Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves below 500 sold unevenly steady with light demand for fleshy unweaned calves. Calves weighing over 600 pounds that were weaned sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with moderate demand. Yearling steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. This weeks yearling offering consisted of many high quality fancy yearlings. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.48/cwt on 960 head.

Average price

$136.48

960 head · 786 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,072

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$26.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.67

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	786	136.53	1,073	958
Large 1	750	110.00	825	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.53/cwt here — about $248 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 sale960 hd

136.48

—

KY average28 barns · 6,390 hd

133.81

+2.67

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	—	Low	1,589	76.61	1,217	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,359	51.72	703	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	50.17	615	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	38.01	397	14

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	656	123.43/cwt	122.50–125.00	810	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	137.04/cwt	135.00–139.00	459	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	139.10/cwt	130.00–142.00	662	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	131.53/cwt	126.00–135.00	533	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	124.90/cwt	124.00–126.00	699	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	125.61/cwt	120.00–128.75	778	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	130.43/cwt	125.00–134.00	680	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	138.85/cwt	138.85–138.85	948	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	142.18/cwt	134.00–144.50	896	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	930	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,232	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	866	137.85/cwt	137.80–137.90	1,194	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	824	133.71/cwt	130.00–135.25	1,102	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	961	129.26/cwt	126.20–130.80	1,242	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	144.80/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,064	260
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	771	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	671	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	589	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	504	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	703.57/cwt	550.00–850.00	9,660	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	11,265	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,446	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,690	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	19,604	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	818.74/cwt	760.00–875.00	10,463	4
Steers	Large 1	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	747.87/cwt	625.00–850.00	9,169	10
Bulls	—	—	1,240	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	843	1
Bulls	—	—	1,664	79.94/cwt	79.50–80.50	1,330	4
Bulls	—	—	1,597	75.82/cwt	72.50–85.00	1,211	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	52.66/cwt	51.00–55.00	687	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	48.39/cwt	46.00–52.00	566	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	54.52/cwt	53.00–57.00	786	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	50.19/cwt	48.00–52.00	660	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	31.28/cwt	31.00–32.00	358	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	39.84/cwt	35.00–43.00	405	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	128.10/cwt	125.00–130.00	546	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	131.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	343	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	121.26/cwt	116.00–128.00	823	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	119.85/cwt	112.00–126.00	696	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	122.46/cwt	118.00–130.00	392	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	124.86/cwt	121.00–135.00	597	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	130.68/cwt	125.00–135.00	485	19
Heifers	Large 1	—	500	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	535	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	234	111.57/cwt	110.00–112.00	261	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	115.67/cwt	108.00–121.00	350	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	114.56/cwt	113.00–120.00	609	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	107.74/cwt	101.00–113.00	733	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	122.12/cwt	115.00–125.00	457	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	121.36/cwt	115.00–124.00	703	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	118.30/cwt	105.00–125.00	562	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	117.74/cwt	110.00–122.00	721	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	118.76/cwt	100.00–125.50	495	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	812	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	364	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	466	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	133.40/cwt	122.00–135.00	844	179
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	320	103.09/cwt	100.00–106.00	330	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	937	6

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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,498Last week 740Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 180Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	656	122.50–125.00	123.43
8	—	335	135.00–139.00	137.04
8	—	476	130.00–142.00	139.10
10	—	405	126.00–135.00	131.53
11	—	560	124.00–126.00	124.90
15	—	619	120.00–128.75	125.61
37	—	521	125.00–134.00	130.43
1	—	785	117.00	117.00
6	—	732	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	133.50	133.50
45	—	683	138.85	138.85
49	—	630	134.00–144.50	142.18
55	—	930	132.50	132.50
116	—	866	137.80–137.90	137.85
153	—	824	130.00–135.25	133.71
168	—	961	126.20–130.80	129.26
260	—	735	136.00–146.00	144.80
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	771	87.00	87.00
20	—	589	85.50	85.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	95.00	95.00
5	—	426	125.00–130.00	128.10
5	—	542	121.00	121.00
6	—	260	130.00–140.00	131.83
7	—	679	116.00–128.00	121.26
9	—	581	112.00–126.00	119.85
16	—	320	118.00–130.00	122.46
18	—	478	121.00–135.00	124.86
19	—	371	125.00–135.00	130.68
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	107.00	107.00
4	—	645	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	84.00	84.00
8	—	234	110.00–112.00	111.57
14	—	303	108.00–121.00	115.67
14	—	532	113.00–120.00	114.56
15	—	680	101.00–113.00	107.74
19	—	374	115.00–125.00	122.12
19	—	579	115.00–124.00	121.36
22	—	475	105.00–125.00	118.30
23	—	612	110.00–122.00	117.74
38	—	417	100.00–125.50	118.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	710	125.00	125.00
5	—	688	118.00	118.00
7	—	364	128.00	128.00
179	—	633	122.00–135.00	133.40
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	320	100.00–106.00	103.09

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,373	550.00–850.00	703.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,435	785.00	785.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,690	1,160.00	1,160.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,278	760.00–875.00	818.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,226	625.00–850.00	747.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	68.00	68.00
4	—	1,664	79.50–80.50	79.94
6	—	1,597	72.50–85.00	75.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,305	51.00–55.00	52.66
14	—	1,170	46.00–52.00	48.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,441	53.00–57.00	54.52
11	—	1,315	48.00–52.00	50.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,145	31.00–32.00	31.28
11	—	1,017	35.00–43.00	39.84

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle