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Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Apr 23

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Apr 16Apr 23Apr 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

325 head

▼ 501 vs last sale 826▲ 43 vs year ago 282 · +15.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 115▲ 24 vs year ago 23 · +104.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 35▲ 0 vs year ago 5 · +0.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

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 $145.95/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$145.95

172 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$13.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.14

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	680	146.82	998	161
Medium and Large 2-3	597	133.13	794	11thin

One grade step is worth $13.69/cwt here — about $203 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 sale172 hd

145.95

—

KY average26 barns · 5,526 hd

147.08

−1.14

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	—	Low	1,683	88.43	1,488	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,273	64.23	818	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,639	64.07	1,050	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	915	64.00	586	1thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	408	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	477	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	633	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	566	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	158.36/cwt	156.00–160.00	684	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	172.00

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 Apr 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 325Last week 826Year ago 282

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 115Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 35Year ago 5

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,260	68.00–72.50	70.74
3	—	1,118	54.00–59.00	56.59
23	—	1,297	60.00–67.50	63.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,668	61.50–64.50	62.91
1	—	1,465	71.00	71.00

Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt

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Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Apr 23

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Apr 16Apr 23Apr 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

325 head

▼ 501 vs last sale 826▲ 43 vs year ago 282 · +15.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 115▲ 24 vs year ago 23 · +104.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 35▲ 0 vs year ago 5 · +0.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $145.95/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$145.95

172 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$13.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.14

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	680	146.82	998	161
Medium and Large 2-3	597	133.13	794	11thin

One grade step is worth $13.69/cwt here — about $203 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 sale172 hd

145.95

—

KY average26 barns · 5,526 hd

147.08

−1.14

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	—	Low	1,683	88.43	1,488	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,273	64.23	818	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,639	64.07	1,050	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	915	64.00	586	1thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	408	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	477	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	633	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	566	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	158.36/cwt	156.00–160.00	684	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	172.00

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 Apr 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 325Last week 826Year ago 282

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 115Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 35Year ago 5

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,260	68.00–72.50	70.74
3	—	1,118	54.00–59.00	56.59
23	—	1,297	60.00–67.50	63.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,668	61.50–64.50	62.91
1	—	1,465	71.00	71.00

Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt

Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,155	84.00	84.00
3	—	1,525	87.50–94.00	89.91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,225	100.00	100.00
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
1	—	375	151.00	151.00
1	—	335	142.50	142.50
1	—	585	133.00	133.00
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
3	—	663	126.00–131.00	127.66
1	—	485	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	160.00	160.00
8	—	522	151.00–160.00	157.11
9	—	715	142.00–150.00	149.11
2	—	783	125.00	125.00
6	—	585	140.00–150.00	148.10
3	—	461	172.00	172.00
1	—	370	171.00	171.00
11	—	615	142.00–150.00	148.53
1	—	1,015	106.00	106.00
5	—	432	156.00–160.00	158.36
4	—	680	132.00–149.00	140.38
1	—	255	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	860	129.70	129.70
44	—	519	167.25–170.00	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	417	154.00	154.00
3	—	468	153.00–161.00	155.62
2	—	810	106.00–109.00	107.49
4	—	631	131.00–144.00	135.64
2	—	515	158.00–163.00	160.45
1	—	180	180.00	180.00
12	—	691	125.00–131.00	127.58
2	—	703	111.00–119.00	115.01
3	—	578	141.00–145.00	142.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	121.00–126.00	123.97
1	—	390	146.00	146.00
5	—	485	140.00–145.00	141.23
3	—	530	138.00–143.00	140.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	103.00–105.00	103.67
6	—	661	114.00–124.00	119.29
6	—	568	125.00–136.00	130.25
2	—	1,137	102.00	102.00
5	—	487	145.00–150.00	147.15
6	—	616	122.00–128.00	125.83
3	—	765	103.00–110.00	105.29
12	—	435	141.00–150.00	146.02
22	—	532	129.00–143.00	137.87
7	—	376	153.00–155.00	154.45
4	—	335	148.00–154.00	151.00
2	—	825	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	672	107.00	107.00
2	—	780	100.00	100.00
2	—	608	115.00	115.00
2	—	815	94.00–98.00	96.00
2	—	747	96.00	96.00
5	—	486	125.00–136.00	129.29
1	—	555	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
5	—	552	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,008	1

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,680	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	21,420	1

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	854	2

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	970.92/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	13,690	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,610	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	15,456	1

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)	2	—	1,410	900.00–1,025.00	970.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,610	960.00	960.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	151.00/cwt	148.00–154.00	506	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	154.45/cwt	153.00–155.00	581	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	146.02/cwt	141.00–150.00	635	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	486	129.29/cwt	125.00–136.00	628	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	147.15/cwt	145.00–150.00	717	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	137.87/cwt	129.00–143.00	733	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	552	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	773	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	130.25/cwt	125.00–136.00	740	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	608	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	699	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	125.83/cwt	122.00–128.00	775	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	119.29/cwt	114.00–124.00	789	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	672	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	719	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	103.67/cwt	103.00–105.00	746	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	747	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	717	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	105.29/cwt	103.00–110.00	805	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	96.00/cwt	94.00–98.00	782	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	941	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,137	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,160	2

Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	180	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	324	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	569	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	642	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	155.62/cwt	153.00–161.00	728	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	141.23/cwt	140.00–145.00	685	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	160.45/cwt	158.00–163.00	826	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	140.32/cwt	138.00–143.00	744	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	123.97/cwt	121.00–126.00	713	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	142.30/cwt	141.00–145.00	822	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	135.64/cwt	131.00–144.00	856	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	127.58/cwt	125.00–131.00	882	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	115.01/cwt	111.00–119.00	809	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	107.49/cwt	106.00–109.00	871	2

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,525	89.91/cwt	87.50–94.00	1,371	3
Bulls	—	—	2,155	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,810	1

Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	586	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	56.59/cwt	54.00–59.00	633	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	70.74/cwt	68.00–72.50	891	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	63.53/cwt	60.00–67.50	824	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,040	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,668	62.91/cwt	61.50–64.50	1,049	6

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,210	1,075.00	1,075.00

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	—	1,680	1,275.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,138	75.00	75.00