Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend due to holiday but a stronger trend was felt in the yearling market.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $124.14/cwt on 603 head.

Average price

$124.14

603 head · 950 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$530

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1

$7.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.92

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	952	124.17	1,182	600
Large 1	557	117.00	652	3thin

One grade step is worth $7.17/cwt here — about $530 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 sale603 hd

124.14

—

KY average23 barns · 4,866 hd

132.05

−7.92

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	1,680	99.17	1,666	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,278	69.59	890	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	67.45	767	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	46.73	459	3thin

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	—	575	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	759	1
Steers	Large 1	—	557	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	121.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	509	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	547	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	607	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	42.10/cwt	41.00–43.00	389	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	133.39/cwt	125.00–135.00	439	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	121.88/cwt	118.00–128.00	711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	126.56/cwt	125.00–131.00	657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	110.15/cwt	106.00–115.00	697	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	149.50/cwt	148.00–150.00	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	980	1
Bulls	—	—	1,360	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	128.66/cwt	126.00–130.00	778	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	146.63/cwt	142.00–150.00	680	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	129.25/cwt	127.00–130.00	717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	143.64/cwt	143.00–145.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	159.42/cwt	147.50–165.00	542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	139.61/cwt	134.00–141.50	860	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,018	121.77/cwt	118.70–122.70	1,240	324
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	989	125.60/cwt	125.60–125.60	1,242	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	129.58/cwt	128.00–133.00	950	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	873	116.51/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,017	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	830	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,013	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	136.24/cwt	135.50–137.00	918	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	927	124.41/cwt	111.00–125.30	1,153	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,008	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	130.06/cwt	114.00–132.80	877	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	860	120.57/cwt	120.00–122.75	1,037	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	820	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	843	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	919	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	71.49/cwt	69.50–73.50	946	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,100	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	682	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	64.93/cwt	63.00–68.50	753	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	71.24/cwt	69.00–73.50	786	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	109.22/cwt	108.00–110.50	1,933	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	96.20/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,684	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	446	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	568	6

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 Jul 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,173Last week 235Year ago 1,008

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 35Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 20Year ago 12

Compared to last week: No trend due to holiday but a stronger trend was felt in the yearling market.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	132.00	132.00
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
2	—	517	142.00	142.00
3	—	728	122.00	122.00
4	—	462	148.00–150.00	149.50
3	—	760	120.00	120.00
1	—	845	116.00	116.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	616	134.00–141.50	139.61
324	—	1,018	118.70–122.70	121.77
101	—	989	125.60	125.60
25	—	733	128.00–133.00	129.58
14	—	873	114.00–119.00	116.51
14	—	830	122.00	122.00
6	—	674	135.50–137.00	136.24
3	—	560	147.00	147.00
65	—	927	111.00–125.30	124.41
25	—	755	133.50	133.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	120.00–125.00	121.69
10	—	329	125.00–135.00	133.39
5	—	583	118.00–128.00	121.88
5	—	519	125.00–131.00	126.56
2	—	380	131.00	131.00
11	—	633	106.00–115.00	110.15
6	—	458	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	547	111.00	111.00
3	—	446	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
163	—	674	114.00–132.80	130.06
6	—	629	121.00	121.00
3	—	577	131.00	131.00
170	—	860	120.00–122.75	120.57
17	—	766	107.00	107.00
10	—	843	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	605	126.00–130.00	128.66
7	—	464	142.00–150.00	146.63
4	—	555	127.00–130.00	129.25
3	—	425	143.00–145.00	143.64
3	—	340	147.50–165.00	159.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	41.00–43.00	42.10
1	—	1,100	56.00	56.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,323	69.50–73.50	71.49
1	—	1,100	62.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,160	63.00–68.50	64.93
2	—	1,103	69.00–73.50	71.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,770	108.00–110.50	109.22
2	—	1,750	92.00–99.00	96.20

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)	2	—	1,258	875.00	875.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle