861	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	120.00–135.00	123.86
28	—	462	131.00–152.00	144.05
10	—	560	123.00–130.00	127.02
8	—	541	131.00–135.00	132.48
6	—	332	135.00–145.00	139.95
9	—	682	112.00–122.00	115.53
38	—	416	140.00–156.00	146.83
2	—	252	162.50	162.50
22	—	386	143.00–155.00	150.04
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	57.00–61.50	59.15
7	—	1,298	65.00–68.00	66.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,035	55.00–58.00	56.38
2	—	1,005	51.00–52.50	51.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,533	65.00–67.50	66.29
6	—	1,372	56.00–62.00	59.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	62.00	62.00
3	—	1,628	85.00–92.50	88.87
3	—	1,940	97.00–99.00	97.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,172	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,281	1,175.00–1,350.00	1,280.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,063	655.00–810.00	764.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,370	950.00–1,185.00	1,055.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	800	850.00	850.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle