Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady. Weaned calves sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.32/cwt on 526 head.

Average price

$136.32

526 head · 795 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,084

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$18.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.07

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	796	136.46	1,086	522
Large 1	640	118.00	755	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.46/cwt here — about $331 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 sale526 hd

136.32

—

KY average27 barns · 5,918 hd

136.25

+0.07

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	1,729	72.79	1,258	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,363	44.21	603	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	40.44	493	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	30.85	299	17

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	574	119.34/cwt	114.00–125.00	685	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	128.76/cwt	120.00–135.00	621	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	134.51/cwt	130.00–145.00	564	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	111.06/cwt	104.00–118.00	740	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	113.70/cwt	107.00–121.00	599	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	130.15/cwt	125.00–139.00	488	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	129.37/cwt	122.00–135.00	406	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	112.40/cwt	109.00–116.00	925	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	136.01/cwt	131.00–140.00	714	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	128.80/cwt	125.00–135.00	595	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	142.04/cwt	138.00–146.00	604	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	122.80/cwt	120.00–125.00	941	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	123.80/cwt	123.00–131.00	795	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	144.71/cwt	134.00–150.00	551	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	134.88/cwt	128.00–140.50	770	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	124.40/cwt	124.00–126.00	833	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	146.48/cwt	138.00–152.50	458	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	152.70/cwt	145.00–160.00	440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	878	2
Steers	Large 1	—	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	3
Steers	Large 1	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	350	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	298	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	320	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	262	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	129.72/cwt	127.00–135.00	601	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	717	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	848	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,052	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	117.23/cwt	109.00–122.00	613	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	116.64/cwt	110.00–122.00	554	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	122.10/cwt	105.00–128.00	509	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	114.33/cwt	110.00–117.00	644	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	125.72/cwt	123.00–129.00	484	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	32.72/cwt	24.00–37.50	317	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	20.83/cwt	18.00–24.00	187	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	37.97/cwt	35.00–39.50	405	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	41.99/cwt	39.00–45.00	579	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	46.97/cwt	44.00–50.00	629	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	560	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	38.84/cwt	31.00–42.00	470	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	44.19/cwt	36.00–46.50	550	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	34.69/cwt	33.00–38.00	414	5
Bulls	—	—	1,722	73.47/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,265	7
Bulls	—	—	1,775	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,207	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	630.34/cwt	420.00–740.00	7,533	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	611.43/cwt	510.00–660.00	7,704	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	482.53/cwt	335.00–585.00	5,096	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	540.99/cwt	450.00–675.00	6,746	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	4,207	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,961	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,418	619.40/cwt	550.00–735.00	8,783	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	980	133.49/cwt	132.40–135.10	1,308	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	835	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,177	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	935	138.60/cwt	138.60–138.60	1,296	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	134.96/cwt	134.50–139.00	815	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	701	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	851	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,115	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	783	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	116.84/cwt	115.00–119.00	890	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	108.44/cwt	103.00–111.00	765	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	119.61/cwt	117.00–122.00	395	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	124.89/cwt	120.00–130.00	293	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	571	97.35/cwt	90.00–120.00	556	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	365	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	412	2

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 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,023Last week 1,195Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 160Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 9Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady. Weaned calves sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 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
37	—	574	114.00–125.00	119.34
21	—	482	120.00–135.00	128.76
20	—	419	130.00–145.00	134.51
17	—	666	104.00–118.00	111.06
16	—	527	107.00–121.00	113.70
16	—	375	125.00–139.00	130.15
9	—	314	122.00–135.00	129.37
4	—	823	109.00–116.00	112.40
4	—	610	118.00	118.00
2	—	790	112.00	112.00
2	—	260	135.00	135.00
2	—	225	130.00	130.00
1	—	955	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	525	131.00–140.00	136.01
18	—	462	125.00–135.00	128.80
18	—	425	138.00–146.00	142.04
14	—	766	120.00–125.00	122.80
14	—	642	123.00–131.00	123.80
12	—	381	134.00–150.00	144.71
10	—	571	128.00–140.50	134.88
5	—	670	124.00–126.00	124.40
5	—	313	138.00–152.50	146.48
4	—	288	145.00–160.00	152.70
2	—	720	122.00	122.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	114.00	114.00
1	—	685	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
163	—	980	132.40–135.10	133.49
126	—	835	141.00	141.00
58	—	935	138.60	138.60
20	—	604	134.50–139.00	134.96
12	—	650	135.00	135.00
7	—	467	150.00	150.00
6	—	851	131.00	131.00
6	—	522	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	350	85.00	85.00
3	—	320	82.00	82.00
2	—	715	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	463	127.00–135.00	129.72
8	—	545	131.50	131.50
4	—	848	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	523	109.00–122.00	117.23
31	—	475	110.00–122.00	116.64
28	—	417	105.00–128.00	122.10
21	—	563	110.00–117.00	114.33
21	—	385	123.00–129.00	125.72
11	—	762	115.00–119.00	116.84
7	—	705	103.00–111.00	108.44
6	—	330	117.00–122.00	119.61
5	—	617	111.00	111.00
4	—	235	120.00–130.00	124.89
2	—	870	114.00	114.00
2	—	275	122.50	122.50
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	700	100.00	100.00
4	—	571	90.00–120.00	97.35
2	—	365	113.00	113.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	970	24.00–37.50	32.72
4	—	900	18.00–24.00	20.83
3	—	1,067	35.00–39.50	37.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,380	39.00–45.00	41.99
14	—	1,340	44.00–50.00	46.97
1	—	1,435	39.00	39.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,209	31.00–42.00	38.84
20	—	1,244	36.00–46.50	44.19
5	—	1,192	33.00–38.00	34.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,722	70.00–78.00	73.47
1	—	1,775	68.00	68.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,195	420.00–740.00	630.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,260	510.00–660.00	611.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,056	335.00–585.00	482.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,247	450.00–675.00	540.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,065	395.00	395.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,185	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,418	550.00–735.00	619.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,235	550.00	550.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle