Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.41/cwt on 949 head.

Average price

$135.41

949 head · 848 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,149

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.66

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	848	135.41	1,149	949

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 sale949 hd

135.41

—

KY average26 barns · 5,402 hd

137.07

−1.66

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	1,621	100.15	1,623	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	72.00	878	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,215	65.83	800	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	976	55.36	540	5thin

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	—	—	1,302	78.64/cwt	72.00–88.00	1,024	3
Bulls	—	—	1,676	103.35/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,732	4
Bulls	—	—	1,804	113.08/cwt	107.00–120.00	2,040	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	134.50/cwt	130.00–139.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	135.49/cwt	135.00–136.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	142.33/cwt	140.00–147.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	146.09/cwt	140.00–152.00	713	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	136.45/cwt	133.00–140.00	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	733	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	114.34/cwt	111.00–119.00	763	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	134.01/cwt	129.00–142.00	571	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	132.55/cwt	128.00–134.00	705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,008	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	645	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	66.75/cwt	65.00–68.50	880	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	342	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	639	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	58.43/cwt	55.00–60.00	576	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	68.09/cwt	67.00–70.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	121.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	889	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	133.61/cwt	132.00–134.00	762	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	139.52/cwt	133.00–142.00	730	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	155.80/cwt	152.50–160.00	566	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	74.93/cwt	73.50–76.00	958	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	916	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,044	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	984	127.71/cwt	127.20–127.95	1,257	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	935	130.17/cwt	127.90–135.00	1,217	236
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	867	133.70/cwt	133.70–133.70	1,159	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	815	137.10/cwt	137.10–137.10	1,117	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,019	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,269	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	141.67/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,044	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	151.94/cwt	145.00–154.75	937	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	795	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	150.24/cwt	150.00–151.00	873	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	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 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,099Last week 1,409Year ago 1,130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 32Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 9Year ago 5

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,302	72.00–88.00	78.64
4	—	1,676	100.00–105.00	103.35
4	—	1,804	107.00–120.00	113.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,008	64.00	64.00
2	—	1,318	65.00–68.50	66.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	36.00	36.00
1	—	975	65.50	65.50
3	—	985	55.00–60.00	58.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,143	67.00–70.00	68.09
4	—	1,278	73.50–76.00	74.93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	142.00	142.00
1	—	755	122.00	122.00
2	—	300	158.00	158.00
2	—	665	127.00	127.00
4	—	729	120.00–124.00	121.97
5	—	570	132.00–134.00	133.61
6	—	523	133.00–142.00	139.52
16	—	363	152.50–160.00	155.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	130.00–139.00	134.50
2	—	688	135.00–136.00	135.49
3	—	560	140.00–147.00	142.33
4	—	488	140.00–152.00	146.09
1	—	335	160.00	160.00
1	—	380	149.00	149.00
1	—	645	134.00	134.00
2	—	420	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
164	—	984	127.20–127.95	127.71
236	—	935	127.90–135.00	130.17
52	—	867	133.70	133.70
64	—	815	137.10	137.10
110	—	1,019	124.50	124.50
138	—	737	138.00–144.00	141.67
148	—	617	145.00–154.75	151.94
7	—	516	154.00	154.00
8	—	581	150.00–151.00	150.24
6	—	665	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	842	120.00	120.00
4	—	485	133.00–140.00	136.45
10	—	606	121.00	121.00
7	—	667	111.00–119.00	114.34
8	—	426	129.00–142.00	134.01
7	—	532	128.00–134.00	132.55
1	—	940	102.00	102.00
2	—	355	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	606	128.00	128.00
4	—	916	114.00	114.00

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	1	—	1,310	1,050.00	1,050.00

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

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