Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-03

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.87/cwt on 1,225 head.

Average price

$154.87

1,225 head · 821 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,272

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$576

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

$27.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.97

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	829	155.54	1,289	1,191
Large 1	608	137.16	834	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	128.33	712	23

One grade step is worth $27.21/cwt here — about $576 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 sale1,225 hd

154.87

—

KY average25 barns · 9,605 hd

152.90

+1.97

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	1,720	84.50	1,454	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	53.29	786	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,225	51.18	627	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,017	45.43	462	27
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,365	99.00	1,351	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,350	110.05	1,486	2thin

Every lot, as filed

129 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	—	768	114.58/cwt	106.00–117.00	880	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	104.39/cwt	102.00–107.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	118.30/cwt	114.00–120.00	511	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	106.64/cwt	103.00–109.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	362	120.82/cwt	120.00–122.50	437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	90.79/cwt	82.00–95.00	654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	111.75/cwt	105.00–116.00	648	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	620	117.16/cwt	114.00–122.00	726	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	105.69/cwt	104.00–107.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	124.70/cwt	118.00–130.00	776	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	153.90/cwt	142.50–157.50	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	387	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	113.70/cwt	105.00–119.00	523	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	115.23/cwt	110.00–119.00	599	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	103.04/cwt	100.00–106.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	158.07/cwt	142.50–165.00	689	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	138.77/cwt	130.00–142.00	783	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	146.71/cwt	138.00–153.00	776	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,098	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	123.94/cwt	120.00–124.50	1,325	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	968	155.02/cwt	154.00–156.90	1,501	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	144.33/cwt	138.00–150.00	906	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	141.64/cwt	132.00–149.00	1,095	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	156.75/cwt	142.50–162.00	600	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	151.31/cwt	140.00–158.00	864	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	150.81/cwt	142.50–158.00	728	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	133.44/cwt	125.00–134.50	1,285	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	131.55/cwt	129.50–139.00	1,093	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	151.51/cwt	145.00–157.50	495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,050	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,502	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	789	161.94/cwt	158.70–164.00	1,278	235
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	867	157.10/cwt	156.00–158.30	1,362	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	931	157.80/cwt	157.50–158.10	1,469	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	815	158.48/cwt	155.90–162.95	1,292	264
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	626	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	538	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	167.19/cwt	152.00–171.00	709	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	146.21/cwt	140.00–156.00	782	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	315	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	284	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	818	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	937	64
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	286	104.61/cwt	100.00–105.00	299	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	156.16/cwt	150.00–160.00	522	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	113.66/cwt	110.00–116.00	867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	153.92/cwt	120.00–160.00	719	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	115.81/cwt	115.00–117.00	826	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	800	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	52.78/cwt	50.00–56.50	796	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	48.36/cwt	47.50–49.00	651	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	44.21/cwt	38.00–46.00	550	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	45.70/cwt	41.00–49.50	462	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	52.31/cwt	51.00–53.50	530	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	36.62/cwt	35.50–37.50	385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	133.18/cwt	127.50–140.00	410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	109.26/cwt	109.00–110.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,000	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	127.69/cwt	120.00–133.00	667	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	133.18/cwt	130.00–136.00	511	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	133.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	142.10/cwt	131.00–150.50	1,034	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	1
Steers	Large 1	—	552	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	723	2
Steers	Large 1	—	745	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,043	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	871	7
Steers	Large 1	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Steers	Large 1	—	533	144.37/cwt	139.00–150.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,040	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,375	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	178.35/cwt	175.00–180.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	222	119.15/cwt	117.50–120.00	265	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	933	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,362	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	782	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,232	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	745	156.75/cwt	156.75–156.75	1,168	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	133.63/cwt	120.00–138.00	633	32
Heifers	Large 1	—	671	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	691	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	488	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	605	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	533	117.81/cwt	115.00–122.00	628	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	555	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	893	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,130	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	118.75/cwt	113.00–125.00	749	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	102.00/cwt	101.00–103.00	856	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	251	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	289	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	124.72/cwt	116.00–129.00	711	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	127.69/cwt	120.00–131.00	804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	141.15/cwt	132.50–150.50	950	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	123.51/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,131	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	113.19/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,320	5
Steers	Large 1	—	606	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	601	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,350	110.05/cwt	103.00–117.00	1,486	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,365	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,351	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	58.41/cwt	57.00–60.50	826	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	48.27/cwt	47.00–49.50	588	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	61.72/cwt	61.50–62.00	725	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	53.12/cwt	50.00–57.50	651	33
Bulls	—	—	1,447	72.24/cwt	65.00–76.00	1,045	3
Bulls	—	—	1,853	94.23/cwt	90.50–99.00	1,746	3
Bulls	—	—	1,767	85.35/cwt	82.00–88.50	1,508	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,817	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	821.18/cwt	575.00–1,000.00	9,279	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	870.16/cwt	775.00–1,025.00	11,312	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	8,015	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	893	654.98/cwt	500.00–950.00	5,849	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	665.35/cwt	585.00–725.00	8,270	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	22,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	434	172.94/cwt	170.00–180.00	751	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	120.78/cwt	115.00–127.50	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	121.07/cwt	115.00–127.50	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	126.03/cwt	125.00–129.00	595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	116.80/cwt	114.00–118.00	776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	134.52/cwt	125.00–140.00	581	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	123.64/cwt	112.00–130.00	831	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	123.40/cwt	120.00–127.50	280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	130.40/cwt	127.50–132.50	374	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,123	1

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 Dec 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,896Last week 1,146Year ago 1,351

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 61Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 10Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	768	106.00–117.00	114.58
1	—	1,205	101.00	101.00
4	—	308	127.50–140.00	133.18
4	—	720	109.00–110.00	109.26
5	—	862	116.00	116.00
21	—	522	120.00–133.00	127.69
7	—	384	130.00–136.00	133.18
32	—	474	120.00–138.00	133.63
16	—	631	113.00–125.00	118.75
2	—	839	101.00–103.00	102.00
17	—	570	116.00–129.00	124.72
21	—	432	125.00–140.00	134.52
24	—	672	112.00–130.00	123.64
3	—	227	120.00–127.50	123.40
7	—	287	127.50–132.50	130.40
1	—	935	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,125	98.00	98.00
1	—	1,170	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	673	102.00–107.00	104.39
6	—	432	114.00–120.00	118.30
1	—	325	110.00	110.00
3	—	623	103.00–109.00	106.64
3	—	362	120.00–122.50	120.82
5	—	720	82.00–95.00	90.79
14	—	580	105.00–116.00	111.75
6	—	460	105.00–119.00	113.70
7	—	520	110.00–119.00	115.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	620	114.00–122.00	117.16
4	—	671	103.00	103.00
5	—	488	124.00	124.00
5	—	533	115.00–122.00	117.81
1	—	555	111.00	111.00
3	—	251	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,040	132.25	132.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	893	126.50	126.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	104.00–107.00	105.69
2	—	765	100.00–106.00	103.04
3	—	570	115.00–127.50	120.78
1	—	365	132.50	132.50
2	—	530	115.00–127.50	121.07
1	—	435	127.50	127.50
4	—	472	125.00–129.00	126.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	622	118.00–130.00	124.70
4	—	370	142.50–157.50	153.90
5	—	258	150.00	150.00
10	—	436	142.50–165.00	158.07
12	—	564	130.00–142.00	138.77
15	—	529	138.00–153.00	146.71
6	—	334	150.00–160.00	156.16
3	—	763	110.00–116.00	113.66
1	—	910	107.00	107.00
17	—	467	120.00–160.00	153.92
5	—	713	115.00–117.00	115.81
5	—	664	114.00–118.00	116.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	165.00	165.00
5	—	434	170.00–180.00	172.94
1	—	500	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	120.00	120.00
1	—	845	120.00	120.00
2	—	568	130.00–138.00	133.98
1	—	290	137.50	137.50
1	—	415	145.00	145.00
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
7	—	675	129.00	129.00
3	—	222	117.50–120.00	119.15
4	—	630	120.00–131.00	127.69
2	—	462	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	885	125.00–127.00	126.01
8	—	1,069	120.00–124.50	123.94
11	—	628	138.00–150.00	144.33
7	—	773	132.00–149.00	141.64
6	—	383	142.50–162.00	156.75
39	—	571	140.00–158.00	151.31
27	—	483	142.50–158.00	150.81
9	—	963	125.00–134.50	133.44
12	—	831	129.50–139.00	131.55
3	—	1,023	131.00	131.00
3	—	327	145.00–157.50	151.51
11	—	424	152.00–171.00	167.19
10	—	535	140.00–156.00	146.21
11	—	728	131.00–150.50	142.10
18	—	673	132.50–150.50	141.15
4	—	916	122.00–124.00	123.51
5	—	1,166	112.00–114.00	113.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
161	—	968	154.00–156.90	155.02
49	—	1,050	143.00	143.00
235	—	789	158.70–164.00	161.94
119	—	867	156.00–158.30	157.10
111	—	931	157.50–158.10	157.80
264	—	815	155.90–162.95	158.48
40	—	745	156.75	156.75
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	552	131.00	131.00
3	—	745	140.00	140.00
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
2	—	533	139.00–150.00	144.37
3	—	606	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	164.00	164.00
3	—	418	175.00–180.00	178.35
7	—	933	146.00	146.00
15	—	782	157.50	157.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	626	86.00	86.00
2	—	315	90.00	90.00
64	—	818	114.50	114.50
25	—	286	100.00–105.00	104.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,508	50.00–56.50	52.78
3	—	1,347	47.50–49.00	48.36
5	—	1,414	57.00–60.50	58.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,243	38.00–46.00	44.21
10	—	1,219	47.00–49.50	48.27
2	—	1,175	61.50–62.00	61.72
33	—	1,226	50.00–57.50	53.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,012	41.00–49.50	45.70
3	—	1,013	51.00–53.50	52.31
3	—	1,052	35.50–37.50	36.62
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	103.00–117.00	110.05
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	99.00	99.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	65.00–76.00	72.24
3	—	1,853	90.50–99.00	94.23
9	—	1,767	82.00–88.50	85.35

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)	2	—	1,313	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,130	575.00–1,000.00	821.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,300	775.00–1,025.00	870.16
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	685.00	685.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,243	585.00–725.00	665.35
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	893	500.00–950.00	654.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,370	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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