Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder and yearling steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady. Yearling heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.87/cwt on 1,130 head.

Average price

$153.87

1,130 head · 854 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,314

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$498

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

$23.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.15

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	858	154.34	1,325	1,107
Medium and Large 2-3	630	131.27	827	23

One grade step is worth $23.07/cwt here — about $498 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 sale1,130 hd

153.87

—

KY average26 barns · 9,879 hd

155.02

−1.15

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	1,819	83.26	1,515	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	51.41	807	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,258	49.71	625	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	47.52	474	8thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	919	152.05/cwt	148.25–155.00	1,397	308
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	130.02/cwt	128.00–136.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	147.32/cwt	136.00–149.50	1,236	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	146.34/cwt	144.00–153.00	676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	143.40/cwt	139.00–145.00	942	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	134.13/cwt	124.00–139.00	573	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	120.05/cwt	116.00–126.00	741	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	128.60/cwt	122.00–133.00	419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	118.97/cwt	116.00–121.00	846	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	126.02/cwt	121.00–130.00	659	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	148.64/cwt	148.00–150.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	119.15/cwt	114.00–125.00	917	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	808	94.67/cwt	92.00–96.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	146.40/cwt	146.40–146.40	1,136	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	197.38/cwt	196.00–198.00	825	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	836	162.10/cwt	162.10–162.10	1,355	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	127.60/cwt	122.00–130.00	473	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	122.33/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,187	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	885	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	125.50/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	124.91/cwt	121.00–129.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	136.99/cwt	133.00–143.00	997	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	141.68/cwt	138.00–147.00	877	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	969	150.29/cwt	144.90–153.00	1,456	223
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	888	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,416	176
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	135.72/cwt	135.50–136.00	1,050	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	732	126.68/cwt	124.00–130.00	927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,103	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	167.25/cwt	162.00–172.00	696	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	672	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	783	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	168.45/cwt	160.00–170.00	854	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	135.98/cwt	135.00–141.00	783	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	838	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	834	157.47/cwt	154.50–158.00	1,313	71
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	103.67/cwt	102.00–107.00	933	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	115.21/cwt	110.00–122.00	944	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	157.93/cwt	154.00–165.00	668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	193.11/cwt	190.00–196.00	798	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	491	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	830	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	51.95/cwt	49.00–53.50	815	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	44.01/cwt	43.00–45.00	459	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	518	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	46.05/cwt	44.00–47.50	558	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	50.29/cwt	48.00–54.50	635	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	55.00/cwt	54.50–55.50	908	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	47.63/cwt	46.00–50.00	471	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	48.40/cwt	46.50–49.50	743	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	55.84/cwt	55.50–56.50	763	3
Bulls	—	—	1,804	83.17/cwt	82.50–86.50	1,500	5
Bulls	—	—	2,330	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	2,167	1
Bulls	—	—	1,385	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	846.46/cwt	510.00–1,100.00	7,830	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	867.86/cwt	650.00–1,025.00	9,356	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	841	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	138.82/cwt	135.00–142.50	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	142.48/cwt	141.00–144.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	134.07/cwt	133.00–138.00	717	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	107.54/cwt	104.00–111.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.50	825	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	153.38/cwt	152.50–155.00	406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	141.29/cwt	133.00–147.00	543	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	119.22/cwt	116.00–127.00	805	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	105.32/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,016	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	129.25/cwt	129.00–130.00	375	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	113.61/cwt	111.00–115.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	131.25/cwt	125.00–136.00	621	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	119.47/cwt	116.00–120.00	562	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	120.52/cwt	120.00–122.00	534	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	106.74/cwt	103.00–110.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	127.16/cwt	122.00–131.00	732	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	111.70/cwt	108.00–114.00	739	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	139.27/cwt	134.00–146.00	788	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	811	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,137	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	869	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,260	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	146.79/cwt	140.00–153.00	765	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	155.07/cwt	150.00–163.00	571	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	124.74/cwt	120.00–126.00	773	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	111.98/cwt	110.00–116.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	118.82/cwt	113.00–120.00	941	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	120.46/cwt	117.00–128.00	683	4

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 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,848Last week 1,896Year ago 1,266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 127Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 19Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
308	—	919	148.25–155.00	152.05
4	—	776	153.00	153.00
21	—	555	159.50	159.50
223	—	969	144.90–153.00	150.29
176	—	888	159.50	159.50
7	—	735	150.00	150.00
71	—	834	154.50–158.00	157.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	633	128.00–136.00	130.02
4	—	462	144.00–153.00	146.34
2	—	820	119.00–120.00	119.49
1	—	370	157.00	157.00
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
3	—	530	148.00–150.00	148.64
2	—	665	121.00–129.00	124.91
1	—	1,055	94.00	94.00
2	—	583	119.00	119.00
3	—	732	124.00–130.00	126.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	839	136.00–149.50	147.32
15	—	657	139.00–145.00	143.40
1	—	930	129.00	129.00
2	—	312	187.50	187.50
3	—	1,277	119.00–124.00	122.33
2	—	850	120.00–131.00	125.50
30	—	728	133.00–143.00	136.99
15	—	619	138.00–147.00	141.68
14	—	774	135.50–136.00	135.72
8	—	416	162.00–172.00	167.25
20	—	507	160.00–170.00	168.45
15	—	576	135.00–141.00	135.98
7	—	490	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	418	196.00–198.00	197.38
121	—	836	162.10	162.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	427	124.00–139.00	134.13
1	—	875	114.00	114.00
25	—	617	116.00–126.00	120.05
4	—	326	122.00–133.00	128.60
5	—	711	116.00–121.00	118.97
16	—	523	121.00–130.00	126.02
12	—	770	114.00–125.00	119.15
26	—	384	133.00–147.00	141.29
18	—	675	116.00–127.00	119.22
2	—	835	110.00	110.00
3	—	965	104.00–108.00	105.32
4	—	290	129.00–130.00	129.25
38	—	473	125.00–136.00	131.25
1	—	245	140.00	140.00
15	—	576	122.00–131.00	127.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
3	—	808	92.00–96.00	94.67
1	—	250	122.50	122.50
1	—	755	102.00	102.00
6	—	371	122.00–130.00	127.60
3	—	565	111.00–115.00	113.61
16	—	470	116.00–120.00	119.47
1	—	300	122.50	122.50
13	—	443	120.00–122.00	120.52
3	—	645	117.00	117.00
4	—	718	103.00–110.00	106.74
6	—	662	108.00–114.00	111.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	776	146.40	146.40
31	—	811	140.25	140.25
61	—	869	145.00	145.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	672	116.50	116.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	900	102.00–107.00	103.67
8	—	819	110.00–122.00	115.21
3	—	423	154.00–165.00	157.93
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
18	—	676	120.00–124.50	122.01
29	—	566	134.00–146.00	139.27
1	—	335	162.50	162.50
10	—	521	140.00–153.00	146.79
5	—	368	150.00–163.00	155.07
8	—	620	120.00–126.00	124.74
10	—	792	113.00–120.00	118.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	413	190.00–196.00	193.11
4	—	491	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	841	108.00	108.00
1	—	210	155.00	155.00
2	—	378	135.00–142.50	138.82
1	—	870	100.00	100.00
2	—	478	141.00–144.00	142.48
10	—	535	133.00–138.00	134.07
2	—	728	104.00–111.00	107.54
1	—	790	111.00	111.00
3	—	265	152.50–155.00	153.38
1	—	1,035	90.00	90.00
1	—	345	142.50	142.50
1	—	425	122.00	122.00
3	—	682	110.00–116.00	111.98
2	—	605	114.00	114.00
4	—	567	117.00–128.00	120.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,568	49.00–53.50	51.95
2	—	1,650	54.50–55.50	55.00
4	—	1,535	46.50–49.50	48.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	43.00–45.00	44.01
1	—	960	54.00	54.00
5	—	988	46.00–50.00	47.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,211	44.00–47.50	46.05
25	—	1,262	48.00–54.50	50.29
3	—	1,367	55.50–56.50	55.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,804	82.50–86.50	83.17
1	—	2,330	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,385	74.00	74.00

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	—	925	510.00–1,100.00	846.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,078	650.00–1,025.00	867.86

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