Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer calves steady. Feeder heifer calves 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.92/cwt on 801 head.

Average price

$138.92

801 head · 855 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,187

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$487

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

$10.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.05

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	856	138.97	1,190	797
Large 1	546	128.75	703	4thin

One grade step is worth $10.22/cwt here — about $487 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 sale801 hd

138.92

—

KY average25 barns · 4,382 hd

141.96

−3.05

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	1,527	85.94	1,312	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	61.71	759	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,321	61.54	813	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	49.27	538	14

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
Steers	Large 1	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	2
Steers	Large 1	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Steers	Large 1	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	144.70/cwt	144.70–144.70	954	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	138.19/cwt	134.00–143.00	716	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	138.85/cwt	134.00–142.00	665	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	132.11/cwt	126.00–137.00	503	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	128.20/cwt	124.00–133.00	677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	130.39/cwt	122.00–135.00	580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	994	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	380	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	464	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	140.96/cwt	135.00–145.00	598	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	157.76/cwt	155.00–160.00	601	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	138.75/cwt	130.00–142.00	713	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	119.50/cwt	112.00–125.00	859	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	124.29/cwt	109.00–132.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	132.86/cwt	130.00–139.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	144.50/cwt	142.00–147.00	491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	604	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	47.03/cwt	43.00–49.00	498	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	55.91/cwt	54.00–58.00	669	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	287	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,301	66.31/cwt	64.00–67.50	863	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	52.53/cwt	51.00–54.50	680	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	880	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	64.27/cwt	62.00–70.50	814	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	59.50/cwt	57.00–61.50	715	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	53.74/cwt	52.00–55.00	590	2
Bulls	—	—	1,464	84.67/cwt	77.00–88.00	1,240	5
Bulls	—	—	1,783	95.10/cwt	92.50–97.50	1,696	2
Bulls	—	—	1,330	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	984	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,907	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	792.90/cwt	790.00–800.00	9,713	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	918	137.12/cwt	133.90–140.00	1,259	332
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	968	134.16/cwt	128.50–137.00	1,299	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,012	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,106	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	854	144.80/cwt	144.80–144.80	1,237	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	140.39/cwt	131.00–140.75	1,045	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	147.01/cwt	141.00–154.00	706	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	515	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	145.46/cwt	142.00–150.00	831	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	149.05/cwt	145.00–153.00	648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	158.62/cwt	154.00–160.00	603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	145.92/cwt	144.00–150.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	917	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 Aug 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,130Last week 1,289Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 80Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 21Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer calves steady. Feeder heifer calves 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	135.00	135.00
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
1	—	460	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
332	—	918	133.90–140.00	137.12
148	—	968	128.50–137.00	134.16
71	—	700	144.50	144.50
70	—	780	141.75	141.75
62	—	854	144.80	144.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	744	131.00–140.75	140.39
6	—	480	141.00–154.00	147.01
5	—	332	155.00	155.00
4	—	571	142.00–150.00	145.46
4	—	435	145.00–153.00	149.05
4	—	380	154.00–160.00	158.62
3	—	861	129.00	129.00
3	—	530	144.00–150.00	145.92
2	—	620	141.00	141.00
1	—	775	131.00	131.00
1	—	650	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
158	—	659	144.70	144.70
14	—	518	134.00–143.00	138.19
7	—	600	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	479	134.00–142.00	138.85
7	—	381	126.00–137.00	132.11
6	—	528	124.00–133.00	128.20
5	—	445	122.00–135.00	130.39
2	—	695	116.00	116.00
2	—	580	131.00	131.00
1	—	815	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	490	125.00	125.00
2	—	580	120.00	120.00
2	—	525	125.00	125.00
2	—	380	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	115.00	115.00
1	—	440	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	424	135.00–145.00	140.96
11	—	381	155.00–160.00	157.76
10	—	514	130.00–142.00	138.75
5	—	719	112.00–125.00	119.50
4	—	260	150.00	150.00
3	—	627	109.00–132.00	124.29
3	—	577	130.00–139.00	132.86
2	—	690	124.00	124.00
2	—	340	142.00–147.00	144.50
1	—	795	118.00	118.00
1	—	461	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,058	43.00–49.00	47.03
5	—	1,196	54.00–58.00	55.91
1	—	845	34.00	34.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,301	64.00–67.50	66.31
2	—	1,295	51.00–54.50	52.53
1	—	1,455	60.50	60.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,266	62.00–70.50	64.27
9	—	1,201	57.00–61.50	59.50
2	—	1,098	52.00–55.00	53.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,464	77.00–88.00	84.67
2	—	1,783	92.50–97.50	95.10
1	—	1,330	74.00	74.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	895	660.00	660.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,225	790.00–800.00	792.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,185	875.00	875.00

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