Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle sold this week sold fully steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.84/cwt on 198 head.

Average price

$131.84

198 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.35

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	629	131.84	829	198

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 sale198 hd

131.84

—

KY average17 barns · 2,842 hd

131.49

+0.35

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	1,729	102.75	1,777	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	68.60	856	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,424	68.01	968	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	62.03	674	5thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	156.54/cwt	152.00–160.00	651	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	984	1
Bulls	—	—	1,618	97.15/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,572	4
Bulls	—	—	1,877	110.22/cwt	109.00–113.00	2,069	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	671	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	65.92/cwt	63.00–70.00	793	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	72.75/cwt	70.00–75.00	960	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	861	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,029	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	788	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	946	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	131.07/cwt	125.00–135.00	421	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	733	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	137.32/cwt	130.00–149.00	784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	131.60/cwt	131.60–131.60	953	74
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	140.10/cwt	134.00–145.00	810	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	140.31/cwt	133.00–143.00	737	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	156.27/cwt	154.00–157.00	819	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	849	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	129.59/cwt	124.00–131.00	803	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	164.32/cwt	164.00–164.50	779	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	145.13/cwt	143.00–151.00	704	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	61.04/cwt	59.00–62.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	126.70/cwt	125.00–128.00	519	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	726	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	67.15/cwt	65.00–71.00	965	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	153.67/cwt	153.00–154.00	807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	140.42/cwt	135.00–147.00	663	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 Jun 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 337Last week 278Year ago 871

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 29Year ago 30

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle sold this week sold fully steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	416	152.00–160.00	156.54
1	—	600	141.00	141.00
1	—	750	130.00	130.00
5	—	571	130.00–149.00	137.32
4	—	524	154.00–157.00	156.27
11	—	474	164.00–164.50	164.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	686	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	700	123.00	123.00
5	—	321	125.00–135.00	131.07
10	—	564	130.00	130.00
25	—	525	133.00–143.00	140.31
6	—	365	140.00	140.00
3	—	657	117.00	117.00
16	—	620	124.00–131.00	129.59
14	—	485	143.00–151.00	145.13
7	—	410	125.00–128.00	126.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	788	120.00	120.00
74	—	724	131.60	131.60
24	—	674	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	142.00	142.00
20	—	578	134.00–145.00	140.10
4	—	743	114.00	114.00
1	—	615	139.00	139.00
3	—	365	147.00	147.00
3	—	525	153.00–154.00	153.67
14	—	472	135.00–147.00	140.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	74.00	74.00
7	—	1,437	65.00–71.00	67.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	61.00	61.00
8	—	1,203	63.00–70.00	65.92
7	—	1,320	70.00–75.00	72.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,084	59.00–62.00	61.04
1	—	1,100	66.00	66.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,618	96.00–100.00	97.15
3	—	1,877	109.00–113.00	110.22

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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