Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. Yearling steers and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.33/cwt on 359 head.

Average price

$136.33

359 head · 759 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$17.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.99

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	759	136.38	1,035	358
Small 1-2	635	119.00	756	1thin

One grade step is worth $17.38/cwt here — about $279 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 sale359 hd

136.33

—

KY average25 barns · 5,503 hd

143.32

−6.99

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	2,289	79.15	1,812	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,263	60.87	769	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	55.29	729	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	40.10	399	8thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	380	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	130.97/cwt	129.00–135.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	125.86/cwt	121.00–135.00	671	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	131.24/cwt	124.00–136.00	613	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	833	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	119.36/cwt	118.00–125.00	800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,066	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,215	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	130.02/cwt	129.00–132.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	148.20/cwt	146.00–149.00	785	17
Steers	Small 1-2	—	635	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	162.76/cwt	155.00–170.00	594	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,074	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	158.29/cwt	152.00–162.00	746	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	9,063	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	104.87/cwt	98.00–112.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	157.87/cwt	143.00–164.00	673	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	891	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	916	129.30/cwt	129.30–129.30	1,184	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	135.85/cwt	129.75–139.40	1,061	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	140.23/cwt	136.00–147.00	890	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	822	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	136.35/cwt	132.00–139.75	933	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	957	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	809	134.70/cwt	124.00–136.30	1,090	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,066	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,215	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	126.14/cwt	126.00–127.00	781	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	831	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	59.80/cwt	59.50–60.00	721	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	869	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	54.79/cwt	54.00–55.50	755	3
Bulls	—	—	2,475	81.92/cwt	76.00–87.00	2,028	3
Bulls	—	—	2,010	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	122.98/cwt	122.00–125.00	775	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	446	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	42.80/cwt	40.00–45.00	422	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	29.76/cwt	29.00–31.00	286	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	59.17/cwt	57.00–61.00	792	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	539	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	51.54/cwt	49.50–53.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	819	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	130.57/cwt	125.00–140.00	470	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	127.05/cwt	120.00–131.00	752	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	145.33/cwt	142.00–149.00	458	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 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 566Last week 891Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 14Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. Yearling steers and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	297	128.00	128.00
3	—	437	129.00–135.00	130.97
1	—	735	118.00	118.00
20	—	533	121.00–135.00	125.86
18	—	467	124.00–136.00	131.24
5	—	786	106.00	106.00
5	—	670	118.00–125.00	119.36
5	—	637	128.50	128.50
8	—	360	125.00–140.00	130.57
7	—	592	120.00–131.00	127.05
2	—	315	142.00–149.00	145.33
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	90.00	90.00
1	—	375	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	350	145.00	145.00
6	—	525	136.00	136.00
5	—	711	116.00	116.00
7	—	619	126.00–127.00	126.14
6	—	670	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	572	145.00	145.00
3	—	1,066	114.00	114.00
3	—	630	129.00–132.00	130.02
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
1	—	425	156.00	156.00
17	—	530	146.00–149.00	148.20
2	—	822	125.00	125.00
2	—	725	135.00	135.00
9	—	365	155.00–170.00	162.76
8	—	866	124.00	124.00
8	—	471	152.00–162.00	158.29
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	916	129.30	129.30
110	—	781	129.75–139.40	135.85
23	—	635	136.00–147.00	140.23
14	—	559	147.00	147.00
13	—	684	132.00–139.75	136.35
5	—	725	132.00	132.00
73	—	809	124.00–136.30	134.70
3	—	1,066	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	98.00–112.00	104.87
11	—	426	143.00–164.00	157.87
5	—	730	122.00	122.00
4	—	472	154.00	154.00
1	—	885	110.00	110.00
1	—	670	133.00	133.00
3	—	630	122.00–125.00	122.98

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	1,025.00	1,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	59.50–60.00	59.80
1	—	1,380	63.00	63.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,378	54.00–55.50	54.79
2	—	1,338	57.00–61.00	59.17
1	—	1,100	49.00	49.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	987	40.00–45.00	42.80
3	—	962	29.00–31.00	29.76
2	—	1,060	49.50–53.00	51.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,475	76.00–87.00	81.92
2	—	2,010	75.00	75.00

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