Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Yearlings not fully tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.54/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$145.54

104 head · 679 lb average

Value per head Derived

$989

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$387

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

$25.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.70

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	681	145.79	993	103
Small 1-2	505	120.00	606	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.79/cwt here — about $387 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 sale104 hd

145.54

—

KY average26 barns · 2,994 hd

139.84

+5.70

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	1,255	74.00	929	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,301	52.04	677	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	48.27	617	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,575	48.00	756	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	37.84	359	7thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	419	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	128.67/cwt	126.00–130.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	138.29/cwt	130.00–145.00	723	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	690	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	167.88/cwt	163.00–172.50	710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	143.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	157.05/cwt	155.00–165.00	474	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	132.01/cwt	130.00–136.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	131.96/cwt	130.00–134.00	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	149.64/cwt	145.00–160.00	714	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	171.56/cwt	170.00–177.50	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	125.69/cwt	119.00–130.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	131.72/cwt	128.00–138.00	572	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	121.95/cwt	119.00–129.00	643	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	129.37/cwt	127.00–131.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,115	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	810	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	557	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	429	1
Bulls	—	—	1,255	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	147.12/cwt	145.00–151.00	705	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	130.70/cwt	125.00–134.00	753	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	121.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	807	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	52.15/cwt	49.00–54.00	684	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,575	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	756	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	38.17/cwt	36.00–39.50	374	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	436	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	225	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	55.05/cwt	53.00–59.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	108.40/cwt	105.00–110.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	112.97/cwt	110.00–118.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	816	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	420	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	508	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,100	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	495	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	46.59/cwt	44.00–49.00	596	6

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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 230Last week 1,223Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 11Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 138Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Yearlings not fully tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	150.00	150.00
2	—	350	165.00	165.00
3	—	275	152.50	152.50
3	—	440	153.00	153.00
3	—	605	126.00–130.00	128.67
9	—	523	130.00–145.00	138.29
7	—	479	145.00–151.00	147.12
5	—	576	125.00–134.00	130.70
3	—	663	120.00–125.00	121.71
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	61.00	61.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	163.00–172.50	167.88
3	—	518	140.00–145.00	143.38
2	—	625	130.00	130.00
2	—	715	132.00	132.00
5	—	302	155.00–165.00	157.05
1	—	920	116.00	116.00
3	—	587	130.00–136.00	132.01
4	—	678	130.00–134.00	131.96
5	—	477	145.00–160.00	149.64
5	—	375	170.00–177.50	171.56
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	774	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	119.00–130.00	125.69
8	—	434	128.00–138.00	131.72
10	—	527	119.00–129.00	121.95
2	—	725	116.00	116.00
3	—	295	123.00	123.00
3	—	470	127.00–131.00	129.37
3	—	677	105.00–110.00	108.40
3	—	608	110.00–118.00	112.97
1	—	800	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	643	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	121.00	121.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	725.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	44.00	44.00
5	—	1,349	53.00–59.00	55.05
1	—	1,100	45.00	45.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	39.00	39.00
5	—	1,312	49.00–54.00	52.15
6	—	1,280	44.00–49.00	46.59
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	48.00	48.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	979	36.00–39.50	38.17
1	—	990	44.00	44.00
1	—	750	30.00	30.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	74.00	74.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle