Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.25/cwt on 787 head.

Average price

$137.25

787 head · 762 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.50

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	762	137.25	1,046	787

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 sale787 hd

137.25

—

KY average31 barns · 12,205 hd

134.76

+2.50

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	1,622	82.33	1,335	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,379	53.52	738	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,243	50.65	630	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,081	36.83	398	8thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	134.56/cwt	134.00–135.00	561	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	146.27/cwt	145.00–152.00	622	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	125.58/cwt	122.00–130.00	428	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	151.36/cwt	145.00–165.00	574	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	414	168.03/cwt	166.00–169.00	696	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	114.29/cwt	109.00–117.00	894	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	134.25/cwt	122.00–140.00	699	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	871	135.18/cwt	121.00–136.30	1,177	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,115	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	853	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	155.49/cwt	153.00–157.00	837	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	932	134.60/cwt	131.75–136.00	1,254	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	115.08/cwt	112.00–120.00	718	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	127.77/cwt	119.00–130.00	645	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	994	127.90/cwt	127.90–127.90	1,271	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	128.70/cwt	127.00–132.00	587	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	120.55/cwt	119.50–122.00	711	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	149.57/cwt	146.00–154.00	707	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	57.58/cwt	53.50–62.00	802	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	51.40/cwt	49.50–53.00	683	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	46.14/cwt	44.00–49.00	681	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	42.45/cwt	41.00–44.00	498	3
Bulls	—	—	2,005	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,764	1
Bulls	—	—	1,430	79.50/cwt	75.50–84.00	1,137	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	121.37/cwt	114.00–129.00	709	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	687	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	85.06/cwt	81.00–89.00	751	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	530	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	509	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	370	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	392	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	54.85/cwt	53.50–56.00	714	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	144.08/cwt	129.00–165.00	765	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	154.95/cwt	142.00–160.00	711	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	133.08/cwt	130.00–136.00	506	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	48.26/cwt	45.50–51.00	553	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	265	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	42.12/cwt	41.00–45.50	490	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	99.26/cwt	92.00–104.00	703	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	125.19/cwt	120.00–130.00	779	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	124.36/cwt	124.00–125.00	841	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,951	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,870	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	165.86/cwt	161.00–175.00	627	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	136.96/cwt	131.00–142.00	797	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	128.74/cwt	122.00–129.25	908	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	121.05/cwt	117.00–127.00	592	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	118.88/cwt	115.00–122.00	515	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	161.44/cwt	150.00–171.00	688	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	110.25/cwt	110.25–110.25	743	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	116.20/cwt	100.00–125.00	608	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	109.83/cwt	104.00–117.00	637	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	146.57/cwt	135.00–159.00	674	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,029	124.60/cwt	124.60–124.60	1,282	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	138.33/cwt	130.00–139.60	954	83

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 Dec 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,266Last week 1,351Year ago 1,223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 75Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 15Year ago 138

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	417	134.00–135.00	134.56
5	—	853	102.00	102.00
17	—	624	112.00–120.00	115.08
15	—	505	119.00–130.00	127.77
9	—	456	127.00–132.00	128.70
39	—	590	119.50–122.00	120.55
23	—	674	110.25	110.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	341	122.00–130.00	125.58
2	—	685	91.00	91.00
21	—	380	130.00–136.00	133.08
10	—	708	92.00–104.00	99.26
9	—	489	117.00–127.00	121.05
5	—	601	103.00	103.00
11	—	433	115.00–122.00	118.88
49	—	523	100.00–125.00	116.20
28	—	580	104.00–117.00	109.83
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	96.00	96.00
5	—	370	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	425	145.00–152.00	146.27
17	—	379	145.00–165.00	151.36
13	—	521	122.00–140.00	134.25
3	—	770	110.00	110.00
3	—	655	114.00	114.00
21	—	584	114.00–129.00	121.37
12	—	639	105.00–110.00	107.53
4	—	883	81.00–89.00	85.06
19	—	460	135.00–159.00	146.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	414	166.00–169.00	168.03
3	—	378	192.00	192.00
1	—	615	134.00	134.00
67	—	871	121.00–136.30	135.18
64	—	823	135.50	135.50
16	—	538	153.00–157.00	155.49
179	—	932	131.75–136.00	134.60
56	—	994	127.90	127.90
14	—	473	146.00–154.00	149.57
38	—	582	131.00–142.00	136.96
30	—	705	122.00–129.25	128.74
3	—	780	129.00	129.00
50	—	1,029	124.60	124.60
83	—	690	130.00–139.60	138.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	782	109.00–117.00	114.29
6	—	320	145.00	145.00
2	—	879	117.00	117.00
59	—	531	129.00–165.00	144.08
17	—	459	142.00–160.00	154.95
32	—	622	120.00–130.00	125.19
8	—	676	124.00–125.00	124.36
8	—	378	161.00–175.00	165.86
36	—	426	150.00–171.00	161.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,393	53.50–62.00	57.58
11	—	1,328	49.50–53.00	51.40
4	—	1,476	44.00–49.00	46.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,172	41.00–44.00	42.45
7	—	1,302	53.50–56.00	54.85
2	—	1,145	45.50–51.00	48.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	945	28.00	28.00
5	—	1,163	41.00–45.50	42.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,005	88.00	88.00
2	—	1,430	75.50–84.00	79.50

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)	2	—	1,155	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,145	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,000	700.00	700.00

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