Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher; Yearling steers sold steady with good demand, feeder heifers sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for all classes of feeder cattle, with moderate 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 $144.58/cwt on 501 head.

Average price

$144.58

501 head · 849 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,227

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$707

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

$2.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.32

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	856	144.61	1,238	493
Medium and Large 2-3	373	142.56	531	8thin

One grade step is worth $2.05/cwt here — about $707 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 sale501 hd

144.58

—

KY average26 barns · 5,136 hd

148.89

−4.32

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	1,792	92.66	1,660	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,541	66.00	1,017	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	62.86	798	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,085	57.41	623	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,225	122.50	1,501	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	236	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	337	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	940	145.33/cwt	144.75–145.95	1,366	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	143.64/cwt	141.00–145.00	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	119.14/cwt	118.00–122.00	761	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	139.28/cwt	125.00–145.00	731	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	124.77/cwt	116.00–129.00	906	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	119.20/cwt	116.00–120.00	778	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	132.20/cwt	132.00–132.50	426	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	150.73/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,034	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	98.03/cwt	90.00–104.00	561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	177.55/cwt	176.00–180.00	769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	137.21/cwt	133.00–141.00	914	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	139.82/cwt	135.00–147.00	857	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,256	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	148.74/cwt	145.00–150.00	494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	831	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,255	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	183.09/cwt	182.50–185.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	157.26/cwt	150.00–160.00	818	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	886	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,285	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	134.85/cwt	134.85–134.85	1,308	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	130.01/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,050	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	166.86/cwt	163.00–168.00	723	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,015	134.59/cwt	133.90–135.25	1,366	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	161.72/cwt	154.00–170.00	749	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	154.87/cwt	152.00–155.00	921	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	150.27/cwt	135.00–154.00	717	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	143.65/cwt	141.00–149.00	810	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	130.05/cwt	127.00–136.00	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	141.11/cwt	136.00–144.00	892	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,225	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,501	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	58.86/cwt	58.50–59.50	768	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	604	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	59.62/cwt	58.00–61.50	631	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,096	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	64.40/cwt	61.50–67.50	987	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	63.62/cwt	60.00–67.00	800	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	887	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	85.78/cwt	80.00–89.50	1,463	4
Bulls	—	—	1,863	102.50/cwt	98.50–108.00	1,910	3
Bulls	—	—	1,819	92.25/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,678	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,306	863.36/cwt	775.00–910.00	11,275	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	697.47/cwt	685.00–710.00	7,658	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,418	927.38/cwt	875.00–975.00	13,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	1,080.86/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	14,192	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,065.63/cwt	1,025.00–1,100.00	12,788	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	11,660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	146.74/cwt	136.00–161.00	770	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	654	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	113.68/cwt	112.00–117.00	867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	121.67/cwt	116.00–127.50	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	103.98/cwt	98.00–110.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,066	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	118.80/cwt	112.50–125.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	142.96/cwt	141.00–144.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	129.70/cwt	120.00–146.00	734	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	712	104.92/cwt	97.50–109.00	747	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	149.02/cwt	136.00–151.00	632	21

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 824Last week 1,040Year ago 1,059

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 33Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	122.50	122.50
3	—	572	90.00–104.00	98.03
2	—	375	116.00–127.50	121.67
2	—	653	98.00–110.00	103.98
2	—	612	106.00	106.00
1	—	295	132.50	132.50
6	—	712	97.50–109.00	104.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	236	143.00	143.00
6	—	477	141.00–145.00	143.64
12	—	639	118.00–122.00	119.14
13	—	525	125.00–145.00	139.28
9	—	726	116.00–129.00	124.77
5	—	653	116.00–120.00	119.20
5	—	322	132.00–132.50	132.20
3	—	365	141.00–144.00	142.96
13	—	566	120.00–146.00	129.70
21	—	424	136.00–151.00	149.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	740	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	940	144.75–145.95	145.33
8	—	686	150.00–154.00	150.73
5	—	433	176.00–180.00	177.55
57	—	831	151.00	151.00
58	—	886	145.00	145.00
97	—	1,015	133.90–135.25	134.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	137.50	137.50
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
2	—	417	144.00	144.00
4	—	332	145.00–150.00	148.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	666	133.00–141.00	137.21
1	—	1,125	107.50	107.50
6	—	613	135.00–147.00	139.82
2	—	917	137.00	137.00
2	—	787	125.00	125.00
4	—	381	182.50–185.00	183.09
28	—	520	150.00–160.00	157.26
56	—	970	134.85	134.85
4	—	808	126.00–134.00	130.01
9	—	433	163.00–168.00	166.86
10	—	463	154.00–170.00	161.72
21	—	595	152.00–155.00	154.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	747	108.00	108.00
6	—	477	135.00–154.00	150.27
6	—	564	141.00–149.00	143.65
3	—	665	127.00–136.00	130.05
1	—	290	145.00	145.00
8	—	632	136.00–144.00	141.11
8	—	525	136.00–161.00	146.74
3	—	763	112.00–117.00	113.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	110.00–115.00	112.55
4	—	654	119.00–121.00	119.99
2	—	305	140.00	140.00
1	—	760	90.00	90.00
2	—	575	112.50–125.00	118.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	122.50	122.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,304	58.50–59.50	58.86
13	—	1,257	60.00–67.00	63.62
1	—	1,285	69.00	69.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	53.00	53.00
2	—	1,058	58.00–61.50	59.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	70.00	70.00
5	—	1,532	61.50–67.50	64.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,705	80.00–89.50	85.78
3	—	1,863	98.50–108.00	102.50
5	—	1,819	90.00–94.00	92.25

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,306	775.00–910.00	863.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,098	685.00–710.00	697.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,418	875.00–975.00	927.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,313	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,080.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,065.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,060.00	1,060.00

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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