Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold Steady with good demand, feeder heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for all classes of feeder cattle, with heavy offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in steer cattle and cattle with favorable condition.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.45/cwt on 841 head.

Average price

$145.45

841 head · 874 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,271

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$560

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$6.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.94

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	875	145.47	1,273	838
Medium and Large 2-3	512	139.33	713	3thin

One grade step is worth $6.14/cwt here — about $560 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale841 hd

145.45

—

KY average24 barns · 5,400 hd

148.39

−2.94

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	—	Low	1,728	96.14	1,662	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	74.20	1,060	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	68.56	793	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	895	60.33	540	3thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	857	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,230	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	132.07/cwt	130.00–134.00	568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	161.89/cwt	161.50–165.00	845	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	130.20/cwt	120.00–130.50	905	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	138.67/cwt	127.00–139.50	1,144	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	989	145.90/cwt	145.90–145.90	1,443	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	141.78/cwt	136.00–143.00	761	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	126.28/cwt	124.00–135.00	772	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	162.52/cwt	144.00–169.00	775	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	893	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,051	134.10/cwt	134.10–134.10	1,409	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	140.97/cwt	131.00–142.00	695	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	901	140.40/cwt	140.40–140.40	1,265	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	145.54/cwt	142.75–148.25	1,000	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	146.38/cwt	141.00–155.00	985	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	135.45/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,193	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	130.85/cwt	123.00–132.00	996	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	611	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,474	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	103.91/cwt	100.50–110.50	1,808	3
Bulls	—	—	1,734	93.01/cwt	90.00–98.50	1,613	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	555	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	66.54/cwt	63.00–69.50	761	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	119.51/cwt	110.00–121.00	871	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,029	138.61/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,426	217
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	691	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	133.73/cwt	127.00–141.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	143.27/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,023	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	161.50/cwt	146.00–163.50	940	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	11,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	794	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,191	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	165.75/cwt	165.75–165.75	1,021	82
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	71.56/cwt	70.00–75.00	846	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	59.99/cwt	59.00–61.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	974	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	917	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	74.64/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,067	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	459	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	585	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	480	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	8,883	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	15,292	1

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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,190Last week 1,254Year ago 696

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 47Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 5Year ago 5

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
120	—	857	143.50	143.50
110	—	989	145.90	145.90
54	—	1,051	134.10	134.10
58	—	901	140.40	140.40
217	—	1,029	137.00–143.00	138.61
61	—	794	150.00	150.00
82	—	616	165.75	165.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	522	161.50–165.00	161.89
24	—	825	127.00–139.50	138.67
1	—	375	170.00	170.00
15	—	477	144.00–169.00	162.52
34	—	673	141.00–155.00	146.38
14	—	881	128.00–136.00	135.45
2	—	312	177.00	177.00
9	—	714	130.00–145.00	143.27
23	—	582	146.00–163.50	161.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	139.00	139.00
1	—	365	150.00	150.00
1	—	755	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	130.00–134.00	132.07
3	—	328	141.00	141.00
34	—	695	120.00–130.50	130.20
17	—	537	136.00–143.00	141.78
16	—	611	124.00–135.00	126.28
19	—	493	131.00–142.00	140.97
2	—	260	135.00	135.00
16	—	761	123.00–132.00	130.85
1	—	940	102.00	102.00
23	—	729	110.00–121.00	119.51
4	—	565	127.00–141.00	133.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	620	144.00	144.00
152	—	687	142.75–148.25	145.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	129.00	129.00
3	—	691	113.00	113.00
4	—	413	129.00	129.00
1	—	390	116.00	116.00
1	—	725	106.00	106.00
1	—	570	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	577	144.00	144.00
2	—	495	154.00	154.00
2	—	255	150.00	150.00
1	—	400	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	126.00	126.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	82.00	82.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	66.00	66.00
1	—	940	59.00	59.00
1	—	820	56.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,144	63.00–69.50	66.54
20	—	1,182	70.00–75.00	71.56
3	—	1,068	59.00–61.00	59.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	65.00	65.00
21	—	1,429	70.00–80.00	74.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	88.50	88.50
3	—	1,740	100.50–110.50	103.91
5	—	1,734	90.00–98.50	93.01

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,090.00	1,090.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	935.00	935.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,285.00	1,285.00

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