Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.35/cwt on 293 head.

Average price

$131.35

293 head · 794 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,044

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$10.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.99

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	797	131.49	1,048	289
Small 1-2	490	122.00	598	1thin
Large 1	616	121.00	745	3thin

One grade step is worth $10.49/cwt here — about $303 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 sale293 hd

131.35

—

KY average13 barns · 4,524 hd

135.35

−3.99

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	1,593	87.46	1,393	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,337	62.74	839	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	60.91	751	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,141	49.24	562	8thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	544	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	685	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	563	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	134.86/cwt	132.00–136.00	723	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	133.82/cwt	132.00–134.00	640	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	379	136.41/cwt	136.00–138.00	517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	122.48/cwt	115.00–127.00	702	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	125.82/cwt	118.00–128.00	647	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	120.95/cwt	115.00–128.00	504	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	125.46/cwt	118.00–129.00	598	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	124.17/cwt	123.00–125.00	417	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	86.24/cwt	85.00–88.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	123.99/cwt	121.00–132.00	464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	109.60/cwt	105.00–112.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	707	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	585	111.48/cwt	109.00–114.00	652	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	820	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	656	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	495	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	515	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	440	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	458	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	418	117.26/cwt	108.00–122.00	490	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	137.55/cwt	135.00–139.00	638	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	136.75/cwt	128.00–140.00	598	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	122.80/cwt	120.00–127.00	814	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	121.60/cwt	120.00–124.00	761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	123.84/cwt	118.00–130.00	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	128.25/cwt	113.00–142.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	96.13/cwt	90.00–108.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	135.84/cwt	128.00–140.00	509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	92.98/cwt	91.00–95.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	104.01/cwt	102.00–106.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	328	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	600	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	612	2
Steers	Large 1	—	616	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	142.48/cwt	142.00–143.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	122.32/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,048	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	148.06/cwt	144.00–150.00	534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	133.02/cwt	126.00–135.00	831	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	149.28/cwt	142.00–155.00	624	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	137.73/cwt	130.00–145.00	643	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	697	136.00/cwt	135.00–138.00	948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,096	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	141.53/cwt	139.00–145.00	892	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	154.95/cwt	152.00–155.25	755	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	151.16/cwt	150.00–152.00	857	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,047	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	943	122.10/cwt	122.10–122.10	1,151	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,075	111.60/cwt	111.60–111.60	1,200	75
Steers	Small 1-2	—	490	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	598	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	490	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	382	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	620	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	415	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	325	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	302	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	17,595	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	1,114.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,200.00	13,379	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	5,996	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,249	702.00/cwt	600.00–800.00	8,768	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,085	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	792.96/cwt	760.00–825.00	8,485	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	59.24/cwt	57.00–60.00	704	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	60.38/cwt	58.00–62.00	800	5
Bulls	—	—	1,434	85.77/cwt	84.00–86.50	1,230	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	46.25/cwt	43.50–50.00	522	5
Bulls	—	—	1,943	94.76/cwt	92.00–98.50	1,841	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	63.94/cwt	62.50–66.50	840	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,346	64.42/cwt	63.00–66.00	867	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	54.21/cwt	52.00–57.00	630	3
Bulls	—	—	1,335	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	988	1

How this sale compares

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 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 490Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	544	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	108.00–122.00	117.26
1	—	450	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	464	135.00–139.00	137.55
7	—	437	128.00–140.00	136.75
6	—	663	120.00–127.00	122.80
5	—	626	120.00–124.00	121.60
4	—	570	118.00–130.00	123.84
4	—	511	113.00–142.00	128.25
3	—	763	90.00–108.00	96.13
3	—	375	128.00–140.00	135.84
2	—	938	91.00–95.00	92.98
2	—	835	93.00	93.00
2	—	735	102.00–106.00	104.01
1	—	850	107.00	107.00
1	—	275	145.00	145.00
1	—	215	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	118.00	118.00
2	—	600	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	536	132.00–136.00	134.86
11	—	478	132.00–134.00	133.82
5	—	379	136.00–138.00	136.41
2	—	405	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	573	115.00–127.00	122.48
11	—	514	118.00–128.00	125.82
9	—	417	115.00–128.00	120.95
7	—	477	118.00–129.00	125.46
6	—	336	123.00–125.00	124.17
4	—	805	85.00–88.00	86.24
4	—	374	121.00–132.00	123.99
3	—	717	116.00	116.00
3	—	622	105.00–112.00	109.60
2	—	290	115.00	115.00
1	—	655	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	109.00–114.00	111.48
1	—	820	80.00	80.00
1	—	525	105.00	105.00
1	—	495	104.00	104.00
1	—	440	104.00	104.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	616	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	143.00	143.00
1	—	825	101.00	101.00
2	—	523	142.00–143.00	142.48
3	—	857	121.00–123.00	122.32
4	—	361	144.00–150.00	148.06
6	—	625	126.00–135.00	133.02
10	—	418	142.00–155.00	149.28
10	—	467	130.00–145.00	137.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	153.00	153.00
3	—	697	135.00–138.00	136.00
3	—	783	140.00	140.00
14	—	630	139.00–145.00	141.53
22	—	487	152.00–155.25	154.95
26	—	567	150.00–152.00	151.16
48	—	737	142.00	142.00
59	—	943	122.10	122.10
75	—	1,075	111.60	111.60
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	122.00	122.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	78.00	78.00
1	—	620	67.00	67.00
3	—	325	93.00	93.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,530	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,201	1,060.00–1,200.00	1,114.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	585.00	585.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,249	600.00–800.00	702.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	760.00–825.00	792.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,189	57.00–60.00	59.24
11	—	1,313	62.50–66.50	63.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,325	58.00–62.00	60.38
7	—	1,346	63.00–66.00	64.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,129	43.50–50.00	46.25
3	—	1,162	52.00–57.00	54.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,434	84.00–86.50	85.77
3	—	1,943	92.00–98.50	94.76
1	—	1,335	74.00	74.00

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.

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Richmond Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle