Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold Steady with light test, feeder heifers sold steady with light test. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold steady-1.00 lower. There was good demand for all classes of feeder cattle, with light offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in yearling 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 $153.89/cwt on 212 head.

Average price

$153.89

212 head · 681 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$14.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.84

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	684	154.22	1,055	207
Medium and Large 2-3	576	140.00	806	5thin

One grade step is worth $14.22/cwt here — about $249 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 sale212 hd

153.89

—

KY average23 barns · 3,310 hd

155.73

−1.84

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	1,844	93.90	1,731	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,504	72.84	1,096	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	67.64	821	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	60.00	600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	153.58/cwt	150.00–161.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	146.61/cwt	130.00–155.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	135.33/cwt	121.00–140.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	163.04/cwt	160.00–166.00	603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	164.21/cwt	160.00–167.00	795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	646	162.25/cwt	162.25–162.25	1,048	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	923	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	140.86/cwt	138.00–141.00	948	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	145.12/cwt	138.00–148.00	910	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	136.56/cwt	132.00–139.00	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	153.82/cwt	145.00–155.00	861	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	943	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,367	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,151	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	131.74/cwt	125.00–135.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	153.22/cwt	151.00–159.00	791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	388	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	691	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	855	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,183	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	600	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	64.70/cwt	62.00–67.00	783	7
Bulls	—	—	1,796	97.74/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,755	4
Bulls	—	—	1,907	88.77/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,693	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	73.76/cwt	70.00–81.00	1,109	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	68.02/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,028	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	57.92/cwt	56.00–59.00	640	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	70.75/cwt	68.00–74.00	874	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	141.67/cwt	139.00–143.00	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	117.97/cwt	110.00–124.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	125.59/cwt	120.00–127.00	600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	134.79/cwt	124.00–139.00	771	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	143.69/cwt	142.50–145.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	125.52/cwt	122.00–129.00	783	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	124.66/cwt	124.00–125.00	843	6

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 Sep 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 414Year ago 688

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 32Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	167.00	167.00
2	—	387	164.00	164.00
2	—	722	124.00	124.00
3	—	482	150.00–161.00	153.58
3	—	502	130.00–155.00	146.61
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
1	—	290	167.50	167.50
2	—	580	148.00	148.00
2	—	627	132.00	132.00
1	—	680	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	493	121.00–140.00	135.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	160.00–166.00	163.04
5	—	484	160.00–167.00	164.21
2	—	227	185.00	185.00
2	—	700	133.00	133.00
20	—	673	138.00–141.00	140.86
9	—	627	138.00–148.00	145.12
24	—	560	145.00–155.00	153.82
1	—	840	137.00	137.00
5	—	516	151.00–159.00	153.22
1	—	870	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	646	162.25	162.25
21	—	551	167.50	167.50
57	—	943	145.00	145.00
6	—	388	178.00	178.00
8	—	528	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	435	132.00–139.00	136.56
2	—	777	119.00	119.00
3	—	526	125.00–135.00	131.74
1	—	900	109.00	109.00
1	—	375	136.00	136.00
3	—	340	139.00–143.00	141.67
2	—	715	117.00–118.00	117.49
1	—	230	145.00	145.00
11	—	572	124.00–139.00	134.79
1	—	470	137.00	137.00
2	—	273	142.50–145.00	143.69
12	—	624	122.00–129.00	125.52
6	—	676	124.00–125.00	124.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	109.00	109.00
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
3	—	575	110.00–124.00	117.97
5	—	478	120.00–127.00	125.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,210	62.00–67.00	64.70
3	—	1,105	56.00–59.00	57.92
16	—	1,236	68.00–74.00	70.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,503	70.00–81.00	73.76
4	—	1,511	67.00–69.00	68.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,796	95.00–100.00	97.74
3	—	1,907	86.00–92.00	88.77

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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