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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jun 21

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

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Feeder Cattle receipts

435 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 490▲ 435 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 60▲ 77 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 20▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifer calves sold mostly steady with a softer undertone. Yearling steers and heifers 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.22/cwt on 178 head.

Average price

$129.22

178 head · 767 lb average

Value per head Derived

$991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$15.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.57

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	768	129.31	993	177
Large 1	650	114.00	741	1thin

One grade step is worth $15.31/cwt here — about $252 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 sale178 hd

129.22

—

KY average22 barns · 3,909 hd

137.79

−8.57

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	1,700	83.87	1,426	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,305	61.52	803	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	59.02	719	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,165	48.39	564	11

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	357	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	568	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	153.90/cwt	147.00–155.00	654	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	732	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	793	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	150.60/cwt	145.00–155.00	852	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	146.68/cwt	146.00–147.00	904	13
Steers	—	Large 1	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	130.05/cwt	125.00–134.00	875	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	779	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	982	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	918	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	938	118.10/cwt	118.10–118.10	1,108	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	987	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	317	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	124.76/cwt	120.00–126.00	418	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	335	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	382	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	350	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	389	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	131.62/cwt	125.00–134.00	475	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	124.97/cwt	121.00–129.00	531	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	125.83/cwt	122.00–128.00	585	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	485	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	529	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	505	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	455	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	123.75/cwt	120.00–131.00	657	26
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	545	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	491	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	124.64/cwt	117.00–131.00	719	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	124.79/cwt	114.00–128.00	764	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	670	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	603	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	111.75/cwt	107.00–114.00	757	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	695	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	570	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	893	70
Heifers	—	Large 1	765	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	612	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	817	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	345	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	300	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	330	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	551	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	385	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	493	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	153.28/cwt	153.00–154.00	684	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	660	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	135.55/cwt	130.00–145.00	729	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	620	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	403	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,615	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,292	1
Bulls	—	—	1,743	85.80/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,495	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	43.81/cwt	42.00–45.00	479	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	54.82/cwt	51.00–58.00	649	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	58.89/cwt	54.00–61.00	699	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	52.56/cwt	50.00–54.00	638	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,218	35.99/cwt	33.00–38.00	438	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,225	53.94/cwt	53.00–55.00	661	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,235	60.30/cwt	58.00–62.00	745	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	63.84/cwt	62.00–65.00	815	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,429	65.42/cwt	64.00–69.00	935	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,230	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,680	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,672	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	1,062.68/cwt	990.00–1,200.00	13,496	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,195	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,460	1,190.99/cwt	1,010.00–1,325.00	17,388	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,565	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	17,998	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jun 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 435Last week 490Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 20Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifer calves sold mostly steady with a softer undertone. Yearling steers and heifers 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	125.00	125.00
13	—	616	146.00–147.00	146.68
7	—	566	145.00–155.00	150.60
7	—	425	147.00–155.00	153.90
6	—	520	152.50	152.50
6	—	491	149.00	149.00
4	—	357	159.00	159.00
3	—	673	125.00–134.00	130.05
1	—	940	105.00	105.00
1	—	805	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	779	126.00	126.00
58	—	938	118.10	118.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	109.00	109.00
2	—	350	111.00	111.00
1	—	695	82.00	82.00
1	—	545	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	750	119.00	119.00
1	—	475	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	531	120.00–131.00	123.75
11	—	612	114.00–128.00	124.79
11	—	465	122.00–128.00	125.83
8	—	577	117.00–131.00	124.64
7	—	425	121.00–129.00	124.97
6	—	677	107.00–114.00	111.75
6	—	361	125.00–134.00	131.62
5	—	335	120.00–126.00	124.76
1	—	825	99.00	99.00
1	—	235	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	90.00	90.00
1	—	765	80.00	80.00
1	—	670	90.00	90.00
1	—	335	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	110.00	110.00
1	—	385	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	446	153.00–154.00	153.28
5	—	665	125.00	125.00
4	—	465	142.00	142.00
3	—	538	130.00–145.00	135.55
1	—	370	149.00	149.00
1	—	230	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	65.00	65.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,743	84.00–88.00	85.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,213	50.00–54.00	52.56
7	—	1,277	62.00–65.00	63.84
12	—	1,187	54.00–61.00	58.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	53.00–55.00	53.94
7	—	1,429	64.00–69.00	65.42
10	—	1,235	58.00–62.00	60.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	33.00–38.00	35.99
6	—	1,183	51.00–58.00	54.82
3	—	1,093	42.00–45.00	43.81

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)	1	—	1,335	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	600.00	600.00

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	—	1,460	1,010.00–1,325.00	1,190.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,270	990.00–1,200.00	1,062.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,565	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	685.00	685.00

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.