Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher with good demand, feeder heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. There was good demand for all classes of feeder cattle, with heavy offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in feeder cattle and cattle with favorable condition with cooler weather throughout the region.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.26/cwt on 614 head.

Average price

$136.26

614 head · 875 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,193

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$477

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

$12.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.87

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	882	136.43	1,204	600
Medium and Large 2-3	577	129.59	747	12thin
Large 1	588	123.50	726	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.93/cwt here — about $477 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 sale614 hd

136.26

—

KY average26 barns · 5,593 hd

141.13

−4.87

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	1,584	94.76	1,501	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	63.11	911	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	60.36	718	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	47.59	492	36

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	410	129.99/cwt	124.00–135.00	533	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	127.15/cwt	124.00–128.00	996	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	126.09/cwt	115.00–132.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	118.81/cwt	110.00–130.00	509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	141.32/cwt	134.00–149.00	663	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	127.52/cwt	124.00–134.00	801	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	139.93/cwt	130.00–148.00	792	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	144.37/cwt	138.00–151.00	616	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	115.15/cwt	108.00–122.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	662	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	976	132.36/cwt	129.50–135.80	1,292	226
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	931	137.05/cwt	134.00–140.20	1,276	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,002	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,273	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,005	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,137	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	150.88/cwt	150.00–151.00	739	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	661	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	147.50/cwt	142.00–153.00	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	115.80/cwt	108.00–119.00	661	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	137.30/cwt	137.30–137.30	964	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,058	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	901	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	698	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	927	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	761	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	133.63/cwt	126.00–139.00	637	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	124.55/cwt	121.00–131.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	125.27/cwt	123.00–128.00	461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	129.96/cwt	125.00–135.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	115.44/cwt	105.00–119.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	136.80/cwt	132.00–140.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	49.79/cwt	46.00–53.00	540	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	41.09/cwt	30.00–45.50	399	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	56.58/cwt	54.00–63.00	573	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	61.42/cwt	60.50–62.50	894	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	944	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	58.22/cwt	53.50–62.50	687	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	64.47/cwt	63.00–67.50	776	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	603	1
Bulls	—	—	1,661	95.62/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,588	4
Bulls	—	—	1,553	98.88/cwt	97.00–101.50	1,536	3
Bulls	—	—	1,478	86.87/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,284	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,348	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	798.48/cwt	660.00–925.00	9,566	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,923	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,420	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	848.74/cwt	660.00–975.00	10,898	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	831.51/cwt	685.00–910.00	11,225	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,007.41/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	12,673	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	939.63/cwt	850.00–1,010.00	11,915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,335	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	316	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	269	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	802	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	553	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	225	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	205	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	136.31/cwt	130.00–141.00	778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	119.63/cwt	114.00–131.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	703	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	136.04/cwt	132.00–144.00	918	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	151.07/cwt	145.00–158.00	861	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	144.72/cwt	139.25–146.00	1,103	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	143.09/cwt	133.00–147.00	1,023	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	150.34/cwt	141.00–153.00	952	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	145.43/cwt	141.00–148.00	766	10
Steers	Large 1	—	588	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	116.62/cwt	105.00–121.00	609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	114.50/cwt	109.00–120.00	542	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	109.92/cwt	105.00–115.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	132.82/cwt	123.00–138.00	684	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	127.38/cwt	115.00–133.00	790	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	132.98/cwt	131.50–133.50	981	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	130.09/cwt	116.00–132.50	869	13

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 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,289Last week 789Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 38Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	410	124.00–135.00	129.99
7	—	783	124.00–128.00	127.15
1	—	825	121.00	121.00
12	—	477	126.00–139.00	133.63
4	—	576	121.00–131.00	124.55
4	—	368	123.00–128.00	125.27
2	—	323	125.00–135.00	129.96
1	—	235	130.00	130.00
26	—	515	123.00–138.00	132.82
25	—	620	115.00–133.00	127.38
15	—	738	131.50–133.50	132.98
13	—	668	116.00–132.50	130.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	571	108.00–119.00	115.80
2	—	410	114.00–115.00	114.51
1	—	670	108.00	108.00
1	—	265	114.00	114.00
6	—	522	105.00–121.00	116.62
6	—	473	109.00–120.00	114.50
2	—	630	105.00–115.00	109.92
1	—	700	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	702	137.30	137.30
78	—	784	135.00	135.00
77	—	641	140.50	140.50
69	—	698	132.75	132.75
46	—	563	135.25	135.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	115.00–132.00	126.09
4	—	428	110.00–130.00	118.81
4	—	531	105.00–119.00	115.44
1	—	630	105.00	105.00
1	—	290	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	469	134.00–149.00	141.32
8	—	628	124.00–134.00	127.52
7	—	566	130.00–148.00	139.93
6	—	427	138.00–151.00	144.37
2	—	715	108.00–122.00	115.15
1	—	750	115.00	115.00
4	—	533	132.00–140.00	136.80
4	—	391	155.00	155.00
2	—	692	123.00	123.00
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	662	66.00	66.00
4	—	316	85.00	85.00
2	—	802	69.00	69.00
2	—	225	91.00	91.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
226	—	976	129.50–135.80	132.36
168	—	931	134.00–140.20	137.05
54	—	1,002	127.00	127.00
14	—	657	153.00	153.00
1	—	450	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	818	139.00	139.00
8	—	490	150.00–151.00	150.88
5	—	438	151.00	151.00
3	—	311	154.00	154.00
2	—	365	142.00–153.00	147.50
1	—	290	152.50	152.50
28	—	675	132.00–144.00	136.04
17	—	570	145.00–158.00	151.07
16	—	762	139.25–146.00	144.72
14	—	715	133.00–147.00	143.09
14	—	633	141.00–153.00	150.34
10	—	527	141.00–148.00	145.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	130.00–141.00	136.31
3	—	538	114.00–131.00	119.63
2	—	703	122.00–124.00	123.00
1	—	750	130.00	130.00
1	—	460	139.00	139.00
1	—	405	136.00	136.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	123.00–124.00	123.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,084	46.00–53.00	49.79
13	—	971	30.00–45.50	41.09
5	—	1,013	54.00–63.00	56.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	60.50–62.50	61.42
1	—	1,420	66.50	66.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,180	53.50–62.50	58.22
11	—	1,204	63.00–67.50	64.47
1	—	1,170	51.50	51.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,661	95.00–96.00	95.62
3	—	1,553	97.00–101.50	98.88
2	—	1,478	86.00–88.00	86.87

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,198	660.00–925.00	798.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,284	660.00–975.00	848.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,350	685.00–910.00	831.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,258	875.00–1,100.00	1,007.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,268	850.00–1,010.00	939.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,060	975.00	975.00

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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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