Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.07/cwt on 849 head.

Average price

$131.07

849 head · 875 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,147

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$436

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

$5.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.77

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	876	131.08	1,148	848
Large 1	565	126.00	712	1thin

One grade step is worth $5.08/cwt here — about $436 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 sale849 hd

131.07

—

KY average28 barns · 6,154 hd

134.84

−3.77

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	1,592	101.77	1,620	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,277	66.03	843	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,272	65.97	839	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	918	41.39	380	3thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	129.01/cwt	120.00–132.00	530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	121.35/cwt	109.00–129.00	701	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	808	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	132.79/cwt	128.00–143.00	615	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	409	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	105.77/cwt	101.50–112.00	803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	961	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	143.47/cwt	142.00–145.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	126.74/cwt	126.00–129.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	128.68/cwt	127.00–134.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	810	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	638	1
Steers	Large 1	—	565	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	145.51/cwt	135.00–149.00	813	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	352	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	324	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	19,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	121.50/cwt	115.00–125.00	691	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	123.73/cwt	119.00–128.00	751	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	847	1
Bulls	—	—	1,778	106.73/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,898	3
Bulls	—	—	1,313	94.32/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	880	130.54/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,149	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	144.83/cwt	140.00–145.00	982	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	137.80/cwt	137.80–137.80	1,076	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	130.86/cwt	129.00–135.00	937	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	143.35/cwt	142.00–146.00	890	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	935	130.65/cwt	129.80–131.95	1,222	282
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	842	121.83/cwt	121.75–123.00	1,026	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	148.13/cwt	143.00–152.00	787	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,245	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,010	124.27/cwt	123.30–124.75	1,255	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	136.08/cwt	129.00–137.00	836	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	859	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,035	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	134.05/cwt	129.00–139.00	693	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	139.01/cwt	137.00–140.00	776	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	140.89/cwt	134.00–149.00	533	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	129.42/cwt	122.00–132.00	669	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	130.68/cwt	122.00–135.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	144.96/cwt	141.00–147.00	468	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	134.33/cwt	128.00–140.00	580	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	120.63/cwt	117.00–122.00	774	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	41.39/cwt	39.00–44.00	380	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,211	63.47/cwt	62.00–64.50	769	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	69.44/cwt	66.00–72.50	948	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	62.46/cwt	62.00–63.00	811	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 Jul 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,409Last week 826Year ago 1,289

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 34Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 1Year ago 21

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	73.00	73.00
2	—	1,298	62.00–63.00	62.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	918	39.00–44.00	41.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,211	62.00–64.50	63.47
3	—	1,365	66.00–72.50	69.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,778	106.00–108.00	106.73
2	—	1,313	90.00–99.00	94.32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	411	120.00–132.00	129.01
12	—	578	109.00–129.00	121.35
10	—	657	123.00	123.00
9	—	463	128.00–143.00	132.79
6	—	330	124.00	124.00
5	—	759	101.50–112.00	105.77
4	—	538	126.00–129.00	126.74
4	—	385	127.00–134.00	128.68
2	—	730	111.00	111.00
5	—	642	117.00–122.00	120.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	139.00	139.00
3	—	738	118.00	118.00
150	—	614	129.00–137.00	136.08
136	—	859	120.50	120.50
20	—	517	129.00–139.00	134.05
9	—	558	137.00–140.00	139.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	607	132.00	132.00
3	—	763	126.00	126.00
2	—	465	142.00–145.00	143.47
1	—	710	127.00	127.00
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
1	—	420	152.00	152.00
8	—	559	135.00–149.00	145.51
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	880	129.00–132.00	130.54
89	—	678	140.00–145.00	144.83
69	—	781	137.80	137.80
15	—	716	129.00–135.00	130.86
8	—	621	142.00–146.00	143.35
282	—	935	129.80–131.95	130.65
78	—	842	121.75–123.00	121.83
7	—	531	143.00–152.00	148.13
1	—	1,245	90.00	90.00
162	—	1,010	123.30–124.75	124.27
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	352	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	115.00–125.00	121.50
7	—	607	119.00–128.00	123.73
1	—	965	96.00	96.00
1	—	730	116.00	116.00
17	—	378	134.00–149.00	140.89
11	—	517	122.00–132.00	129.42
3	—	491	122.00–135.00	130.68
3	—	323	141.00–147.00	144.96
2	—	805	103.00	103.00
11	—	432	128.00–140.00	134.33

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,450	1,325.00	1,325.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle