Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trend due to holiday. Stronger undertone was felt in todays market.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.44/cwt on 694 head.

Average price

$143.44

694 head · 892 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.18

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	892	143.44	1,279	694

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 sale694 hd

143.44

—

KY average15 barns · 3,207 hd

146.62

−3.18

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	1,481	97.85	1,449	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,388	73.81	1,024	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,159	70.37	815	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,028	63.83	656	16

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1-2Value Added	—	1,038	139.40/cwt	139.00–139.80	1,447	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	162.18/cwt	151.00–165.50	931	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	143.24/cwt	134.00–150.00	838	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	160.59/cwt	145.00–161.95	984	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	142.65/cwt	140.00–143.00	933	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	135.86/cwt	132.00–139.00	901	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	148.07/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,010	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,058	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,407	156
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	153.66/cwt	150.00–161.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	841	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,219	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	148.18/cwt	147.00–151.00	772	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	163.72/cwt	160.00–166.00	858	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	984	146.81/cwt	141.50–147.60	1,445	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	145.68/cwt	144.00–147.00	896	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	752	131.75/cwt	128.50–132.75	991	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	983	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	162.16/cwt	149.00–165.00	761	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	75.53/cwt	72.50–81.50	1,069	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	75.51/cwt	74.00–77.00	959	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	67.43/cwt	65.00–71.00	738	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	68.95/cwt	67.00–71.00	707	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	61.40/cwt	59.00–64.00	644	9
Bulls	—	—	1,412	94.77/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,338	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,394	986.66/cwt	860.00–1,250.00	13,754	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	473	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	69.50/cwt	68.00–71.50	917	2
Bulls	—	—	1,550	100.93/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	143.04/cwt	137.00–152.00	832	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	146.26/cwt	144.00–147.00	592	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	121.12/cwt	119.00–126.00	952	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	148.78/cwt	145.00–158.00	726	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	141.28/cwt	136.00–145.00	761	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	123.97/cwt	123.00–125.00	834	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	164.30/cwt	162.00–165.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	134.50/cwt	131.00–138.00	834	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	145.70/cwt	133.00–155.00	699	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	152.48/cwt	146.00–159.00	573	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	135.18/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,190	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	159.50/cwt	155.00–162.00	909	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	139.77/cwt	138.00–145.00	398	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	139.06/cwt	138.50–140.00	1,061	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	466	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	920	144.37/cwt	137.00–146.90	1,328	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	409	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,032	3

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 Jul 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,133Last week 495Year ago 1,173

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 47Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 7

Compared to last week no trend due to holiday. Stronger undertone was felt in todays market.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	1,038	139.00–139.80	139.40
27	—	574	151.00–165.50	162.18
12	—	715	135.00	135.00
17	—	682	146.00–152.00	148.07
156	—	1,058	133.00	133.00
67	—	841	145.00	145.00
17	—	524	160.00–166.00	163.72
60	—	984	141.50–147.60	146.81
134	—	920	137.00–146.90	144.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	157.00	157.00
5	—	456	171.00	171.00
1	—	725	140.00	140.00
5	—	428	170.00	170.00
9	—	615	144.00–147.00	145.68
4	—	373	162.00–165.00	164.30
2	—	312	170.00	170.00
34	—	880	134.00–139.00	135.18
22	—	570	155.00–162.00	159.50
8	—	763	138.50–140.00	139.06
5	—	276	169.00	169.00
4	—	227	180.00	180.00
3	—	697	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	445	153.00	153.00
91	—	613	145.00–161.95	160.59
26	—	654	140.00–143.00	142.65
10	—	521	147.00–151.00	148.18
30	—	752	128.50–132.75	131.75
16	—	712	138.00	138.00
33	—	469	149.00–165.00	162.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	237	151.00	151.00
25	—	582	137.00–152.00	143.04
8	—	405	144.00–147.00	146.26
7	—	786	119.00–126.00	121.12
13	—	539	136.00–145.00	141.28
6	—	673	123.00–125.00	123.97
3	—	855	117.00	117.00
6	—	620	131.00–138.00	134.50
3	—	340	139.00	139.00
2	—	715	123.00	123.00
13	—	480	133.00–155.00	145.70
9	—	376	146.00–159.00	152.48
7	—	285	138.00–145.00	139.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	585	134.00–150.00	143.24
9	—	663	132.00–139.00	135.86
3	—	441	150.00–161.00	153.66
2	—	882	115.00	115.00
2	—	985	98.00	98.00
13	—	488	145.00–158.00	148.78
2	—	820	106.00	106.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,415	72.50–81.50	75.53
2	—	1,320	68.00–71.50	69.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,270	74.00–77.00	75.51
7	—	1,095	65.00–71.00	67.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	67.00–71.00	68.95
9	—	1,049	59.00–64.00	61.40
1	—	860	55.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,412	90.00–98.00	94.77
3	—	1,550	100.00–103.00	100.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,394	860.00–1,250.00	986.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	885.00	885.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle