Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves steady. Yearling steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.44/cwt on 436 head.

Average price

$140.44

436 head · 798 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,120

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$22.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.79

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	798	140.59	1,122	433
Large 1	560	120.00	672	1thin
Small 1-2	780	118.00	920	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.59/cwt here — about $202 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 sale436 hd

140.44

—

KY average28 barns · 5,897 hd

144.23

−3.79

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	—	Average	1,800	85.50	1,539	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	59.52	844	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	57.37	730	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,112	43.17	480	4thin

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	55.04/cwt	51.00–59.00	709	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	532	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	127.20/cwt	120.00–129.50	614	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	136.16/cwt	130.00–142.00	508	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	780	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	446	1
Steers	Large 1	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	143.22/cwt	139.00–145.00	829	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	135.26/cwt	130.00–137.00	824	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	153.03/cwt	151.00–155.00	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	153.79/cwt	148.00–158.00	720	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	510	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	663.92/cwt	635.00–685.00	7,721	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	7,366	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	159.69/cwt	155.00–165.00	511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	153.88/cwt	141.00–160.00	632	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	122.97/cwt	120.00–126.00	895	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	127.97/cwt	124.00–132.00	742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	789	141.90/cwt	141.90–141.90	1,120	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	919	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,259	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	959	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	154.04/cwt	150.00–156.00	810	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	877	139.26/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,221	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,129	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	128.22/cwt	123.00–129.10	851	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	965	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	952	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	406	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	694	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	62.61/cwt	59.00–66.00	806	9
Bulls	—	—	1,800	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	147.48/cwt	135.00–150.00	749	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	147.36/cwt	142.00–159.00	681	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	124.84/cwt	120.00–126.00	788	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	950	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	44.30/cwt	41.00–48.00	500	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	49.84/cwt	44.00–55.00	585	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	378	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	377	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	55.78/cwt	54.00–57.50	784	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	123.53/cwt	118.00–127.00	644	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	132.35/cwt	130.00–133.00	556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	138.89/cwt	135.00–140.00	467	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	337	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	401	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	604	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 Jan 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 891Last week 939Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 3Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves steady. Yearling steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,289	51.00–59.00	55.04
9	—	1,288	59.00–66.00	62.61
2	—	1,129	41.00–48.00	44.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	44.00–55.00	49.84
1	—	1,180	32.00	32.00
1	—	920	41.00	41.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	54.00–57.50	55.78
1	—	1,445	67.00	67.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,800	85.50	85.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	708	109.00	109.00
2	—	580	122.00	122.00
2	—	675	113.00	113.00
10	—	483	120.00–129.50	127.20
7	—	373	130.00–142.00	136.16
11	—	521	118.00–127.00	123.53
6	—	420	130.00–133.00	132.35
5	—	336	135.00–140.00	138.89
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	532	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	664	123.00–129.10	128.22
75	—	742	130.00	130.00
26	—	763	124.75	124.75
4	—	406	137.00	137.00
3	—	551	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	337	119.00	119.00
1	—	570	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	140.00	140.00
1	—	775	132.00	132.00
1	—	505	136.00	136.00
1	—	270	165.00	165.00
8	—	579	139.00–145.00	143.22
4	—	609	130.00–137.00	135.26
4	—	424	151.00–155.00	153.03
10	—	468	148.00–158.00	153.79
4	—	377	162.00	162.00
4	—	315	162.00	162.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	118.00	118.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	789	141.90	141.90
51	—	919	137.00	137.00
44	—	679	141.25	141.25
9	—	526	150.00–156.00	154.04
1	—	630	145.00	145.00
166	—	877	138.00–140.00	139.26
62	—	821	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	155.00–165.00	159.69
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
14	—	411	141.00–160.00	153.88
4	—	728	120.00–126.00	122.97
4	—	580	124.00–132.00	127.97
4	—	377	161.00	161.00
12	—	508	135.00–150.00	147.48
10	—	462	142.00–159.00	147.36
6	—	631	120.00–126.00	124.84
2	—	785	121.00	121.00

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)	2	—	1,163	635.00–685.00	663.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	635.00	635.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	750.00	750.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle