Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.01/cwt on 791 head.

Average price

$134.01

791 head · 843 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,130

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.60

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	843	134.01	1,130	791

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 sale791 hd

134.01

—

KY average28 barns · 6,113 hd

139.61

−5.60

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	1,665	103.17	1,718	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,276	70.06	894	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,264	67.71	856	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	52.80	523	7thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1-2Value Added	—	506	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	133.37/cwt	129.00–140.00	580	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	126.89/cwt	125.00–131.00	744	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	114.30/cwt	114.00–115.00	702	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	112.31/cwt	111.00–115.00	774	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	123.22/cwt	120.00–129.00	657	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	840	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	135.88/cwt	134.00–140.00	514	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	929	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	130.46/cwt	124.00–137.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	304	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	119.02/cwt	116.00–120.00	668	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	866	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	143.03/cwt	140.00–146.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	49.02/cwt	44.50–59.00	444	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	62.25/cwt	60.00–64.50	749	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,301	70.35/cwt	69.00–74.00	915	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,100	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	748	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	70.81/cwt	68.00–76.00	901	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	63.06/cwt	60.00–65.00	788	4
Bulls	—	—	1,704	106.71/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,818	4
Bulls	—	—	1,510	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,344	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,156	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,285	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,657	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,412	1,229.95/cwt	1,135.00–1,285.00	17,367	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,182.74/cwt	1,175.00–1,190.00	16,617	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	600	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	924	128.78/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,190	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	138.58/cwt	130.00–140.10	1,082	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	833	136.06/cwt	134.00–137.60	1,133	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	990	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,233	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	141.51/cwt	135.00–142.00	903	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	859	139.50/cwt	135.00–140.10	1,198	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,013	126.30/cwt	126.30–126.30	1,279	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	975	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	125.25/cwt	125.00–126.00	996	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	153.00/cwt	147.00–165.00	604	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	180.95/cwt	162.50–197.50	498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	139.36/cwt	136.00–139.95	867	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	140.31/cwt	140.25–141.00	832	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	124.77/cwt	124.25–126.00	908	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	878	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 Aug 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,335Last week 976Year ago 521

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 78Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 55Year ago 5

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	506	139.00	139.00
91	—	622	136.00–139.95	139.36
83	—	593	140.25–141.00	140.31
37	—	728	124.25–126.00	124.77
6	—	681	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	435	129.00–140.00	133.37
16	—	586	125.00–131.00	126.89
10	—	614	114.00–115.00	114.30
9	—	689	111.00–115.00	112.31
9	—	533	120.00–129.00	123.22
6	—	712	118.00	118.00
6	—	378	134.00–140.00	135.88
4	—	837	111.00	111.00
4	—	458	124.00–137.00	130.46
4	—	200	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	561	116.00–120.00	119.02
4	—	722	120.00	120.00
4	—	610	125.00	125.00
4	—	511	130.50	130.50
4	—	475	140.00–146.00	143.03
3	—	687	108.00	108.00
2	—	750	94.00	94.00
1	—	265	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	72.00	72.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
194	—	924	127.00–131.00	128.78
151	—	781	130.00–140.10	138.58
111	—	833	134.00–137.60	136.06
87	—	990	124.50	124.50
86	—	638	135.00–142.00	141.51
68	—	859	135.00–140.10	139.50
54	—	1,013	126.30	126.30
8	—	712	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	795	125.00–126.00	125.25
6	—	570	135.00	135.00
6	—	395	147.00–165.00	153.00
4	—	450	153.00	153.00
2	—	615	131.00	131.00
2	—	332	162.50	162.50
2	—	275	162.50–197.50	180.95
1	—	515	139.00	139.00
1	—	430	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	906	44.50–59.00	49.02
2	—	1,203	60.00–64.50	62.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,301	69.00–74.00	70.35
1	—	1,100	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,273	68.00–76.00	70.81
4	—	1,250	60.00–65.00	63.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,704	100.00–111.00	106.71
1	—	1,510	89.00	89.00

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,275	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,112	835.00	835.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	951	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,412	1,135.00–1,285.00	1,229.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,405	1,175.00–1,190.00	1,182.74

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