Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.32/cwt on 421 head.

Average price

$152.32

421 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$976

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.58

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	641	152.32	976	421

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 sale421 hd

152.32

—

KY average26 barns · 8,264 hd

150.73

+1.58

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	1,685	90.97	1,533	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,229	64.42	792	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,196	62.61	749	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	46.31	500	8thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1-2Value Added	—	622	135.84/cwt	134.00–136.50	845	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	138.58/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,005	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	172.75/cwt	166.00–180.00	492	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	910	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,083	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	148.57/cwt	135.00–157.00	548	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	144.31/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,045	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	859	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,117	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	169.25/cwt	167.00–170.00	946	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	348	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	668	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	176.10/cwt	175.00–177.00	930	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	749	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	976	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	976	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,240	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	802	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,012	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	286	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	575	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	148.70/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,019	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,076	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	589	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	168.42/cwt	159.00–174.00	719	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	125.12/cwt	120.00–129.00	921	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	112.11/cwt	108.00–119.00	883	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	904	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	65.65/cwt	65.00–67.00	824	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	66.11/cwt	63.00–68.00	793	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	59.11/cwt	56.50–61.00	705	13
Bulls	—	—	1,672	84.83/cwt	84.50–85.00	1,418	3
Bulls	—	—	1,940	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,901	2
Bulls	—	—	1,590	91.85/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,460	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	7,968	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,192.64/cwt	1,100.00–1,310.00	14,610	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	665	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	200	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	56.81/cwt	56.50–57.00	675	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	42.51/cwt	40.00–45.00	469	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,143	60.44/cwt	59.00–62.00	691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	150.10/cwt	139.00–160.00	770	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	142.82/cwt	140.00–145.00	897	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,675	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	781.79/cwt	675.00–900.00	8,170	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	1,059.15/cwt	975.00–1,110.00	11,873	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,980	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	161.20/cwt	152.00–170.00	845	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	138.50/cwt	131.00–143.00	769	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	165.94/cwt	160.00–171.00	770	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	141.88/cwt	131.00–153.00	602	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	147.00/cwt	140.00–155.00	695	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	167.97/cwt	160.00–177.00	803	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	139.09/cwt	127.00–144.00	725	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	124.54/cwt	123.00–126.00	773	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	160.88/cwt	155.00–170.00	523	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	175.95/cwt	170.00–181.00	665	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	156.95/cwt	145.00–166.00	888	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	171.65/cwt	167.00–175.00	733	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	148.64/cwt	136.00–154.00	923	19

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 826Last week 1,039Year ago 570

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 49Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 69Year ago 1

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	622	134.00–136.50	135.84
3	—	525	151.00	151.00
9	—	749	130.25	130.25
7	—	553	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	369	135.00–157.00	148.57
8	—	555	131.00–143.00	138.50
31	—	424	131.00–153.00	141.88
3	—	285	166.00	166.00
44	—	473	140.00–155.00	147.00
35	—	521	127.00–144.00	139.09
20	—	621	123.00–126.00	124.54
16	—	325	155.00–170.00	160.88
3	—	750	119.00	119.00
3	—	695	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	725	135.00–144.00	138.58
10	—	285	166.00–180.00	172.75
8	—	524	152.00–170.00	161.20
33	—	478	160.00–177.00	167.97
15	—	378	170.00–181.00	175.95
13	—	566	145.00–166.00	156.95
3	—	330	150.00	150.00
29	—	427	167.00–175.00	171.65
19	—	621	136.00–154.00	148.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	910	119.00	119.00
114	—	724	140.00–147.00	144.31
66	—	859	130.00	130.00
23	—	559	167.00–170.00	169.25
11	—	348	192.00	192.00
11	—	528	175.00–177.00	176.10
5	—	976	127.00	127.00
5	—	619	163.50	163.50
5	—	286	201.00	201.00
22	—	685	147.00–153.00	148.70
15	—	780	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	368	160.00	160.00
11	—	427	159.00–174.00	168.42
3	—	565	161.00	161.00
21	—	736	120.00–129.00	125.12
8	—	788	108.00–119.00	112.11
4	—	680	133.00	133.00
22	—	513	139.00–160.00	150.10
17	—	628	140.00–145.00	142.82
16	—	464	160.00–171.00	165.94
3	—	330	167.00	167.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,255	65.00–67.00	65.65
4	—	1,143	59.00–62.00	60.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,199	63.00–68.00	66.11
13	—	1,192	56.50–61.00	59.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	30.00	30.00
3	—	1,188	56.50–57.00	56.81
4	—	1,103	40.00–45.00	42.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,672	84.50–85.00	84.83
2	—	1,940	98.00	98.00
5	—	1,590	89.00–95.00	91.85

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,015	785.00	785.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,225	1,100.00–1,310.00	1,192.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	900	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,045	675.00–900.00	781.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,121	975.00–1,110.00	1,059.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,220	900.00	900.00

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