Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.77/cwt on 451 head.

Average price

$131.77

451 head · 786 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,036

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.20

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	786	131.77	1,036	451

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 sale451 hd

131.77

—

KY average19 barns · 4,816 hd

134.97

−3.20

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	—	Low	1,603	94.69	1,517	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,391	62.34	867	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	58.86	722	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	40.87	382	4thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	—	1,160	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,032	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	96.58/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	848	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	132.68/cwt	125.00–139.00	823	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	157.97/cwt	157.00–159.00	765	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	161.88/cwt	161.00–163.00	782	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	181.38/cwt	180.00–185.00	600	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	169.35/cwt	169.00–171.00	732	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,528	1,313.13/cwt	1,110.00–1,500.00	20,065	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,968	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	780.56/cwt	760.00–850.00	8,813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	944	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	150.28/cwt	140.00–159.00	863	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	140.51/cwt	138.00–148.00	864	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	158.80/cwt	153.00–162.00	840	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	177.01/cwt	165.00–180.00	646	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	134.32/cwt	125.00–138.00	505	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	135.48/cwt	135.00–138.00	778	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	117.82/cwt	115.00–122.00	806	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	133.75/cwt	130.00–142.00	709	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	37.99/cwt	36.00–39.00	326	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	55.04/cwt	52.00–60.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	139.43/cwt	135.00–144.00	669	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	138.10/cwt	130.00–142.00	602	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	136.63/cwt	131.00–142.00	441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	885	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	148.83/cwt	140.00–154.00	789	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	147.24/cwt	141.00–154.00	826	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	62.68/cwt	58.00–65.00	855	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	64.98/cwt	63.50–66.50	921	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	60.58/cwt	59.00–62.00	832	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	398	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	146.79/cwt	146.00–147.00	699	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	145.75/cwt	145.00–148.00	635	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	133.13/cwt	129.00–134.00	875	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	974	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	832	126.90/cwt	126.90–126.90	1,056	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	799	132.10/cwt	132.10–132.10	1,055	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	924	117.32/cwt	115.50–119.00	1,084	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	871	124.37/cwt	123.95–124.90	1,083	119

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 749Last week 188Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 50Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 39Year ago 0

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	89.00	89.00
3	—	1,750	94.00–98.00	96.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	858	36.00–39.00	37.99
1	—	1,165	49.50	49.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,089	52.00–60.00	55.04
5	—	1,364	58.00–65.00	62.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	63.50–66.50	64.98
3	—	1,373	59.00–62.00	60.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	172.50	172.50
5	—	657	129.00	129.00
6	—	620	125.00–139.00	132.68
11	—	484	157.00–159.00	157.97
13	—	530	140.00–154.00	148.83
17	—	561	141.00–154.00	147.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	483	161.00–163.00	161.88
10	—	331	180.00–185.00	181.38
11	—	432	169.00–171.00	169.35
12	—	707	133.50	133.50
16	—	574	140.00–159.00	150.28
16	—	615	138.00–148.00	140.51
19	—	529	153.00–162.00	158.80
1	—	200	197.50	197.50
9	—	365	165.00–180.00	177.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	716	136.00	136.00
59	—	832	126.90	126.90
64	—	799	132.10	132.10
103	—	924	115.50–119.00	117.32
119	—	871	123.95–124.90	124.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	376	125.00–138.00	134.32
10	—	574	135.00–138.00	135.48
10	—	684	115.00–122.00	117.82
11	—	530	130.00–142.00	133.75
2	—	875	105.00	105.00
4	—	600	120.00	120.00
18	—	480	135.00–144.00	139.43
15	—	436	130.00–142.00	138.10
6	—	323	131.00–142.00	136.63
6	—	790	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	398	150.00	150.00
7	—	555	145.00	145.00
8	—	525	145.00	145.00
9	—	476	146.00–147.00	146.79
10	—	436	145.00–148.00	145.75
91	—	657	129.00–134.00	133.13

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	12	—	1,528	1,110.00–1,500.00	1,313.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,365	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,129	760.00–850.00	780.56

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle