Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.20/cwt on 691 head.

Average price

$142.20

691 head · 807 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,147

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.47

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	807	142.20	1,147	691

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 sale691 hd

142.20

—

KY average19 barns · 3,357 hd

141.73

+0.47

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	1,660	95.93	1,592	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	70.24	990	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	64.18	797	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	45.29	475	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	—	1,630	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,271	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	104.90/cwt	101.50–107.50	1,757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	128.32/cwt	125.00–130.00	870	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	127.36/cwt	120.00–131.00	904	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,097	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	148.70/cwt	142.00–157.00	697	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	132.57/cwt	129.00–146.00	839	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	143.85/cwt	138.00–153.00	757	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	126.74/cwt	119.00–130.00	705	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	124.85/cwt	121.00–126.00	541	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	124.61/cwt	120.00–128.00	582	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	142.80/cwt	132.00–160.00	474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	492	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	760	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	235	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,079	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	967	134.34/cwt	133.95–134.75	1,299	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	897	136.04/cwt	122.00–137.00	1,220	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	929	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,291	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	792	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,022	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	147.15/cwt	147.00–148.00	893	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	145.20/cwt	145.20–145.20	1,195	201
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	831	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	897	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	135.32/cwt	130.00–138.00	694	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	131.36/cwt	129.00–139.00	747	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	135.56/cwt	130.00–145.00	583	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	768	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	124.13/cwt	120.00–127.00	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	45.29/cwt	43.00–47.00	475	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	71.66/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,027	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	67.40/cwt	66.00–68.00	919	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	63.00/cwt	61.00–65.50	749	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	68.19/cwt	66.00–69.00	929	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	470	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	127.85/cwt	121.00–135.00	486	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 Sep 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 948Last week 688Year ago 740

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 32Year ago 180

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 22Year ago 30

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	78.00	78.00
2	—	1,675	101.50–107.50	104.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	56.00	56.00
10	—	1,189	61.00–65.50	63.00
5	—	1,362	66.00–69.00	68.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	43.00–47.00	45.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,433	68.00–74.00	71.66
3	—	1,364	66.00–68.00	67.40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	140.00	140.00
2	—	880	98.00	98.00
2	—	945	95.00	95.00
3	—	390	142.00	142.00
16	—	513	130.00–138.00	135.32
14	—	569	129.00–139.00	131.36
12	—	430	130.00–145.00	135.56
9	—	662	116.00	116.00
5	—	622	120.00–127.00	124.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	145.00	145.00
3	—	678	125.00–130.00	128.32
6	—	710	120.00–131.00	127.36
13	—	819	134.00	134.00
1	—	255	177.50	177.50
2	—	589	131.00	131.00
2	—	777	130.00	130.00
3	—	380	155.00	155.00
15	—	469	142.00–157.00	148.70
15	—	633	129.00–146.00	132.57
17	—	526	138.00–153.00	143.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	587	150.00	150.00
5	—	492	154.50	154.50
1	—	235	215.00	215.00
149	—	724	149.00	149.00
112	—	967	133.95–134.75	134.34
62	—	897	122.00–137.00	136.04
57	—	929	139.00	139.00
12	—	792	129.00	129.00
7	—	607	147.00–148.00	147.15
201	—	823	145.20	145.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	112.00	112.00
2	—	612	116.00	116.00
3	—	820	90.00	90.00
11	—	556	119.00–130.00	126.74
16	—	433	121.00–126.00	124.85
16	—	467	120.00–128.00	124.61
5	—	332	132.00–160.00	142.80
6	—	500	135.00	135.00
6	—	380	121.00–135.00	127.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	596	139.50	139.50
12	—	701	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	109.00	109.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	1,250.00	1,250.00

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