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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Apr 9

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Apr 2Apr 9Apr 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,039 head

▲ 261 vs last sale 778▲ 643 vs year ago 396 · +162.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 30▲ 14 vs year ago 35 · +40.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 37▲ 69 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 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

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 $159.91/cwt on 640 head.

Average price

$159.91

640 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$966

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+8.87

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	604	159.91	966	640

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 sale640 hd

159.91

—

KY average26 barns · 7,698 hd

151.04

+8.87

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	1,897	100.78	1,912	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	70.66	847	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,307	65.96	862	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	943	48.00	452	14

Every lot

60 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	277	191.80/cwt	190.00–195.00	531	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	177.59/cwt	174.00–192.00	551	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	187.53/cwt	184.00–195.00	686	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	175.82/cwt	169.00–186.00	731	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	427	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	807	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	162.34/cwt	154.00–166.00	786	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	501	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	867	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	154.35/cwt	146.00–161.00	806	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	173.71/cwt	168.00–175.00	973	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	158.55/cwt	153.00–163.00	901	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	170.16/cwt	164.75–171.10	1,043	188
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	146.54/cwt	143.00–150.50	910	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	141.36/cwt	135.00–151.00	941	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	692	139.94/cwt	139.00–140.00	968	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	702	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,032	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	130.42/cwt	126.00–135.00	936	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,074	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	971	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	836	138.70/cwt	138.70–138.70	1,160	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,183	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	326	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	152.76/cwt	150.00–154.00	431	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	165.78/cwt	164.00–168.00	534	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	152.73/cwt	150.00–166.00	551	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	148.11/cwt	138.00–163.00	624	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	455	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	714	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	141.19/cwt	130.00–147.00	664	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	779	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	735	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	136.15/cwt	127.00–141.50	772	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	140.25/cwt	140.00–143.00	809	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	127.83/cwt	123.00–133.00	786	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	654	125.95/cwt	119.00–134.00	824	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	692	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	969	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	111.88/cwt	108.00–115.00	882	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	178.67/cwt	161.00–185.00	675	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	165.83/cwt	150.00–182.00	713	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	151.28/cwt	140.00–165.00	717	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	154.05/cwt	140.00–161.00	801	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	148.54/cwt	144.00–155.00	863	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	881	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	925	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	127.81/cwt	126.00–130.00	922	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	905	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	954	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	776	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,680	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,478	1
Bulls	—	—	1,928	102.61/cwt	102.00–104.50	1,978	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	827	37.54/cwt	35.00–44.00	310	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	58.84/cwt	57.00–62.00	601	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	50.85/cwt	46.00–54.00	530	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,100	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	638	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,139	63.76/cwt	62.00–66.00	726	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	71.40/cwt	66.00–78.00	847	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	65.23/cwt	62.00–70.00	840	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	68.98/cwt	67.00–73.00	1,022	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,320	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	952	1,007.92/cwt	1,000.00–1,025.00	9,595	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,338	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,134	1,391.99/cwt	1,200.00–1,525.00	15,785	36

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 Apr 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,039Last week 778Year ago 396

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 30Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 37Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	830	117.00	117.00
3	—	790	136.00	136.00
21	—	666	135.00–151.00	141.36
18	—	366	184.00–195.00	187.53
28	—	621	143.00–150.50	146.54
11	—	310	174.00–192.00	177.59
10	—	718	126.00–135.00	130.42
23	—	522	146.00–161.00	154.35
9	—	277	190.00–195.00	191.80
5	—	1,095	108.00	108.00
18	—	568	153.00–163.00	158.55
59	—	416	169.00–186.00	175.82
32	—	484	154.00–166.00	162.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	702	147.00	147.00
5	—	501	173.00	173.00
188	—	613	164.75–171.10	170.16
78	—	692	139.00–140.00	139.94
48	—	560	168.00–175.00	173.71
5	—	427	189.00	189.00
63	—	836	138.70	138.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	514	151.50	151.50
3	—	455	157.00	157.00
73	—	692	140.00	140.00
57	—	577	140.00–143.00	140.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	210	155.00	155.00
62	—	567	127.00–141.50	136.15
10	—	514	143.00	143.00
13	—	322	164.00–168.00	165.78
22	—	470	130.00–147.00	141.19
42	—	615	123.00–133.00	127.83
42	—	421	138.00–163.00	148.11
29	—	361	150.00–166.00	152.73
9	—	788	108.00–115.00	111.88
21	—	654	119.00–134.00	125.95
10	—	282	150.00–154.00	152.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	378	161.00–185.00	178.67
5	—	670	138.00	138.00
12	—	721	126.00–130.00	127.81
6	—	780	116.00	116.00
5	—	1,035	75.00	75.00
5	—	815	117.00	117.00
4	—	612	144.00	144.00
26	—	581	144.00–155.00	148.54
13	—	430	150.00–182.00	165.83
26	—	474	140.00–165.00	151.28
23	—	520	140.00–161.00	154.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	827	35.00–44.00	37.54
3	—	1,042	46.00–54.00	50.85
5	—	1,022	57.00–62.00	58.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	58.00	58.00
7	—	1,481	67.00–73.00	68.98
6	—	1,139	62.00–66.00	63.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,186	66.00–78.00	71.40
3	—	1,288	62.00–70.00	65.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	88.00	88.00
7	—	1,928	102.00–104.50	102.61

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	790	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,150	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	952	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,007.92

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	36	—	1,134	1,200.00–1,525.00	1,391.99

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.