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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Sep 10

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Sep 3Sep 10Sep 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,336 head

▲ 1,016 vs last sale 320▲ 388 vs year ago 948 · +40.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 51▼ 11 vs year ago 36 · −30.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 2 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold Steady; Yearling steers sold 3.00-4.00 higher with good demand, feeder heifers sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for all classes of feeder cattle, with heavy offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in yearling steer cattle and cattle with favorable condition.

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 $148.36/cwt on 1,013 head.

Average price

$148.36

1,013 head · 877 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,301

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$673

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$14.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.10

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	877	148.39	1,302	1,011
Medium and Large 2-3	470	133.75	629	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.64/cwt here — about $673 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 sale1,013 hd

148.36

—

KY average20 barns · 4,566 hd

151.47

−3.10

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	1,522	99.39	1,512	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,530	70.61	1,080	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	63.34	765	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	55.50	597	1thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	550	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	171.66/cwt	166.00–173.00	821	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	160.49/cwt	159.00–162.00	828	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	156.98/cwt	145.00–160.00	929	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	145.47/cwt	138.00–153.00	900	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,013	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	146.46/cwt	135.00–155.00	970	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	141.58/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,009	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,144	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	145.53/cwt	131.00–149.00	1,105	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,118	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	834	153.02/cwt	147.50–154.95	1,276	387
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,152	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	923	150.70/cwt	150.70–150.70	1,391	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	974	148.96/cwt	148.00–149.95	1,451	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,041	137.94/cwt	135.70–139.00	1,436	147
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,057	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	1,440	98
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	334	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	511	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	402	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	583	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	436	122.06/cwt	119.00–128.00	532	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	142.02/cwt	139.00–148.00	685	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	493	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	621	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	141.66/cwt	122.00–145.50	752	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	130.32/cwt	123.00–134.00	756	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	889	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	123.53/cwt	120.00–127.00	756	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	676	152.75/cwt	152.75–152.75	1,033	140
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	121.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	867	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	885	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	929	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	435	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	778	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	139.93/cwt	135.00–150.00	709	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	128.78/cwt	125.00–130.00	800	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	132.97/cwt	116.00–139.00	902	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	865	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	780	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	671	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,343	95.23/cwt	93.50–97.00	1,279	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	103.54/cwt	102.50–104.50	1,760	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	597	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	702	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	62.67/cwt	60.50–64.50	750	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	68.26/cwt	68.00–68.50	870	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,432	65.55/cwt	64.50–67.50	939	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	73.65/cwt	71.00–77.50	1,170	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,460	1

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 Sep 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,336Last week 320Year ago 948

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 51Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	137.50	137.50
1	—	540	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	619	138.00–153.00	145.47
51	—	759	131.00–149.00	145.53
15	—	662	135.00–155.00	146.46
3	—	713	137.00–148.00	141.58
2	—	822	136.00	136.00
6	—	516	159.00–162.00	160.49
11	—	592	145.00–160.00	156.98
11	—	478	166.00–173.00	171.66
1	—	420	165.00	165.00
16	—	900	128.00	128.00
1	—	275	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	923	150.70	150.70
387	—	834	147.50–154.95	153.02
107	—	974	148.00–149.95	148.96
72	—	715	160.00	160.00
98	—	1,057	136.25	136.25
5	—	633	160.00	160.00
147	—	1,041	135.70–139.00	137.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	110.00	110.00
6	—	678	116.00–139.00	132.97
4	—	621	125.00–130.00	128.78
3	—	507	135.00–150.00	139.93
2	—	480	162.00	162.00
1	—	550	135.00	135.00
1	—	865	100.00	100.00
1	—	305	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	118.00	118.00
1	—	350	146.00	146.00
8	—	580	123.00–134.00	130.32
3	—	808	115.00	115.00
3	—	482	139.00–148.00	142.02
2	—	402	145.00	145.00
23	—	531	122.00–145.50	141.66
13	—	612	120.00–127.00	123.53
7	—	712	120.00–125.00	121.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	436	119.00–128.00	122.06
3	—	493	126.00	126.00
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
1	—	290	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	676	152.75	152.75
49	—	611	145.50	145.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	55.50	55.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,588	71.00–77.50	73.65
3	—	1,432	64.50–67.50	65.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	68.00–68.50	68.26
9	—	1,197	60.50–64.50	62.67
1	—	1,180	59.50	59.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	93.50–97.00	95.23
2	—	1,700	102.50–104.50	103.54

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	1	—	850	760.00	760.00

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.