Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2021-05-07

Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, May 7

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

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Feeder Cattle receipts

625 head

▲ 218 vs last sale 407▲ 62 vs year ago 563 · +11.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 26▼ 3 vs year ago 55 · −5.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 56▼ 13 vs year ago 25 · −52.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifer calves steady. Yearling steers and heifers firm. Slaughter cows and bulls fully 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 $131.03/cwt on 416 head.

Average price

$131.03

416 head · 815 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.29

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	815	131.03	1,067	416

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 sale416 hd

131.03

—

KY average26 barns · 4,001 hd

136.32

−5.29

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	—	High	1,745	93.10	1,625	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	64.63	950	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	63.48	774	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,158	56.53	655	7thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	638	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	168.74/cwt	160.00–174.00	731	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	159.68/cwt	158.00–165.00	741	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	147.25/cwt	145.00–149.00	751	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	140.00/cwt	135.00–144.00	808	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	853	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	144.76/cwt	135.00–153.00	921	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	132.29/cwt	126.00–136.00	896	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	911	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	804	133.95/cwt	133.95–133.95	1,077	141
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	867	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,092	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	871	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	967	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,018	116.78/cwt	115.00–118.60	1,189	111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	148.84/cwt	143.00–153.00	543	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	138.98/cwt	135.00–148.00	605	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	451	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	699	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	145.92/cwt	135.00–151.00	692	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	506	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	729	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	127.81/cwt	124.00–134.00	670	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	134.40/cwt	130.00–136.00	771	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	122.44/cwt	115.00–128.00	753	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	640	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	858	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	654	116.34/cwt	116.00–117.00	761	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	872	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	557	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	156.93/cwt	154.00–163.00	662	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	759	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	120.65/cwt	116.00–125.00	637	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	795	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	130.54/cwt	127.00–132.00	798	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	697	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	596	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	507	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,676	96.47/cwt	94.50–100.00	1,617	6
Bulls	—	—	1,883	86.35/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,626	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	52.62/cwt	51.00–54.00	596	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,137	57.07/cwt	56.00–58.00	649	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	58.10/cwt	58.00–58.50	679	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	67.32/cwt	65.00–71.00	854	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	66.83/cwt	64.00–71.00	961	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,534	60.24/cwt	57.00–62.00	924	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,454	1,234.94/cwt	1,225.00–1,250.00	17,956	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 May 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 625Last week 407Year ago 563

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 26Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 56Year ago 25

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifer calves steady. Yearling steers and heifers firm. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,676	94.50–100.00	96.47
3	—	1,883	85.00–88.00	86.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,137	56.00–58.00	57.07
5	—	1,269	65.00–71.00	67.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,534	57.00–62.00	60.24
8	—	1,438	64.00–71.00	66.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,168	58.00–58.50	58.10
2	—	1,133	51.00–54.00	52.62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	700	113.00	113.00
22	—	474	135.00–151.00	145.92
16	—	574	130.00–136.00	134.40
16	—	435	135.00–148.00	138.98
10	—	365	143.00–153.00	148.84
13	—	615	115.00–128.00	122.44
16	—	524	124.00–134.00	127.81
4	—	855	102.00	102.00
9	—	654	116.00–117.00	116.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	506	144.00	144.00
6	—	451	155.00	155.00
3	—	640	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	433	160.00–174.00	168.74
11	—	636	135.00–153.00	144.76
6	—	871	111.00	111.00
9	—	464	158.00–165.00	159.68
3	—	735	124.00	124.00
5	—	389	164.00	164.00
17	—	577	135.00–144.00	140.00
21	—	677	126.00–136.00	132.29
7	—	510	145.00–149.00	147.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	605	141.00	141.00
62	—	867	126.00	126.00
141	—	804	133.95	133.95
111	—	1,018	115.00–118.60	116.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	611	127.00–132.00	130.54
11	—	422	154.00–163.00	156.93
5	—	690	101.00	101.00
10	—	528	116.00–125.00	120.65
1	—	580	137.00	137.00
3	—	355	157.00	157.00
4	—	460	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	596	85.00	85.00

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	5	—	1,454	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,234.94

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.