Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.76/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$139.76

194 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$921

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.63

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	659	139.76	921	194

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 sale194 hd

139.76

—

KY average26 barns · 4,495 hd

139.13

+0.63

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	1,716	94.03	1,614	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,428	65.06	929	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	64.58	787	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	59.03	622	6thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	—	1,752	92.56/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,622	5
Bulls	—	—	1,657	96.49/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,599	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	60.81/cwt	55.00–66.00	722	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	66.81/cwt	60.00–73.00	826	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	66.83/cwt	66.00–68.00	960	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	63.95/cwt	59.00–65.00	910	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	154.22/cwt	147.00–164.00	662	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	152.76/cwt	149.00–154.00	816	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	137.54/cwt	134.00–137.75	887	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	967	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	882	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,014	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,046	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	388	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	141.99/cwt	129.00–148.00	663	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	144.72/cwt	140.00–150.00	628	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	120.11/cwt	112.00–125.00	862	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	733	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	145.73/cwt	145.00–147.00	609	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	157.25/cwt	156.00–160.00	726	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	449	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	813	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	483	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	63.55/cwt	63.00–64.00	698	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,498	1,145.44/cwt	1,075.00–1,275.00	17,159	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	160.83/cwt	157.00–164.00	762	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	142.98/cwt	137.00–150.00	746	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	867	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,735	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	13,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	920	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	130.37/cwt	127.00–136.00	746	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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 407Last week 325Year ago 427

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 47Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 5Year ago 12

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,752	89.00–94.00	92.56
3	—	1,657	95.00–98.00	96.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,188	55.00–66.00	60.81
22	—	1,237	60.00–73.00	66.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,436	66.00–68.00	66.83
8	—	1,423	59.00–65.00	63.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	50.00	50.00
4	—	1,098	63.00–64.00	63.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	795	125.00	125.00
7	—	429	147.00–164.00	154.22
91	—	645	134.00–137.75	137.54
5	—	813	119.00	119.00
5	—	260	172.50	172.50
11	—	474	157.00–164.00	160.83
8	—	598	145.00	145.00
6	—	692	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	882	115.00	115.00
53	—	750	139.50	139.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	534	149.00–154.00	152.76
3	—	388	161.00	161.00
4	—	460	152.00	152.00
8	—	553	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	695	120.00	120.00
16	—	467	129.00–148.00	141.99
18	—	434	140.00–150.00	144.72
16	—	718	112.00–125.00	120.11
3	—	300	164.00	164.00
17	—	522	137.00–150.00	142.98
6	—	375	156.00	156.00
14	—	572	127.00–136.00	130.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	502	146.00	146.00
8	—	418	145.00–147.00	145.73
11	—	462	156.00–160.00	157.25
3	—	780	100.00	100.00
4	—	597	130.00	130.00
2	—	720	105.00	105.00

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	5	—	1,498	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,145.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,110.00	1,110.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle