Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes feeder classes this week sold sharply lower with very light demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.12/cwt on 467 head.

Average price

$125.12

467 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$20.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.08

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	534	125.42	670	459
Large 1	440	110.00	484	4thin
Small 1-2	435	105.25	458	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.17/cwt here — about $212 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 sale467 hd

125.12

—

KY average27 barns · 7,450 hd

125.20

−0.08

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	1,735	86.97	1,509	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,521	63.27	962	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	62.19	767	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	44.95	451	8thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	870	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	731	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	153.24/cwt	147.00–161.00	650	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	151.04/cwt	148.00–154.00	701	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	159.69/cwt	156.00–163.00	591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	168.79/cwt	152.50–170.00	712	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	900	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	117.10/cwt	114.00–120.00	840	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	154.44/cwt	153.00–157.00	751	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	899	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	358	174.53/cwt	170.00–177.50	625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	315	148.93/cwt	145.00–160.00	469	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,005	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	970	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	157.36/cwt	151.00–159.00	606	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	158.24/cwt	150.00–167.00	692	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	153.29/cwt	145.00–159.00	808	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	155.06/cwt	145.00–164.00	754	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	124.32/cwt	120.00–129.00	849	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	134.70/cwt	120.00–140.00	793	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	522	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	100.81/cwt	97.00–106.00	822	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	110.35/cwt	109.00–113.00	863	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	2
Steers	Large 1	—	580	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	748	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	423	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	444	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	129.41/cwt	109.00–131.30	786	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	129.32/cwt	124.00–129.75	669	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	130.50/cwt	126.00–131.50	609	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	43.28/cwt	40.00–45.00	469	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	52.54/cwt	51.00–54.00	540	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	36.06/cwt	35.00–37.00	307	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	62.70/cwt	60.00–65.00	981	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	69.60/cwt	68.00–71.00	1,044	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	702	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	65.95/cwt	65.00–67.50	831	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	58.42/cwt	54.00–61.00	706	7
Bulls	—	—	1,733	91.02/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,577	6
Bulls	—	—	1,617	71.85/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,162	3
Bulls	—	—	2,100	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	2,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	139.44/cwt	130.00–141.50	869	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	162.98/cwt	145.00–170.50	844	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	134.02/cwt	130.00–137.00	895	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	144.34/cwt	139.00–152.00	821	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	128.98/cwt	118.00–135.50	544	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	123.45/cwt	121.00–125.50	690	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	116.60/cwt	105.00–120.00	792	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	104.25/cwt	98.00–106.00	757	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	388	134.76/cwt	133.00–135.00	523	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	323	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	455	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	260	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	122.84/cwt	117.00–129.00	527	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	121.39/cwt	119.00–125.00	591	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	113.51/cwt	110.00–117.00	712	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	131.96/cwt	125.00–139.00	494	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	118.24/cwt	116.00–119.00	596	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	109.86/cwt	109.00–110.00	755	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	115.32/cwt	110.00–119.00	664	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	123.09/cwt	122.00–125.00	336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	438	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 Mar 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,086Last week 469Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 45Year ago 0

Compared to last week: All classes feeder classes this week sold sharply lower with very light demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	84.00	84.00
34	—	429	117.00–129.00	122.84
14	—	487	119.00–125.00	121.39
11	—	627	110.00–117.00	113.51
10	—	374	125.00–139.00	131.96
8	—	504	116.00–119.00	118.24
7	—	687	109.00–110.00	109.86
7	—	576	110.00–119.00	115.32
3	—	273	122.00–125.00	123.09
2	—	830	81.00	81.00
2	—	337	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	105.00	105.00
1	—	470	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	607	109.00–131.30	129.41
57	—	517	124.00–129.75	129.32
50	—	467	126.00–131.50	130.50
39	—	422	118.00–135.50	128.98
38	—	559	121.00–125.50	123.45
34	—	679	105.00–120.00	116.60
16	—	726	98.00–106.00	104.25
16	—	388	133.00–135.00	134.76
6	—	323	141.00	141.00
1	—	260	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	424	147.00–161.00	153.24
8	—	464	148.00–154.00	151.04
4	—	370	156.00–163.00	159.69
2	—	655	119.00	119.00
2	—	555	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	422	152.50–170.00	168.79
13	—	763	118.00	118.00
11	—	717	114.00–120.00	117.10
11	—	486	153.00–157.00	154.44
5	—	817	110.00	110.00
5	—	358	170.00–177.50	174.53
4	—	315	145.00–160.00	148.93
3	—	1,005	96.50	96.50
103	—	623	130.00–141.50	139.44
36	—	518	145.00–170.50	162.98
29	—	668	130.00–137.00	134.02
18	—	569	139.00–152.00	144.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	385	151.00–159.00	157.36
22	—	437	150.00–167.00	158.24
15	—	527	145.00–159.00	153.29
15	—	486	145.00–164.00	155.06
13	—	683	120.00–129.00	124.32
11	—	589	120.00–140.00	134.70
9	—	282	185.00	185.00
6	—	815	97.00–106.00	100.81
6	—	782	109.00–113.00	110.35
2	—	635	135.00	135.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,083	40.00–45.00	43.28
3	—	1,027	51.00–54.00	52.54
2	—	850	35.00–37.00	36.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,565	60.00–65.00	62.70
2	—	1,500	68.00–71.00	69.60
1	—	1,300	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,260	65.00–67.50	65.95
7	—	1,208	54.00–61.00	58.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,733	88.00–96.00	91.02
3	—	1,617	69.00–74.00	71.85
1	—	2,100	108.00	108.00

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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