Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer sold calves 5.00 to 10 higher. Yearlings steers and heifers sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.08/cwt on 451 head.

Average price

$132.08

451 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$11.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.82

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	596	132.29	788	443
Large 1	560	120.75	676	8thin

One grade step is worth $11.54/cwt here — about $112 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 sale451 hd

132.08

—

KY average26 barns · 3,115 hd

129.27

+2.82

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	—	High	1,579	100.11	1,581	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,394	69.47	968	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,119	59.37	664	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	45.41	494	9thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	134.59/cwt	127.00–135.75	794	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	138.43/cwt	131.00–139.50	735	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	882	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	852	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	826	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	345	157.92/cwt	155.00–167.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	129.29/cwt	124.00–136.00	742	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	150.60/cwt	144.00–157.50	563	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	42.89/cwt	39.00–47.00	446	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	53.08/cwt	52.50–54.00	605	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	413	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	69.47/cwt	67.50–72.00	968	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	57.42/cwt	54.00–60.00	649	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	66.32/cwt	62.00–70.00	749	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	955	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	487	1
Bulls	—	—	1,649	105.85/cwt	103.00–108.50	1,745	6
Bulls	—	—	1,509	94.37/cwt	84.00–99.00	1,424	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	778.61/cwt	695.00–835.00	7,630	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	838.82/cwt	800.00–860.00	8,715	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	943.71/cwt	935.00–985.00	9,097	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	838	121.70/cwt	119.00–123.10	1,020	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	130.83/cwt	130.75–132.00	946	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	150.26/cwt	141.00–154.00	944	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	818	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	388	184.77/cwt	180.00–195.00	717	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	493	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	169.02/cwt	159.00–180.00	718	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	158.26/cwt	151.00–163.00	737	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	966	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	179.78/cwt	162.50–190.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	171.03/cwt	162.00–187.50	547	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	139.00/cwt	132.00–139.50	945	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	161.27/cwt	161.00–162.50	905	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	128.55/cwt	124.00–133.00	783	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	120.55/cwt	115.00–126.00	651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	133.81/cwt	133.00–135.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	145.94/cwt	140.00–148.00	377	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	338	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	518	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	648	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	685	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	154.73/cwt	149.00–168.00	747	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	168.61/cwt	160.00–179.00	712	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	128.45/cwt	125.00–137.00	871	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	142.29/cwt	141.00–144.00	783	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	172.87/cwt	168.00–195.00	647	6

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 914Last week 593Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer sold calves 5.00 to 10 higher. Yearlings steers and heifers sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	705	109.00	109.00
2	—	870	92.00	92.00
2	—	845	99.00	99.00
2	—	795	110.00	110.00
2	—	500	155.00	155.00
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
24	—	483	149.00–168.00	154.73
13	—	422	160.00–179.00	168.61
10	—	678	125.00–137.00	128.45
7	—	550	141.00–144.00	142.29
6	—	374	168.00–195.00	172.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	647	135.00	135.00
1	—	720	134.00	134.00
1	—	505	169.00	169.00
19	—	425	159.00–180.00	169.02
8	—	466	151.00–163.00	158.26
5	—	767	126.00	126.00
4	—	365	162.50–190.00	179.78
3	—	651	134.00	134.00
3	—	320	162.00–187.50	171.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	838	119.00–123.10	121.70
44	—	723	130.75–132.00	130.83
7	—	628	141.00–154.00	150.26
7	—	508	161.00	161.00
7	—	388	180.00–195.00	184.77
5	—	493	170.00	170.00
116	—	680	132.00–139.50	139.00
94	—	561	161.00–162.50	161.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	590	127.00–135.75	134.59
82	—	531	131.00–139.50	138.43
74	—	711	124.00	124.00
67	—	643	132.50	132.50
45	—	683	121.00	121.00
4	—	431	144.00	144.00
4	—	345	155.00–167.00	157.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	574	124.00–136.00	129.29
19	—	374	144.00–157.50	150.60
8	—	609	124.00–133.00	128.55
6	—	540	115.00–126.00	120.55
5	—	484	133.00–135.00	133.81
4	—	258	140.00–148.00	145.94
3	—	425	139.00	139.00
2	—	705	112.00	112.00
2	—	345	135.00	135.00
1	—	225	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	125.00	125.00
2	—	685	108.00	108.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,040	39.00–47.00	42.89
3	—	1,140	52.50–54.00	53.08
1	—	1,180	35.00	35.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,394	67.50–72.00	69.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,131	54.00–60.00	57.42
4	—	1,130	62.00–70.00	66.32
1	—	955	51.00	51.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,649	103.00–108.50	105.85
6	—	1,509	84.00–99.00	94.37

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)	3	—	980	695.00–835.00	778.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,039	800.00–860.00	838.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	964	935.00–985.00	943.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	760.00	760.00

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

Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle