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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jun 18

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

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Feeder Cattle receipts

470 head

▲ 192 vs last sale 278▼ 419 vs year ago 889 · −47.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 35▼ 10 vs year ago 55 · −18.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 75▲ 15 vs year ago 2 · +750.0%

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 fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 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 $134.32/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$134.32

250 head · 822 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,104

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.15

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	822	134.32	1,104	250

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 sale250 hd

134.32

—

KY average26 barns · 4,919 hd

141.47

−7.15

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	1,801	105.27	1,895	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,155	69.31	801	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,381	68.97	952	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,159	59.01	684	7thin

Every lot

54 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	215	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	355	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	651	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	677	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	164.71/cwt	161.00–166.00	774	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	146.33/cwt	145.00–149.00	787	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	151.16/cwt	151.00–152.00	842	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	143.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	828	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	882	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	142.40/cwt	142.00–143.00	914	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	693	148.33/cwt	148.00–148.50	1,028	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	920	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,013	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	780	137.46/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,072	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	860	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,152	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	906	127.39/cwt	125.50–128.10	1,154	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,014	124.90/cwt	124.90–124.90	1,266	52
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	128.22/cwt	128.00–129.00	565	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	131.60/cwt	127.00–136.00	612	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	503	138.88/cwt	137.00–140.00	699	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	133.81/cwt	132.00–135.00	688	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	123.06/cwt	120.00–130.00	704	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	125.46/cwt	120.00–131.00	788	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	109.00/cwt	107.00–110.00	723	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	702	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	878	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	862	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	802	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	907	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	771	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	879	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	486	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	143.56/cwt	140.00–151.00	547	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	158.55/cwt	149.00–163.00	675	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	153.85/cwt	143.00–164.00	703	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	147.14/cwt	139.00–152.00	778	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	141.40/cwt	134.00–150.00	813	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	130.48/cwt	125.00–136.00	800	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	123.70/cwt	120.00–126.00	818	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	117.55/cwt	110.00–120.00	857	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	797	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	877	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	921	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	918	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	563	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	586	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,768	109.09/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,929	2
Bulls	—	—	1,833	101.44/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,859	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	376	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	74.97/cwt	74.00–76.00	849	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	726	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	67.81/cwt	65.00–70.50	794	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,199	60.72/cwt	54.00–64.50	728	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	824	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	67.74/cwt	64.00–71.00	914	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	72.34/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,060	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,440	1,248.44/cwt	1,200.00–1,275.00	17,978	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 Jun 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 470Last week 278Year ago 889

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 35Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 75Year ago 2

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	457	143.00–164.00	153.85
3	—	381	140.00–151.00	143.56
2	—	1,020	90.00	90.00
2	—	797	110.00	110.00
1	—	320	152.00	152.00
4	—	426	149.00–163.00	158.55
1	—	830	111.00	111.00
14	—	529	139.00–152.00	147.14
6	—	729	110.00–120.00	117.55
8	—	661	120.00–126.00	123.70
14	—	575	134.00–150.00	141.40
4	—	613	125.00–136.00	130.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	862	93.00	93.00
11	—	572	120.00–130.00	123.06
6	—	663	107.00–110.00	109.00
5	—	514	132.00–135.00	133.81
2	—	907	85.00	85.00
2	—	465	127.00–136.00	131.60
1	—	1,010	87.00	87.00
33	—	628	120.00–131.00	125.46
2	—	740	105.00	105.00
9	—	441	128.00–129.00	128.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	503	137.00–140.00	138.88
19	—	702	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,014	124.90	124.90
17	—	780	135.00–138.00	137.46
20	—	557	151.00–152.00	151.16
6	—	600	147.00	147.00
100	—	906	125.50–128.10	127.39
21	—	693	148.00–148.50	148.33
3	—	860	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	165.00	165.00
6	—	538	145.00–149.00	146.33
3	—	702	131.00	131.00
5	—	642	142.00–143.00	142.40
4	—	470	161.00–166.00	164.71
2	—	215	165.00	165.00
8	—	577	140.00–145.00	143.49
1	—	750	135.00	135.00
1	—	390	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	104.00	104.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	67.00	67.00
5	—	1,199	54.00–64.50	60.72
1	—	885	42.50	42.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,350	64.00–71.00	67.74
4	—	1,465	71.00–74.00	72.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	74.00–76.00	74.97
1	—	1,135	64.00	64.00
4	—	1,171	65.00–70.50	67.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,768	108.00–110.00	109.09
2	—	1,833	100.00–103.00	101.44

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)	1	—	1,200	1,025.00	1,025.00

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	1	—	1,300	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,440	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,248.44

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.