Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.79/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$133.79

185 head · 794 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,062

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.04

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	794	133.79	1,062	185

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 sale185 hd

133.79

—

KY average25 barns · 4,480 hd

138.83

−5.04

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	1,820	96.50	1,756	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	68.05	795	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	68.00	966	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,035	63.00	652	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,475	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,564	1
Bulls	—	—	2,165	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,884	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	72.31/cwt	69.00–75.00	892	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	66.16/cwt	64.00–68.00	754	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,175	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	776	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	158.20/cwt	150.00–165.00	756	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	718	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	119.24/cwt	118.00–120.00	730	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	150.47/cwt	141.00–161.00	784	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	127.00/cwt	120.00–135.00	729	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	151.81/cwt	147.00–162.00	402	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,053	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	133.80/cwt	129.00–135.00	515	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	118.92/cwt	111.00–125.50	907	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	132.54/cwt	125.00–148.00	631	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	127.57/cwt	123.00–134.00	662	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,048	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	163.87/cwt	152.00–175.00	516	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	137.11/cwt	125.00–146.00	761	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	159.58/cwt	159.00–160.00	653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	773	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	141.38/cwt	135.00–152.00	737	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	140.00/cwt	136.00–142.00	806	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	835	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,035	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	895	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,164	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	118.00/cwt	110.00–122.00	879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	951	122.80/cwt	122.80–122.80	1,168	56

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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 377Last week 606Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 55Year ago 50

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	106.00	106.00
1	—	2,165	87.00	87.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,234	69.00–75.00	72.31
9	—	1,139	64.00–68.00	66.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	66.00	66.00
1	—	1,665	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	67.00	67.00
1	—	970	59.00	59.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	478	150.00–165.00	158.20
3	—	440	162.00	162.00
12	—	521	141.00–161.00	150.47
6	—	798	132.00	132.00
3	—	642	134.00	134.00
4	—	825	127.00	127.00
6	—	315	152.00–175.00	163.87
12	—	576	136.00–142.00	140.00
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	835	124.00	124.00
63	—	895	130.00	130.00
56	—	951	122.80	122.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	466	154.00	154.00
6	—	375	155.00	155.00
6	—	626	123.50	123.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	612	118.00–120.00	119.24
5	—	670	114.00	114.00
12	—	574	120.00–135.00	127.00
3	—	265	147.00–162.00	151.81
5	—	385	129.00–135.00	133.80
29	—	763	111.00–125.50	118.92
32	—	476	125.00–148.00	132.54
22	—	519	123.00–134.00	127.57
3	—	415	135.00	135.00
2	—	805	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	145.00	145.00
10	—	555	125.00–146.00	137.11
7	—	409	159.00–160.00	159.58
19	—	521	135.00–152.00	141.38
1	—	340	155.00	155.00
1	—	665	122.00	122.00
3	—	640	135.00	135.00
3	—	745	110.00–122.00	118.00

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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