Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steer calves sold firm. Feeder heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Yearling steers steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.47/cwt on 274 head.

Average price

$137.47

274 head · 749 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.87

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	749	137.47	1,029	274

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 sale274 hd

137.47

—

KY average26 barns · 5,714 hd

139.35

−1.87

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	1,812	85.60	1,551	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,291	58.58	756	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	57.34	705	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	959	45.13	433	14

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	572	127.93/cwt	125.00–130.50	732	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	131.34/cwt	125.00–134.00	573	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	131.49/cwt	126.00–138.00	685	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	125.92/cwt	125.00–130.00	453	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	434	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	569	115.01/cwt	114.00–116.00	654	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	794	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	737	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	124.12/cwt	120.00–130.00	583	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	471	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	542	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	136.07/cwt	130.00–144.00	702	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	127.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	742	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	147.64/cwt	145.00–155.00	611	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	147.11/cwt	145.00–150.00	405	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	149.09/cwt	145.00–152.50	328	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	121.04/cwt	119.00–125.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	44.75/cwt	41.00–47.50	418	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	52.75/cwt	51.00–54.00	632	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	258	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	60.34/cwt	59.00–63.00	809	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,222	56.11/cwt	55.00–58.00	686	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	55.56/cwt	54.00–57.50	666	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	60.17/cwt	58.00–62.50	762	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	645	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	84.06/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,538	3
Bulls	—	—	1,785	87.91/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,569	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,781	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,457	1,108.18/cwt	1,075.00–1,125.00	16,146	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	15,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	792	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,069	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	144.40/cwt	144.40–144.40	1,035	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	985	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,271	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	138.65/cwt	138.50–139.00	806	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,004	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	143.23/cwt	142.50–144.00	692	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	156.23/cwt	152.00–162.50	576	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	128.77/cwt	125.00–130.00	882	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	124.78/cwt	120.00–128.00	795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 521Last week 1,166Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 118Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder steer calves sold firm. Feeder heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Yearling steers steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	572	125.00–130.50	127.93
30	—	436	125.00–134.00	131.34
21	—	521	126.00–138.00	131.49
11	—	360	125.00–130.00	125.92
9	—	324	134.00	134.00
8	—	470	120.00–130.00	124.12
3	—	880	106.00	106.00
3	—	620	112.00	112.00
2	—	715	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	114.00–116.00	115.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	625	127.00	127.00
8	—	585	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	471	115.00	115.00
2	—	610	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	516	130.00–144.00	136.07
8	—	584	125.00–130.00	127.00
8	—	414	145.00–155.00	147.64
5	—	275	145.00–150.00	147.11
4	—	355	160.00	160.00
4	—	220	145.00–152.50	149.09
3	—	622	119.00–125.00	121.04
3	—	460	135.00	135.00
2	—	675	124.00	124.00
2	—	345	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	792	135.00	135.00
70	—	717	144.40	144.40
53	—	985	129.00	129.00
14	—	581	138.50–139.00	138.65
6	—	648	136.00	136.00
1	—	685	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	738	136.00	136.00
16	—	483	142.50–144.00	143.23
11	—	369	152.00–162.50	156.23
8	—	685	125.00–130.00	128.77
5	—	637	120.00–128.00	124.78
2	—	505	138.00	138.00
1	—	580	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	933	41.00–47.50	44.75
2	—	1,198	51.00–54.00	52.75
1	—	760	34.00	34.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,340	59.00–63.00	60.34
10	—	1,222	55.00–58.00	56.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,199	54.00–57.50	55.56
12	—	1,267	58.00–62.50	60.17
1	—	1,240	52.00	52.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,830	81.00–86.00	84.06
2	—	1,785	87.00–89.00	87.91

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,457	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,108.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,520	1,000.00	1,000.00

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