Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold steady. Yearling steers and heifers mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.51/cwt on 682 head.

Average price

$137.51

682 head · 912 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,255

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.19

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	912	137.51	1,255	682

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 sale682 hd

137.51

—

KY average27 barns · 5,699 hd

145.70

−8.19

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	1,719	102.50	1,762	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	72.82	831	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,586	70.30	1,115	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	57.92	571	6thin

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	—	—	1,973	109.77/cwt	109.50–110.00	2,166	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	835	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	74.65/cwt	71.00–78.00	827	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	67.65/cwt	67.00–68.00	1,023	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	72.94/cwt	69.50–77.00	1,211	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	57.54/cwt	55.00–59.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	175.52/cwt	175.00–176.00	746	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,026	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	904	136.23/cwt	133.10–140.00	1,232	244
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	889	141.01/cwt	134.50–141.40	1,254	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	787	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	931	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	139.97/cwt	139.56–140.50	1,085	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	141.10/cwt	141.10–141.10	1,143	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,020	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	118.13/cwt	117.00–119.00	908	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	124.35/cwt	120.00–127.00	888	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	740	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	142.87/cwt	138.00–145.00	967	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	139.98/cwt	139.50–140.50	869	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	982	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,350	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	752	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	14,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,029	132.60/cwt	132.60–132.60	1,364	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,062	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,391	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	129.88/cwt	126.00–133.00	886	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	167.36/cwt	157.50–174.00	756	5
Bulls	—	—	1,550	97.66/cwt	90.50–101.50	1,514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,103	126.20/cwt	126.20–126.20	1,392	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	65.46/cwt	65.00–66.00	755	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	130.85/cwt	128.00–137.00	809	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	676	4

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 793Last week 1,329Year ago 1,409

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 165Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 20Year ago 9

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold steady. Yearling steers and heifers mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls firm.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,973	109.50–110.00	109.77
3	—	1,550	90.50–101.50	97.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	65.50	65.50
4	—	1,108	71.00–78.00	74.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	67.00–68.00	67.65
3	—	1,660	69.50–77.00	72.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	912	55.00–59.00	57.54
2	—	1,153	65.00–66.00	65.46
1	—	875	44.00	44.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	425	175.00–176.00	175.52
10	—	677	138.00–145.00	142.87
1	—	885	131.00	131.00
5	—	452	157.50–174.00	167.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	637	161.00	161.00
244	—	904	133.10–140.00	136.23
72	—	889	134.50–141.40	141.01
7	—	582	160.00	160.00
14	—	775	139.56–140.50	139.97
76	—	810	141.10	141.10
8	—	701	145.50	145.50
60	—	982	137.50	137.50
55	—	1,029	132.60	132.60
56	—	1,062	131.00	131.00
55	—	1,103	126.20	126.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	152.00	152.00
5	—	655	130.00	130.00
21	—	621	139.50–140.50	139.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	402	141.00	141.00
6	—	543	145.00	145.00
7	—	769	117.00–119.00	118.13
8	—	714	120.00–127.00	124.35
3	—	615	122.00	122.00
4	—	570	132.00	132.00
9	—	682	126.00–133.00	129.88
4	—	490	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	141.00	141.00
5	—	550	145.00	145.00
5	—	675	125.00	125.00
12	—	618	128.00–137.00	130.85
2	—	440	153.00	153.00

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)	1	—	1,560	950.00	950.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle