Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.56/cwt on 803 head.

Average price

$139.56

803 head · 915 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,278

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.08

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	915	139.56	1,278	803

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 sale803 hd

139.56

—

KY average25 barns · 6,757 hd

148.64

−9.08

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	1,569	93.35	1,465	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,389	71.38	991	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	69.90	821	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	61.24	607	10

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	835	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,127	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	144.70/cwt	141.00–147.00	754	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	142.15/cwt	139.00–149.00	900	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	145.30/cwt	142.00–149.00	834	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	162.40/cwt	160.00–167.00	682	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	134.49/cwt	133.00–135.00	963	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,062	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,375	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	744	139.92/cwt	137.75–147.50	1,041	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	125.53/cwt	118.00–129.00	788	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	130.40/cwt	125.00–137.00	745	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	976	137.93/cwt	120.00–139.50	1,346	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	830	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	139.10/cwt	139.10–139.10	1,054	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	144.20/cwt	144.20–144.20	986	78
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	808	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	929	134.30/cwt	127.20–138.40	1,248	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	886	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,023	134.94/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,380	268
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	486	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	67.21/cwt	66.50–69.00	706	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	73.88/cwt	73.00–76.50	1,123	10
Bulls	—	—	1,823	105.14/cwt	104.00–106.50	1,917	3
Bulls	—	—	1,618	95.77/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,550	2
Bulls	—	—	1,283	79.95/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,026	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	74.26/cwt	71.00–78.00	968	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	58.89/cwt	57.00–64.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	142.07/cwt	140.00–145.00	654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	172.59/cwt	160.00–177.00	483	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	875	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	919	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,314	995.00/cwt	995.00–995.00	13,074	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	545	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	151.11/cwt	147.50–152.00	542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	403	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,316	69.99/cwt	67.50–72.50	921	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	66.88/cwt	64.00–68.00	726	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	172.68/cwt	165.00–174.00	632	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	825	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	828	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,458	1,201.83/cwt	1,050.00–1,385.00	17,523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	137.77/cwt	132.00–149.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	148.80/cwt	136.00–155.00	479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	140.62/cwt	139.00–143.00	965	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	167.80/cwt	167.00–168.00	844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	137.38/cwt	130.00–145.00	578	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	151.19/cwt	145.00–153.00	776	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	753	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	885	141.31/cwt	140.00–141.70	1,251	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	168.78/cwt	162.00–169.75	1,028	57

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,329Last week 1,133Year ago 826

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 59Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 18Year ago 1

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	835	135.00	135.00
2	—	232	177.50	177.50
1	—	885	133.00	133.00
8	—	716	133.00–135.00	134.49
1	—	550	133.00	133.00
1	—	400	159.00	159.00
5	—	686	139.00–143.00	140.62
5	—	503	167.00–168.00	167.80
5	—	499	151.00	151.00
1	—	640	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,062	129.50	129.50
22	—	744	137.75–147.50	139.92
128	—	976	120.00–139.50	137.93
2	—	830	138.00	138.00
14	—	475	170.00	170.00
167	—	929	127.20–138.40	134.30
6	—	575	154.00	154.00
268	—	1,023	130.00–138.00	134.94
81	—	885	140.00–141.70	141.31
57	—	609	162.00–169.75	168.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	141.00–147.00	144.70
10	—	628	118.00–129.00	125.53
7	—	571	125.00–137.00	130.40
5	—	359	147.50–152.00	151.11
3	—	278	145.00	145.00
5	—	655	126.00	126.00
3	—	481	132.00–149.00	137.77
3	—	322	136.00–155.00	148.80
13	—	421	130.00–145.00	137.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	758	139.10	139.10
78	—	684	144.20	144.20
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	610	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	545	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	633	139.00–149.00	142.15
10	—	574	142.00–149.00	145.30
10	—	420	160.00–167.00	162.40
5	—	460	140.00–145.00	142.07
4	—	280	160.00–177.00	172.59
7	—	366	165.00–174.00	172.68
2	—	723	114.00–115.00	114.49
10	—	513	145.00–153.00	151.19
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	54.00	54.00
4	—	1,051	66.50–69.00	67.21
4	—	976	57.00–64.00	58.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,520	73.00–76.50	73.88
18	—	1,316	67.50–72.50	69.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,303	71.00–78.00	74.26
13	—	1,086	64.00–68.00	66.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,823	104.00–106.50	105.14
2	—	1,618	93.00–98.00	95.77
3	—	1,283	76.00–84.00	79.95

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,314	995.00	995.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,458	1,050.00–1,385.00	1,201.83

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