Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer calves sold steady to 2.00 higher with most of the increase on weaned calves. Feeder heifer calves steady. Yearling steers and heifers fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.67/cwt on 620 head.

Average price

$137.67

620 head · 757 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,042

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$446

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

$16.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.56

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	758	137.75	1,045	617
Small 1-2	495	121.00	599	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.75/cwt here — about $446 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 sale620 hd

137.67

—

KY average29 barns · 7,793 hd

137.11

+0.56

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	—	High	1,901	82.98	1,578	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,387	44.95	623	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	43.82	522	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,166	35.13	410	13

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	—	371	134.81/cwt	129.00–141.00	500	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	114.95/cwt	109.00–120.00	706	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	137.18/cwt	130.00–140.00	424	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	324	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	796	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	12,129	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	6,222	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	553	89.75/cwt	89.75–89.75	496	51
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	465	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	372	19
Steers	Small 1-2	—	495	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	883	137.50/cwt	130.00–139.80	1,214	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	143.36/cwt	140.00–146.60	1,123	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	822	140.63/cwt	127.50–141.60	1,156	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	910	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	128.89/cwt	121.00–132.00	746	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	128.99/cwt	121.00–136.00	631	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	131.49/cwt	128.00–139.00	573	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	131.99/cwt	128.00–137.00	700	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	146.76/cwt	141.00–155.00	543	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	115.27/cwt	109.00–124.00	1,124	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	131.55/cwt	126.00–132.50	821	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	132.10/cwt	130.00–135.00	896	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	120.20/cwt	120.00–121.00	867	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	418	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	864	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	114.91/cwt	109.00–117.00	541	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	32.63/cwt	29.00–35.00	363	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,288	40.74/cwt	39.00–44.00	525	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	47.30/cwt	45.50–53.00	671	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	43.97/cwt	42.50–46.00	588	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	41.51/cwt	41.00–42.00	594	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	43.80/cwt	41.00–46.50	530	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	47.80/cwt	46.00–51.50	565	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	39.11/cwt	37.00–41.50	453	10
Bulls	—	—	2,051	88.37/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,812	5
Bulls	—	—	1,635	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,234	1
Bulls	—	—	1,420	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	902	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	543.51/cwt	400.00–650.00	6,071	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	117.58/cwt	112.00–121.00	620	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	111.10/cwt	104.00–119.00	460	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	115.25/cwt	115.00–116.00	645	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	119.47/cwt	117.00–121.00	452	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	127.13/cwt	119.00–131.00	416	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	112.98/cwt	108.00–118.00	738	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	392	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	486	94.93/cwt	89.00–104.00	461	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	623	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	623	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	650	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	676	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	555	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	566	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	390	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	124.41/cwt	120.00–133.00	591	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	120.30/cwt	115.00–125.00	615	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	128.81/cwt	123.00–135.00	528	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	702	14

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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,195Last week 1,489Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 97Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	371	129.00–141.00	134.81
9	—	614	109.00–120.00	114.95
7	—	309	130.00–140.00	137.18
5	—	720	110.00	110.00
4	—	240	135.00	135.00
2	—	780	102.00	102.00
38	—	475	120.00–133.00	124.41
27	—	511	115.00–125.00	120.30
27	—	410	123.00–135.00	128.81
14	—	573	120.00–125.00	122.53
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	553	89.75	89.75
19	—	465	80.00	80.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	883	130.00–139.80	137.50
135	—	783	140.00–146.60	143.36
128	—	822	127.50–141.60	140.63
12	—	682	133.50	133.50
3	—	350	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	579	121.00–132.00	128.89
27	—	489	121.00–136.00	128.99
19	—	436	128.00–139.00	131.49
18	—	530	128.00–137.00	131.99
18	—	370	141.00–155.00	146.76
14	—	975	109.00–124.00	115.27
14	—	624	126.00–132.50	131.55
7	—	678	130.00–135.00	132.10
5	—	721	120.00–121.00	120.20
3	—	1,205	125.00	125.00
3	—	290	144.00	144.00
2	—	330	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	639	135.25	135.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	471	109.00–117.00	114.91
25	—	527	112.00–121.00	117.58
22	—	414	104.00–119.00	111.10
16	—	560	115.00–116.00	115.25
10	—	378	117.00–121.00	119.47
10	—	327	119.00–131.00	127.13
8	—	653	108.00–118.00	112.98
4	—	703	106.00	106.00
4	—	605	123.00	123.00
4	—	285	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	486	89.00–104.00	94.93
3	—	623	100.00	100.00
2	—	650	104.00	104.00
2	—	555	102.00	102.00
1	—	390	95.00	95.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,565	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	510.00	510.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,117	400.00–650.00	543.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,112	29.00–35.00	32.63
4	—	1,288	39.00–44.00	40.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,418	45.50–53.00	47.30
10	—	1,338	42.50–46.00	43.97
4	—	1,431	41.00–42.00	41.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,209	41.00–46.50	43.80
12	—	1,182	46.00–51.50	47.80
10	—	1,157	37.00–41.50	39.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,051	86.00–90.00	88.37
1	—	1,635	75.50	75.50
1	—	1,420	63.50	63.50

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