Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.43/cwt on 444 head.

Average price

$131.43

444 head · 790 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,039

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.32

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	790	131.43	1,039	444

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 sale444 hd

131.43

—

KY average28 barns · 4,468 hd

132.75

−1.32

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	1,776	86.21	1,531	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	56.85	710	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,342	56.56	759	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	42.30	423	4thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	146.48/cwt	140.00–162.00	621	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	122.81/cwt	118.00–127.00	642	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	131.18/cwt	125.00–139.00	636	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	121.99/cwt	116.00–126.00	941	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	118.06/cwt	115.00–120.00	795	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	870	130.01/cwt	120.00–131.95	1,131	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	132.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	753	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,051	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	161.57/cwt	155.00–170.00	617	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,124	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	121.68/cwt	118.00–130.00	809	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	138.39/cwt	133.00–142.00	742	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	130.20/cwt	126.00–136.00	673	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	128.44/cwt	119.00–135.00	735	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	139.99/cwt	130.00–144.00	858	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,093	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	7,288	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	88.29/cwt	85.00–95.00	720	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	408	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,243	57.01/cwt	56.50–57.50	709	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	61.01/cwt	58.00–64.00	763	14
Bulls	—	—	1,739	92.62/cwt	89.50–95.50	1,611	4
Bulls	—	—	1,791	83.64/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,498	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	42.30/cwt	39.00–45.00	423	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	56.47/cwt	50.00–59.00	770	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	52.37/cwt	51.00–55.00	652	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	122.50/cwt	117.00–126.00	448	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	144.59/cwt	135.00–148.00	892	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	128.89/cwt	127.75–132.00	938	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	133.10/cwt	133.10–133.10	1,000	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	381	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	602	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	715.00/cwt	715.00–715.00	10,832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	165.48/cwt	162.50–170.00	688	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	123.66/cwt	112.00–127.00	769	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	111.16/cwt	110.00–113.00	701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	127.27/cwt	126.00–129.00	854	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	405	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	959	121.60/cwt	117.00–122.10	1,166	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	142.12/cwt	139.00–145.00	676	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	121.84/cwt	112.00–129.00	514	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,090	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	841	133.80/cwt	133.80–133.80	1,125	65

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 605Last week 875Year ago 1,023

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 145Year ago 175

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 10Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	424	140.00–162.00	146.48
8	—	673	115.00–120.00	118.06
14	—	382	155.00–170.00	161.57
10	—	517	126.00–136.00	130.20
18	—	572	119.00–135.00	128.44
2	—	965	87.00	87.00
2	—	750	95.00	95.00
6	—	815	85.00–95.00	88.29
4	—	255	160.00	160.00
12	—	622	112.00–127.00	123.66
14	—	476	139.00–145.00	142.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	523	118.00–127.00	122.81
16	—	485	125.00–139.00	131.18
8	—	366	117.00–126.00	122.50
5	—	631	110.00–113.00	111.16
4	—	332	122.00	122.00
3	—	780	87.00	87.00
3	—	731	106.00	106.00
9	—	422	112.00–129.00	121.84
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	771	116.00–126.00	121.99
2	—	385	160.00	160.00
8	—	570	130.00–134.00	132.02
4	—	1,030	102.00	102.00
3	—	730	120.00	120.00
6	—	986	114.00	114.00
18	—	665	118.00–130.00	121.68
10	—	536	133.00–142.00	138.39
2	—	812	121.00	121.00
7	—	613	130.00–144.00	139.99
9	—	416	162.50–170.00	165.48
2	—	480	145.00	145.00
4	—	940	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	870	120.00–131.95	130.01
4	—	477	148.00	148.00
28	—	617	135.00–148.00	144.59
22	—	728	127.75–132.00	128.89
43	—	751	133.10	133.10
6	—	381	158.00	158.00
3	—	435	155.00	155.00
7	—	671	126.00–129.00	127.27
61	—	959	117.00–122.10	121.60
65	—	841	133.80	133.80

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,245	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,515	715.00	715.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,243	56.50–57.50	57.01
19	—	1,363	50.00–59.00	56.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,251	58.00–64.00	61.01
13	—	1,245	51.00–55.00	52.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,000	39.00–45.00	42.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,739	89.50–95.50	92.62
10	—	1,791	78.00–87.00	83.64

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle