Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

*No sale next week due to holiday*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.63/cwt on 296 head.

Average price

$126.63

296 head · 687 lb average

Value per head Derived

$870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$438

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

$24.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.07

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	696	127.70	889	283
Large 1	548	103.50	568	6thin
Small 1-2	436	103.29	451	7thin

One grade step is worth $24.41/cwt here — about $438 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 sale296 hd

126.63

—

KY average26 barns · 4,907 hd

126.56

+0.07

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	1,565	84.70	1,326	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	62.06	882	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	57.22	659	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	859	42.34	364	4thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 1-2	—	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	130.50/cwt	129.00–134.00	625	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	130.70/cwt	125.00–133.00	655	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	130.11/cwt	125.00–135.00	743	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	142.50/cwt	139.00–144.00	617	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	558	104.20/cwt	101.00–105.00	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	121.51/cwt	121.00–122.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	965	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	123.11/cwt	122.00–124.00	576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	118.93/cwt	114.00–124.00	755	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	126.11/cwt	116.00–128.00	644	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	118.04/cwt	111.00–124.00	499	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	737	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	816	122.90/cwt	122.90–122.90	1,003	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	794	124.40/cwt	124.40–124.40	988	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	907	80
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	332	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	515	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	489	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	650	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	355	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	355	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	959	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	137.36/cwt	133.00–143.00	769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	927	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	148.20/cwt	135.00–149.50	745	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,062	65
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,888	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	991.49/cwt	925.00–1,130.00	12,225	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,045.00/cwt	1,045.00–1,045.00	11,756	2
Bulls	—	—	1,601	86.64/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,387	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	57.22/cwt	53.00–59.00	659	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	60.76/cwt	60.00–62.00	837	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	44.78/cwt	43.00–46.00	395	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	950	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	277	1
Bulls	—	—	1,385	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,039	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 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 448Last week 435Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 77Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 15Year ago 0

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

*No sale next week due to holiday*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	140.00	140.00
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
1	—	385	131.00	131.00
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
7	—	479	129.00–134.00	130.50
7	—	501	125.00–133.00	130.70
8	—	571	125.00–135.00	130.11
13	—	433	139.00–144.00	142.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	100.00	100.00
5	—	558	101.00–105.00	104.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	132.00	132.00
2	—	557	130.00	130.00
2	—	668	121.00–122.00	121.51
4	—	937	103.00	103.00
7	—	468	122.00–124.00	123.11
12	—	635	114.00–124.00	118.93
14	—	511	116.00–128.00	126.11
16	—	423	111.00–124.00	118.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	505	146.00	146.00
62	—	816	122.90	122.90
68	—	794	124.40	124.40
80	—	667	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	102.00	102.00
1	—	515	95.00	95.00
2	—	575	113.00	113.00
3	—	355	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	132.00	132.00
1	—	640	133.00	133.00
1	—	855	115.00	115.00
4	—	447	136.00	136.00
4	—	717	125.00	125.00
4	—	764	125.00–126.00	125.49
5	—	560	133.00–143.00	137.36
6	—	653	142.00	142.00
12	—	503	135.00–149.50	148.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	817	130.00	130.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,300	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,233	925.00–1,130.00	991.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	1,045.00	1,045.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,601	85.00–88.00	86.64
1	—	1,385	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,151	53.00–59.00	57.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,378	60.00–62.00	60.76
2	—	1,485	64.00	64.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	882	43.00–46.00	44.78
1	—	790	35.00	35.00

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

Heifers · 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