Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.11/cwt on 1,076 head.

Average price

$134.11

1,076 head · 839 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,125

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.49

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	839	134.11	1,125	1,076

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 sale1,076 hd

134.11

—

KY average27 barns · 6,586 hd

137.60

−3.49

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	—	Low	1,701	91.35	1,554	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	60.08	841	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	54.64	659	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	45.20	443	7thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	366	149.09/cwt	145.00–152.00	546	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	735	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	811	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	965	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	496	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	625	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	606	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	123.62/cwt	122.00–124.00	543	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	131.95/cwt	120.00–138.00	678	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	122.18/cwt	112.00–125.00	645	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	144.00/cwt	141.00–149.00	696	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	128.16/cwt	124.00–130.00	910	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	124.08/cwt	118.00–129.00	648	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	123.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	450	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	125.43/cwt	120.00–131.00	953	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	160.74/cwt	155.00–168.00	598	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	127.87/cwt	126.00–129.00	800	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	120.43/cwt	115.00–126.00	574	20
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	560	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,172	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	111.52/cwt	109.00–117.00	652	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	874	135.09/cwt	127.00–139.00	1,181	155
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,297	950.26/cwt	850.00–1,150.00	12,325	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	478	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	488	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	392	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	486	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	341	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	435	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	53.02/cwt	49.00–55.00	595	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	616	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	248	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	70.46/cwt	68.50–72.00	1,082	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	64.22/cwt	61.00–68.50	974	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	52.28/cwt	49.00–55.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	972	131.98/cwt	131.00–134.90	1,283	281
Bulls	—	—	1,764	100.11/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,766	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	59.09/cwt	57.00–62.00	789	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,291	56.24/cwt	53.00–58.00	726	14
Bulls	—	—	1,673	86.46/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,446	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	44.96/cwt	44.00–46.00	449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,059	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	125.46/cwt	123.00–130.00	848	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	745	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	123.31/cwt	119.00–125.00	772	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	127.22/cwt	121.00–136.00	737	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	138.06/cwt	126.00–140.75	1,132	321
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	129.24/cwt	127.00–131.00	791	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	134.03/cwt	131.75–135.70	839	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	115.16/cwt	110.00–120.00	711	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	733	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	123.32/cwt	121.00–129.00	883	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,058	123.30/cwt	123.30–123.30	1,305	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	115.27/cwt	109.00–119.00	839	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	499	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	721	8

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,743Last week 1,397Year ago 1,281

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 95Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 16Year ago 5

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	366	145.00–152.00	149.09
20	—	483	141.00–149.00	144.00
7	—	522	118.00–129.00	124.08
1	—	765	90.00	90.00
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
11	—	626	119.00–125.00	123.31
2	—	550	125.00	125.00
5	—	446	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	681	108.00	108.00
10	—	439	122.00–124.00	123.62
25	—	528	112.00–125.00	122.18
7	—	366	120.00–125.00	123.02
3	—	770	105.00	105.00
20	—	477	115.00–126.00	120.43
8	—	585	109.00–117.00	111.52
22	—	617	110.00–120.00	115.16
2	—	295	120.00	120.00
8	—	728	109.00–119.00	115.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	811	119.00	119.00
8	—	496	126.00	126.00
7	—	509	119.00	119.00
145	—	626	131.75–135.70	134.03
6	—	586	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	496	145.00	145.00
18	—	514	120.00–138.00	131.95
13	—	710	124.00–130.00	128.16
6	—	760	120.00–131.00	125.43
23	—	372	155.00–168.00	160.74
25	—	626	126.00–129.00	127.87
7	—	985	119.00	119.00
21	—	579	121.00–136.00	127.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
155	—	874	127.00–139.00	135.09
281	—	972	131.00–134.90	131.98
67	—	773	137.00	137.00
17	—	676	123.00–130.00	125.46
7	—	552	135.00	135.00
321	—	820	126.00–140.75	138.06
7	—	612	127.00–131.00	129.24
3	—	538	140.00	140.00
40	—	716	121.00–129.00	123.32
54	—	1,058	123.30	123.30
8	—	499	144.50	144.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	102.00	102.00
5	—	392	124.00	124.00
3	—	341	127.50	127.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,297	850.00–1,150.00	950.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,123	49.00–55.00	53.02
1	—	1,310	47.00	47.00
5	—	1,335	57.00–62.00	59.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	32.00	32.00
2	—	1,048	49.00–55.00	52.28
4	—	998	44.00–46.00	44.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,517	61.00–68.50	64.22
14	—	1,291	53.00–58.00	56.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	68.50–72.00	70.46
7	—	1,764	95.00–106.00	100.11
4	—	1,673	82.00–91.00	86.46

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