Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady with very good farmer demand for calves to turn out on grass. Yearling steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.81/cwt on 380 head.

Average price

$121.81

380 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$162

per head · Small 1-2 over Large 1

$26.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.59

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1-2	300	122.50	368	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	530	122.01	647	374
Large 1	552	96.00	530	3thin

One grade step is worth $26.50/cwt here — about −$162 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 sale380 hd

121.81

—

KY average26 barns · 7,015 hd

124.40

−2.59

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	1,714	84.24	1,444	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,335	53.71	717	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,116	51.48	575	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,032	44.64	461	7thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	424	147.74/cwt	140.00–159.00	626	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	137.75/cwt	129.00–145.00	763	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	146.23/cwt	135.00–157.00	698	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	109.86/cwt	106.00–113.00	744	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	132.31/cwt	128.00–141.00	482	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	140.25/cwt	129.00–148.00	719	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	98.51/cwt	85.00–108.00	755	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	369	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	581	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	706	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	126.85/cwt	118.00–131.00	604	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	116.77/cwt	110.00–135.00	486	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	46.09/cwt	44.50–48.00	472	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	54.70/cwt	53.00–56.50	729	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	51.73/cwt	50.00–53.00	692	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	52.79/cwt	52.00–55.00	566	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	49.20/cwt	47.00–51.00	587	4
Bulls	—	—	1,723	88.36/cwt	85.50–91.50	1,522	2
Bulls	—	—	1,505	84.50/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,272	2
Bulls	—	—	2,115	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,597	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,280	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	941.46/cwt	925.00–950.00	11,156	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,159.44/cwt	1,125.00–1,300.00	14,435	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,119.34/cwt	1,000.00–1,385.00	14,216	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,452	970.33/cwt	850.00–1,110.00	14,089	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	11,437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	746	111.20/cwt	111.00–112.00	830	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	813	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	939	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	161.13/cwt	159.00–165.00	761	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	163.77/cwt	160.00–168.00	694	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	151.09/cwt	145.00–154.50	783	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	171.70/cwt	160.00–178.00	644	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	131.74/cwt	129.50–135.00	888	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	43.55/cwt	43.00–44.00	452	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	154.46/cwt	144.00–165.00	673	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	131.75/cwt	128.00–135.00	818	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	137.18/cwt	135.00–141.00	779	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	149.67/cwt	146.00–157.00	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	152.25/cwt	146.00–155.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Steers	Large 1	—	595	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	660	1
Steers	Large 1	—	370	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	437	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	300	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	368	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	117.48/cwt	113.00–118.00	791	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	131.20/cwt	123.00–137.00	625	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	119.38/cwt	119.00–131.00	707	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	130.03/cwt	125.50–133.50	680	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	298	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	390	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	246	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	339	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	397	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	492	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	140.79/cwt	135.00–149.00	800	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,085	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	118.01/cwt	112.00–122.00	669	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	126.69/cwt	110.00–134.00	466	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	115.39/cwt	111.00–119.00	721	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	118.02/cwt	113.00–124.00	628	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	127.15/cwt	121.00–130.00	422	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	95.74/cwt	92.00–115.00	663	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	251	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	301	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	545	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	491	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	565	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	156.89/cwt	150.00–162.50	522	32

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 Apr 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 832Last week 914Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 80Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	424	140.00–159.00	147.74
18	—	554	129.00–145.00	137.75
17	—	477	135.00–157.00	146.23
13	—	677	106.00–113.00	109.86
12	—	364	128.00–141.00	132.31
9	—	513	129.00–148.00	140.25
5	—	766	85.00–108.00	98.51
4	—	740	106.00	106.00
3	—	295	125.00	125.00
2	—	625	109.00	109.00
2	—	245	125.00	125.00
32	—	333	150.00–162.50	156.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	581	121.50	121.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	476	118.00–131.00	126.85
25	—	416	110.00–135.00	116.77
24	—	567	112.00–122.00	118.01
17	—	368	110.00–134.00	126.69
16	—	625	111.00–119.00	115.39
13	—	532	113.00–124.00	118.02
9	—	332	121.00–130.00	127.15
6	—	693	92.00–115.00	95.74
6	—	251	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	300	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	673	113.00–118.00	117.48
33	—	476	123.00–137.00	131.20
30	—	592	119.00–131.00	119.38
14	—	523	125.50–133.50	130.03
9	—	298	131.00	131.00
8	—	405	135.00	135.00
6	—	613	119.00	119.00
5	—	246	138.00	138.00
4	—	397	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	90.00	90.00
1	—	565	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	746	111.00–112.00	111.20
65	—	813	115.50	115.50
48	—	472	159.00–165.00	161.13
19	—	424	160.00–168.00	163.77
15	—	518	145.00–154.50	151.09
14	—	375	160.00–178.00	171.70
10	—	674	129.50–135.00	131.74
1	—	300	180.00	180.00
10	—	568	135.00–149.00	140.79
8	—	600	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,085	81.00	81.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	436	144.00–165.00	154.46
14	—	621	128.00–135.00	131.75
10	—	568	135.00–141.00	137.18
4	—	523	150.00	150.00
4	—	488	146.00–157.00	149.67
3	—	381	146.00–155.00	152.25
2	—	687	110.00	110.00
1	—	340	160.00	160.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	111.00	111.00
1	—	370	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,025	44.50–48.00	46.09
4	—	1,038	43.00–44.00	43.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,333	53.00–56.50	54.70
2	—	1,338	50.00–53.00	51.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,072	52.00–55.00	52.79
4	—	1,194	47.00–51.00	49.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,723	85.50–91.50	88.36
2	—	1,505	79.00–88.00	84.50
1	—	2,115	75.50	75.50

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	—	1,285	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,185	925.00–950.00	941.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,245	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,159.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,270	1,000.00–1,385.00	1,119.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,452	850.00–1,110.00	970.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	890.00	890.00

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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