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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Apr 16

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Apr 9Apr 16Apr 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

826 head

▼ 213 vs last sale 1,039▲ 256 vs year ago 570 · +44.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 49▲ 58 vs year ago 57 · +101.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 69▲ 34 vs year ago 1 · +3,400.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

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 $152.32/cwt on 421 head.

Average price

$152.32

421 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$976

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.58

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	641	152.32	976	421

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 sale421 hd

152.32

—

KY average26 barns · 8,264 hd

150.73

+1.58

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	1,685	90.97	1,533	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,229	64.42	792	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,196	62.61	749	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	46.31	500	8thin

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	285	172.75/cwt	166.00–180.00	492	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	286	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	575	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	348	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	668	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	175.95/cwt	170.00–181.00	665	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	171.65/cwt	167.00–175.00	733	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	167.97/cwt	160.00–177.00	803	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	161.20/cwt	152.00–170.00	845	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	176.10/cwt	175.00–177.00	930	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	169.25/cwt	167.00–170.00	946	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	156.95/cwt	145.00–166.00	888	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,012	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	148.64/cwt	136.00–154.00	923	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	685	148.70/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,019	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	724	144.31/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,045	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	138.58/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,005	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	780	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,076	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	859	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,117	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	910	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,083	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	976	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,240	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	473	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	160.88/cwt	155.00–170.00	523	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	148.57/cwt	135.00–157.00	548	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	141.88/cwt	131.00–153.00	602	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	147.00/cwt	140.00–155.00	695	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	139.09/cwt	127.00–144.00	725	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	793	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	553	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	802	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	138.50/cwt	131.00–143.00	769	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	124.54/cwt	123.00–126.00	773	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	135.84/cwt	134.00–136.50	845	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	749	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	976	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	893	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	551	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	589	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	168.42/cwt	159.00–174.00	719	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	165.94/cwt	160.00–171.00	770	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	150.10/cwt	139.00–160.00	770	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	910	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	142.82/cwt	140.00–145.00	897	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	904	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	125.12/cwt	120.00–129.00	921	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	112.11/cwt	108.00–119.00	883	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,590	91.85/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,460	5
Bulls	—	—	1,672	84.83/cwt	84.50–85.00	1,418	3
Bulls	—	—	1,940	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,901	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	665	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	200	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	42.51/cwt	40.00–45.00	469	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,143	60.44/cwt	59.00–62.00	691	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	56.81/cwt	56.50–57.00	675	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	59.11/cwt	56.50–61.00	705	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	66.11/cwt	63.00–68.00	793	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,255	65.65/cwt	65.00–67.00	824	13
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,675	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	7,968	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,192.64/cwt	1,100.00–1,310.00	14,610	18
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	781.79/cwt	675.00–900.00	8,170	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,121	1,059.15/cwt	975.00–1,110.00	11,873	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,980	3

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 826Last week 1,039Year ago 570

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 49Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 69Year ago 1

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	622	134.00–136.50	135.84
3	—	525	151.00	151.00
9	—	749	130.25	130.25
7	—	553	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	369	135.00–157.00	148.57
8	—	555	131.00–143.00	138.50
31	—	424	131.00–153.00	141.88
3	—	285	166.00	166.00
44	—	473	140.00–155.00	147.00
35	—	521	127.00–144.00	139.09
20	—	621	123.00–126.00	124.54
16	—	325	155.00–170.00	160.88
3	—	750	119.00	119.00
3	—	695	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	725	135.00–144.00	138.58
10	—	285	166.00–180.00	172.75
8	—	524	152.00–170.00	161.20
33	—	478	160.00–177.00	167.97
15	—	378	170.00–181.00	175.95
13	—	566	145.00–166.00	156.95
3	—	330	150.00	150.00
29	—	427	167.00–175.00	171.65
19	—	621	136.00–154.00	148.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	910	119.00	119.00
114	—	724	140.00–147.00	144.31
66	—	859	130.00	130.00
23	—	559	167.00–170.00	169.25
11	—	348	192.00	192.00
11	—	528	175.00–177.00	176.10
5	—	976	127.00	127.00
5	—	619	163.50	163.50
5	—	286	201.00	201.00
22	—	685	147.00–153.00	148.70
15	—	780	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	368	160.00	160.00
11	—	427	159.00–174.00	168.42
3	—	565	161.00	161.00
21	—	736	120.00–129.00	125.12
8	—	788	108.00–119.00	112.11
4	—	680	133.00	133.00
22	—	513	139.00–160.00	150.10
17	—	628	140.00–145.00	142.82
16	—	464	160.00–171.00	165.94
3	—	330	167.00	167.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,255	65.00–67.00	65.65
4	—	1,143	59.00–62.00	60.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,199	63.00–68.00	66.11
13	—	1,192	56.50–61.00	59.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	30.00	30.00
3	—	1,188	56.50–57.00	56.81
4	—	1,103	40.00–45.00	42.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,672	84.50–85.00	84.83
2	—	1,940	98.00	98.00
5	—	1,590	89.00–95.00	91.85

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,015	785.00	785.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,225	1,100.00–1,310.00	1,192.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	900	1,075.00	1,075.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,045	675.00–900.00	781.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,121	975.00–1,110.00	1,059.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,220	900.00	900.00

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.