Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-2.00 higher, yearling steers 2.00-3.00 higher with very good demand. Feeder Heifers sold steady-2.00 higher with good demand. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold steady-1.00 lower with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.00/cwt on 991 head.

Average price

$149.00

991 head · 854 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,272

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$483

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

$24.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.08

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	855	149.18	1,276	984
Medium and Large 2-3	637	124.41	793	7thin

One grade step is worth $24.77/cwt here — about $483 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 sale991 hd

149.00

—

KY average24 barns · 5,539 hd

151.08

−2.08

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	—	Average	1,743	101.42	1,767	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,491	76.31	1,137	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	69.03	823	16

Every lot, as filed

68 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 2-3	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	124.26/cwt	115.00–134.00	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	812	153.52/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,247	241
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	938	147.80/cwt	144.50–148.20	1,386	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	157.66/cwt	146.00–167.00	891	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	158.42/cwt	145.00–169.00	836	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	131.43/cwt	123.00–140.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	167.08/cwt	164.00–170.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	165.35/cwt	159.00–172.00	777	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	164.03/cwt	146.00–171.00	689	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	137.26/cwt	129.00–137.50	1,143	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	890	147.55/cwt	145.30–149.90	1,313	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	870	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	982	143.04/cwt	140.95–147.10	1,405	263
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	161.39/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,143	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,002	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	152.20/cwt	142.00–163.00	938	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	138.48/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,007	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	134.49/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,031	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,069	136.10/cwt	136.10–136.10	1,455	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	157.29/cwt	150.00–164.00	753	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	111.50/cwt	110.00–113.00	912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	145.78/cwt	141.00–155.00	843	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	122.63/cwt	120.00–126.00	892	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	77.04/cwt	71.50–80.00	1,156	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	921	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	65.64/cwt	64.00–66.50	750	6
Bulls	—	—	1,732	95.18/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,649	3
Bulls	—	—	1,746	103.50/cwt	100.00–112.50	1,807	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	735	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	72.41/cwt	70.00–74.50	882	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,302.61/cwt	1,250.00–1,360.00	14,980	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,348	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	122.73/cwt	116.00–125.00	881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	125.67/cwt	125.00–126.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	132.07/cwt	120.00–140.00	843	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	150.66/cwt	135.00–154.00	779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	147.98/cwt	138.00–159.00	491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	134.82/cwt	127.00–138.00	821	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	160.00/cwt	151.00–167.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	106.88/cwt	90.00–125.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	137.99/cwt	135.00–140.00	789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	110.29/cwt	100.00–120.00	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	833	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,145	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	143.27/cwt	138.00–148.00	671	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	146.02/cwt	139.00–150.00	734	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	145.73/cwt	137.00–150.00	624	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	761	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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,218Last week 1,190Year ago 976

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 100Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 11Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
2	—	570	123.00–140.00	131.43
1	—	900	110.00	110.00
1	—	675	130.00	130.00
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
1	—	645	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
241	—	812	149.00–155.00	153.52
65	—	938	144.50–148.20	147.80
103	—	890	145.30–149.90	147.55
7	—	512	170.00	170.00
263	—	982	140.95–147.10	143.04
89	—	708	156.00–162.00	161.39
40	—	619	166.50	166.50
52	—	1,069	136.10	136.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	565	146.00–167.00	157.66
6	—	528	145.00–169.00	158.42
2	—	385	164.00–170.00	167.08
1	—	855	125.00	125.00
1	—	220	185.00	185.00
9	—	470	159.00–172.00	165.35
8	—	420	146.00–171.00	164.03
64	—	833	129.00–137.50	137.26
2	—	770	144.00	144.00
4	—	655	153.00	153.00
7	—	616	142.00–163.00	152.20
9	—	727	130.00–147.00	138.48
2	—	923	131.00–138.00	134.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	115.00–134.00	124.26
2	—	420	90.00–125.00	106.88
2	—	525	100.00–120.00	110.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	105.00	105.00
4	—	718	116.00–125.00	122.73
3	—	657	125.00–126.00	125.67
3	—	332	138.00–159.00	147.98
6	—	609	127.00–138.00	134.82
6	—	572	135.00–140.00	137.99
1	—	385	132.00	132.00
1	—	765	121.00	121.00
13	—	468	138.00–148.00	143.27
8	—	503	139.00–150.00	146.02
8	—	428	137.00–150.00	145.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	833	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	150.00–164.00	157.29
1	—	985	101.00	101.00
2	—	818	110.00–113.00	111.50
4	—	578	141.00–155.00	145.78
8	—	727	120.00–126.00	122.63
1	—	350	160.00	160.00
1	—	330	170.00	170.00
8	—	638	120.00–140.00	132.07
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
6	—	517	135.00–154.00	150.66
5	—	428	151.00–167.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	140.00	140.00
2	—	425	135.00–136.00	135.51
1	—	780	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,501	71.50–80.00	77.04
1	—	1,365	67.50	67.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,143	64.00–66.50	65.64
1	—	1,245	59.00	59.00
9	—	1,218	70.00–74.50	72.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,732	90.00–99.00	95.18
9	—	1,746	100.00–112.50	103.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,250.00–1,360.00	1,302.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	800.00	800.00

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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