Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Weaned calves sold steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.10/cwt on 716 head.

Average price

$151.10

716 head · 807 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,219

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$459

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

$33.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.52

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	807	151.14	1,220	715
Large 1	645	118.00	761	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.14/cwt here — about $459 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 sale716 hd

151.10

—

KY average25 barns · 6,416 hd

148.57

+2.52

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	1,634	79.74	1,303	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,531	55.62	851	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	52.43	650	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	46.87	525	12

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	435	126.01/cwt	125.00–132.00	548	32
Steers	Large 1	—	645	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	665	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	891	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	119.26/cwt	116.00–120.00	798	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	148.51/cwt	142.50–150.00	907	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	154.34/cwt	144.00–168.00	579	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	135.62/cwt	135.00–136.00	917	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	139.70/cwt	138.75–146.00	953	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	159.95/cwt	159.95–159.95	1,316	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	903	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,334	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,064	144.80/cwt	144.80–144.80	1,541	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,024	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	144.86/cwt	140.00–156.00	840	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	938	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	149.24/cwt	140.00–157.50	782	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	148.26/cwt	140.00–159.00	620	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	970	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	873	155.49/cwt	153.95–157.50	1,357	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	124.48/cwt	119.00–129.00	879	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	138.22/cwt	126.00–145.00	853	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,015	147.80/cwt	147.80–147.80	1,500	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	133.63/cwt	129.00–138.00	704	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	714	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	728	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	120.65/cwt	118.00–125.00	875	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	121.95/cwt	119.00–125.00	749	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	47.08/cwt	42.00–53.00	528	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	59.12/cwt	55.50–64.50	935	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	54.34/cwt	51.00–57.00	830	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	599	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	49.73/cwt	49.50–50.00	603	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	52.52/cwt	47.00–60.00	648	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	45.79/cwt	43.00–48.00	510	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	53.83/cwt	52.00–56.00	695	3
Bulls	—	—	1,768	94.71/cwt	94.50–95.00	1,674	2
Bulls	—	—	1,570	85.92/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,349	3
Bulls	—	—	1,616	67.62/cwt	63.50–74.00	1,093	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,968	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	134.06/cwt	133.00–135.00	436	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	112.58/cwt	103.00–125.00	770	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	815	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	141.76/cwt	135.00–150.00	654	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	149.46/cwt	140.00–155.00	584	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	139.07/cwt	126.00–148.00	601	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	123.76/cwt	118.00–128.00	585	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	117.40/cwt	109.00–124.00	599	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	112.62/cwt	108.00–120.00	859	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	116.90/cwt	109.00–121.00	677	45
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	400	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	408	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	485	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	112.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	680	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	123.90/cwt	122.00–125.00	475	8

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,146Last week 1,342Year ago 1,628

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 132Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 55Year ago 45

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Weaned calves sold steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	435	125.00–132.00	126.01
29	—	669	116.00–120.00	119.26
28	—	473	118.00–128.00	123.76
19	—	510	109.00–124.00	117.40
9	—	763	108.00–120.00	112.62
6	—	290	135.00	135.00
45	—	579	109.00–121.00	116.90
3	—	705	113.00	113.00
5	—	335	127.00	127.00
14	—	604	110.00–115.00	112.58
8	—	383	122.00–125.00	123.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	587	127.00	127.00
195	—	611	142.50–150.00	148.51
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	400	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	485	109.00	109.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	665	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	375	144.00–168.00	154.34
8	—	676	135.00–136.00	135.62
4	—	455	152.00	152.00
21	—	580	140.00–156.00	144.86
5	—	920	102.00	102.00
32	—	524	140.00–157.50	149.24
12	—	418	140.00–159.00	148.26
11	—	706	119.00–129.00	124.48
29	—	617	126.00–145.00	138.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	682	138.75–146.00	139.70
159	—	823	159.95	159.95
60	—	903	147.75	147.75
51	—	1,064	144.80	144.80
5	—	742	138.00	138.00
41	—	607	159.75	159.75
175	—	873	153.95–157.50	155.49
57	—	1,015	147.80	147.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	527	129.00–138.00	133.63
5	—	752	95.00	95.00
10	—	558	130.00–131.00	130.50
3	—	955	99.00	99.00
15	—	725	118.00–125.00	120.65
10	—	614	119.00–125.00	121.95
10	—	325	133.00–135.00	134.06
9	—	684	103.00–125.00	112.58
5	—	840	97.00	97.00
18	—	461	135.00–150.00	141.76
8	—	391	140.00–155.00	149.46
26	—	432	126.00–148.00	139.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,122	42.00–53.00	47.08
2	—	1,113	43.00–48.00	45.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,582	55.50–64.50	59.12
10	—	1,527	51.00–57.00	54.34
1	—	1,260	47.50	47.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	49.50–50.00	49.73
14	—	1,233	47.00–60.00	52.52
3	—	1,292	52.00–56.00	53.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,768	94.50–95.00	94.71
3	—	1,570	84.00–87.00	85.92
4	—	1,616	63.50–74.00	67.62

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,365	950.00	950.00

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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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