Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.72/cwt on 416 head.

Average price

$133.72

416 head · 871 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,164

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$587

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

$14.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.61

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	873	133.97	1,170	407
Large 1	802	123.00	986	8thin
Small 1-2	490	119.00	583	1thin

One grade step is worth $14.97/cwt here — about $587 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 sale416 hd

133.72

—

KY average26 barns · 5,929 hd

140.34

−6.61

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	1,575	98.46	1,551	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,375	63.64	875	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,212	60.21	730	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	972	45.71	444	6thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	113.26/cwt	110.00–116.00	684	8
Steers	Large 1	—	870	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,074	6
Steers	Large 1	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Steers	Large 1	—	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	668	94.36/cwt	89.00–100.00	630	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	466	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	210	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	828	129.01/cwt	126.25–131.75	1,068	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	130.90/cwt	130.90–130.90	936	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	125.61/cwt	122.00–134.00	593	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	124.58/cwt	121.00–128.00	532	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	128.45/cwt	124.00–131.00	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	122.29/cwt	120.00–128.00	701	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	121.46/cwt	119.00–125.00	385	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	430	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	762	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	732	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	410	108.41/cwt	105.00–112.00	444	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	695	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	751	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	540	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	610	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	519	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	365	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	135.42/cwt	130.00–140.00	653	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	134.76/cwt	134.00–136.00	776	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	92.63/cwt	90.00–94.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	133.68/cwt	131.00–135.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	237	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	589	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	98.46/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,551	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	66.70/cwt	63.00–71.00	978	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	583	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	64.96/cwt	63.00–68.00	870	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	47.56/cwt	46.00–49.00	471	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	59.97/cwt	54.00–63.00	759	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	57.44/cwt	54.00–60.00	632	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,888	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,906	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	641.67/cwt	625.00–675.00	7,058	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	17,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	15,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,249	1,020.94/cwt	875.00–1,285.00	12,752	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,915	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	490	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	972	128.88/cwt	128.75–128.95	1,253	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	879	136.69/cwt	135.30–138.00	1,202	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	924	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,264	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	836	131.12/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,096	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	149.79/cwt	145.00–153.00	881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	139.53/cwt	135.00–144.00	674	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	144.76/cwt	135.00–149.00	827	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	141.61/cwt	139.00–143.00	947	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	137.67/cwt	135.00–143.00	551	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	139.39/cwt	138.00–145.00	850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	136.12/cwt	132.00–140.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	966	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 Jul 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 789Last week 1,008Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 12Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	604	110.00–116.00	113.26
15	—	472	122.00–134.00	125.61
9	—	427	121.00–128.00	124.58
7	—	528	124.00–131.00	128.45
6	—	573	120.00–128.00	122.29
5	—	317	119.00–125.00	121.46
1	—	700	112.00	112.00
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
1	—	355	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	89.00–100.00	94.36
1	—	420	111.00	111.00
1	—	210	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
136	—	828	126.25–131.75	129.01
74	—	715	130.90	130.90
2	—	620	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	762	96.00	96.00
2	—	410	105.00–112.00	108.41
1	—	695	108.00	108.00
1	—	540	113.00	113.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	870	123.50	123.50
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
1	—	580	128.00	128.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
156	—	972	128.75–128.95	128.88
118	—	879	135.30–138.00	136.69
54	—	924	136.75	136.75
27	—	836	126.00–132.00	131.12
5	—	588	145.00–153.00	149.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	483	135.00–144.00	139.53
7	—	571	135.00–149.00	144.76
6	—	669	139.00–143.00	141.61
6	—	400	135.00–143.00	137.67
5	—	610	138.00–145.00	139.39
2	—	520	132.00–140.00	136.12
2	—	335	155.00	155.00
1	—	700	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	106.00	106.00
1	—	365	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	482	130.00–140.00	135.42
5	—	576	134.00–136.00	134.76
3	—	710	90.00–94.00	92.63
3	—	533	131.00–135.00	133.68
2	—	430	138.00	138.00
1	—	305	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	30.00	30.00
1	—	1,080	54.00	54.00
4	—	990	46.00–49.00	47.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	46.00	46.00
10	—	1,340	63.00–68.00	64.96
12	—	1,100	54.00–60.00	57.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,466	63.00–71.00	66.70
5	—	1,265	54.00–63.00	59.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	97.00–100.00	98.46

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	945	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,100	625.00–675.00	641.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,550	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,540	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,249	875.00–1,285.00	1,020.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	925.00	925.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle