Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $124.47/cwt on 296 head.

Average price

$124.47

296 head · 830 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,033

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.10

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	830	124.47	1,033	296

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 sale296 hd

124.47

—

KY average26 barns · 4,572 hd

131.57

−7.10

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	1,763	93.52	1,649	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,451	62.63	909	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,142	62.20	710	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,050	53.72	564	6thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1-2Value Added	—	592	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	764	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	657	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	128.68/cwt	126.00–136.00	616	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	129.64/cwt	124.00–135.00	672	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	702	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	117.00/cwt	114.00–120.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	134.96/cwt	129.00–139.00	570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	969	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	550	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	147.03/cwt	139.00–153.00	553	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	132.58/cwt	125.00–137.00	757	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	138.98/cwt	134.00–140.00	732	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,135	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	926.20/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	10,642	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	5,996	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	755.51/cwt	700.00–800.00	10,109	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,630	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	25,265	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,532	1,493.33/cwt	1,350.00–1,625.00	22,878	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	18,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	12,326	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	860	124.28/cwt	123.75–124.90	1,069	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	967	112.60/cwt	112.60–112.60	1,089	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	908	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,071	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	441	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	543	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	147.20/cwt	141.00–152.00	754	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	896	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	155.36/cwt	152.00–162.50	639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	154.95/cwt	144.00–157.00	600	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	941	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	124.33/cwt	124.00–125.00	889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	58.82/cwt	54.00–62.00	644	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	54.93/cwt	54.00–56.00	587	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	317	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	62.96/cwt	62.00–65.00	917	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	840	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	64.53/cwt	61.00–72.00	742	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	58.40/cwt	56.00–60.00	659	11
Bulls	—	—	1,933	105.14/cwt	103.00–107.00	2,032	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	90.15/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,555	2
Bulls	—	—	1,500	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	126.40/cwt	126.40–126.40	853	75

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 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 563Last week 427Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 35Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	592	129.00	129.00
8	—	490	134.00	134.00
75	—	675	126.40	126.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	479	126.00–136.00	128.68
10	—	518	124.00–135.00	129.64
7	—	580	120.00–122.00	120.99
6	—	620	114.00–120.00	117.00
5	—	422	129.00–139.00	134.96
4	—	346	143.00	143.00
2	—	675	110.00	110.00
2	—	370	139.00	139.00
1	—	835	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	376	139.00–153.00	147.03
7	—	571	125.00–137.00	132.58
6	—	527	134.00–140.00	138.98
2	—	960	110.00	110.00
2	—	755	103.00	103.00
1	—	730	117.00	117.00
1	—	455	139.00	139.00
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	860	123.75–124.90	124.28
58	—	967	112.60	112.60
58	—	908	118.00	118.00
5	—	441	153.00	153.00
4	—	543	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	512	141.00–152.00	147.20
7	—	664	135.00	135.00
6	—	411	152.00–162.50	155.36
6	—	387	144.00–157.00	154.95
4	—	765	123.00	123.00
4	—	648	129.00	129.00
3	—	715	124.00–125.00	124.33
2	—	462	153.00	153.00
2	—	303	172.50	172.50
1	—	275	150.00	150.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,310	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,149	875.00–1,025.00	926.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	585.00	585.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,338	700.00–800.00	755.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,630	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,532	1,350.00–1,625.00	1,493.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,245	990.00	990.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,095	54.00–62.00	58.82
2	—	1,068	54.00–56.00	54.93
1	—	880	36.00	36.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,457	62.00–65.00	62.96
1	—	1,400	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,150	61.00–72.00	64.53
11	—	1,129	56.00–60.00	58.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,933	103.00–107.00	105.14
2	—	1,725	86.00–94.00	90.15
1	—	1,500	77.00	77.00

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