Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.86/cwt on 674 head.

Average price

$136.86

674 head · 873 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,194

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$425

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

$29.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.49

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	136.99	1,197	671
Small 1-2	655	109.00	714	1thin
Large 1	718	107.50	771	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.49/cwt here — about $425 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 sale674 hd

136.86

—

KY average27 barns · 5,895 hd

142.35

−5.49

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	1,295	83.04	1,075	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,366	60.76	830	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,119	58.47	654	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	959	45.75	439	11

Every lot, as filed

56 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	124.01/cwt	122.00–125.00	905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	124.05/cwt	122.00–126.00	782	2
Steers	Large 1	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Steers	Large 1	—	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	136.20/cwt	136.20–136.20	874	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	858	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	965	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	125.01/cwt	121.00–135.00	595	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	124.15/cwt	119.00–129.00	715	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	130.27/cwt	121.00–135.00	687	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	128.10/cwt	125.00–132.00	533	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	120.65/cwt	120.00–122.00	449	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	782	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	968	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	119.85/cwt	115.00–125.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	252	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	325	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	128.52/cwt	120.00–132.00	690	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	128.89/cwt	125.00–136.00	755	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	117.95/cwt	111.00–125.00	799	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	613	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	46.63/cwt	45.00–48.00	457	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	857	40.60/cwt	37.00–42.00	348	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	619	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	61.46/cwt	59.00–63.00	851	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,312	58.65/cwt	58.00–59.00	769	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	57.45/cwt	55.00–60.00	624	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	62.07/cwt	58.00–65.50	737	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	51.93/cwt	50.00–53.50	579	2
Bulls	—	—	1,375	85.40/cwt	83.00–87.50	1,174	3
Bulls	—	—	1,175	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	934	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	8,596	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,829	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	699.51/cwt	525.00–775.00	7,876	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	3,632	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,024.27/cwt	850.00–1,110.00	12,599	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,366	797.15/cwt	735.00–860.00	10,889	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	14,702	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	655	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	971	135.16/cwt	129.00–138.75	1,312	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	919	138.32/cwt	137.50–139.25	1,271	221
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,067	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	135.40/cwt	135.40–135.40	1,196	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	135.73/cwt	127.00–144.00	909	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	135.68/cwt	135.00–137.00	699	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	159.28/cwt	152.00–167.00	600	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	135.45/cwt	126.00–140.00	783	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	142.71/cwt	139.00–145.00	694	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	151.41/cwt	148.00–152.00	612	7

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 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,097Last week 1,130Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 72Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 5Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	122.00–125.00	124.01
2	—	770	125.00	125.00
2	—	630	122.00–126.00	124.05
48	—	883	135.40	135.40
26	—	670	127.00–144.00	135.73
12	—	515	135.00–137.00	135.68
11	—	377	152.00–167.00	159.28
10	—	578	126.00–140.00	135.45
7	—	486	139.00–145.00	142.71
7	—	404	148.00–152.00	151.41
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
1	—	670	105.00	105.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
234	—	971	129.00–138.75	135.16
221	—	919	137.50–139.25	138.32
88	—	780	136.75	136.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	642	136.20	136.20
57	—	596	144.00	144.00
27	—	761	126.75	126.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	476	121.00–135.00	125.01
11	—	576	119.00–129.00	124.15
10	—	527	121.00–135.00	130.27
7	—	416	125.00–132.00	128.10
6	—	372	120.00–122.00	120.65
5	—	657	119.00	119.00
4	—	762	127.00	127.00
4	—	619	115.00–125.00	119.85
4	—	328	125.00	125.00
3	—	741	105.00	105.00
2	—	210	120.00	120.00
1	—	265	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	537	120.00–132.00	128.52
6	—	586	125.00–136.00	128.89
4	—	677	111.00–125.00	117.95
3	—	360	143.00	143.00
2	—	785	113.00	113.00
2	—	495	138.00	138.00
2	—	420	146.00	146.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	979	45.00–48.00	46.63
3	—	857	37.00–42.00	40.60
1	—	1,125	55.00	55.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,384	59.00–63.00	61.46
3	—	1,312	58.00–59.00	58.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,087	55.00–60.00	57.45
9	—	1,187	58.00–65.50	62.07
2	—	1,115	50.00–53.50	51.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,375	83.00–87.50	85.40
2	—	1,175	79.50	79.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	785.00	785.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,090	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,126	525.00–775.00	699.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	835	435.00	435.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	35	—	1,230	850.00–1,110.00	1,024.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,366	735.00–860.00	797.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	1,210.00	1,210.00

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