Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday:Feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 higher,Good demand for high quality feeders and moderate demand for the plainer quality feeders.Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher,No test on slaughter bulls,Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.22/cwt on 198 head.

Average price

$137.22

198 head · 681 lb average

Value per head Derived

$935

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$6.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.26

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	689	137.48	948	190
Medium and Large 2-3	487	131.19	639	8thin

One grade step is worth $6.29/cwt here — about $308 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 sale198 hd

137.22

—

KY average26 barns · 3,243 hd

140.48

−3.26

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	1,950	87.45	1,706	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,895	72.00	1,364	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,324	60.13	796	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,029	52.97	545	9thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1-2	—	493	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	764	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	61.31/cwt	57.00–66.00	646	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,895	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,364	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	554	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	54.03/cwt	53.00–55.00	588	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	752	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	41.15/cwt	35.00–45.00	394	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	64.38/cwt	61.00–69.00	853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	127.93/cwt	121.00–133.00	481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	127.87/cwt	125.00–131.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	133.10/cwt	133.10–133.10	889	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	127.72/cwt	120.00–133.00	611	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	124.51/cwt	122.00–130.00	722	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	261	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	358	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	825	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	116.24/cwt	115.00–122.00	731	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	147.45/cwt	136.00–150.00	854	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	144.96/cwt	140.00–148.00	919	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	131.64/cwt	126.00–135.00	624	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	174.49/cwt	174.00–175.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	123.23/cwt	116.00–127.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	112.03/cwt	104.00–120.00	653	2
Bulls	—	—	1,868	84.68/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	133.31/cwt	132.00–134.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Bulls	—	—	2,115	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	129.71/cwt	120.00–133.00	680	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	134.27/cwt	133.50–136.00	755	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	131.02/cwt	129.00–133.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	158.75/cwt	155.00–160.00	676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	129.57/cwt	127.50–129.75	1,024	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	739	130.38/cwt	130.25–132.00	964	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	143.96/cwt	131.00–150.00	770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	977	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	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 Feb 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 374Last week 246Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	493	160.00	160.00
1	—	625	123.00	123.00
24	—	579	136.00–150.00	147.45
2	—	668	129.00–133.00	131.02
4	—	426	155.00–160.00	158.75
59	—	790	127.50–129.75	129.57
1	—	385	151.00	151.00
2	—	708	126.00	126.00
5	—	535	131.00–150.00	143.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	166.00	166.00
4	—	360	174.00–175.00	174.49
1	—	425	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	634	140.00–148.00	144.96
50	—	739	130.25–132.00	130.38
13	—	683	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	126.00–135.00	131.64
1	—	580	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	121.00–133.00	127.93
2	—	418	125.00–131.00	127.87
12	—	478	120.00–133.00	127.72
7	—	580	122.00–130.00	124.51
3	—	261	137.00	137.00
7	—	629	115.00–122.00	116.24
3	—	733	119.00	119.00
1	—	870	114.00	114.00
10	—	524	120.00–133.00	129.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	144.00	144.00
2	—	510	135.00–140.00	137.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	87.00	87.00
1	—	450	115.00	115.00
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	668	133.10	133.10
11	—	641	128.75	128.75
13	—	562	133.50–136.00	134.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	116.00–127.00	123.23
3	—	568	132.00–134.00	133.31
1	—	655	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	104.00–120.00	112.03
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
1	—	400	134.00	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,053	57.00–66.00	61.31
2	—	1,088	53.00–55.00	54.03
3	—	958	35.00–45.00	41.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,895	72.00	72.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	42.00	42.00
1	—	1,320	57.00	57.00
5	—	1,325	61.00–69.00	64.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,868	83.00–87.00	84.68
1	—	2,115	93.00	93.00

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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