Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week non-weaned, no shot feeder steers sharply lower, weaned feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 lower; Yearling steers sold steady with moderate demand, non-weaned, no shot feeder heifers sold sharply lower; weaned feeder heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold steady-2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for weaned feeder cattle, low demand for non-weaned 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 $144.25/cwt on 370 head.

Average price

$144.25

370 head · 829 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,196

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$509

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

$21.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.76

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	830	144.31	1,197	369
Medium and Large 2-3	560	123.00	689	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.31/cwt here — about $509 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 sale370 hd

144.25

—

KY average24 barns · 5,207 hd

146.01

−1.76

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	1,679	93.22	1,565	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,487	61.49	914	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	61.07	721	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	55.60	595	6thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1-2	—	522	123.05/cwt	115.00–130.00	642	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	123.41/cwt	110.00–129.00	706	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	124.34/cwt	122.50–128.00	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	145.60/cwt	145.60–145.60	939	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,001	134.85/cwt	134.85–134.85	1,350	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	150.06/cwt	148.60–151.60	1,238	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	961	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	108.10/cwt	104.00–115.00	671	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	94.56/cwt	92.00–97.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,206	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	122.45/cwt	119.00–125.00	563	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	102.43/cwt	77.00–116.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	100.67/cwt	85.00–110.00	428	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	970	144.70/cwt	144.70–144.70	1,404	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	97.64/cwt	96.00–101.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	101.31/cwt	100.00–102.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	107.63/cwt	105.00–114.00	715	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	120.01/cwt	110.00–123.00	528	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,293	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	137.05/cwt	134.00–140.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	141.77/cwt	132.00–150.00	761	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	146.89/cwt	136.00–154.00	828	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	903	138.90/cwt	138.90–138.90	1,254	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	159.79/cwt	140.00–168.00	762	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	134.89/cwt	130.00–140.00	843	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	837	110.90/cwt	110.90–110.90	928	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	155.41/cwt	151.00–157.00	651	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,015	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	974	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	508	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	134.78/cwt	132.00–140.00	918	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	130.59/cwt	121.00–142.00	676	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	130.30/cwt	122.00–138.00	741	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	165.13/cwt	160.00–170.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	169.18/cwt	167.50–170.00	709	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	146.14/cwt	120.00–152.50	549	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	137.70/cwt	122.50–150.00	459	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	53.87/cwt	53.00–54.50	590	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	58.34/cwt	57.00–59.00	845	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	62.24/cwt	60.00–65.00	931	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	62.08/cwt	58.50–65.50	747	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	57.32/cwt	55.50–60.50	600	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	55.77/cwt	53.00–58.00	636	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	68.58/cwt	66.50–71.00	736	2
Bulls	—	—	1,405	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,110	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	97.96/cwt	96.50–99.50	1,734	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	776	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,986	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	12,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,375	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	954	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	758	96.53/cwt	93.00–100.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	115.67/cwt	115.00–117.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	148.63/cwt	130.00–157.50	629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	111.85/cwt	105.00–119.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	118.52/cwt	117.50–120.00	510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	104.99/cwt	104.00–106.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	128.16/cwt	124.00–130.00	793	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	147.33/cwt	146.00–150.00	380	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	132.67/cwt	130.00–134.00	471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	106.10/cwt	97.50–115.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	106.26/cwt	82.50–117.50	553	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	103.94/cwt	100.00–108.00	348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	102.28/cwt	98.00–110.00	539	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	146.81/cwt	141.00–155.00	691	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	121.84/cwt	113.00–129.00	819	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	107.33/cwt	105.00–110.00	413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	93.42/cwt	86.00–108.00	447	7

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 Oct 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 872Last week 824Year ago 887

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 40Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 20Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	522	115.00–130.00	123.05
10	—	572	110.00–129.00	123.41
3	—	333	122.50–128.00	124.34
3	—	951	101.00	101.00
8	—	621	104.00–115.00	108.10
1	—	280	132.50	132.50
13	—	460	119.00–125.00	122.45
3	—	722	100.00–102.00	101.31
8	—	664	105.00–114.00	107.63
10	—	440	110.00–123.00	120.01
3	—	355	130.00–134.00	132.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	645	145.60	145.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	92.00–97.00	94.56
4	—	575	77.00–116.00	102.43
9	—	425	85.00–110.00	100.67
1	—	290	100.00	100.00
1	—	745	91.00	91.00
3	—	626	96.00–101.00	97.64
2	—	660	103.00	103.00
2	—	335	100.00–108.00	103.94
7	—	527	98.00–110.00	102.28
3	—	385	105.00–110.00	107.33
7	—	478	86.00–108.00	93.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,001	134.85	134.85
129	—	825	148.60–151.60	150.06
54	—	970	144.70	144.70
58	—	903	138.90	138.90
1	—	425	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	898	134.25	134.25
2	—	762	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,096	118.00	118.00
2	—	728	134.00–140.00	137.05
16	—	537	132.00–150.00	141.77
20	—	564	136.00–154.00	146.89
14	—	477	140.00–168.00	159.79
9	—	625	130.00–140.00	134.89
1	—	830	133.00	133.00
4	—	419	151.00–157.00	155.41
5	—	681	132.00–140.00	134.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	123.00	123.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	837	110.90	110.90
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,015	96.00	96.00
4	—	508	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	518	121.00–142.00	130.59
12	—	569	122.00–138.00	130.30
8	—	376	120.00–152.50	146.14
7	—	333	122.50–150.00	137.70
6	—	423	130.00–157.50	148.63
2	—	715	105.00–119.00	111.85
5	—	619	124.00–130.00	128.16
4	—	258	146.00–150.00	147.33
2	—	917	93.00	93.00
1	—	755	116.00	116.00
1	—	815	109.00	109.00
1	—	970	93.00	93.00
12	—	471	141.00–155.00	146.81
9	—	672	113.00–129.00	121.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	160.00–170.00	165.13
11	—	419	167.50–170.00	169.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	93.00–100.00	96.53
1	—	335	100.00	100.00
3	—	487	115.00–117.00	115.67
1	—	370	117.50	117.50
3	—	430	117.50–120.00	118.52
2	—	625	104.00–106.00	104.99
1	—	800	100.00	100.00
2	—	675	107.50	107.50
2	—	580	97.50–115.00	106.10
10	—	520	82.50–117.50	106.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,095	53.00–54.50	53.87
3	—	1,047	55.50–60.50	57.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,449	57.00–59.00	58.34
21	—	1,496	60.00–65.00	62.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,203	58.50–65.50	62.08
7	—	1,140	53.00–58.00	55.77
2	—	1,073	66.50–71.00	68.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	79.00	79.00
3	—	1,770	96.50–99.50	97.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	75.00	75.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	79.50	79.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	885.00	885.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,203	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,025.00	1,025.00

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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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