Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold fully steady. Yearlings sold 2.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $127.65/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$127.65

146 head · 703 lb average

Value per head Derived

$897

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.71

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	703	127.65	897	146

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 sale146 hd

127.65

—

KY average27 barns · 4,640 hd

128.37

−0.71

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	1,764	86.80	1,531	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,292	59.01	762	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,152	56.06	646	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,067	47.79	510	6thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	401	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	549	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	230	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	119.64/cwt	116.00–128.00	495	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	116.66/cwt	114.00–128.00	553	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	129.55/cwt	120.00–135.00	483	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	411	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	103.66/cwt	101.00–108.00	654	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	102.95/cwt	100.00–106.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	118.34/cwt	113.00–124.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	326	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	391	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	450	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	130.44/cwt	126.00–148.00	610	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	137.66/cwt	134.00–153.00	600	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	140.70/cwt	140.00–142.00	459	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	718	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	940.00/cwt	775.00–1,050.00	7,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,922	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	49.90/cwt	47.00–52.00	518	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	43.56/cwt	42.00–45.00	490	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,140	60.51/cwt	60.00–61.00	690	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	893	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	58.06/cwt	56.00–61.00	674	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	53.05/cwt	51.00–54.00	604	6
Bulls	—	—	1,745	84.44/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,473	3
Bulls	—	—	1,998	98.23/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,963	2
Bulls	—	—	1,355	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	962	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	1,226.70/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	17,579	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	15,244	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	824	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,001	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	885	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	885	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	114.04/cwt	109.00–120.00	839	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	155.91/cwt	147.00–159.00	748	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	149.02/cwt	146.00–152.00	766	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	128.43/cwt	125.00–133.00	805	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	752	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	902	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	142.81/cwt	137.00–144.50	828	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	142.47/cwt	141.00–144.00	748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	147.25/cwt	140.00–152.00	695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	147.00/cwt	143.00–149.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	866	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 May 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 427Last week 282Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 5Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold fully steady. Yearlings sold 2.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
1	—	630	116.00	116.00
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
1	—	280	152.50	152.50
13	—	580	137.00–144.50	142.81
4	—	685	125.00	125.00
4	—	525	141.00–144.00	142.47
3	—	472	140.00–152.00	147.25
3	—	415	143.00–149.00	147.00
1	—	860	108.00	108.00
1	—	825	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	824	121.50	121.50
13	—	885	100.00	100.00
11	—	736	109.00–120.00	114.04
11	—	480	147.00–159.00	155.91
10	—	514	146.00–152.00	149.02
9	—	627	125.00–133.00	128.43
5	—	752	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	532	120.00	120.00
5	—	401	137.00	137.00
3	—	683	110.00	110.00
1	—	230	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	414	116.00–128.00	119.64
10	—	474	114.00–128.00	116.66
8	—	373	120.00–135.00	129.55
8	—	298	138.00	138.00
7	—	631	101.00–108.00	103.66
3	—	311	126.00	126.00
2	—	723	100.00–106.00	102.95
2	—	652	110.00	110.00
2	—	570	116.00	116.00
2	—	530	113.00–124.00	118.34
1	—	245	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	391	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	468	126.00–148.00	130.44
6	—	436	134.00–153.00	137.66
3	—	655	125.00	125.00
3	—	326	140.00–142.00	140.70
2	—	640	119.00	119.00
2	—	552	130.00	130.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	750	775.00–1,050.00	940.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	860.00	860.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,433	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,226.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,355	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,410	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,038	47.00–52.00	49.90
2	—	1,125	42.00–45.00	43.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	60.00–61.00	60.51
1	—	1,595	56.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,161	56.00–61.00	58.06
6	—	1,138	51.00–54.00	53.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,745	81.00–87.00	84.44
2	—	1,998	94.00–102.00	98.23
1	—	1,355	71.00	71.00

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

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