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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Nov 19

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Nov 12Nov 19Dec 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,146 head

▼ 196 vs last sale 1,342▼ 482 vs year ago 1,628 · −29.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 132▼ 54 vs year ago 115 · −47.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 55▼ 35 vs year ago 45 · −77.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Weaned calves sold steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 higher. 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 $151.10/cwt on 716 head.

Average price

$151.10

716 head · 807 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,219

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$459

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

$33.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.52

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	807	151.14	1,220	715
Large 1	645	118.00	761	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.14/cwt here — about $459 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 sale716 hd

151.10

—

KY average25 barns · 6,416 hd

148.57

+2.52

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	1,634	79.74	1,303	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,531	55.62	851	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	52.43	650	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	46.87	525	12

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	154.34/cwt	144.00–168.00	579	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	148.26/cwt	140.00–159.00	620	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	692	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	149.24/cwt	140.00–157.50	782	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	144.86/cwt	140.00–156.00	840	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	607	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	970	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	138.22/cwt	126.00–145.00	853	29
Steers	—	Large 1	645	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	761	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	665	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	891	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	135.62/cwt	135.00–136.00	917	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	682	139.70/cwt	138.75–146.00	953	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	124.48/cwt	119.00–129.00	879	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	742	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,024	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	823	159.95/cwt	159.95–159.95	1,316	159
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	873	155.49/cwt	153.95–157.50	1,357	175
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	903	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,334	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	938	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,015	147.80/cwt	147.80–147.80	1,500	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,064	144.80/cwt	144.80–144.80	1,541	51
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	425	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	123.90/cwt	122.00–125.00	475	8
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	400	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	408	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	126.01/cwt	125.00–132.00	548	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	123.76/cwt	118.00–128.00	585	28
Heifers	—	Large 1	485	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	529	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	117.40/cwt	109.00–124.00	599	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	116.90/cwt	109.00–121.00	677	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	587	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	745	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	604	112.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	680	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	148.51/cwt	142.50–150.00	907	195
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	119.26/cwt	116.00–120.00	798	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	797	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	112.62/cwt	108.00–120.00	859	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	134.06/cwt	133.00–135.00	436	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	149.46/cwt	140.00–155.00	584	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	139.07/cwt	126.00–148.00	601	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	141.76/cwt	135.00–150.00	654	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	133.63/cwt	129.00–138.00	704	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	728	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	121.95/cwt	119.00–125.00	749	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	112.58/cwt	103.00–125.00	770	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	120.65/cwt	118.00–125.00	875	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	752	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	714	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	815	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	945	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,570	85.92/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,349	3
Bulls	—	—	1,616	67.62/cwt	63.50–74.00	1,093	4
Bulls	—	—	1,768	94.71/cwt	94.50–95.00	1,674	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	45.79/cwt	43.00–48.00	510	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	47.08/cwt	42.00–53.00	528	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	49.73/cwt	49.50–50.00	603	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	52.52/cwt	47.00–60.00	648	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,260	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	599	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	53.83/cwt	52.00–56.00	695	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,527	54.34/cwt	51.00–57.00	830	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,582	59.12/cwt	55.50–64.50	935	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,968	4

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 Nov 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,146Last week 1,342Year ago 1,628

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 132Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 55Year ago 45

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	435	125.00–132.00	126.01
29	—	669	116.00–120.00	119.26
28	—	473	118.00–128.00	123.76
19	—	510	109.00–124.00	117.40
9	—	763	108.00–120.00	112.62
6	—	290	135.00	135.00
45	—	579	109.00–121.00	116.90
3	—	705	113.00	113.00
5	—	335	127.00	127.00
14	—	604	110.00–115.00	112.58
8	—	383	122.00–125.00	123.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	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
4	—	587	127.00	127.00
195	—	611	142.50–150.00	148.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	400	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	485	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	665	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	375	144.00–168.00	154.34
8	—	676	135.00–136.00	135.62
4	—	455	152.00	152.00
21	—	580	140.00–156.00	144.86
5	—	920	102.00	102.00
32	—	524	140.00–157.50	149.24
12	—	418	140.00–159.00	148.26
11	—	706	119.00–129.00	124.48
29	—	617	126.00–145.00	138.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	682	138.75–146.00	139.70
159	—	823	159.95	159.95
60	—	903	147.75	147.75
51	—	1,064	144.80	144.80
5	—	742	138.00	138.00
41	—	607	159.75	159.75
175	—	873	153.95–157.50	155.49
57	—	1,015	147.80	147.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	527	129.00–138.00	133.63
5	—	752	95.00	95.00
10	—	558	130.00–131.00	130.50
3	—	955	99.00	99.00
15	—	725	118.00–125.00	120.65
10	—	614	119.00–125.00	121.95
10	—	325	133.00–135.00	134.06
9	—	684	103.00–125.00	112.58
5	—	840	97.00	97.00
18	—	461	135.00–150.00	141.76
8	—	391	140.00–155.00	149.46
26	—	432	126.00–148.00	139.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,122	42.00–53.00	47.08
2	—	1,113	43.00–48.00	45.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,582	55.50–64.50	59.12
10	—	1,527	51.00–57.00	54.34
1	—	1,260	47.50	47.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	49.50–50.00	49.73
14	—	1,233	47.00–60.00	52.52
3	—	1,292	52.00–56.00	53.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,768	94.50–95.00	94.71
3	—	1,570	84.00–87.00	85.92
4	—	1,616	63.50–74.00	67.62

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	900.00	900.00

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	4	—	1,365	950.00	950.00

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.