Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady with softer undertone. Yearling steers and heifers sold firm. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.60/cwt on 553 head.

Average price

$129.60

553 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.98

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	627	129.60	813	553

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 sale553 hd

129.60

—

KY average28 barns · 6,058 hd

128.62

+0.98

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	1,865	112.00	2,089	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,250	65.31	816	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,142	64.84	740	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	910	49.32	449	9thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	572	150.13/cwt	140.00–156.00	859	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	116.95/cwt	110.00–120.00	799	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	138.98/cwt	134.00–146.00	532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	133.47/cwt	125.00–146.00	571	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	140.13/cwt	135.00–141.00	873	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	138.96/cwt	133.00–143.00	920	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	168.89/cwt	162.00–173.00	731	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	697.22/cwt	650.00–725.00	6,902	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,460	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,455	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	985.76/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	9,710	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	874.07/cwt	770.00–985.00	10,130	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	153.03/cwt	146.00–158.00	716	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	860	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	136.85/cwt	133.00–145.00	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	1
Bulls	—	—	1,865	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	132.10/cwt	132.10–132.10	1,024	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	896	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	959	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	124.44/cwt	124.10–125.10	886	217
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	139.28/cwt	138.00–140.00	734	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	130.89/cwt	123.00–131.75	836	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	791	117.25/cwt	117.25–117.25	927	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	452	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	661	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	825	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	363	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	802	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	68.51/cwt	67.00–70.00	828	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	57.50/cwt	57.00–58.00	580	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	48.61/cwt	44.00–51.00	442	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	122.11/cwt	114.00–131.00	824	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	128.68/cwt	125.00–132.00	797	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	151.28/cwt	144.00–155.00	738	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	135.68/cwt	130.00–143.00	632	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	133.23/cwt	131.00–136.00	770	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	129.43/cwt	125.00–136.00	674	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	503	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	66.36/cwt	65.50–69.50	910	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	945	62.67/cwt	60.00–65.00	592	2

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 Jun 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 871Last week 749Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 24Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady with softer undertone. Yearling steers and heifers sold firm. 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
40	—	572	140.00–156.00	150.13
4	—	355	182.00	182.00
1	—	705	134.00	134.00
7	—	623	135.00–141.00	140.13
4	—	542	156.00	156.00
16	—	662	133.00–143.00	138.96
10	—	433	162.00–173.00	168.89
4	—	468	146.00–158.00	153.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	775	132.10	132.10
13	—	622	144.00	144.00
4	—	685	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	683	110.00–120.00	116.95
6	—	383	134.00–146.00	138.98
4	—	620	120.00–121.00	120.50
2	—	742	100.00	100.00
24	—	428	125.00–146.00	133.47
20	—	466	130.00–143.00	135.68
15	—	578	131.00–136.00	133.23
10	—	521	125.00–136.00	129.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
217	—	712	124.10–125.10	124.44
84	—	527	138.00–140.00	139.28
81	—	639	123.00–131.75	130.89
34	—	791	117.25	117.25
26	—	452	146.25	146.25
12	—	685	120.50	120.50
4	—	420	149.00	149.00
4	—	363	140.00	140.00
3	—	561	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	577	149.00	149.00
4	—	516	133.00–145.00	136.85
2	—	827	100.00	100.00
1	—	445	164.00	164.00
1	—	280	160.00	160.00
14	—	675	114.00–131.00	122.11
6	—	619	125.00–132.00	128.68
6	—	488	144.00–155.00	151.28

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)	3	—	990	650.00–725.00	697.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	985	900.00–1,100.00	985.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,159	770.00–985.00	874.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	112.00	112.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,209	67.00–70.00	68.51
2	—	1,008	57.00–58.00	57.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	909	44.00–51.00	48.61
1	—	915	55.00	55.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,372	65.50–69.50	66.36
2	—	945	60.00–65.00	62.67

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

Heifers · 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