Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers 5.00 lower. 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 $130.67/cwt on 562 head.

Average price

$130.67

562 head · 833 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.24

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	833	130.67	1,088	562

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale562 hd

130.67

—

KY average26 barns · 4,285 hd

135.91

−5.24

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	1,547	87.55	1,355	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	61.02	871	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	57.46	707	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	46.85	504	15

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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	123.60/cwt	120.50–124.25	937	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	126.64/cwt	122.00–133.00	537	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	118.64/cwt	110.00–122.00	734	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	125.00/cwt	121.50–128.00	649	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	126.27/cwt	123.00–130.00	599	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	109.87/cwt	105.00–114.00	735	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	119.16/cwt	118.00–122.00	690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	464	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	127.33/cwt	126.00–130.00	388	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	295	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	366	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	495	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	564	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	134.58/cwt	133.00–138.00	688	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	121.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	757	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	133.46/cwt	130.00–138.00	759	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	120.37/cwt	115.00–124.00	787	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	128.88/cwt	127.00–137.00	549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	141.50/cwt	136.00–147.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	45.96/cwt	42.00–49.50	486	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	52.60/cwt	51.00–54.00	630	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	61.73/cwt	59.00–64.50	900	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,262	57.26/cwt	55.00–60.00	723	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	55.64/cwt	52.00–58.00	659	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	61.73/cwt	59.00–65.00	811	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	618	2
Bulls	—	—	1,495	85.78/cwt	84.00–88.50	1,282	4
Bulls	—	—	1,617	89.90/cwt	89.00–91.50	1,454	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	730.00/cwt	660.00–800.00	7,300	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	814.89/cwt	735.00–850.00	10,903	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,331	735.15/cwt	710.00–750.00	9,785	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	914.20/cwt	775.00–1,100.00	11,683	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	911.02/cwt	800.00–975.00	12,845	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	928	129.71/cwt	123.00–133.40	1,204	322
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	838	129.80/cwt	129.80–129.80	1,088	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	879	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,046	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	962	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	857	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	760	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	965	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	131.67/cwt	124.00–135.00	882	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	135.31/cwt	130.00–138.00	766	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	141.96/cwt	135.00–148.00	602	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	135.66/cwt	129.00–140.00	685	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	140.52/cwt	135.00–146.00	659	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	134.39/cwt	131.00–140.00	844	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	127.02/cwt	121.00–130.00	932	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	101.99/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	529	2

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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 956Last week 1,097Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 80Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 85Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers 5.00 lower. 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
1	—	1,230	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,175	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,050	105.00	105.00
1	—	935	108.00	108.00
1	—	835	128.00	128.00
22	—	670	124.00–135.00	131.67
19	—	566	130.00–138.00	135.31
19	—	424	135.00–148.00	141.96
13	—	505	129.00–140.00	135.66
10	—	469	135.00–146.00	140.52
9	—	628	131.00–140.00	134.39
5	—	734	121.00–130.00	127.02
2	—	1,278	101.00–103.00	101.99
2	—	370	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
322	—	928	123.00–133.40	129.71
65	—	838	129.80	129.80
36	—	879	119.00	119.00
9	—	675	142.50	142.50
7	—	579	148.00	148.00
7	—	510	149.00	149.00
6	—	707	136.50	136.50
4	—	607	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	758	120.50–124.25	123.60
76	—	690	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	424	122.00–133.00	126.64
35	—	619	110.00–122.00	118.64
29	—	519	121.50–128.00	125.00
19	—	474	123.00–130.00	126.27
11	—	669	105.00–114.00	109.87
7	—	579	118.00–122.00	119.16
6	—	357	130.00	130.00
6	—	305	126.00–130.00	127.33
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	110.00	110.00
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
1	—	295	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	114.00	114.00
2	—	355	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	511	133.00–138.00	134.58
8	—	621	120.00–124.00	121.98
7	—	569	130.00–138.00	133.46
5	—	654	115.00–124.00	120.37
5	—	426	127.00–137.00	128.88
4	—	455	136.00–147.00	141.50
1	—	825	87.00	87.00
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
1	—	355	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
13	—	1,058	42.00–49.50	45.96
2	—	1,198	51.00–54.00	52.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,458	59.00–64.50	61.73
3	—	1,262	55.00–60.00	57.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,185	52.00–58.00	55.64
15	—	1,313	59.00–65.00	61.73
2	—	1,235	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,495	84.00–88.50	85.78
3	—	1,617	89.00–91.50	89.90

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)	4	—	1,000	660.00–800.00	730.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,338	735.00–850.00	814.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,331	710.00–750.00	735.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,278	775.00–1,100.00	914.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,410	800.00–975.00	911.02

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