Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.10/cwt on 953 head.

Average price

$133.10

953 head · 848 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,128

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.71

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	848	133.10	1,128	953

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 sale953 hd

133.10

—

KY average26 barns · 4,454 hd

133.81

−0.71

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	1,825	87.18	1,591	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,295	59.01	764	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,311	56.99	747	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,056	44.87	474	17

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	980	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	151.77/cwt	133.00–156.00	722	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	123.66/cwt	121.00–126.00	772	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	140.48/cwt	133.00–141.10	948	76
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	134.25/cwt	130.00–138.00	693	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,110	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	938	130.04/cwt	129.00–130.95	1,220	160
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	113.10/cwt	102.00–122.00	699	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	970	127.82/cwt	124.75–129.90	1,240	221
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	116.54/cwt	111.00–122.00	674	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	153.79/cwt	146.00–163.00	664	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,314	838.83/cwt	810.00–925.00	11,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	123.22/cwt	120.00–130.00	521	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	828	135.41/cwt	130.00–136.90	1,121	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	124.56/cwt	115.00–126.00	840	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	129.48/cwt	127.00–130.00	835	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	124.08/cwt	120.00–126.00	656	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	140.55/cwt	140.00–144.00	731	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	874.49/cwt	650.00–950.00	8,570	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	681.79/cwt	550.00–715.00	7,445	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,319.84/cwt	1,310.00–1,325.00	16,102	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	6,873	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	50.22/cwt	49.50–51.00	534	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,714	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	63.19/cwt	59.00–69.50	856	4
Bulls	—	—	1,833	85.10/cwt	78.00–90.50	1,560	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	56.14/cwt	52.00–59.50	707	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	41.13/cwt	35.00–51.00	394	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	53.89/cwt	51.00–57.00	695	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	132.13/cwt	125.00–139.00	747	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	448	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	587	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	164.77/cwt	164.00–165.00	713	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	937	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,035	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	65.22/cwt	60.50–76.00	894	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	796	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	147.09/cwt	144.00–156.00	685	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,166	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,283	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,014	126.52/cwt	126.10–126.95	1,283	108
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	44.92/cwt	37.00–48.00	485	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	704	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	125.30/cwt	120.00–128.00	947	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	149.05/cwt	145.00–159.00	619	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	156.18/cwt	147.00–163.00	584	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,100	120.95/cwt	120.95–120.95	1,330	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	157.65/cwt	152.00–163.00	534	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	100.12/cwt	95.00–105.00	741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	162.30/cwt	160.00–173.00	443	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	123.70/cwt	117.00–126.00	590	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	106.66/cwt	105.00–110.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	132.19/cwt	122.00–137.00	765	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	125.19/cwt	120.00–127.00	476	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	158.02/cwt	153.00–165.00	591	10

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 Nov 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,397Last week 377Year ago 1,514

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 45Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 4Year ago 47

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	118.00	118.00
12	—	476	133.00–156.00	151.77
3	—	867	128.00	128.00
5	—	325	170.00	170.00
23	—	432	146.00–163.00	153.79
2	—	905	123.00	123.00
1	—	200	170.00	170.00
31	—	645	127.00–130.00	129.48
14	—	520	140.00–144.00	140.55
3	—	756	120.00–128.00	125.30
6	—	273	160.00–173.00	162.30
10	—	374	153.00–165.00	158.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	675	133.00–141.10	140.48
160	—	938	129.00–130.95	130.04
221	—	970	124.75–129.90	127.82
152	—	828	130.00–136.90	135.41
13	—	433	164.00–165.00	164.77
36	—	538	148.00	148.00
4	—	1,166	110.00	110.00
108	—	1,014	126.10–126.95	126.52
53	—	1,100	120.95	120.95
19	—	579	122.00–137.00	132.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	624	121.00–126.00	123.66
12	—	516	130.00–138.00	134.25
4	—	290	170.00	170.00
12	—	674	115.00–126.00	124.56
1	—	995	105.00	105.00
2	—	855	105.00	105.00
2	—	745	110.00	110.00
16	—	565	125.00–139.00	132.13
13	—	466	144.00–156.00	147.09
16	—	415	145.00–159.00	149.05
12	—	374	147.00–163.00	156.18
6	—	339	152.00–163.00	157.65
3	—	780	105.00–110.00	106.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	618	102.00–122.00	113.10
17	—	578	111.00–122.00	116.54
15	—	423	120.00–130.00	123.22
22	—	529	120.00–126.00	124.08
2	—	760	102.00	102.00
6	—	740	95.00–105.00	100.12
37	—	477	117.00–126.00	123.70
8	—	380	120.00–127.00	125.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	127.00	127.00
13	—	448	131.00	131.00
41	—	937	110.50	110.50
31	—	531	132.50	132.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,314	810.00–925.00	838.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	980	650.00–950.00	874.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,092	550.00–715.00	681.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	580.00	580.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,220	1,310.00–1,325.00	1,319.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	49.50–51.00	50.22
3	—	957	35.00–51.00	41.13
12	—	1,080	37.00–48.00	44.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,354	59.00–69.50	63.19
8	—	1,289	51.00–57.00	53.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,260	52.00–59.50	56.14
6	—	1,370	60.50–76.00	65.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	95.50	95.50
4	—	1,833	78.00–90.50	85.10

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