Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend from last week due to holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.43/cwt on 829 head.

Average price

$138.43

829 head · 721 lb average

Value per head Derived

$999

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$48.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.46

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	722	138.78	1,002	821
Small 1-2	594	115.75	687	4thin
Large 1	735	90.00	662	4thin

One grade step is worth $48.78/cwt here — about $340 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 sale829 hd

138.43

—

KY average30 barns · 9,834 hd

137.98

+0.46

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	1,592	74.89	1,192	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,327	55.59	737	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	46.91	549	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	35.57	364	10

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	764	125.94/cwt	119.00–128.00	962	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	120.20/cwt	119.00–124.00	694	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	118.11/cwt	115.00–123.50	723	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	120.71/cwt	110.00–125.00	631	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	127.58/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,041	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	127.44/cwt	122.00–129.00	918	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	132.88/cwt	130.00–136.00	747	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	715	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	130.59/cwt	125.00–135.00	803	38
Steers	Large 1	—	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	151.77/cwt	142.00–157.00	621	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	125.41/cwt	120.00–133.00	468	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	35.22/cwt	33.50–38.50	367	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	43.20/cwt	42.50–44.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	128.44/cwt	122.50–137.50	396	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	121.72/cwt	108.00–125.00	531	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	142.61/cwt	139.00–144.00	683	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	130.23/cwt	124.00–133.00	869	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	154.41/cwt	154.00–155.00	508	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	610.85/cwt	595.00–625.00	7,544	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	772.17/cwt	725.00–825.00	10,231	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	10,048	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	355	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	827	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	117.55/cwt	115.00–123.00	551	30
Bulls	—	—	1,560	81.52/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,272	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	45.35/cwt	43.00–48.00	532	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,188	48.29/cwt	47.00–50.00	574	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	58.72/cwt	52.50–65.00	814	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	208	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	48.47/cwt	46.00–50.50	565	5
Bulls	—	—	1,632	73.94/cwt	73.00–74.50	1,207	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	723	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	143.38/cwt	135.00–152.00	658	12
Bulls	—	—	1,535	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	518	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	142.07/cwt	141.00–143.00	763	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,016	126.70/cwt	126.70–126.70	1,287	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	967	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	140.76/cwt	136.00–141.75	894	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	867	140.65/cwt	137.00–143.50	1,219	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	138.76/cwt	138.00–140.00	975	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	803	140.46/cwt	134.75–143.00	1,128	195
Steers	Small 1-2	—	650	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	722	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	8,922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	129.39/cwt	123.00–134.00	679	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1

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 Dec 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,431Last week 1,543Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 105Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 15Year ago 0

No trend from last week due to holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	764	119.00–128.00	125.94
5	—	816	122.00–129.00	127.58
5	—	720	122.00–129.00	127.44
4	—	370	160.00	160.00
21	—	562	130.00–136.00	132.88
21	—	524	135.00–138.00	136.49
38	—	615	125.00–135.00	130.59
20	—	409	142.00–157.00	151.77
16	—	479	139.00–144.00	142.61
13	—	667	124.00–133.00	130.23
7	—	329	154.00–155.00	154.41
1	—	275	160.00	160.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	735	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	537	141.00–143.00	142.07
44	—	1,016	126.70	126.70
69	—	688	140.50	140.50
99	—	635	136.00–141.75	140.76
104	—	867	137.00–143.50	140.65
116	—	703	138.00–140.00	138.76
195	—	803	134.75–143.00	140.46
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	650	111.00	111.00
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	577	119.00–124.00	120.20
36	—	612	115.00–123.50	118.11
30	—	523	110.00–125.00	120.71
13	—	373	120.00–133.00	125.41
5	—	308	122.50–137.50	128.44
4	—	805	114.00	114.00
10	—	436	108.00–125.00	121.72
6	—	732	113.00	113.00
30	—	469	115.00–123.00	117.55
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	122.00	122.00
8	—	408	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	109.00	109.00
2	—	375	152.50	152.50
5	—	663	109.00	109.00
12	—	459	135.00–152.00	143.38
20	—	525	123.00–134.00	129.39
5	—	325	150.00	150.00
4	—	840	92.00	92.00
2	—	890	86.00	86.00
2	—	720	97.00	97.00
1	—	410	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,043	33.50–38.50	35.22
3	—	1,123	42.50–44.00	43.20
2	—	830	25.00	25.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,173	43.00–48.00	45.35
5	—	1,166	46.00–50.50	48.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	47.00–50.00	48.29
7	—	1,386	52.50–65.00	58.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	81.00–82.00	81.52
3	—	1,632	73.00–74.50	73.94
1	—	1,535	64.50	64.50

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)	4	—	1,235	595.00–625.00	610.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,325	725.00–825.00	772.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	635.00	635.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	785.00	785.00

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