Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold very unsteady. Fancy or value added calves sold mostly steady with a softer undertone. Plain, fleshy or off colored calves were heavily discounted with instances of 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady with a softer undertone.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.48/cwt on 654 head.

Average price

$129.48

654 head · 800 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,036

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$11.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.98

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	801	129.53	1,037	651
Small 1-2	645	118.33	763	3thin

One grade step is worth $11.20/cwt here — about $274 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 sale654 hd

129.48

—

KY average18 barns · 4,194 hd

136.46

−6.98

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	1,600	82.21	1,315	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,391	60.79	846	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	57.67	699	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,040	48.78	507	12

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	732.79/cwt	660.00–800.00	9,658	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,890	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,270	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,595	1,155.28/cwt	900.00–1,250.00	18,427	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,610	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	17,710	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	692.93/cwt	685.00–700.00	7,865	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	929	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	827	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	127.60/cwt	126.00–128.00	801	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	139.60/cwt	130.00–148.00	720	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	932	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	150.13/cwt	148.00–156.00	644	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	125.24/cwt	119.00–133.00	835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,005	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	818	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	824	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	923	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	748	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	123.38/cwt	116.00–130.00	464	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	133.79/cwt	128.00–134.50	704	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	127.01/cwt	120.00–131.00	597	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	125.41/cwt	119.00–130.00	529	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	124.40/cwt	120.00–130.00	356	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	117.40/cwt	112.00–126.00	686	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	117.81/cwt	115.00–122.00	392	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	103.63/cwt	100.00–106.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	86.45/cwt	82.00–91.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	641	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	565	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	644	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	437	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	142.84/cwt	132.00–152.00	598	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	150.79/cwt	142.00–159.00	692	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	146.99/cwt	145.00–149.00	573	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	138.76/cwt	135.00–142.00	380	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	126.90/cwt	119.00–132.00	712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	154.60/cwt	154.00–155.00	496	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	121.02/cwt	119.00–123.00	760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	733	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	740	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	733	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	51.46/cwt	49.00–53.00	541	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	45.02/cwt	42.00–49.00	461	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	61.25/cwt	58.00–64.00	854	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	57.27/cwt	56.00–58.00	783	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	60.16/cwt	57.50–64.50	751	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	53.25/cwt	51.00–56.00	611	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	548	2
Bulls	—	—	1,605	83.85/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,346	13
Bulls	—	—	1,501	74.02/cwt	70.00–82.00	1,111	5
Bulls	—	—	1,815	92.06/cwt	90.50–93.50	1,671	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	763	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	691	42
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	536	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	391	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	780	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	897	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	924	124.77/cwt	124.10–125.40	1,153	227
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	131.44/cwt	131.25–132.00	975	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	791	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,036	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	990	118.60/cwt	118.60–118.60	1,174	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,133	111.60/cwt	111.60–111.60	1,264	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	138.87/cwt	135.00–140.00	853	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	146.25/cwt	136.00–150.00	693	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	155.83/cwt	155.00–157.00	513	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	139.18/cwt	135.00–140.00	825	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	153.05/cwt	144.00–159.00	579	12

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 Sep 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,090Last week 521Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 65Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 5Year ago 0

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	—	1,318	660.00–800.00	732.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,045	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,595	900.00–1,250.00	1,155.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,610	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,135	685.00–700.00	692.93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	929	89.00	89.00
42	—	763	90.50	90.50
4	—	536	73.00	73.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	628	126.00–128.00	127.60
8	—	516	130.00–148.00	139.60
7	—	731	125.00–130.00	127.47
7	—	429	148.00–156.00	150.13
6	—	667	119.00–133.00	125.24
2	—	785	128.00	128.00
46	—	474	136.00–150.00	146.25
15	—	329	155.00–157.00	155.83
12	—	593	135.00–140.00	139.18
12	—	378	144.00–159.00	153.05
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	115.00	115.00
1	—	375	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
227	—	924	124.10–125.40	124.77
94	—	742	131.25–132.00	131.44
60	—	791	131.00	131.00
58	—	990	118.60	118.60
42	—	1,133	111.60	111.60
36	—	614	135.00–140.00	138.87
6	—	579	138.00	138.00
3	—	458	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	653	125.25	125.25
19	—	824	112.00	112.00
9	—	534	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	376	116.00–130.00	123.38
33	—	526	128.00–134.50	133.79
29	—	470	120.00–131.00	127.01
16	—	422	119.00–130.00	125.41
11	—	286	120.00–130.00	124.40
8	—	584	112.00–126.00	117.40
8	—	333	115.00–122.00	117.81
5	—	633	100.00–106.00	103.63
4	—	820	82.00–91.00	86.45
2	—	675	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	114.00	114.00
2	—	437	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	419	132.00–152.00	142.84
14	—	459	142.00–159.00	150.79
8	—	390	145.00–149.00	146.99
8	—	274	135.00–142.00	138.76
5	—	561	119.00–132.00	126.90
5	—	321	154.00–155.00	154.60
4	—	628	119.00–123.00	121.02
2	—	845	95.00	95.00
2	—	665	122.00	122.00
2	—	535	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	740	99.00	99.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,051	49.00–53.00	51.46
5	—	1,024	42.00–49.00	45.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,394	58.00–64.00	61.25
3	—	1,367	56.00–58.00	57.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,249	57.50–64.50	60.16
8	—	1,148	51.00–56.00	53.25
2	—	1,085	50.50	50.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,605	82.00–88.00	83.85
5	—	1,501	70.00–82.00	74.02
2	—	1,815	90.50–93.50	92.06

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle