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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Aug 23

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,166 head

▲ 210 vs last sale 956▲ 1,166 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

118 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 160▲ 118 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 50▲ 5 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 steer and heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher. 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 $138.92/cwt on 627 head.

Average price

$138.92

627 head · 781 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,084

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$626

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

$44.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.10

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	782	139.02	1,087	625
Large 1	420	121.00	508	1thin
Small 1-2	485	95.00	461	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.02/cwt here — about $626 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 sale627 hd

138.92

—

KY average26 barns · 4,386 hd

138.82

+0.10

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	—	Average	1,651	85.80	1,417	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,301	60.54	788	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	57.98	670	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,113	51.93	578	15

Every lot

67 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	227	146.62/cwt	145.00–150.00	333	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	496	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	511	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	140.34/cwt	140.00–141.00	584	3
Steers	—	Large 1	420	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	508	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	485	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	461	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	135.52/cwt	132.00–149.00	659	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	740	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	144.06/cwt	141.00–147.00	742	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	140.86/cwt	135.00–143.00	807	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	582	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	815	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	126.36/cwt	120.00–130.00	768	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	137.44/cwt	132.00–142.00	854	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	150.80/cwt	150.80–150.80	980	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	129.57/cwt	115.00–134.00	859	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	933	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	984	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	782	141.64/cwt	140.75–142.20	1,108	145
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	808	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,077	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	875	136.28/cwt	132.40–139.80	1,192	160
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,242	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	907	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,079	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	951	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,246	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,020	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,122	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	349	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	431	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	122.16/cwt	114.00–125.00	462	13
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	415	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	374	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	116.00/cwt	106.00–120.00	491	21
Heifers	—	Large 1	430	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	452	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	117.56/cwt	112.00–121.00	557	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	119.52/cwt	112.00–126.00	630	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	117.50/cwt	112.00–123.00	665	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	584	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	710	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	138.30/cwt	138.30–138.30	853	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	112.17/cwt	105.00–116.00	694	9
Heifers	—	Large 1	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	690	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	697	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	758	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	948	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	892	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	837	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,000	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	945	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	135.44/cwt	128.00–140.00	444	5
Bulls	—	Large 1	335	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	395	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	141.96/cwt	136.00–148.00	515	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	395	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	403	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	420	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	441	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	131.30/cwt	129.00–136.00	563	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	131.84/cwt	129.00–141.00	620	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	129.79/cwt	125.00–140.00	678	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	127.67/cwt	125.00–133.00	709	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	113.09/cwt	108.00–125.00	701	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	109.63/cwt	106.00–119.00	743	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	101.86/cwt	97.00–110.00	737	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	100.63/cwt	94.00–107.00	770	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	782	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,190	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	809	1
Bulls	—	—	1,659	85.20/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,413	7
Bulls	—	—	1,753	91.31/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,601	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,089	55.83/cwt	54.00–58.00	608	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	46.81/cwt	45.00–48.00	510	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	53.79/cwt	52.00–56.00	604	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,243	58.56/cwt	56.00–61.00	728	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	60.99/cwt	60.00–61.50	762	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,372	62.98/cwt	62.00–65.50	864	13
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,520	2

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 Aug 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,166Last week 956Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 160Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 50Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
160	—	875	132.40–139.80	136.28
145	—	782	140.75–142.20	141.64
84	—	650	150.80	150.80
56	—	900	138.00	138.00
55	—	951	131.00	131.00
13	—	621	132.00–142.00	137.44
11	—	808	133.25	133.25
9	—	1,020	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	573	135.00–143.00	140.86
9	—	663	115.00–134.00	129.57
7	—	486	132.00–149.00	135.52
6	—	608	120.00–130.00	126.36
3	—	416	140.00–141.00	140.34
3	—	227	145.00–150.00	146.62
2	—	907	119.00	119.00
2	—	735	127.00	127.00
2	—	515	141.00–147.00	144.06
2	—	355	144.00	144.00
1	—	775	127.00	127.00
1	—	325	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	582	140.00	140.00
10	—	510	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	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
83	—	617	138.30	138.30
31	—	584	121.50	121.50
9	—	758	125.00	125.00
2	—	837	119.50	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	566	112.00–123.00	117.50
21	—	423	106.00–120.00	116.00
15	—	527	112.00–126.00	119.52
13	—	378	114.00–125.00	122.16
10	—	474	112.00–121.00	117.56
9	—	619	105.00–116.00	112.17
6	—	945	100.00	100.00
6	—	769	116.00	116.00
6	—	349	123.50	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	105.00	105.00
1	—	690	101.00	101.00
1	—	620	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	118.00	118.00
2	—	420	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	470	129.00–141.00	131.84
12	—	620	108.00–125.00	113.09
12	—	522	125.00–140.00	129.79
7	—	724	97.00–110.00	101.86
6	—	429	129.00–136.00	131.30
5	—	328	128.00–140.00	135.44
4	—	678	106.00–119.00	109.63
3	—	555	125.00–133.00	127.67
2	—	765	94.00–107.00	100.63
2	—	363	136.00–148.00	141.96
2	—	285	135.00	135.00
1	—	815	96.00	96.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,122	52.00–56.00	53.79
4	—	1,089	45.00–48.00	46.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,243	56.00–61.00	58.56
13	—	1,372	62.00–65.50	62.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,089	54.00–58.00	55.83
5	—	1,249	60.00–61.50	60.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,659	80.00–87.00	85.20
4	—	1,753	89.00–93.00	91.31
1	—	1,190	68.00	68.00

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	2	—	1,120	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	550.00	550.00

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.