Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2021-06-11

Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jun 11

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

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Feeder Cattle receipts

278 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 337▼ 313 vs year ago 591 · −53.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 45▲ 0 vs year ago 35 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 75 vs last sale 0▲ 43 vs year ago 32 · +134.4%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold fully steady. Yearling steers and heifers firm. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 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 $133.57/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$133.57

139 head · 827 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,105

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1

$13.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.27

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	828	133.67	1,107	138
Large 1	690	120.00	828	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.67/cwt here — about $279 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale139 hd

133.57

—

KY average26 barns · 5,475 hd

141.84

−8.27

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	1,672	98.64	1,649	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	74.54	1,104	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	72.53	864	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,082	66.73	722	11

Every lot

40 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	378	159.51/cwt	156.00–162.00	603	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	749	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	759	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	145.97/cwt	145.00–147.00	850	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	138.69/cwt	132.00–141.00	839	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	142.51/cwt	142.00–143.00	966	8
Steers	—	Large 1	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	691	144.44/cwt	144.00–145.00	998	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	136.98/cwt	135.00–138.00	990	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	737	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	988	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	129.50/cwt	128.00–131.00	995	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,080	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,034	123.95/cwt	123.95–123.95	1,282	68
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	141.45/cwt	130.00–148.50	608	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	686	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	133.79/cwt	127.00–145.00	678	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	554	144.76/cwt	141.00–149.00	802	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	127.46/cwt	122.00–132.00	735	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	125.76/cwt	120.00–129.00	777	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	887	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	872	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	148.89/cwt	145.00–155.00	628	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	142.96/cwt	141.00–147.00	658	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	136.13/cwt	133.00–140.00	788	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	127.57/cwt	126.00–130.00	779	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	130.05/cwt	124.00–135.00	864	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	924	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,601	97.77/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,565	5
Bulls	—	—	2,025	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	2,086	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	64.14/cwt	62.00–69.00	661	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	76.38/cwt	74.00–78.00	887	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,171	71.25/cwt	70.00–74.00	834	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	69.96/cwt	65.00–74.00	848	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,146	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,494	73.25/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,094	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,181	900.51/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	10,635	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,348	1,147.87/cwt	1,025.00–1,200.00	15,473	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,429	1,382.35/cwt	1,125.00–1,550.00	19,754	20

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 Jun 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 278Last week 337Year ago 591

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 45Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 0Year ago 32

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold fully steady. Yearling steers and heifers firm. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,601	94.00–101.00	97.77
1	—	2,025	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,031	62.00–69.00	64.14
4	—	1,171	70.00–74.00	71.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,212	65.00–74.00	69.96
6	—	1,161	74.00–78.00	76.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,494	70.00–75.00	73.25
1	—	1,415	81.00	81.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	579	133.00–140.00	136.13
5	—	422	145.00–155.00	148.89
6	—	460	141.00–147.00	142.96
7	—	664	124.00–135.00	130.05
5	—	611	126.00–130.00	127.57
1	—	1,015	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	582	145.00–147.00	145.97
2	—	768	128.00–131.00	129.50
6	—	723	135.00–138.00	136.98
3	—	520	146.00	146.00
4	—	480	156.00	156.00
5	—	900	120.00	120.00
4	—	605	132.00–141.00	138.69
7	—	378	156.00–162.00	159.51
8	—	678	142.00–143.00	142.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	691	144.00–145.00	144.44
4	—	737	134.00	134.00
68	—	1,034	123.95	123.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	554	141.00–149.00	144.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	577	122.00–132.00	127.46
6	—	765	116.00	116.00
20	—	430	130.00–148.50	141.45
1	—	800	109.00	109.00
3	—	330	135.00	135.00
4	—	360	135.00	135.00
4	—	480	143.00	143.00
9	—	507	127.00–145.00	133.79
12	—	618	120.00–129.00	125.76

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,181	800.00–1,100.00	900.51

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	20	—	1,429	1,125.00–1,550.00	1,382.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,348	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,147.87

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.