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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Feb 26

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

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Feeder Cattle receipts

701 head

▲ 285 vs last sale 416▲ 593 vs year ago 108 · +549.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 44▲ 40 vs year ago 25 · +160.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

135 head

▲ 123 vs last sale 12▲ 135 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend from last week due to winter storm.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.34/cwt on 299 head.

Average price

$137.34

299 head · 712 lb average

Value per head Derived

$978

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.88

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	712	137.34	978	299

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 sale299 hd

137.34

—

KY average27 barns · 6,801 hd

136.47

+0.88

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	1,687	88.11	1,486	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	57.16	833	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	53.61	671	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,096	45.42	498	16

Every lot

62 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	258	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	431	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	173.20/cwt	164.00–181.00	734	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	167.57/cwt	158.00–170.00	811	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	158.39/cwt	158.00–160.00	803	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	156.57/cwt	155.00–160.00	835	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	148.03/cwt	138.00–151.00	853	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	593	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	824	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	128.35/cwt	125.00–130.00	791	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	649	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	876	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	657	146.78/cwt	137.00–147.50	964	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	126.86/cwt	125.00–128.00	868	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	742	131.15/cwt	125.50–132.00	973	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	905	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	120.80/cwt	117.00–122.00	929	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	775	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	938	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	817	119.49/cwt	118.50–122.00	976	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	941	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,009	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	930	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	945	121.90/cwt	121.90–121.90	1,152	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	966	110.59/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,068	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	137.19/cwt	130.00–144.00	494	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	390	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	569	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	418	151.27/cwt	151.00–151.50	632	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	131.60/cwt	121.00–147.00	559	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	137.47/cwt	136.00–141.00	632	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	461	146.58/cwt	145.00–150.00	676	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	140.61/cwt	131.00–144.00	734	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	130.45/cwt	122.00–137.00	686	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	123.35/cwt	121.00–125.00	712	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	579	130.55/cwt	127.00–133.00	756	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	118.12/cwt	115.00–120.00	737	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	120.51/cwt	112.00–124.50	800	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	704	129.32/cwt	114.00–129.95	910	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	841	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	946	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	406	160.99/cwt	147.00–168.00	654	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	162.29/cwt	156.00–166.00	758	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	148.85/cwt	146.00–159.00	783	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	130.50/cwt	123.00–136.00	753	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	123.18/cwt	115.00–128.00	761	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	848	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	100.20/cwt	93.00–105.00	701	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,687	88.11/cwt	86.50–90.00	1,486	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	34.50/cwt	34.50–34.50	336	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	43.83/cwt	40.00–47.00	480	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	52.51/cwt	52.00–53.00	593	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	53.49/cwt	52.00–58.00	664	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,260	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	680	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	47.97/cwt	47.00–51.00	605	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	61.71/cwt	61.00–62.00	791	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	57.08/cwt	56.00–58.00	841	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	891	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,385	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,347	1,163.92/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	15,678	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,352	1,105.08/cwt	935.00–1,200.00	14,941	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,475	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	18,069	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	1,172.16/cwt	1,110.00–1,275.00	13,281	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,320.59/cwt	1,150.00–1,400.00	16,838	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,523	1,342.25/cwt	1,200.00–1,375.00	20,442	5

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 701Last week 416Year ago 108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 44Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 135Last week 12Year ago 0

No trend from last week due to winter storm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	484	158.00–170.00	167.57
9	—	616	125.00–130.00	128.35
1	—	870	116.00	116.00
9	—	576	138.00–151.00	148.03
6	—	684	125.00–128.00	126.86
1	—	930	100.00	100.00
9	—	742	122.00	122.00
1	—	825	114.00	114.00
20	—	424	164.00–181.00	173.20
15	—	769	117.00–122.00	120.80
6	—	258	167.00	167.00
5	—	507	158.00–160.00	158.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	775	121.00	121.00
22	—	742	125.50–132.00	131.15
8	—	593	139.00	139.00
58	—	945	121.90	121.90
88	—	657	137.00–147.50	146.78
7	—	817	118.50–122.00	119.49
6	—	533	155.00–160.00	156.57
6	—	649	135.00	135.00
14	—	966	106.00–114.00	110.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	406	147.00–168.00	160.99
12	—	526	146.00–159.00	148.85
1	—	365	160.00	160.00
3	—	652	130.00	130.00
8	—	467	156.00–166.00	162.29
5	—	700	93.00–105.00	100.20
25	—	577	123.00–136.00	130.50
2	—	340	150.00	150.00
15	—	618	115.00–128.00	123.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	704	114.00–129.95	129.32
20	—	522	131.00–144.00	140.61
13	—	418	151.00–151.50	151.27
2	—	390	146.00	146.00
21	—	579	127.00–133.00	130.55
7	—	461	145.00–150.00	146.58
16	—	841	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	664	112.00–124.50	120.51
13	—	425	121.00–147.00	131.60
1	—	775	90.00	90.00
14	—	460	136.00–141.00	137.47
9	—	624	115.00–120.00	118.12
6	—	360	130.00–144.00	137.19
12	—	577	121.00–125.00	123.35
23	—	526	122.00–137.00	130.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	59.00	59.00
6	—	1,473	56.00–58.00	57.08
1	—	1,260	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,130	52.00–53.00	52.51
11	—	1,094	40.00–47.00	43.83
1	—	975	34.50	34.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,282	61.00–62.00	61.71
14	—	1,241	52.00–58.00	53.49
4	—	1,261	47.00–51.00	47.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,687	86.50–90.00	88.11

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)	16	—	1,347	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,163.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,352	935.00–1,200.00	1,105.08
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,475	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,523	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,342.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,133	1,110.00–1,275.00	1,172.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,275	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,320.59

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.