Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-2.00 higher; Yearling steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher with good demand, feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower. There was good demand for weaned feeder cattle, lower 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 $148.19/cwt on 580 head.

Average price

$148.19

580 head · 813 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,204

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$464

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

$29.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.09

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	815	148.59	1,211	572
Medium and Large 2-3	626	119.51	748	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.08/cwt here — about $464 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 sale580 hd

148.19

—

KY average27 barns · 5,170 hd

147.10

+1.09

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	1,729	86.31	1,492	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	61.09	897	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,128	53.09	599	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	50.01	487	11

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	432	109.92/cwt	101.00–114.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	126.74/cwt	110.00–133.00	840	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,032	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,396	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	863	148.29/cwt	143.75–151.00	1,280	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	361	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	132.11/cwt	125.00–141.00	559	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	125.23/cwt	110.00–130.00	783	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	121.69/cwt	115.00–125.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	453	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	164.20/cwt	159.00–167.00	933	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	146.76/cwt	130.00–153.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	136.90/cwt	129.00–140.00	869	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,210	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	134.23/cwt	130.00–137.00	772	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	161.55/cwt	155.00–172.00	775	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	137.41/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,055	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	133.07/cwt	126.00–140.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	139.15/cwt	129.00–142.00	946	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	842	151.72/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,277	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	971	147.60/cwt	147.60–147.60	1,433	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,362	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	169.34/cwt	164.00–175.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	935	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,328	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	157.38/cwt	156.00–163.00	815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,064	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	169.91/cwt	160.00–175.00	710	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	647	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	59.63/cwt	58.00–61.50	828	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	58.76/cwt	58.00–59.00	672	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	48.06/cwt	46.00–49.50	471	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	52.36/cwt	51.00–54.00	507	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	742	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	63.94/cwt	62.00–66.50	1,004	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	53.42/cwt	50.00–57.00	595	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	47.89/cwt	43.00–49.50	567	6
Bulls	—	—	1,730	84.43/cwt	81.50–86.00	1,461	4
Bulls	—	—	1,685	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,297	1
Bulls	—	—	1,748	94.72/cwt	93.50–96.00	1,656	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	884	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,613	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	13,617	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,953	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	969.65/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	13,022	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	1,071.26/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	12,437	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	15,113	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	927.13/cwt	885.00–975.00	10,894	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	118.64/cwt	109.00–127.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	128.44/cwt	125.00–131.00	466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	130.27/cwt	128.00–137.00	610	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	121.83/cwt	115.00–130.00	696	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	108.61/cwt	105.00–110.00	614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	130.94/cwt	117.00–141.00	680	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	109.00/cwt	106.00–112.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	112.98/cwt	110.00–116.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	141.90/cwt	130.00–151.00	678	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	132.73/cwt	125.00–141.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	115.99/cwt	110.00–122.00	841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	107.01/cwt	106.00–108.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	121.28/cwt	116.00–125.00	760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	123.26/cwt	120.00–134.00	705	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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 849Last week 790Year ago 875

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 135Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 25Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	432	101.00–114.00	109.92
5	—	565	105.00–110.00	108.61
1	—	735	92.00	92.00
2	—	460	106.00–112.00	109.00
2	—	368	110.00–116.00	112.98
2	—	518	106.00–108.00	107.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	663	110.00–133.00	126.74
13	—	423	125.00–141.00	132.11
10	—	625	110.00–130.00	125.23
2	—	742	114.00	114.00
2	—	795	115.00	115.00
5	—	363	125.00–131.00	128.44
8	—	468	128.00–137.00	130.27
13	—	571	115.00–130.00	121.83
17	—	519	117.00–141.00	130.94
1	—	215	125.00	125.00
1	—	345	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,145	92.00	92.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,032	135.25	135.25
140	—	863	143.75–151.00	148.29
33	—	568	159.00–167.00	164.20
91	—	842	151.00–153.00	151.72
53	—	971	147.60	147.60
57	—	935	142.00	142.00
5	—	518	156.00–163.00	157.38
50	—	665	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	361	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	160.00–170.00	165.00
2	—	327	150.00	150.00
1	—	825	136.00	136.00
5	—	279	162.50	162.50
4	—	526	130.00–153.00	146.76
16	—	635	129.00–140.00	136.90
3	—	931	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,095	106.00	106.00
5	—	575	130.00–137.00	134.23
1	—	885	131.00	131.00
16	—	480	155.00–172.00	161.55
10	—	768	131.00–141.00	137.41
2	—	713	126.00–140.00	133.07
11	—	680	129.00–142.00	139.15
1	—	240	150.00	150.00
5	—	976	139.50	139.50
2	—	433	164.00–175.00	169.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	115.00–125.00	121.69
2	—	765	115.00–118.00	116.51
1	—	470	115.00	115.00
1	—	660	118.00	118.00
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	150.00	150.00
1	—	225	147.50	147.50
1	—	330	147.50	147.50
4	—	679	109.00–127.00	118.64
6	—	478	130.00–151.00	141.90
2	—	518	125.00–141.00	132.73
3	—	725	110.00–122.00	115.99
1	—	360	137.50	137.50
4	—	627	116.00–125.00	121.28
7	—	572	120.00–134.00	123.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	160.00–175.00	169.91
1	—	510	156.00	156.00
1	—	375	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	114.00	114.00
1	—	430	108.00	108.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,388	58.00–61.50	59.63
1	—	1,440	51.50	51.50
9	—	1,571	62.00–66.50	63.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,143	58.00–59.00	58.76
26	—	1,113	50.00–57.00	53.42
6	—	1,185	43.00–49.50	47.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	979	46.00–49.50	48.06
5	—	968	51.00–54.00	52.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,730	81.50–86.00	84.43
1	—	1,685	77.00	77.00
2	—	1,748	93.50–96.00	94.72

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	—	1,290	68.50	68.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,085.00	1,085.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	660.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,343	850.00–1,100.00	969.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,161	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,071.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,550	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	885.00–975.00	927.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	900.00	900.00

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