Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Yearlings steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.69/cwt on 453 head.

Average price

$136.69

453 head · 784 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,072

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$361

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$24.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.73

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	789	137.50	1,085	438
Medium and Large 2-3	639	113.23	723	15thin

One grade step is worth $24.27/cwt here — about $361 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale453 hd

136.69

—

KY average26 barns · 5,858 hd

135.97

+0.73

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	1,520	86.74	1,318	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,610	52.92	852	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	52.02	676	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,035	47.29	489	24
Steers	Select	Average	1,295	81.00	1,049	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	—	1,235	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	976	1
Bulls	—	—	1,572	84.61/cwt	82.50–87.50	1,330	3
Bulls	—	—	1,583	93.79/cwt	93.00–94.50	1,485	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	55.09/cwt	54.00–56.00	586	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	51.44/cwt	46.00–54.50	660	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	56.51/cwt	55.00–59.00	751	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,110	570.81/cwt	500.00–635.00	6,336	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	862.06/cwt	700.00–1,100.00	10,060	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	740	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	494	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	825	15
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,120	604.11/cwt	585.00–625.00	6,766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	120.35/cwt	119.75–124.00	858	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	133.82/cwt	133.50–135.00	566	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	140.51/cwt	138.00–149.00	814	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	635	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	732	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	153.37/cwt	145.00–162.50	569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	865	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	915	133.47/cwt	133.40–133.60	1,221	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	134.43/cwt	130.00–137.00	511	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	155.02/cwt	150.00–163.00	677	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	835	136.44/cwt	136.10–136.80	1,139	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	119.04/cwt	116.00–123.00	806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	117.53/cwt	110.00–120.00	675	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	973	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	153.51/cwt	151.00–154.00	755	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	153.25/cwt	152.00–154.00	820	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	126.65/cwt	119.00–130.00	608	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	102.17/cwt	95.00–110.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	100.23/cwt	96.00–106.00	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	785	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	41.66/cwt	34.00–45.00	416	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	662	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,636	57.53/cwt	55.00–61.50	941	4
Steers	Select	—	1,295	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,049	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,291	967.42/cwt	825.00–1,150.00	12,489	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	44.03/cwt	43.00–45.00	611	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	4,950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,338	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,523	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	15,382	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,599	51.66/cwt	47.00–54.50	826	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	147.29/cwt	145.00–151.00	781	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	50.71/cwt	48.00–53.50	541	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	639	111.50/cwt	102.00–115.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	113.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	762	108.61/cwt	106.00–109.50	828	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	731	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	110.99/cwt	109.00–115.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	118.29/cwt	110.00–122.00	625	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	154.19/cwt	151.00–160.00	663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	113.81/cwt	110.00–118.00	425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	163.08/cwt	160.00–170.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	109.05/cwt	107.00–113.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	91.25/cwt	87.00–98.00	691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	112.32/cwt	111.00–114.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	156.69/cwt	155.00–157.50	490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	147.22/cwt	135.00–150.00	688	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	120.96/cwt	120.00–123.00	379	3

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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 660Last week 1,266Year ago 230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 79Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 5Year ago 3

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	79.00	79.00
3	—	1,572	82.50–87.50	84.61
2	—	1,583	93.00–94.50	93.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,064	54.00–56.00	55.09
11	—	999	34.00–45.00	41.66
9	—	1,066	48.00–53.50	50.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,283	46.00–54.50	51.44
10	—	1,329	55.00–59.00	56.51
3	—	1,388	43.00–45.00	44.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	42.00	42.00
4	—	1,636	55.00–61.50	57.53
6	—	1,599	47.00–54.50	51.66
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	81.00	81.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,110	500.00–635.00	570.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,120	585.00–625.00	604.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,167	700.00–1,100.00	862.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,291	825.00–1,150.00	967.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	495.00	495.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	400.00	400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	610.00	610.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,523	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	760.00	760.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	65.00	65.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	423	133.50–135.00	133.82
25	—	635	115.25	115.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	380	130.00–137.00	134.43
13	—	574	110.00–120.00	117.53
2	—	423	129.00–130.00	129.51
22	—	480	119.00–130.00	126.65
4	—	671	96.00–106.00	100.23
1	—	870	84.00	84.00
21	—	528	110.00–122.00	118.29
1	—	740	99.00	99.00
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
3	—	618	107.00–113.00	109.05
3	—	313	120.00–123.00	120.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	90.00	90.00
1	—	865	74.00	74.00
2	—	590	105.00	105.00
2	—	373	110.00–118.00	113.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	93.00	93.00
1	—	875	97.00	97.00
1	—	985	86.00	86.00
4	—	371	145.00–162.50	153.37
5	—	716	95.00–110.00	102.17
9	—	530	145.00–151.00	147.29
5	—	430	151.00–160.00	154.19
4	—	757	87.00–98.00	91.25
3	—	630	111.00–114.00	112.32
3	—	313	155.00–157.50	156.69
8	—	467	135.00–150.00	147.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	110.00–115.00	113.38
2	—	562	105.00	105.00
1	—	310	117.50	117.50
1	—	610	99.00	99.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	115.00	115.00
25	—	713	119.75–124.00	120.35
12	—	579	138.00–149.00	140.51
17	—	437	150.00–163.00	155.02
1	—	925	110.00	110.00
5	—	632	129.00	129.00
5	—	677	116.00–123.00	119.04
3	—	811	120.00	120.00
6	—	492	151.00–154.00	153.51
1	—	545	144.00	144.00
2	—	780	120.00–124.00	121.99
3	—	330	160.00–170.00	163.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	494	167.00	167.00
5	—	607	134.00	134.00
3	—	428	170.00	170.00
16	—	553	156.50	156.50
177	—	915	133.40–133.60	133.47
128	—	835	136.10–136.80	136.44
13	—	535	152.00–154.00	153.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	639	102.00–115.00	111.50
4	—	762	106.00–109.50	108.61
3	—	530	125.00	125.00
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
3	—	568	109.00–115.00	110.99

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

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