Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle sold fully steady this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.42/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$126.42

97 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.21

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	506	126.42	640	97

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 sale97 hd

126.42

—

KY average28 barns · 6,289 hd

126.62

−0.21

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	—	Average	1,834	102.98	1,888	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,278	70.05	895	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,289	67.39	869	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	54.00	547	2thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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 1-2	—	265	143.48/cwt	135.00–150.00	380	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	156.42/cwt	150.00–162.00	591	13
Bulls	—	—	1,771	98.79/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,750	5
Bulls	—	—	1,990	113.46/cwt	113.00–114.00	2,258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	882	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	806	122.24/cwt	120.00–122.50	985	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	135.73/cwt	133.00–144.00	855	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	326	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	460	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	444	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	66.74/cwt	65.00–68.00	856	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	155.08/cwt	150.00–160.00	746	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	126.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	397	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	921	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	71.37/cwt	69.00–73.00	931	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	66.97/cwt	65.00–69.00	815	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	125.36/cwt	120.00–130.00	534	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	113.11/cwt	110.00–116.00	806	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	162.70/cwt	156.00–169.00	703	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	165.38/cwt	162.00–172.00	705	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	1,186.09/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	14,067	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,303	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	9,818	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	10,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	137.64/cwt	133.00–140.00	772	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	773	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	122.70/cwt	118.00–125.00	761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	125.61/cwt	120.00–130.00	603	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	114.15/cwt	110.00–115.00	758	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	126.19/cwt	126.00–127.00	926	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	172.62/cwt	170.00–175.00	654	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	133.70/cwt	130.00–138.00	705	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	127.01/cwt	125.00–131.00	735	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	827	1

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 889Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 2Year ago 0

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle sold fully steady this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	265	135.00–150.00	143.48
3	—	313	125.00–130.00	126.70
4	—	730	108.00–110.00	108.99
21	—	426	120.00–130.00	125.36
2	—	380	128.00	128.00
6	—	620	118.00–125.00	122.70
8	—	480	120.00–130.00	125.61
12	—	664	110.00–115.00	114.15
14	—	527	130.00–138.00	133.70
14	—	579	125.00–131.00	127.01
1	—	870	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	326	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	378	150.00–162.00	156.42
18	—	481	150.00–160.00	155.08
1	—	1,015	106.00	106.00
2	—	515	139.00	139.00
2	—	555	124.00	124.00
2	—	672	122.00	122.00
7	—	713	110.00–116.00	113.11
11	—	432	156.00–169.00	162.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	882	120.00	120.00
2	—	657	141.00	141.00
10	—	806	120.00–122.50	122.24
8	—	630	133.00–144.00	135.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	162.00–172.00	165.38
9	—	561	133.00–140.00	137.64
1	—	855	119.00	119.00
2	—	625	141.00	141.00
2	—	755	127.00	127.00
5	—	537	144.00	144.00
5	—	734	126.00–127.00	126.19
8	—	379	170.00–175.00	172.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,771	90.00–103.00	98.79
2	—	1,990	113.00–114.00	113.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	48.00	48.00
1	—	1,100	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,283	65.00–68.00	66.74
1	—	1,315	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,304	69.00–73.00	71.37
3	—	1,217	65.00–69.00	66.97

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	8	—	1,186	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,186.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	770.00	770.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	750.00	750.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle