Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steer and heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.12/cwt on 300 head.

Average price

$137.12

300 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.52

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	626	137.12	858	300

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale300 hd

137.12

—

KY average26 barns · 4,032 hd

137.63

−0.52

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	1,494	79.73	1,191	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	65.33	984	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	58.43	690	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,096	46.28	507	6thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	770	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	116.48/cwt	115.00–125.00	748	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	115.95/cwt	115.95–115.95	799	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	138.49/cwt	133.00–139.00	590	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	133.44/cwt	130.00–136.00	633	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	120.78/cwt	116.00–129.00	684	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	129.93/cwt	114.00–134.00	551	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	136.51/cwt	134.00–147.00	506	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	128.51/cwt	119.00–134.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	118.47/cwt	115.00–122.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	130.04/cwt	125.00–136.00	733	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	147.58/cwt	135.00–154.00	679	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	122.22/cwt	118.00–125.00	849	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	154.53/cwt	152.00–160.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	151.29/cwt	149.00–155.00	713	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	156.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	563	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	159.12/cwt	155.00–162.00	668	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	136.38/cwt	130.00–140.00	851	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	739	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	160.11/cwt	153.00–163.00	847	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	144.16/cwt	140.00–147.00	819	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	971	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	128.34/cwt	127.10–140.00	805	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	137.36/cwt	137.30–137.40	934	131
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,620	1
Bulls	—	—	1,590	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,415	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,228	1
Bulls	—	—	1,456	79.23/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,154	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,037	50.38/cwt	49.00–51.00	522	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	60.44/cwt	56.00–64.50	735	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	58.44/cwt	58.00–59.00	871	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	68.77/cwt	65.50–71.50	1,041	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	507	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	53.25/cwt	53.00–53.50	517	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	44.05/cwt	40.50–47.50	490	3

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 570Last week 396Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 35Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder steer and heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	124.00	124.00
1	—	270	147.50	147.50
2	—	505	130.00	130.00
8	—	471	149.00–155.00	151.29
10	—	361	150.00–160.00	156.07
10	—	420	155.00–162.00	159.12
11	—	624	130.00–140.00	136.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	155.00	155.00
4	—	477	155.00	155.00
7	—	529	153.00–163.00	160.11
10	—	568	140.00–147.00	144.16
12	—	727	133.50	133.50
92	—	627	127.10–140.00	128.34
131	—	680	137.30–137.40	137.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	642	115.00–125.00	116.48
44	—	689	115.95	115.95
11	—	426	133.00–139.00	138.49
3	—	740	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	474	130.00–136.00	133.44
15	—	566	116.00–129.00	120.78
15	—	424	114.00–134.00	129.93
7	—	371	134.00–147.00	136.51
5	—	531	119.00–134.00	128.51
2	—	635	115.00–122.00	118.47
1	—	300	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	564	125.00–136.00	130.04
7	—	460	135.00–154.00	147.58
5	—	695	118.00–125.00	122.22
3	—	385	152.00–160.00	154.53
3	—	335	140.00	140.00
2	—	525	140.00	140.00
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
1	—	285	155.00	155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,660	74.00	74.00
7	—	1,456	75.00–84.00	79.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	49.00–51.00	50.38
12	—	1,216	56.00–64.50	60.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	58.00–59.00	58.44
4	—	1,514	65.50–71.50	68.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	39.00	39.00
2	—	970	53.00–53.50	53.25
3	—	1,112	40.50–47.50	44.05

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