Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers 2.00 to 3.00 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 627 head.

Average price

$138.92

627 head · 781 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,084

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$626

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

$44.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.10

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	782	139.02	1,087	625
Large 1	420	121.00	508	1thin
Small 1-2	485	95.00	461	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.02/cwt here — about $626 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 sale627 hd

138.92

—

KY average26 barns · 4,386 hd

138.82

+0.10

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	1,651	85.80	1,417	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,301	60.54	788	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	57.98	670	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,113	51.93	578	15

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	420	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	508	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	415	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	138.30/cwt	138.30–138.30	853	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	710	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	948	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	837	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,000	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	335	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	117.50/cwt	112.00–123.00	665	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	116.00/cwt	106.00–120.00	491	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	119.52/cwt	112.00–126.00	630	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	122.16/cwt	114.00–125.00	462	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	117.56/cwt	112.00–121.00	557	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	112.17/cwt	105.00–116.00	694	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	945	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	892	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	349	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	431	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	430	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	452	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	690	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	697	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	395	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	131.84/cwt	129.00–141.00	620	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	113.09/cwt	108.00–125.00	701	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	129.79/cwt	125.00–140.00	678	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	101.86/cwt	97.00–110.00	737	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	131.30/cwt	129.00–136.00	563	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	135.44/cwt	128.00–140.00	444	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	109.63/cwt	106.00–119.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	127.67/cwt	125.00–133.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	100.63/cwt	94.00–107.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	141.96/cwt	136.00–148.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	782	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	420	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	441	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	53.79/cwt	52.00–56.00	604	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	46.81/cwt	45.00–48.00	510	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,243	58.56/cwt	56.00–61.00	728	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	62.98/cwt	62.00–65.50	864	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	55.83/cwt	54.00–58.00	608	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	60.99/cwt	60.00–61.50	762	5
Bulls	—	—	1,659	85.20/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,413	7
Bulls	—	—	1,753	91.31/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,601	4
Bulls	—	—	1,190	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	809	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,520	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,500	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	485	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	875	136.28/cwt	132.40–139.80	1,192	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	141.64/cwt	140.75–142.20	1,108	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	150.80/cwt	150.80–150.80	980	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	900	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,242	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	951	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,246	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	137.44/cwt	132.00–142.00	854	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	808	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,077	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,020	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,122	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	140.86/cwt	135.00–143.00	807	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	129.57/cwt	115.00–134.00	859	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	135.52/cwt	132.00–149.00	659	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	126.36/cwt	120.00–130.00	768	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	140.34/cwt	140.00–141.00	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	146.62/cwt	145.00–150.00	333	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	144.06/cwt	141.00–147.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	582	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	815	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	740	10

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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,166Last week 956Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 160Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 50Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers 2.00 to 3.00 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
1	—	420	121.00	121.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
160	—	875	132.40–139.80	136.28
145	—	782	140.75–142.20	141.64
84	—	650	150.80	150.80
56	—	900	138.00	138.00
55	—	951	131.00	131.00
13	—	621	132.00–142.00	137.44
11	—	808	133.25	133.25
9	—	1,020	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	573	135.00–143.00	140.86
9	—	663	115.00–134.00	129.57
7	—	486	132.00–149.00	135.52
6	—	608	120.00–130.00	126.36
3	—	416	140.00–141.00	140.34
3	—	227	145.00–150.00	146.62
2	—	907	119.00	119.00
2	—	735	127.00	127.00
2	—	515	141.00–147.00	144.06
2	—	355	144.00	144.00
1	—	775	127.00	127.00
1	—	325	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	582	140.00	140.00
10	—	510	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	617	138.30	138.30
31	—	584	121.50	121.50
9	—	758	125.00	125.00
2	—	837	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	566	112.00–123.00	117.50
21	—	423	106.00–120.00	116.00
15	—	527	112.00–126.00	119.52
13	—	378	114.00–125.00	122.16
10	—	474	112.00–121.00	117.56
9	—	619	105.00–116.00	112.17
6	—	945	100.00	100.00
6	—	769	116.00	116.00
6	—	349	123.50	123.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	105.00	105.00
1	—	690	101.00	101.00
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	118.00	118.00
2	—	420	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	470	129.00–141.00	131.84
12	—	620	108.00–125.00	113.09
12	—	522	125.00–140.00	129.79
7	—	724	97.00–110.00	101.86
6	—	429	129.00–136.00	131.30
5	—	328	128.00–140.00	135.44
4	—	678	106.00–119.00	109.63
3	—	555	125.00–133.00	127.67
2	—	765	94.00–107.00	100.63
2	—	363	136.00–148.00	141.96
2	—	285	135.00	135.00
1	—	815	96.00	96.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,122	52.00–56.00	53.79
4	—	1,089	45.00–48.00	46.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,243	56.00–61.00	58.56
13	—	1,372	62.00–65.50	62.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,089	54.00–58.00	55.83
5	—	1,249	60.00–61.50	60.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,659	80.00–87.00	85.20
4	—	1,753	89.00–93.00	91.31
1	—	1,190	68.00	68.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	550.00	550.00

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