Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.67/cwt on 405 head.

Average price

$145.67

405 head · 732 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$336

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

$12.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.76

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	735	145.92	1,073	397
Large 1	552	133.50	737	8thin

One grade step is worth $12.42/cwt here — about $336 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 sale405 hd

145.67

—

KY average29 barns · 8,545 hd

142.91

+2.76

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	1,796	72.52	1,303	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,432	58.79	842	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	49.67	605	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	35.47	367	10

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	119.10/cwt	109.00–124.00	519	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	115.51/cwt	109.00–119.00	660	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	144.91/cwt	142.00–148.00	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	563	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	121.97/cwt	115.00–125.00	587	19
Steers	Large 1	—	561	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	752	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	159.40/cwt	152.00–163.00	669	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	925	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	884	3
Steers	Large 1	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	154.23/cwt	143.00–159.00	709	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	655	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	557	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	572	87
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	540	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	527	21
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	890	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	748	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	661.39/cwt	590.00–750.00	7,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	608	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	421	85.20/cwt	83.00–88.00	359	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	461	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	426	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	150.67/cwt	146.00–157.50	467	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	341	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	827	143.66/cwt	141.95–146.00	1,188	232
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	145.80/cwt	145.80–145.80	1,082	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	145.51/cwt	139.00–151.00	819	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	141.39/cwt	139.00–152.00	881	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	163.57/cwt	163.00–167.00	793	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	169.49/cwt	167.00–174.00	715	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	137.20/cwt	137.20–137.20	892	82
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	128.70/cwt	125.00–133.00	813	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	157.59/cwt	156.00–160.00	667	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	130.21/cwt	119.00–137.00	753	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	124.64/cwt	105.00–141.00	649	14
Bulls	—	—	1,500	63.54/cwt	63.00–64.00	953	2
Bulls	—	—	2,255	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,579	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	60.31/cwt	58.00–66.50	873	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	53.49/cwt	53.00–54.00	738	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	46.74/cwt	45.00–51.00	576	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	53.43/cwt	52.00–54.50	641	7
Bulls	—	—	1,930	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	160.54/cwt	155.00–168.00	743	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	118.66/cwt	116.00–120.00	743	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	819	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	122.03/cwt	118.00–130.00	381	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	405	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	389	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	34.63/cwt	31.00–39.00	351	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	118.69/cwt	112.00–124.00	640	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	122.36/cwt	115.00–131.00	470	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	509	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	685	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	671	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 Jan 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 939Last week 1,257Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	436	109.00–124.00	119.10
20	—	571	109.00–119.00	115.51
2	—	295	138.00	138.00
1	—	895	117.00	117.00
19	—	481	115.00–125.00	121.97
9	—	626	116.00–120.00	118.66
6	—	685	119.50	119.50
3	—	312	118.00–130.00	122.03
14	—	539	112.00–124.00	118.69
11	—	384	115.00–131.00	122.36
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	113.00	113.00
3	—	405	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	650	137.20	137.20
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	106.00	106.00
2	—	685	98.00	98.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	557	140.00	140.00
4	—	531	142.00–148.00	144.91
20	—	420	152.00–163.00	159.40
8	—	734	125.00–127.00	126.01
3	—	650	136.00	136.00
7	—	460	143.00–159.00	154.23
1	—	360	169.00	169.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	561	134.00	134.00
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
232	—	827	141.95–146.00	143.66
61	—	742	145.80	145.80
9	—	563	139.00–151.00	145.51
21	—	623	139.00–152.00	141.39
14	—	485	163.00–167.00	163.57
11	—	422	167.00–174.00	169.49
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	655	85.00	85.00
87	—	550	104.00	104.00
21	—	540	97.50	97.50
2	—	890	84.00	84.00
13	—	421	83.00–88.00	85.20
10	—	461	92.50	92.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	310	146.00–157.50	150.67
2	—	890	104.00	104.00
2	—	385	159.00	159.00
2	—	280	155.00	155.00
2	—	220	155.00	155.00
1	—	765	119.00	119.00
11	—	632	125.00–133.00	128.70
5	—	423	156.00–160.00	157.59
15	—	578	119.00–137.00	130.21
14	—	521	105.00–141.00	124.64
12	—	463	155.00–168.00	160.54

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,080	590.00–750.00	661.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	63.00–64.00	63.54
1	—	2,255	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,930	93.00	93.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,447	58.00–66.50	60.31
2	—	1,380	53.00–54.00	53.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,232	45.00–51.00	46.74
7	—	1,199	52.00–54.50	53.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,015	31.00–39.00	34.63
1	—	1,200	43.00	43.00

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