Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold fully steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.17/cwt on 420 head.

Average price

$132.17

420 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.51

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	618	132.17	817	420

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 sale420 hd

132.17

—

KY average27 barns · 5,056 hd

125.66

+6.51

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	1,350	89.00	1,202	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,363	67.57	921	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	66.60	810	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,119	58.87	659	5thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,350	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,202	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	111.68/cwt	110.00–115.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	123.95/cwt	120.00–136.00	710	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	147.89/cwt	145.00–150.00	550	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	125.02/cwt	120.00–127.00	789	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	136.17/cwt	135.00–139.00	911	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	147.31/cwt	145.00–152.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,139	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	12,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	121.70/cwt	120.00–126.00	865	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	137.77/cwt	132.00–143.00	875	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	137.77/cwt	132.00–141.00	774	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	144.51/cwt	140.00–153.00	684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	113.40/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,083	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	129.33/cwt	120.00–134.00	490	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	128.69/cwt	123.00–134.00	601	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	113.29/cwt	110.00–122.00	784	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	136.51/cwt	136.00–137.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	110.98/cwt	109.00–115.00	786	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	66.62/cwt	66.50–68.50	908	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	52.90/cwt	50.00–55.00	510	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,222	62.85/cwt	59.00–69.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	127.69/cwt	121.00–132.00	677	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	125.22/cwt	119.00–130.00	720	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	115.81/cwt	115.00–117.00	698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	138.03/cwt	134.00–141.00	632	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	127.45/cwt	125.00–131.00	681	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	62.60/cwt	61.00–64.00	762	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	69.80/cwt	69.50–70.00	849	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,185	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	711	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	71.95/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,007	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	694	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	833	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	975	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	138.95/cwt	138.95–138.95	881	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	136.92/cwt	126.00–139.75	786	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	942	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	145.49/cwt	142.00–149.00	863	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	872	128.76/cwt	126.00–128.85	1,123	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	969	125.26/cwt	124.00–126.70	1,214	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	833	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,045	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	926	130.10/cwt	130.10–130.10	1,205	56

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 826Last week 1,173Year ago 789

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 29Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 7Year ago 25

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold fully steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	89.00	89.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,363	66.50–68.50	66.62
1	—	1,185	60.00	60.00
5	—	1,400	69.00–74.00	71.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	50.00–55.00	52.90
3	—	1,222	59.00–69.00	62.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,218	61.00–64.00	62.60
5	—	1,216	69.50–70.00	69.80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	652	110.00–115.00	111.68
4	—	573	120.00–136.00	123.95
5	—	372	145.00–150.00	147.89
2	—	755	109.00	109.00
7	—	631	120.00–127.00	125.02
9	—	458	134.00–141.00	138.03
11	—	534	125.00–131.00	127.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	669	135.00–139.00	136.17
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
3	—	418	145.00–152.00	147.31
4	—	1,035	110.00	110.00
7	—	711	120.00–126.00	121.70
8	—	635	132.00–143.00	137.77
11	—	562	132.00–141.00	137.77
5	—	473	140.00–153.00	144.51
5	—	955	111.00–117.00	113.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	730	129.00	129.00
10	—	593	142.00–149.00	145.49
66	—	872	126.00–128.85	128.76
109	—	969	124.00–126.70	125.26
2	—	495	145.00	145.00
1	—	325	160.00	160.00
1	—	655	141.00	141.00
17	—	833	125.50	125.50
56	—	926	130.10	130.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	773	105.00	105.00
8	—	379	120.00–134.00	129.33
9	—	467	123.00–134.00	128.69
11	—	692	110.00–122.00	113.29
4	—	428	136.00–137.00	136.51
1	—	280	135.00	135.00
3	—	708	109.00–115.00	110.98
13	—	530	121.00–132.00	127.69
37	—	575	119.00–130.00	125.22
5	—	603	115.00–117.00	115.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	694	120.00	120.00
72	—	771	126.50	126.50
76	—	634	138.95	138.95
168	—	574	126.00–139.75	136.92

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	1	—	1,165	1,085.00	1,085.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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