Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold Steady with good demand, feeder heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 higher. There was good demand for all classes of feeder cattle, with heavy offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in steer cattle and cattle with favorable condition.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.45/cwt on 558 head.

Average price

$127.45

558 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$35.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.63

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	624	128.21	800	546
Medium and Large 2-3	619	92.86	575	12thin

One grade step is worth $35.35/cwt here — about $225 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 sale558 hd

127.45

—

KY average30 barns · 10,653 hd

120.83

+6.63

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	—	Low	1,707	78.95	1,348	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,666	52.35	872	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	43.05	534	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	37.71	418	11

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1-2Value Added	—	862	142.43/cwt	140.95–143.90	1,228	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	981	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	409	161.87/cwt	157.50–170.00	662	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	934	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	127.30/cwt	120.00–134.00	785	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	129.42/cwt	115.00–136.25	1,130	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	98.62/cwt	96.00–100.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	115.40/cwt	105.00–120.00	425	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	108.44/cwt	102.00–119.00	515	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	116.75/cwt	105.00–122.50	686	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	111.35/cwt	103.00–117.00	587	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	113.38/cwt	104.00–124.00	493	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	117.82/cwt	115.00–122.50	378	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	837	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	116.27/cwt	109.00–121.00	782	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	54.93/cwt	52.00–59.50	927	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	40.91/cwt	40.00–42.50	430	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	47.89/cwt	47.00–50.00	576	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	35.04/cwt	25.00–39.00	406	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	731	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	39.08/cwt	37.00–40.50	456	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	43.52/cwt	41.00–46.00	557	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	47.20/cwt	46.50–48.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	144.31/cwt	130.00–155.00	548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	147.94/cwt	142.00–150.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	140.86/cwt	122.50–157.50	444	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	119.03/cwt	116.00–125.00	792	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,077	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	894	1
Bulls	—	—	1,260	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	133.61/cwt	132.75–135.00	834	229
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	792	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	770	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	887	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,135	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	886	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	969	139.39/cwt	138.00–140.95	1,351	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	147.53/cwt	146.00–149.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	164.97/cwt	162.50–167.50	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	—	930	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	—	950	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	970	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	970	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	74.11/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,282	3
Bulls	—	—	1,761	82.31/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,449	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	112.53/cwt	107.00–121.00	704	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	124.88/cwt	121.00–136.00	732	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	139.81/cwt	125.00–147.00	664	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	135.07/cwt	122.00–144.00	705	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	120.67/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,131	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	131.10/cwt	120.00–132.00	957	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,795	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,468	712.86/cwt	700.00–725.00	10,465	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	338	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	237	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	142.60/cwt	137.00–144.00	753	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	826	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	149.11/cwt	147.50–150.00	616	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	468	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	139.21/cwt	132.00–141.00	820	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	152.25/cwt	140.00–160.00	572	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	143.56/cwt	132.00–146.00	708	7

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 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,223Last week 1,431Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 97Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 138Last week 5Year ago 0

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
121	—	862	140.95–143.90	142.43
62	—	735	133.50	133.50
12	—	409	157.50–170.00	161.87
6	—	665	140.50	140.50
6	—	625	141.00	141.00
117	—	969	138.00–140.95	139.39
4	—	511	146.00–149.00	147.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	617	120.00–134.00	127.30
11	—	873	115.00–136.25	129.42
3	—	937	120.00–122.00	120.67
29	—	730	120.00–132.00	131.10
1	—	985	124.00	124.00
1	—	215	170.00	170.00
2	—	685	121.00	121.00
15	—	528	137.00–144.00	142.60
6	—	413	147.50–150.00	149.11
4	—	306	153.00	153.00
6	—	589	132.00–141.00	139.21
7	—	376	140.00–160.00	152.25
7	—	493	132.00–146.00	143.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	167.50	167.50
2	—	380	162.50–167.50	164.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	457	112.00	112.00
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
1	—	600	90.00	90.00
3	—	826	106.00	106.00
1	—	675	112.00	112.00
2	—	360	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	103.00	103.00
1	—	720	90.00	90.00
3	—	668	96.00–100.00	98.62
1	—	310	112.50	112.50
2	—	510	100.00	100.00
1	—	470	90.00	90.00
1	—	390	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	116.00	116.00
2	—	270	132.50	132.50
13	—	368	105.00–120.00	115.40
16	—	475	102.00–119.00	108.44
22	—	588	105.00–122.50	116.75
3	—	636	110.00	110.00
25	—	527	103.00–117.00	111.35
1	—	225	116.00	116.00
26	—	435	104.00–124.00	113.38
4	—	321	115.00–122.50	117.82
4	—	728	115.00	115.00
12	—	673	109.00–121.00	116.27
1	—	765	102.50	102.50
1	—	855	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
229	—	624	132.75–135.00	133.61
2	—	792	130.00	130.00
47	—	592	130.00	130.00
53	—	887	128.00	128.00
80	—	655	135.25	135.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	390	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	62.00	62.00
1	—	950	61.00	61.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	90.00	90.00
1	—	815	71.00	71.00
1	—	850	86.00	86.00
1	—	445	119.00	119.00
1	—	510	101.00	101.00
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
1	—	460	112.50	112.50
1	—	1,077	83.00	83.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	132.50	132.50
1	—	755	111.00	111.00
3	—	380	130.00–155.00	144.31
4	—	428	142.00–150.00	147.94
5	—	315	122.50–157.50	140.86
6	—	665	116.00–125.00	119.03
9	—	626	107.00–121.00	112.53
13	—	586	121.00–136.00	124.88
17	—	475	125.00–147.00	139.81
25	—	522	122.00–144.00	135.07
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	338	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,688	52.00–59.50	54.93
3	—	1,623	46.50–48.00	47.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,052	40.00–42.50	40.91
6	—	1,158	25.00–39.00	35.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,203	47.00–50.00	47.89
12	—	1,166	37.00–40.50	39.08
29	—	1,281	41.00–46.00	43.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	70.00	70.00
3	—	1,730	71.00–78.00	74.11
7	—	1,761	80.00–85.00	82.31

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	—	950	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,468	700.00–725.00	712.86

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

Heifers · 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