Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold fully steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.48/cwt on 790 head.

Average price

$152.48

790 head · 812 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,238

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.00

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	812	152.48	1,238	790

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale790 hd

152.48

—

KY average24 barns · 6,608 hd

149.48

+3.00

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	1,603	81.65	1,309	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	60.69	715	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	59.42	837	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	865	46.69	404	11

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	722	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	830	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	138.48/cwt	136.00–141.00	530	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	123.76/cwt	122.00–130.00	835	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	128.46/cwt	122.00–135.00	913	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	120.40/cwt	111.00–126.00	754	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	105.39/cwt	99.00–117.00	817	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	129.41/cwt	128.00–130.00	408	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	131.37/cwt	129.00–135.00	561	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	148.78/cwt	139.00–158.00	778	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,227	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	644	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	811	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	894	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	135.62/cwt	128.00–142.00	650	23
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	596	117.50/cwt	115.00–119.00	700	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	157.61/cwt	150.00–158.75	1,217	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	145.53/cwt	135.00–152.00	819	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	166.66/cwt	162.00–170.00	712	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,094	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	989	148.25/cwt	145.00–148.80	1,466	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	885	153.72/cwt	150.00–155.50	1,360	235
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	415	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	929	154.21/cwt	153.00–155.50	1,433	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	163.60/cwt	155.00–174.00	785	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	180.68/cwt	166.00–190.00	587	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	131.29/cwt	130.00–139.00	821	21
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	585	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	915	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	128.41/cwt	122.00–135.00	845	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	163.41/cwt	162.00–165.00	712	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	164.38/cwt	164.00–165.00	641	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	152.87/cwt	150.00–155.00	728	11
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	492	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	615	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	854	45.96/cwt	41.00–49.00	392	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	527	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	57.30/cwt	56.00–60.00	787	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	62.89/cwt	57.00–67.00	755	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	56.60/cwt	53.00–59.00	644	7
Bulls	—	—	1,580	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,454	1
Bulls	—	—	1,446	71.33/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,031	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	50.34/cwt	49.00–53.00	648	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	63.89/cwt	59.00–70.00	939	8
Bulls	—	—	1,696	86.07/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,460	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	6,820	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	763.58/cwt	595.00–875.00	9,331	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,974	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,466	1,091.20/cwt	885.00–1,300.00	15,997	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	955.00/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	10,505	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,078	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	747.58/cwt	700.00–840.00	8,911	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	711.86/cwt	575.00–835.00	8,379	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	129.60/cwt	125.00–139.00	295	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	766	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	133.88/cwt	129.00–139.00	833	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	134.24/cwt	132.00–136.00	792	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	143.41/cwt	136.00–155.00	740	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	119.67/cwt	110.00–129.00	856	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	130.11/cwt	124.00–139.00	691	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	547	150.95/cwt	150.95–150.95	826	83
Heifers	Large 1	—	450	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	491	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	415	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	510	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	440	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	127.57/cwt	119.00–132.00	749	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	140.43/cwt	140.00–141.00	785	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	144.04/cwt	129.00–147.25	1,027	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	380	3

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 Nov 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,714Last week 890Year ago 1,397

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 60Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 25Year ago 16

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold fully steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	722	115.00	115.00
12	—	383	136.00–141.00	138.48
36	—	626	111.00–126.00	120.40
12	—	775	99.00–117.00	105.39
22	—	315	128.00–130.00	129.41
29	—	427	129.00–135.00	131.37
23	—	479	128.00–142.00	135.62
8	—	228	125.00–139.00	129.60
6	—	880	87.00	87.00
35	—	531	124.00–139.00	130.11
25	—	587	119.00–132.00	127.57
5	—	699	115.00	115.00
3	—	265	143.50	143.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	644	126.00	126.00
6	—	771	116.00	116.00
83	—	547	150.95	150.95
12	—	559	140.00–141.00	140.43
93	—	713	129.00–147.25	144.04
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	596	115.00–119.00	117.50
5	—	440	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	109.00	109.00
3	—	415	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	675	122.00–130.00	123.76
12	—	711	122.00–135.00	128.46
21	—	523	139.00–158.00	148.78
13	—	797	154.00	154.00
5	—	398	182.00	182.00
27	—	563	135.00–152.00	145.53
26	—	427	162.00–170.00	166.66
5	—	810	135.00	135.00
5	—	237	175.00	175.00
33	—	480	155.00–174.00	163.60
22	—	325	166.00–190.00	180.68
21	—	625	130.00–139.00	131.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	772	150.00–158.75	157.61
178	—	989	145.00–148.80	148.25
235	—	885	150.00–155.50	153.72
111	—	929	153.00–155.50	154.21
17	—	627	146.00	146.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	658	122.00–135.00	128.41
11	—	436	162.00–165.00	163.41
8	—	390	164.00–165.00	164.38
3	—	807	105.00	105.00
11	—	476	150.00–155.00	152.87
24	—	622	129.00–139.00	133.88
13	—	590	132.00–136.00	134.24
22	—	516	136.00–155.00	143.41
10	—	715	110.00–129.00	119.67
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	492	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	854	41.00–49.00	45.96
1	—	975	54.00	54.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,374	56.00–60.00	57.30
3	—	1,288	49.00–53.00	50.34
8	—	1,470	59.00–70.00	63.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,201	57.00–67.00	62.89
7	—	1,137	53.00–59.00	56.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	92.00	92.00
4	—	1,446	69.00–74.00	71.33
7	—	1,696	81.00–90.00	86.07

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	620.00	620.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,222	595.00–875.00	763.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,100	900.00–1,050.00	955.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,105	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,192	700.00–840.00	747.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,240	885.00	885.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,466	885.00–1,300.00	1,091.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,177	575.00–835.00	711.86

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Richmond Livestock Auction

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