Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady on a light test. Yearling steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.84/cwt on 226 head.

Average price

$124.84

226 head · 654 lb average

Value per head Derived

$816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$206

per head · Medium 1-2 over Large 1

$44.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.64

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	375	150.00	563	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	656	124.70	818	223
Large 1	725	106.00	769	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.00/cwt here — about −$206 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale226 hd

124.84

—

KY average27 barns · 5,089 hd

128.48

−3.64

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	1,608	110.33	1,774	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	71.54	878	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,249	66.80	835	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	943	48.66	459	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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	477	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	111.28/cwt	110.00–114.00	812	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	816	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	121.93/cwt	116.00–128.00	827	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,430	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	834.77/cwt	795.00–875.00	9,575	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,983	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	890	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,324	1,167.27/cwt	1,075.00–1,300.00	15,455	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	811.97/cwt	800.00–835.00	9,378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	137.70/cwt	124.00–149.00	713	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	145.94/cwt	144.00–148.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,082	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	883	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	134.59/cwt	132.00–140.00	577	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	131.31/cwt	128.00–142.00	618	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	128.45/cwt	125.00–132.00	723	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	809	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	940	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	564	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	71.26/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,100	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,261	68.55/cwt	65.00–71.00	864	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	48.66/cwt	47.00–53.00	459	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	66.47/cwt	64.00–68.00	806	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	725	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	769	1
Bulls	—	—	1,328	104.14/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,383	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	114.45/cwt	113.00–118.00	2,054	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	145.18/cwt	135.00–148.00	768	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	149.48/cwt	144.00–164.00	713	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	134.82/cwt	120.00–142.00	758	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	73.71/cwt	73.00–75.00	910	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	850	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	747	118.10/cwt	118.10–118.10	882	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	907	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,070	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	967	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,088	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	804	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	981	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	386	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	945	3

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 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 591Last week 871Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 30Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 22Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady on a light test. Yearling steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	155.00	155.00
2	—	900	98.00	98.00
4	—	318	150.00	150.00
6	—	730	110.00–114.00	111.28
7	—	628	130.00	130.00
8	—	678	116.00–128.00	121.93
16	—	529	135.00–148.00	145.18
9	—	477	144.00–164.00	149.48
12	—	562	120.00–142.00	134.82
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	890	77.00	77.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	148.00	148.00
1	—	935	114.00	114.00
2	—	805	122.00	122.00
4	—	425	170.00	170.00
4	—	450	166.00	166.00
4	—	529	144.00–148.00	145.94
5	—	997	108.50	108.50
6	—	622	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	907	118.00	118.00
56	—	967	112.50	112.50
73	—	804	122.00	122.00
3	—	386	170.00	170.00
3	—	721	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	518	124.00–149.00	137.70
3	—	705	103.00	103.00
3	—	660	111.00	111.00
10	—	429	132.00–140.00	134.59
10	—	471	128.00–142.00	131.31
12	—	563	125.00–132.00	128.45
6	—	861	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	668	127.25	127.25
72	—	747	118.10	118.10

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	4	—	920	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,324	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,167.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,155	800.00–835.00	811.97
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,147	795.00–875.00	834.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	775.00	775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	940	60.00	60.00
3	—	1,543	68.00–74.00	71.26
4	—	1,261	65.00–71.00	68.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	943	47.00–53.00	48.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,213	64.00–68.00	66.47
7	—	1,234	73.00–75.00	73.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	102.00–106.00	104.14
3	—	1,795	113.00–118.00	114.45

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