Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.88/cwt on 911 head.

Average price

$139.88

911 head · 786 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,099

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.17

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	139.88	1,099	911

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale911 hd

139.88

—

KY average26 barns · 7,729 hd

136.71

+3.17

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	1,664	81.29	1,353	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,314	54.98	722	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,188	50.21	597	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,027	35.72	367	22

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	10,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	832	141.89/cwt	138.00–144.70	1,181	304
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	851	141.95/cwt	141.95–141.95	1,208	223
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	923	137.95/cwt	137.00–138.95	1,273	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	140.12/cwt	131.00–141.80	1,030	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	129.92/cwt	129.00–133.00	831	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	766	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,054	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	129.59/cwt	120.00–131.00	737	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	145.12/cwt	140.00–151.00	556	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	124.14/cwt	100.00–135.00	832	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	151.60/cwt	149.00–155.00	655	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	134.03/cwt	115.00–150.00	633	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	144.25/cwt	144.00–145.00	477	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,088	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,004	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	117.61/cwt	114.00–120.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	120.99/cwt	119.00–125.00	893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	631	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	644	71.99/cwt	71.00–75.00	464	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	270	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	135.20/cwt	135.20–135.20	883	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	747	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	628	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	105.50/cwt	101.00–113.00	495	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	118.71/cwt	115.00–122.00	502	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	115.44/cwt	103.00–124.00	435	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	104.37/cwt	99.00–108.00	611	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	104.68/cwt	101.00–112.00	699	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	110.02/cwt	106.00–115.00	566	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	107.94/cwt	100.00–114.00	342	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	95.40/cwt	94.00–98.00	609	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	946.86/cwt	885.00–1,000.00	13,729	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,365	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	8,235	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	103.80/cwt	95.00–108.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	109.68/cwt	109.00–110.00	623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	107.30/cwt	102.00–115.00	703	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	107.50/cwt	104.00–111.00	899	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	106.79/cwt	102.00–110.00	659	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	143.64/cwt	130.00–152.00	484	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	114.48/cwt	109.00–121.00	599	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	115.93/cwt	115.00–121.00	831	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	123.49/cwt	118.00–128.00	587	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	134.93/cwt	131.00–140.00	576	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	136.71/cwt	125.00–146.00	511	28
Heifers	Large 1	—	675	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	574	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	465	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	339	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	258	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	116.38/cwt	111.00–119.00	851	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	116.60/cwt	110.00–125.00	336	9
Bulls	—	—	1,633	82.48/cwt	79.00–85.50	1,347	2
Bulls	—	—	1,680	80.69/cwt	78.00–83.50	1,356	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	38.24/cwt	35.00–45.00	415	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	54.89/cwt	53.50–58.00	665	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	48.52/cwt	46.00–51.00	578	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	684	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,118	50.24/cwt	49.50–51.00	562	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	58.31/cwt	54.00–65.00	801	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	540	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	27.70/cwt	25.00–33.00	286	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	36.75/cwt	29.00–42.50	372	15

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 Nov 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,543Last week 1,281Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 125Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 5Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

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	1	—	1,450	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,450	885.00–1,000.00	946.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	970	450.00	450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,350	610.00	610.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	575.00	575.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
304	—	832	138.00–144.70	141.89
223	—	851	141.95	141.95
119	—	923	137.00–138.95	137.95
89	—	735	131.00–141.80	140.12
17	—	640	129.00–133.00	129.92
9	—	572	134.00	134.00
5	—	781	135.00	135.00
4	—	440	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	569	120.00–131.00	129.59
24	—	383	140.00–151.00	145.12
22	—	670	100.00–135.00	124.14
19	—	432	149.00–155.00	151.60
15	—	472	115.00–150.00	134.03
8	—	331	144.00–145.00	144.25
6	—	998	109.00	109.00
6	—	830	121.00	121.00
5	—	603	114.00–120.00	117.61
3	—	738	119.00–125.00	120.99
2	—	780	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	644	71.00–75.00	71.99
4	—	270	97.50	97.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	653	135.20	135.20
52	—	628	119.00	119.00
15	—	532	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	469	101.00–113.00	105.50
33	—	423	115.00–122.00	118.71
27	—	377	103.00–124.00	115.44
24	—	585	99.00–108.00	104.37
21	—	668	101.00–112.00	104.68
20	—	514	106.00–115.00	110.02
19	—	317	100.00–114.00	107.94
13	—	638	94.00–98.00	95.40
2	—	755	97.00	97.00
2	—	815	92.00	92.00
4	—	237	109.00	109.00
6	—	731	111.00–119.00	116.38
9	—	288	110.00–125.00	116.60
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	85.00	85.00
3	—	465	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	120.00	120.00
5	—	339	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	505	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	773	95.00–108.00	103.80
6	—	568	109.00–110.00	109.68
6	—	655	102.00–115.00	107.30
6	—	836	104.00–111.00	107.50
8	—	617	102.00–110.00	106.79
10	—	337	130.00–152.00	143.64
13	—	523	109.00–121.00	114.48
13	—	717	115.00–121.00	115.93
15	—	475	118.00–128.00	123.49
18	—	427	131.00–140.00	134.93
28	—	374	125.00–146.00	136.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,633	79.00–85.50	82.48
4	—	1,680	78.00–83.50	80.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,085	35.00–45.00	38.24
12	—	1,211	53.50–58.00	54.89
12	—	1,191	46.00–51.00	48.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	44.00	44.00
4	—	1,118	49.50–51.00	50.24
9	—	1,374	54.00–65.00	58.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	48.00	48.00
5	—	1,031	25.00–33.00	27.70
15	—	1,013	29.00–42.50	36.75

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle