Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.14/cwt on 1,081 head.

Average price

$132.14

1,081 head · 847 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,119

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.70

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	847	132.14	1,119	1,081

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 sale1,081 hd

132.14

—

KY average25 barns · 7,209 hd

134.84

−2.70

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	1,647	92.52	1,524	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,313	53.58	704	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,290	52.57	678	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,068	43.72	467	14

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	817	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	784	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	821	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	144.78/cwt	141.00–150.00	701	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	127.01/cwt	125.00–129.00	478	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	175.11/cwt	170.00–180.00	718	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	119.10/cwt	117.00–125.00	630	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	973	126.06/cwt	115.50–127.00	1,227	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,126	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	118.95/cwt	114.00–121.00	564	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	115.80/cwt	115.00–117.00	941	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	129.17/cwt	122.00–135.00	867	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	122.08/cwt	108.00–128.00	764	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	128.21/cwt	121.00–130.00	737	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	125.85/cwt	125.00–126.00	846	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	11,160	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	1,173.66/cwt	1,075.00–1,275.00	17,546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	458	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,870	1,253.51/cwt	1,250.00–1,260.00	23,441	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	721.13/cwt	650.00–755.00	7,413	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,915	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	521.00/cwt	455.00–560.00	5,471	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	622.90/cwt	600.00–650.00	6,123	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	113.58/cwt	112.00–116.00	659	15
Bulls	—	—	1,400	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,036	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	557	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	48.40/cwt	47.00–51.00	513	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	56.53/cwt	54.50–61.00	776	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	57.37/cwt	55.50–60.00	792	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	797	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	96.86/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,671	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	41.85/cwt	39.00–45.00	448	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,294	52.52/cwt	49.00–55.00	680	32
Bulls	—	—	1,522	87.14/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,326	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	50.19/cwt	48.50–53.50	619	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	117.39/cwt	108.00–123.00	779	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	696	128.40/cwt	128.40–128.40	894	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	844	66
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	114.14/cwt	112.00–124.00	812	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	171.06/cwt	165.00–175.00	647	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	96.67/cwt	96.00–98.00	584	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	138.99/cwt	132.00–144.00	723	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	888	134.03/cwt	122.00–134.40	1,190	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	831	134.91/cwt	118.00–137.70	1,121	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	131.04/cwt	122.00–134.75	1,010	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	119.91/cwt	117.50–125.00	872	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	124.92/cwt	118.00–129.00	536	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	141.64/cwt	135.00–148.00	671	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	955	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	921	129.40/cwt	125.95–132.80	1,192	433
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	143.40/cwt	140.00–147.00	741	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	167.85/cwt	150.00–172.50	633	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	395	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 Nov 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,628Last week 1,743Year ago 1,543

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 95Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 4Year ago 15

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	817	96.00	96.00
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
2	—	412	168.00	168.00
1	—	290	158.00	158.00
2	—	752	106.00	106.00
23	—	664	108.00–123.00	117.39
7	—	711	112.00–124.00	114.14
14	—	520	132.00–144.00	138.99
2	—	570	125.00	125.00
15	—	474	135.00–148.00	141.64
10	—	377	150.00–172.50	167.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	110.00	110.00
20	—	484	141.00–150.00	144.78
13	—	410	170.00–180.00	175.11
5	—	345	170.00	170.00
3	—	1,126	100.00	100.00
5	—	813	115.00–117.00	115.80
22	—	671	122.00–135.00	129.17
19	—	626	108.00–128.00	122.08
3	—	292	160.00	160.00
12	—	575	121.00–130.00	128.21
3	—	758	116.00	116.00
4	—	875	110.00	110.00
12	—	378	165.00–175.00	171.06
9	—	727	117.50–125.00	119.91
8	—	517	140.00–147.00	143.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	973	115.50–127.00	126.06
5	—	570	130.00	130.00
7	—	672	125.00–126.00	125.85
204	—	888	122.00–134.40	134.03
151	—	831	118.00–137.70	134.91
78	—	771	122.00–134.75	131.04
3	—	718	133.00	133.00
433	—	921	125.95–132.80	129.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	817	100.50	100.50
8	—	376	125.00–129.00	127.01
18	—	529	117.00–125.00	119.10
3	—	715	109.00	109.00
3	—	295	123.00	123.00
14	—	474	114.00–121.00	118.95
15	—	580	112.00–116.00	113.58
9	—	604	96.00–98.00	96.67
8	—	429	118.00–129.00	124.92
2	—	765	95.00	95.00
3	—	678	105.00	105.00
4	—	332	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	696	128.40	128.40
66	—	631	133.75	133.75

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,440	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,495	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,173.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,870	1,250.00–1,260.00	1,253.51
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,028	650.00–755.00	721.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,050	455.00–560.00	521.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	983	600.00–650.00	622.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	74.00	74.00
8	—	1,725	94.00–102.00	96.86
3	—	1,522	86.00–88.00	87.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	44.00	44.00
13	—	1,372	54.50–61.00	56.53
18	—	1,233	48.50–53.50	50.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,059	47.00–51.00	48.40
10	—	1,071	39.00–45.00	41.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,381	55.50–60.00	57.37
32	—	1,294	49.00–55.00	52.52

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