Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.73/cwt on 794 head.

Average price

$140.73

794 head · 910 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,281

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.21

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	910	140.73	1,281	794

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 sale794 hd

140.73

—

KY average25 barns · 7,160 hd

148.95

−8.21

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	1,827	102.92	1,880	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	69.35	796	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,250	69.21	865	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	54.91	551	6thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	858	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,201	65
Bulls	—	—	1,887	105.56/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,992	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,276	65.48/cwt	65.00–67.00	836	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	54.48/cwt	51.00–58.00	498	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	62.25/cwt	61.50–63.00	621	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	528	2
Bulls	—	—	1,645	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	133.86/cwt	132.00–135.00	902	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	908	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	151.31/cwt	148.00–156.00	875	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	137.55/cwt	131.00–143.00	776	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	161.17/cwt	157.00–167.00	767	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	143.20/cwt	135.00–150.00	677	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	125.65/cwt	123.00–128.00	783	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	990	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	175.21/cwt	170.00–178.00	909	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	882	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	628	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	634	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,229	72.20/cwt	72.00–73.00	887	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	870	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	153.37/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,054	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	879	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,169	131
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	404	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	939	136.67/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,283	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	926	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,016	137.66/cwt	133.90–140.00	1,399	213
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	156.12/cwt	142.00–165.00	810	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	156.70/cwt	155.00–158.00	552	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	136.94/cwt	135.00–138.00	831	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	147.52/cwt	143.00–153.00	785	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	150.65/cwt	150.00–152.00	925	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	811	137.95/cwt	137.95–137.95	1,119	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	967	140.96/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,363	169
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	149.57/cwt	143.00–156.00	848	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	143.83/cwt	139.00–148.00	765	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	395	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	537	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,087	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,860	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,148	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	67.31/cwt	65.00–68.00	754	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	70.57/cwt	68.00–74.00	821	10

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 Aug 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,254Last week 690Year ago 1,193

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 65Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 15Year ago 0

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
65	—	858	140.00	140.00
17	—	577	171.50	171.50
17	—	519	170.00–178.00	175.21
11	—	687	152.00–155.00	153.37
180	—	939	135.00–140.00	136.67
213	—	1,016	133.90–140.00	137.66
70	—	811	137.95	137.95
169	—	967	138.00–145.00	140.96
3	—	760	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	578	148.00–156.00	151.31
8	—	519	142.00–165.00	156.12
9	—	614	150.00–152.00	150.65
4	—	470	175.00	175.00
2	—	390	170.00	170.00
18	—	870	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	674	132.00–135.00	133.86
8	—	818	111.00	111.00
40	—	476	157.00–167.00	161.17
6	—	610	140.00	140.00
5	—	754	117.00	117.00
3	—	245	165.00	165.00
7	—	352	155.00–158.00	156.70
11	—	567	143.00–156.00	149.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	564	131.00–143.00	137.55
29	—	473	135.00–150.00	143.20
17	—	623	123.00–128.00	125.65
12	—	659	132.00	132.00
5	—	805	115.00	115.00
16	—	532	139.00–148.00	143.83
5	—	260	152.00	152.00
7	—	338	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
131	—	879	133.00	133.00
17	—	607	135.00–138.00	136.94
14	—	532	143.00–153.00	147.52
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	101.00	101.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,887	104.00–108.00	105.56
1	—	1,645	95.00	95.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,276	65.00–67.00	65.48
5	—	1,229	72.00–73.00	72.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	51.00–58.00	54.48
2	—	998	61.50–63.00	62.25
2	—	1,100	48.00	48.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,120	65.00–68.00	67.31
10	—	1,164	68.00–74.00	70.57

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,320	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	825.00	825.00

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