Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.47/cwt on 461 head.

Average price

$133.47

461 head · 844 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,126

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.33

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	844	133.47	1,126	461

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 sale461 hd

133.47

—

KY average24 barns · 5,631 hd

137.79

−4.33

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	1,685	94.17	1,587	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,085	56.01	607	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,392	55.42	772	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,091	47.04	513	8thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	146.42/cwt	139.00–152.00	758	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	974	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	361	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	163.22/cwt	157.00–168.00	620	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	101.97/cwt	96.00–105.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	110.84/cwt	99.00–120.00	841	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	119.26/cwt	110.00–128.00	700	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	135.68/cwt	130.00–142.00	509	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	741	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	51.01/cwt	47.00–54.00	533	7
Bulls	—	—	1,566	90.88/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,423	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	122.96/cwt	115.00–133.00	657	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	154.23/cwt	143.00–164.00	720	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	641	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	61.22/cwt	56.00–67.00	831	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	59.90/cwt	56.00–68.00	668	9
Bulls	—	—	1,821	98.55/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,795	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	53.28/cwt	53.00–54.00	554	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	40.80/cwt	37.00–44.00	466	4
Bulls	—	—	1,330	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,058	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	976	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	832	112.98/cwt	110.00–118.00	940	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,003	124.61/cwt	106.00–124.95	1,250	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,054	123.80/cwt	123.80–123.80	1,305	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	122.00/cwt	115.00–135.00	699	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,545	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	13,905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	133.81/cwt	122.00–138.40	1,101	106
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	121.30/cwt	120.00–124.00	768	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,145.07/cwt	900.00–1,300.00	14,142	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,110	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	140.80/cwt	140.80–140.80	895	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	141.04/cwt	134.00–149.00	458	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	128.31/cwt	124.00–130.00	599	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	164.02/cwt	152.00–170.00	684	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	901	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	140.47/cwt	127.00–158.00	600	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	929	132.15/cwt	131.00–133.75	1,228	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	134.89/cwt	131.00–141.00	780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	873	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	125.81/cwt	125.00–128.00	668	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	115.77/cwt	113.00–117.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,060	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 Oct 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 887Last week 1,059Year ago 1,121

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 45Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 5Year ago 47

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	518	139.00–152.00	146.42
9	—	380	157.00–168.00	163.22
9	—	417	152.00–170.00	164.02
5	—	578	131.00–141.00	134.89
2	—	725	115.00–120.00	117.50
2	—	600	130.00–135.00	132.50
1	—	475	145.00	145.00
2	—	862	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	361	170.00	170.00
69	—	772	137.00	137.00
4	—	723	135.00	135.00
56	—	1,003	106.00–124.95	124.61
51	—	1,054	123.80	123.80
106	—	823	122.00–138.40	133.81
1	—	1,110	91.00	91.00
11	—	648	139.00	139.00
104	—	929	131.00–133.75	132.15
3	—	873	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	960	101.50	101.50
19	—	759	99.00–120.00	110.84
18	—	587	110.00–128.00	119.26
4	—	375	130.00–142.00	135.68
4	—	400	126.00	126.00
3	—	695	112.00	112.00
3	—	705	105.00	105.00
6	—	325	134.00–149.00	141.04
25	—	467	124.00–130.00	128.31
15	—	531	125.00–128.00	125.81
5	—	612	113.00–117.00	115.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	660	116.00	116.00
16	—	832	110.00–118.00	112.98
79	—	636	140.80	140.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	758	96.00–105.00	101.97
14	—	534	115.00–133.00	122.96
13	—	467	143.00–164.00	154.23
5	—	355	170.00	170.00
2	—	735	106.00	106.00
3	—	695	110.00	110.00
15	—	573	115.00–135.00	122.00
3	—	633	120.00–124.00	121.30
2	—	855	109.00	109.00
11	—	427	127.00–158.00	140.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,425	52.00	52.00
1	—	1,335	48.00	48.00
6	—	1,358	56.00–67.00	61.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,044	47.00–54.00	51.01
9	—	1,116	56.00–68.00	59.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,039	53.00–54.00	53.28
4	—	1,143	37.00–44.00	40.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,566	85.00–95.00	90.88
7	—	1,821	92.00–103.00	98.55
1	—	1,330	80.00	80.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,545	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,145	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,235	900.00–1,300.00	1,145.07

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