Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 3.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers sold firm. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower.; 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 $142.12/cwt on 554 head.

Average price

$142.12

554 head · 709 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.46

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	709	142.12	1,007	554

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 sale554 hd

142.12

—

KY average26 barns · 5,364 hd

137.65

+4.46

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	1,775	77.14	1,369	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	57.43	890	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	52.99	686	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	43.03	432	3thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	843	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,180	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	138.35/cwt	130.00–138.75	1,093	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	146.11/cwt	130.00–151.00	764	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	125.07/cwt	115.00–130.00	901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	155.02/cwt	153.00–160.00	673	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	347	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	500	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	383	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	636	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	134.01/cwt	124.00–142.00	820	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	168.49/cwt	165.00–172.50	564	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	678	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	958	130.92/cwt	129.90–131.95	1,254	112
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	136.09/cwt	118.00–137.50	889	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	129.68/cwt	129.00–130.00	495	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	131.69/cwt	125.00–145.00	682	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	114.91/cwt	105.00–122.00	726	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	142.99/cwt	137.00–152.00	659	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	158.97/cwt	145.00–168.00	676	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	130.47/cwt	125.00–138.00	757	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	713	99.22/cwt	90.00–104.00	707	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	525	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	126.69/cwt	123.00–129.00	863	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	168.68/cwt	162.50–171.00	634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	124.87/cwt	120.00–129.00	584	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	145.66/cwt	127.00–147.50	986	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	154.07/cwt	138.00–154.50	938	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	116.87/cwt	103.00–125.00	619	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	126.40/cwt	124.00–128.00	537	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	142.67/cwt	140.00–145.00	756	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	115.37/cwt	110.00–120.00	779	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	139.94/cwt	132.00–145.00	791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	139.57/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,017	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	142.56/cwt	133.00–151.00	684	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	116.80/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,072	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	43.03/cwt	40.00–46.00	432	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	52.99/cwt	51.00–55.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	441	156.60/cwt	156.00–160.00	691	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	131.69/cwt	130.00–133.00	698	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	122.45/cwt	118.00–125.50	707	26
Bulls	—	—	1,775	77.14/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,369	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	54.06/cwt	52.00–56.00	838	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	62.48/cwt	59.00–65.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	543	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	125.01/cwt	116.00–129.75	769	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	112.07/cwt	108.00–115.00	810	7

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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 868Last week 887Year ago 1,489

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 110Year ago 97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	843	140.00	140.00
63	—	790	130.00–138.75	138.35
16	—	523	130.00–151.00	146.11
6	—	383	166.00	166.00
3	—	561	148.00	148.00
112	—	958	129.90–131.95	130.92
79	—	677	127.00–147.50	145.66
82	—	609	138.00–154.50	154.07
70	—	729	125.00–140.00	139.57
12	—	441	156.00–160.00	156.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	115.00–130.00	125.07
12	—	434	153.00–160.00	155.02
19	—	612	124.00–142.00	134.01
5	—	335	165.00–172.50	168.49
6	—	681	123.00–129.00	126.69
7	—	376	162.50–171.00	168.68
12	—	530	140.00–145.00	142.67
1	—	755	125.00	125.00
5	—	565	132.00–145.00	139.94
24	—	480	133.00–151.00	142.56
5	—	918	116.00–117.00	116.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	88.00	88.00
2	—	610	120.00	120.00
1	—	680	111.00	111.00
3	—	395	162.00	162.00
29	—	518	125.00–145.00	131.69
19	—	461	137.00–152.00	142.99
17	—	425	145.00–168.00	158.97
13	—	580	125.00–138.00	130.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	347	144.00	144.00
6	—	556	122.00	122.00
85	—	653	118.00–137.50	136.09
9	—	530	130.00–133.00	131.69
13	—	418	130.00	130.00
16	—	615	116.00–129.75	125.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	382	129.00–130.00	129.68
20	—	632	105.00–122.00	114.91
24	—	468	120.00–129.00	124.87
8	—	530	103.00–125.00	116.87
19	—	425	124.00–128.00	126.40
14	—	675	110.00–120.00	115.37
4	—	835	113.00	113.00
26	—	577	118.00–125.50	122.45
7	—	723	108.00–115.00	112.07
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	713	90.00–104.00	99.22
3	—	525	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,003	40.00–46.00	43.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	51.00–55.00	52.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,550	52.00–56.00	54.06
2	—	1,550	59.00–65.00	62.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	75.00–79.00	77.14

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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