Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs 4.00-6.00 lower, yearling steers over 600 lbs 2.00-3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. There was moderate demand for all classes of feeder cattle with moderate offering. Buyers showed good interest in weaned cattle with favorable condition.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.78/cwt on 360 head.

Average price

$131.78

360 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$368

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$23.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.65

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	665	131.98	877	357
Medium and Large 2-3	470	108.20	509	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.78/cwt here — about $368 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 sale360 hd

131.78

—

KY average28 barns · 4,908 hd

131.14

+0.65

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	1,566	76.15	1,193	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,556	55.15	858	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	52.23	645	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,167	47.87	558	4thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 2-3	—	315	103.44/cwt	99.00–106.00	326	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	837	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	122.27/cwt	115.00–125.00	527	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	121.13/cwt	114.00–124.00	621	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	127.49/cwt	115.00–131.50	407	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	123.35/cwt	110.00–130.00	708	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	121.17/cwt	113.50–123.50	737	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	118.14/cwt	110.00–123.00	556	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	112.55/cwt	105.00–120.00	744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	107.39/cwt	101.00–114.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	112.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	117.00/cwt	115.00–119.00	322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	406	152.66/cwt	144.00–155.00	620	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	141.32/cwt	140.00–142.00	667	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	131.32/cwt	129.00–134.00	685	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	130.61/cwt	120.00–136.00	620	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	126.06/cwt	119.00–131.00	705	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	130.71/cwt	127.00–135.00	552	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	134.77/cwt	121.00–139.00	511	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	485	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	780	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	46.32/cwt	45.00–48.00	534	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	635	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	54.28/cwt	52.00–55.50	827	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	1,020	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	54.59/cwt	51.50–57.50	662	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	47.26/cwt	42.50–50.50	575	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	59.25/cwt	57.50–61.50	813	3
Bulls	—	—	1,485	76.45/cwt	74.00–79.50	1,135	6
Bulls	—	—	1,965	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,680	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,076	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,539	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,324	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	10,224	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,069.68/cwt	910.00–1,175.00	11,050	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	930.13/cwt	925.00–935.00	9,069	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,007.90/cwt	750.00–1,175.00	11,591	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,138	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	765.63/cwt	700.00–825.00	7,656	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	108.55/cwt	107.00–110.00	562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	886	131.49/cwt	128.95–134.00	1,165	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	879	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	133.22/cwt	120.00–139.00	633	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	136.77/cwt	119.00–139.00	726	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	126.78/cwt	120.00–132.00	789	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	130.48/cwt	122.00–135.00	735	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	125.16/cwt	113.00–127.50	959	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	812	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	135.91/cwt	120.00–140.00	565	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	137.63/cwt	122.50–140.00	517	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	132.80/cwt	132.00–134.00	983	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	419	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	423	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 Sep 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 740Last week 1,090Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 111Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 21Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	99.00–106.00	103.44
2	—	662	101.00	101.00
2	—	485	107.00	107.00
1	—	855	76.00	76.00
1	—	400	100.00	100.00
1	—	355	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	664	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	431	115.00–125.00	122.27
30	—	513	114.00–124.00	121.13
30	—	319	115.00–131.50	127.49
26	—	574	110.00–130.00	123.35
24	—	608	113.50–123.50	121.17
21	—	471	110.00–123.00	118.14
6	—	661	105.00–120.00	112.55
3	—	856	102.00	102.00
2	—	805	106.00	106.00
2	—	387	110.00	110.00
1	—	730	111.00	111.00
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	101.00–114.00	107.39
2	—	405	110.00–114.00	112.00
2	—	275	115.00–119.00	117.00
1	—	510	104.00	104.00
1	—	350	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	406	144.00–155.00	152.66
6	—	472	140.00–142.00	141.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	522	129.00–134.00	131.32
12	—	475	120.00–136.00	130.61
9	—	559	119.00–131.00	126.06
8	—	422	127.00–135.00	130.71
8	—	379	121.00–139.00	134.77
5	—	337	144.00	144.00
2	—	667	115.00	115.00
2	—	285	151.00	151.00
1	—	605	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	107.00–110.00	108.55
1	—	375	107.50	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	886	128.95–134.00	131.49
5	—	619	142.00	142.00
3	—	405	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	475	120.00–139.00	133.22
46	—	531	119.00–139.00	136.77
33	—	622	120.00–132.00	126.78
31	—	563	122.00–135.00	130.48
17	—	766	113.00–127.50	125.16
16	—	677	120.00	120.00
9	—	416	120.00–140.00	135.91
9	—	376	122.50–140.00	137.63
5	—	740	132.00–134.00	132.80
5	—	274	153.00	153.00
1	—	815	124.00	124.00
1	—	345	122.50	122.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,152	45.00–48.00	46.32
1	—	1,210	52.50	52.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,524	52.00–55.50	54.28
1	—	1,715	59.50	59.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,212	51.50–57.50	54.59
9	—	1,217	42.50–50.50	47.26
3	—	1,372	57.50–61.50	59.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,485	74.00–79.50	76.45
1	—	1,965	85.50	85.50
1	—	1,655	65.00	65.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,440	710.00	710.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,033	910.00–1,175.00	1,069.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	925.00–935.00	930.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,150	750.00–1,175.00	1,007.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	700.00–825.00	765.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	875.00	875.00

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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