Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle this week sold steady on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $124.69/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$124.69

69 head · 815 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.21

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	815	124.69	1,017	69

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 sale69 hd

124.69

—

KY average27 barns · 5,309 hd

133.90

−9.21

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	1,744	101.67	1,773	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,267	62.14	787	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	59.94	709	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	51.35	549	5thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	56.62/cwt	54.50–58.00	656	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	62.74/cwt	60.00–65.00	756	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,274	65.63/cwt	64.00–66.50	836	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,262	59.34/cwt	57.00–62.00	749	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	48.54/cwt	48.00–49.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	290	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	738	2
Bulls	—	—	1,897	108.30/cwt	108.00–109.00	2,054	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	3
Bulls	—	—	1,629	96.69/cwt	89.00–103.00	1,575	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	147.70/cwt	137.00–155.00	684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	150.87/cwt	148.00–152.00	760	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	591	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	7,515	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	1,174.49/cwt	1,085.00–1,325.00	13,237	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	754.83/cwt	650.00–800.00	9,096	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	135.50/cwt	130.00–141.00	393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	136.86/cwt	133.00–138.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	126.01/cwt	122.00–130.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	135.82/cwt	129.00–142.00	638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	53.23/cwt	51.00–55.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	696	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	911	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	935	116.20/cwt	116.20–116.20	1,086	48

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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 947Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 59Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 32Year ago 0

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle this week sold steady on a light test.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,158	54.50–58.00	56.62
13	—	1,205	60.00–65.00	62.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,274	64.00–66.50	65.63
5	—	1,262	57.00–62.00	59.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	48.00–49.00	48.54
3	—	1,158	51.00–55.00	53.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,897	108.00–109.00	108.30
4	—	1,629	89.00–103.00	96.69

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
2	—	707	109.00	109.00
2	—	290	144.00	144.00
2	—	610	121.00	121.00
6	—	483	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
2	—	290	130.00–141.00	135.50
4	—	385	133.00–138.00	136.86
4	—	519	122.00–130.00	126.01
5	—	470	129.00–142.00	135.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	139.00	139.00
2	—	520	135.00	135.00
2	—	965	95.00	95.00
3	—	755	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	137.00–155.00	147.70
7	—	504	148.00–152.00	150.87
2	—	365	162.00	162.00
2	—	725	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	672	135.50	135.50
48	—	935	116.20	116.20

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)	1	—	885	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,205	650.00–800.00	754.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	835.00	835.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,127	1,085.00–1,325.00	1,174.49

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle