Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady; Yearling steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for all feeder 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 $153.96/cwt on 401 head.

Average price

$153.96

401 head · 779 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,199

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$406

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

$30.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.70

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	785	155.41	1,220	382
Medium and Large 2-3	652	124.87	815	19thin

One grade step is worth $30.55/cwt here — about $406 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 sale401 hd

153.96

—

KY average23 barns · 6,455 hd

155.66

−1.70

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	1,865	88.47	1,650	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,557	57.26	892	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	55.08	661	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	45.94	471	5thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	190.41/cwt	190.00–191.00	866	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	521	168.96/cwt	160.00–174.00	880	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	193.92/cwt	180.00–209.00	844	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	165.88/cwt	152.00–175.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	131.71/cwt	126.00–138.00	763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	177.50/cwt	177.00–178.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	138.81/cwt	133.00–147.00	879	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	163.75/cwt	160.00–167.50	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	158.16/cwt	141.00–161.00	897	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	845	154.75/cwt	154.75–154.75	1,308	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	988	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	101.45/cwt	98.00–107.00	836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	127.70/cwt	120.00–137.00	908	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	160.90/cwt	153.00–163.00	850	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	131.65/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	856	154.98/cwt	154.90–155.10	1,327	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	130.16/cwt	125.00–137.00	547	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	134.02/cwt	133.00–135.00	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	709	117.77/cwt	117.00–120.00	835	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	121.16/cwt	115.00–129.00	803	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	131.66/cwt	131.00–133.00	504	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	132.00/cwt	121.00–136.00	810	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	148.25/cwt	144.00–149.00	755	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	176.97/cwt	176.00–181.00	920	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,214	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	134.52/cwt	125.00–141.00	623	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	142.50/cwt	141.00–144.00	856	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	55.75/cwt	55.50–56.00	560	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	60.03/cwt	58.50–61.50	902	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	55.88/cwt	55.00–57.00	885	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	60.97/cwt	60.50–62.00	843	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	55.15/cwt	51.00–58.50	639	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	39.40/cwt	36.00–41.50	409	3
Bulls	—	—	1,530	83.16/cwt	82.50–84.00	1,272	2
Bulls	—	—	2,200	93.77/cwt	90.00–97.50	2,063	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	45.73/cwt	43.00–48.00	560	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	12,749	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	108.07/cwt	101.00–112.00	827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	122.11/cwt	110.00–128.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	160.00/cwt	150.00–170.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	114.11/cwt	107.50–121.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	132.17/cwt	120.00–141.00	679	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	112.01/cwt	110.00–115.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	115.97/cwt	115.00–120.00	775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	133.61/cwt	130.00–137.50	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	132.09/cwt	122.50–140.00	746	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	110.68/cwt	105.00–119.00	849	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 Dec 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 723Last week 1,848Year ago 660

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 72Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 21Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	455	190.00–191.00	190.41
7	—	521	160.00–174.00	168.96
14	—	435	180.00–209.00	193.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	152.00–175.00	165.88
2	—	673	120.00–124.00	122.01
4	—	579	126.00–138.00	131.71
3	—	765	101.00–112.00	108.07
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
3	—	611	110.00–128.00	122.11
2	—	405	150.00–170.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	145.00	145.00
3	—	693	110.00	110.00
1	—	850	100.00	100.00
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
1	—	420	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
1	—	545	137.00	137.00
4	—	584	133.00–135.00	134.02
1	—	760	129.00	129.00
4	—	709	117.00–120.00	117.77
8	—	663	115.00–129.00	121.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	805	136.00	136.00
2	—	440	183.00	183.00
2	—	481	177.00–178.00	177.50
16	—	633	133.00–147.00	138.81
2	—	330	160.00–167.50	163.75
19	—	567	141.00–161.00	158.16
2	—	668	140.00–141.00	140.49
8	—	711	120.00–137.00	127.70
8	—	528	153.00–163.00	160.90
3	—	763	128.00–137.00	131.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	845	154.75	154.75
4	—	475	208.00	208.00
178	—	856	154.90–155.10	154.98
10	—	520	176.00–181.00	176.97
61	—	771	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	824	98.00–107.00	101.45
10	—	420	125.00–137.00	130.16
6	—	383	131.00–133.00	131.66
15	—	614	121.00–136.00	132.00
13	—	463	125.00–141.00	134.52
1	—	710	109.00	109.00
1	—	875	102.00	102.00
19	—	514	120.00–141.00	132.17
1	—	270	132.50	132.50
5	—	668	115.00–120.00	115.97
2	—	328	130.00–137.50	133.61
27	—	565	122.50–140.00	132.09
3	—	767	105.00–119.00	110.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	103.00	103.00
2	—	475	107.50–121.00	114.11
3	—	725	105.00	105.00
1	—	800	90.00	90.00
5	—	570	110.00–115.00	112.01
1	—	755	105.00	105.00
1	—	850	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	509	144.00–149.00	148.25
4	—	601	141.00–144.00	142.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	55.50–56.00	55.75
3	—	1,038	36.00–41.50	39.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	58.50–61.50	60.03
4	—	1,584	55.00–57.00	55.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,382	60.50–62.00	60.97
14	—	1,158	51.00–58.50	55.15
2	—	1,225	43.00–48.00	45.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	82.50–84.00	83.16
2	—	2,200	90.00–97.50	93.77

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)	1	—	1,050	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,085.00	1,085.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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