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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Mar 19

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Mar 12Mar 19Mar 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

747 head

▼ 167 vs last sale 914▲ 154 vs year ago 593 · +26.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 60▼ 11 vs year ago 45 · −24.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 5▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

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 $132.84/cwt on 552 head.

Average price

$132.84

552 head · 782 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.54

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	782	132.84	1,038	552

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 sale552 hd

132.84

—

KY average27 barns · 6,512 hd

140.38

−7.54

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	1,667	88.68	1,478	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,285	56.22	722	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	53.92	635	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	49.00	539	1thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	174.10/cwt	169.00–178.00	709	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	792	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	785	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	752	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	147.22/cwt	146.00–156.00	821	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	779	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	883	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	688	142.71/cwt	138.75–144.75	982	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	722	129.35/cwt	126.00–134.50	934	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	755	127.87/cwt	127.00–128.00	965	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	834	117.99/cwt	110.00–119.00	984	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	868	123.06/cwt	122.25–123.80	1,068	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	988	120.80/cwt	120.80–120.80	1,194	157
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	497	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	521	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	131.43/cwt	125.00–135.00	676	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	745	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	703	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	649	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	818	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	768	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	103.73/cwt	101.00–106.00	887	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	304	145.47/cwt	140.00–150.00	442	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	161.02/cwt	157.00–165.00	689	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	755	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	724	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	924	94.69/cwt	89.50–98.00	875	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	827	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	85.25/cwt	84.50–86.00	853	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,667	88.68/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,478	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,028	54.24/cwt	51.00–57.00	558	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	539	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	53.87/cwt	53.00–56.00	648	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,266	55.09/cwt	52.50–58.00	697	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,323	58.48/cwt	57.00–59.50	774	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,287	1,170.65/cwt	1,085.00–1,275.00	15,066	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,504	2

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 Mar 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 747Last week 914Year ago 593

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 60Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 5Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,667	87.00–90.00	88.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,202	53.00–56.00	53.87
2	—	1,028	51.00–57.00	54.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,266	52.50–58.00	55.09
6	—	1,323	57.00–59.50	58.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	49.00	49.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	950	87.00	87.00
2	—	1,000	84.50–86.00	85.25
3	—	540	134.00	134.00
10	—	428	157.00–165.00	161.02
9	—	304	140.00–150.00	145.47
5	—	635	115.00	115.00
5	—	924	89.50–98.00	94.69
6	—	490	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	685	105.00	105.00
12	—	584	125.00–130.00	127.55
4	—	617	114.00	114.00
12	—	715	105.00–110.00	107.47
2	—	417	125.00	125.00
5	—	360	138.00	138.00
11	—	855	101.00–106.00	103.73
19	—	514	125.00–135.00	131.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	649	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	615	143.00–144.00	143.50
97	—	558	146.00–156.00	147.22
5	—	722	126.00–134.50	129.35
9	—	834	110.00–119.00	117.99
106	—	688	138.75–144.75	142.71
114	—	868	122.25–123.80	123.06
157	—	988	120.80	120.80
3	—	510	154.00	154.00
23	—	755	127.00–128.00	127.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	407	169.00–178.00	174.10
2	—	715	135.00	135.00
5	—	450	176.00	176.00
2	—	795	120.00	120.00
3	—	545	138.00	138.00
6	—	573	136.00	136.00
3	—	605	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	1,287	1,085.00–1,275.00	1,170.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,385	975.00	975.00

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.