Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Yearling steers and heifers 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.33/cwt on 326 head.

Average price

$131.33

326 head · 816 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,071

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.38

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	816	131.33	1,071	326

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 sale326 hd

131.33

—

KY average29 barns · 4,771 hd

136.70

−5.38

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	1,780	99.60	1,773	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,430	67.97	972	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	62.76	777	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,033	46.98	485	6thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 1-2	—	305	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	128.61/cwt	124.00–131.00	741	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	831	131.19/cwt	126.50–132.00	1,090	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	990	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,178	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	872	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	868	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	102.37/cwt	100.00–104.00	945	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	165.47/cwt	158.00–172.00	774	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	788	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	925	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,103	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	128.65/cwt	128.00–130.00	939	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	698	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	942	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	825	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	878	125.12/cwt	121.25–126.95	1,099	92
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	71.93/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,079	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	62.02/cwt	61.00–63.00	822	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	60.02/cwt	59.00–61.00	735	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	65.50/cwt	61.00–70.00	819	2
Bulls	—	—	1,865	102.41/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,910	5
Bulls	—	—	1,638	94.92/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	974	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	54.80/cwt	52.00–58.00	617	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	47.08/cwt	45.00–49.00	540	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	39.06/cwt	37.00–41.00	322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	991	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	136.84/cwt	135.00–138.00	587	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	118.79/cwt	111.00–122.00	856	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	140.56/cwt	137.00–145.00	731	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	152.71/cwt	145.00–163.00	657	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	137.35/cwt	130.00–144.00	646	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	142.14/cwt	131.00–147.00	539	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	128.23/cwt	124.00–131.00	804	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	135.48/cwt	130.00–140.00	687	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	96.96/cwt	87.00–105.00	796	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	137.64/cwt	131.00–145.00	780	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	157.45/cwt	156.00–159.00	753	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	130.82/cwt	125.00–135.00	856	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	945	117.60/cwt	116.00–118.25	1,111	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	149.48/cwt	145.00–159.00	786	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	166.45/cwt	157.00–172.00	709	8

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 May 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 606Last week 625Year ago 947

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 52Year ago 59

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Yearling steers and heifers 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	132.00	132.00
2	—	295	135.00	135.00
22	—	576	124.00–131.00	128.61
6	—	678	128.00	128.00
5	—	923	100.00–104.00	102.37
10	—	429	135.00–138.00	136.84
2	—	715	125.00	125.00
20	—	470	130.00–144.00	137.35
13	—	379	131.00–147.00	142.14
11	—	627	124.00–131.00	128.23
16	—	507	130.00–140.00	135.48
9	—	821	87.00–105.00	96.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	695	125.50	125.50
5	—	575	137.00	137.00
3	—	600	136.00	136.00
22	—	737	125.50	125.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	831	126.50–132.00	131.19
56	—	990	119.00	119.00
10	—	698	135.00	135.00
6	—	474	174.00	174.00
92	—	878	121.25–126.95	125.12
17	—	945	116.00–118.25	117.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	468	158.00–172.00	165.47
5	—	931	118.50	118.50
4	—	391	159.00	159.00
3	—	730	128.00–130.00	128.65
10	—	790	125.50	125.50
2	—	645	133.00	133.00
9	—	526	145.00–159.00	149.48
8	—	426	157.00–172.00	166.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	95.00	95.00
3	—	615	129.00	129.00
2	—	370	150.00	150.00
7	—	721	111.00–122.00	118.79
7	—	520	137.00–145.00	140.56
7	—	430	145.00–163.00	152.71
9	—	567	131.00–145.00	137.64
8	—	478	156.00–159.00	157.45
11	—	654	125.00–135.00	130.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,500	70.00–73.00	71.93
2	—	1,325	61.00–63.00	62.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	59.00–61.00	60.02
2	—	1,250	61.00–70.00	65.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	52.00–58.00	54.80
2	—	1,148	45.00–49.00	47.08
2	—	825	37.00–41.00	39.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,865	100.00–109.00	102.41
3	—	1,638	87.00–99.00	94.92

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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