Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.84/cwt on 380 head.

Average price

$134.84

380 head · 819 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,104

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1

$25.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.80

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	820	135.17	1,109	375
Large 1	745	110.00	820	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.17/cwt here — about $289 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale380 hd

134.84

—

KY average23 barns · 4,986 hd

137.64

−2.80

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	1,855	79.09	1,467	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	55.17	825	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	50.84	623	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	42.37	417	16

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	124.43/cwt	118.00–130.00	836	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	796	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,031	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	167.47/cwt	165.00–173.00	618	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	51.02/cwt	48.00–54.00	611	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	864	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	859	133.90/cwt	131.00–134.50	1,150	73
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	123.99/cwt	122.00–126.00	691	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	125.36/cwt	122.00–129.00	595	22
Steers	Large 1	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	829	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	14,535	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,418	792.68/cwt	725.00–850.00	11,240	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	109.91/cwt	103.00–119.00	663	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	843	138.70/cwt	138.70–138.70	1,169	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	124.88/cwt	122.00–127.00	711	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	723	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	638	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	150.83/cwt	145.00–155.00	701	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	125.93/cwt	125.00–127.00	791	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	936	132.15/cwt	130.90–132.90	1,237	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	112.82/cwt	110.00–117.00	736	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	46.19/cwt	46.00–47.00	527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	747	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	4
Bulls	—	—	1,821	78.17/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,423	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	42.26/cwt	39.00–44.00	414	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	33.45/cwt	32.00–35.00	276	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	53.85/cwt	52.00–55.00	812	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	51.52/cwt	51.00–52.00	592	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,467	57.95/cwt	57.00–58.50	850	3
Bulls	—	—	1,975	82.33/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,626	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	57.47/cwt	57.00–59.00	848	4

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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 875Last week 868Year ago 1,195

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 25Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 9

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	825	120.00	120.00
11	—	672	118.00–130.00	124.43
14	—	369	165.00–173.00	167.47
10	—	726	118.00–120.00	118.99
2	—	330	150.00	150.00
11	—	628	125.00–127.00	125.93
8	—	455	160.00	160.00
8	—	562	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	796	129.50	129.50
9	—	535	150.00	150.00
73	—	859	131.00–134.50	133.90
56	—	843	138.70	138.70
2	—	390	182.00	182.00
145	—	936	130.90–132.90	132.15
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	745	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	670	110.00	110.00
9	—	540	140.00	140.00
12	—	557	122.00–126.00	123.99
2	—	740	112.00	112.00
5	—	615	117.00	117.00
18	—	465	145.00–155.00	150.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	475	122.00–129.00	125.36
7	—	603	103.00–119.00	109.91
15	—	569	122.00–127.00	124.88
18	—	523	122.00	122.00
11	—	652	110.00–117.00	112.82
4	—	405	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	723	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,198	48.00–54.00	51.02
5	—	1,140	46.00–47.00	46.19
3	—	1,467	57.00–58.50	57.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	980	39.00–44.00	42.26
4	—	825	32.00–35.00	33.45
4	—	1,150	51.00–52.00	51.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,507	52.00–55.00	53.85
4	—	1,475	57.00–59.00	57.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,821	77.00–80.00	78.17
2	—	1,975	81.00–84.00	82.33

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	—	1,210	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,418	725.00–850.00	792.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,530	950.00	950.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle