Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady for both calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.76/cwt on 885 head.

Average price

$138.76

885 head · 783 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,086

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$603

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

$30.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.90

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	785	139.00	1,091	878
Small 1-2	451	108.42	489	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.58/cwt here — about $603 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 sale885 hd

138.76

—

KY average28 barns · 6,778 hd

135.86

+2.90

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	1,654	74.56	1,233	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,374	47.73	656	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,128	45.24	510	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	35.73	367	20

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	445	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	555	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	125.44/cwt	120.00–130.00	588	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	118.92/cwt	111.00–123.00	747	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	124.39/cwt	123.00–129.00	473	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	119.24/cwt	115.00–123.00	686	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	523	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	580	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	326	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	360	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	877	140.16/cwt	139.80–140.90	1,229	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	147.81/cwt	145.60–149.95	1,023	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	914	132.25/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,209	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	837	139.28/cwt	138.80–139.75	1,166	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	141.80/cwt	141.80–141.80	1,089	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	972	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	144.00/cwt	138.00–152.00	621	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	124.88/cwt	121.00–128.00	781	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	132.60/cwt	126.00–138.00	700	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	97.84/cwt	97.50–101.00	1,010	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	131.09/cwt	125.00–135.00	615	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	588	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	131.62/cwt	131.00–134.00	745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	465	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	991	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	405	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	504	95.61/cwt	90.00–100.00	482	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	637	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	631	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	37.64/cwt	34.00–45.00	418	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	869	30.08/cwt	27.00–33.00	261	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	45.07/cwt	43.00–46.00	542	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	46.74/cwt	46.00–48.00	614	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,589	52.82/cwt	51.00–54.00	839	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,281	44.60/cwt	44.00–46.00	571	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	44.96/cwt	43.00–48.00	500	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	40.85/cwt	40.00–42.00	444	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	52.33/cwt	52.00–53.00	657	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	73.86/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,329	3
Bulls	—	—	1,780	80.67/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,436	3
Bulls	—	—	1,245	66.45/cwt	65.00–68.00	827	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	413	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	405	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	855	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	829	128.80/cwt	128.80–128.80	1,068	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	130.79/cwt	123.00–131.60	882	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	126.53/cwt	124.00–128.00	722	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	116.08/cwt	102.00–126.50	432	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	124.09/cwt	109.00–125.50	577	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	112.20/cwt	106.00–121.50	592	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	114.65/cwt	103.00–121.00	827	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	115.65/cwt	104.00–118.00	649	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	113.03/cwt	100.00–120.00	695	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	475	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	120.17/cwt	111.00–125.00	383	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	109.00/cwt	106.00–112.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	332	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	485	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	514	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	535	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	126.52/cwt	119.00–130.00	682	36

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 Oct 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,489Last week 1,121Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 54Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady for both calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	129.00	129.00
12	—	469	120.00–130.00	125.44
7	—	628	111.00–123.00	118.92
7	—	380	123.00–129.00	124.39
4	—	750	95.00	95.00
4	—	575	115.00–123.00	119.24
36	—	539	119.00–130.00	126.52
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	106.00	106.00
1	—	535	102.00	102.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	109.00	109.00
2	—	523	110.00–112.00	110.97
2	—	320	102.00	102.00
1	—	360	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
182	—	877	139.80–140.90	140.16
145	—	692	145.60–149.95	147.81
143	—	914	128.00–135.00	132.25
122	—	837	138.80–139.75	139.28
121	—	768	141.80	141.80
72	—	716	135.75	135.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	431	138.00–152.00	144.00
13	—	625	121.00–128.00	124.88
12	—	528	126.00–138.00	132.60
10	—	1,032	97.50–101.00	97.84
9	—	469	125.00–135.00	131.09
9	—	397	148.00	148.00
5	—	566	131.00–134.00	131.62
4	—	308	151.00	151.00
3	—	790	125.50	125.50
3	—	727	123.00	123.00
2	—	655	124.00	124.00
2	—	285	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	504	90.00–100.00	95.61
2	—	637	99.00	99.00
2	—	413	98.00	98.00
1	—	855	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	829	128.80	128.80
49	—	674	123.00–131.60	130.79
11	—	571	124.00–128.00	126.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	372	102.00–126.50	116.08
30	—	465	109.00–125.50	124.09
28	—	528	106.00–121.50	112.20
15	—	721	103.00–121.00	114.65
12	—	561	104.00–118.00	115.65
8	—	615	100.00–120.00	113.03
6	—	413	115.00	115.00
6	—	319	111.00–125.00	120.17
4	—	665	106.00–112.00	109.00
3	—	255	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,110	34.00–45.00	37.64
8	—	869	27.00–33.00	30.08
3	—	1,203	43.00–46.00	45.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,313	46.00–48.00	46.74
5	—	1,589	51.00–54.00	52.82
5	—	1,281	44.00–46.00	44.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,111	43.00–48.00	44.96
4	—	1,088	40.00–42.00	40.85
3	—	1,255	52.00–53.00	52.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,800	71.00–76.00	73.86
3	—	1,780	80.00–82.00	80.67
2	—	1,245	65.00–68.00	66.45

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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