Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady; Yearling steers sold steady with good demand, feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $151.56/cwt on 587 head.

Average price

$151.56

587 head · 854 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$584

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

$26.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.40

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	151.65	1,296	585
Medium and Large 2-3	568	125.50	712	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.15/cwt here — about $584 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 sale587 hd

151.56

—

KY average24 barns · 5,594 hd

150.16

+1.40

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	1,789	84.67	1,514	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,456	59.00	859	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	56.72	686	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	927	45.27	420	3thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	430	124.72/cwt	120.00–130.00	536	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	128.71/cwt	120.00–136.00	726	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	107.99/cwt	106.00–110.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	133.93/cwt	129.00–140.00	493	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	161.32/cwt	150.00–168.00	757	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	921	150.84/cwt	149.40–152.00	1,389	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	126.24/cwt	114.00–138.00	663	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	881	151.05/cwt	145.00–154.50	1,331	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	168.89/cwt	160.00–182.50	566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	159.29/cwt	140.00–164.00	819	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	122.32/cwt	115.00–125.00	767	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	139.88/cwt	139.50–140.50	1,292	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	141.09/cwt	140.00–144.00	903	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	152.48/cwt	140.00–155.00	848	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	835	153.11/cwt	151.20–156.90	1,278	161
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	468	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	688	95.96/cwt	71.00–98.00	660	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	849	90.75/cwt	90.75–90.75	770	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	176.00/cwt	170.00–182.50	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	172.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	163.26/cwt	153.00–167.50	687	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	138.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	128.16/cwt	119.00–136.00	800	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	128.30/cwt	119.00–134.00	857	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	149.01/cwt	140.00–167.50	417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	555	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	43.91/cwt	42.50–45.50	386	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	60.72/cwt	59.00–66.50	746	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	54.72/cwt	51.50–57.50	657	12
Bulls	—	—	1,540	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,194	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	492	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	62.36/cwt	60.50–63.50	959	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	57.50/cwt	54.00–59.50	817	9
Bulls	—	—	1,913	88.25/cwt	87.50–89.00	1,688	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	846.51/cwt	600.00–1,085.00	10,040	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,050.53/cwt	950.00–1,175.00	12,344	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	912.43/cwt	775.00–1,035.00	10,338	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	811	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,453	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,370	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	927.31/cwt	860.00–985.00	12,055	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	15,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	154.04/cwt	143.00–160.00	796	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	157.33/cwt	144.00–161.00	728	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	89.18/cwt	78.00–100.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	122.03/cwt	114.00–130.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	111.21/cwt	92.50–116.00	527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	130.41/cwt	125.00–133.00	430	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	127.83/cwt	121.00–133.00	589	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	618	2

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 890Last week 1,058Year ago 377

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 119Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 90Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	430	120.00–130.00	124.72
10	—	564	120.00–136.00	128.71
4	—	775	105.00	105.00
2	—	685	106.00–110.00	107.99
10	—	368	129.00–140.00	133.93
19	—	525	114.00–138.00	126.24
6	—	627	115.00–125.00	122.32
2	—	275	135.00	135.00
3	—	330	125.00–133.00	130.41
13	—	461	121.00–133.00	127.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	115.00	115.00
1	—	265	102.50	102.50
6	—	474	92.50–116.00	111.21
1	—	390	115.00	115.00
1	—	760	107.00	107.00
2	—	537	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
1	—	590	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	150.00–168.00	161.32
4	—	335	160.00–182.50	168.89
1	—	690	137.00	137.00
2	—	210	180.00	180.00
7	—	514	140.00–164.00	159.29
21	—	924	139.50–140.50	139.88
1	—	835	132.00	132.00
9	—	640	140.00–144.00	141.09
6	—	556	140.00–155.00	152.48
2	—	375	170.00–182.50	176.00
3	—	418	170.00–175.00	172.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
182	—	921	149.40–152.00	150.84
178	—	881	145.00–154.50	151.05
161	—	835	151.20–156.90	153.11
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	85.00	85.00
13	—	688	71.00–98.00	95.96
10	—	849	90.75	90.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	421	153.00–167.50	163.26
3	—	576	135.00–140.00	138.40
11	—	624	119.00–136.00	128.16
5	—	668	119.00–134.00	128.30
3	—	280	140.00–167.50	149.01
1	—	310	162.50	162.50
11	—	517	143.00–160.00	154.04
9	—	463	144.00–161.00	157.33
1	—	720	104.00	104.00
1	—	385	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	78.00–100.00	89.18
1	—	800	80.00	80.00
2	—	578	114.00–130.00	122.03
1	—	855	90.00	90.00
1	—	695	108.00	108.00
1	—	530	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	42.50–45.50	43.91
1	—	1,025	48.00	48.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,228	59.00–66.50	60.72
12	—	1,200	51.50–57.50	54.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,538	60.50–63.50	62.36
9	—	1,420	54.00–59.50	57.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	77.50	77.50
2	—	1,913	87.50–89.00	88.25

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,186	600.00–1,085.00	846.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	950.00–1,175.00	1,050.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,133	775.00–1,035.00	912.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	860.00–985.00	927.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,125.00	1,125.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	66.50	66.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	850.00	850.00

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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