Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.95/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$145.95

172 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$13.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.14

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	680	146.82	998	161
Medium and Large 2-3	597	133.13	794	11thin

One grade step is worth $13.69/cwt here — about $203 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale172 hd

145.95

—

KY average26 barns · 5,526 hd

147.08

−1.14

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	1,683	88.43	1,488	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,273	64.23	818	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,639	64.07	1,050	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	915	64.00	586	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	70.74/cwt	68.00–72.50	891	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,668	62.91/cwt	61.50–64.50	1,049	6
Bulls	—	—	2,155	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,810	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	89.91/cwt	87.50–94.00	1,371	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	155.62/cwt	153.00–161.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	103.67/cwt	103.00–105.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	157.11/cwt	151.00–160.00	820	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	119.29/cwt	114.00–124.00	789	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	149.11/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,066	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	979	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	107.49/cwt	106.00–109.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	130.25/cwt	125.00–136.00	740	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,008	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,680	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	21,420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	135.64/cwt	131.00–144.00	856	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	148.10/cwt	140.00–150.00	866	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	147.15/cwt	145.00–150.00	717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	125.83/cwt	122.00–128.00	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	860	129.70/cwt	129.70–129.70	1,115	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	167.50/cwt	167.25–170.00	869	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	105.29/cwt	103.00–110.00	805	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	146.02/cwt	141.00–150.00	635	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	148.53/cwt	142.00–150.00	913	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,225	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	773	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,040	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	56.59/cwt	54.00–59.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	123.97/cwt	121.00–126.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	160.45/cwt	158.00–163.00	826	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	854	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	970.92/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	13,690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	137.87/cwt	129.00–143.00	733	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,610	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	15,456	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	63.53/cwt	60.00–67.50	824	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	180	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	127.58/cwt	125.00–131.00	882	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	115.01/cwt	111.00–119.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	141.23/cwt	140.00–145.00	685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	140.32/cwt	138.00–143.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	154.45/cwt	153.00–155.00	581	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	96.00/cwt	94.00–98.00	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	127.66/cwt	126.00–131.00	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	151.00/cwt	148.00–154.00	506	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	142.30/cwt	141.00–145.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	747	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	129.29/cwt	125.00–136.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	158.36/cwt	156.00–160.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	140.38/cwt	132.00–149.00	955	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	1

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 325Last week 826Year ago 282

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 115Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 35Year ago 5

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,260	68.00–72.50	70.74
3	—	1,118	54.00–59.00	56.59
23	—	1,297	60.00–67.50	63.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,668	61.50–64.50	62.91
1	—	1,465	71.00	71.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	64.00	64.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,155	84.00	84.00
3	—	1,525	87.50–94.00	89.91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,225	100.00	100.00
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
1	—	375	151.00	151.00
1	—	335	142.50	142.50
1	—	585	133.00	133.00
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
3	—	663	126.00–131.00	127.66
1	—	485	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	160.00	160.00
8	—	522	151.00–160.00	157.11
9	—	715	142.00–150.00	149.11
2	—	783	125.00	125.00
6	—	585	140.00–150.00	148.10
3	—	461	172.00	172.00
1	—	370	171.00	171.00
11	—	615	142.00–150.00	148.53
1	—	1,015	106.00	106.00
5	—	432	156.00–160.00	158.36
4	—	680	132.00–149.00	140.38
1	—	255	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	860	129.70	129.70
44	—	519	167.25–170.00	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	417	154.00	154.00
3	—	468	153.00–161.00	155.62
2	—	810	106.00–109.00	107.49
4	—	631	131.00–144.00	135.64
2	—	515	158.00–163.00	160.45
1	—	180	180.00	180.00
12	—	691	125.00–131.00	127.58
2	—	703	111.00–119.00	115.01
3	—	578	141.00–145.00	142.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	121.00–126.00	123.97
1	—	390	146.00	146.00
5	—	485	140.00–145.00	141.23
3	—	530	138.00–143.00	140.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	103.00–105.00	103.67
6	—	661	114.00–124.00	119.29
6	—	568	125.00–136.00	130.25
2	—	1,137	102.00	102.00
5	—	487	145.00–150.00	147.15
6	—	616	122.00–128.00	125.83
3	—	765	103.00–110.00	105.29
12	—	435	141.00–150.00	146.02
22	—	532	129.00–143.00	137.87
7	—	376	153.00–155.00	154.45
4	—	335	148.00–154.00	151.00
2	—	825	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	672	107.00	107.00
2	—	780	100.00	100.00
2	—	608	115.00	115.00
2	—	815	94.00–98.00	96.00
2	—	747	96.00	96.00
5	—	486	125.00–136.00	129.29
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	552	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,210	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,680	1,275.00	1,275.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,138	75.00	75.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,410	900.00–1,025.00	970.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,610	960.00	960.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle