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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Aug 30

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Aug 23Aug 30Sep 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

521 head

▼ 645 vs last sale 1,166▲ 521 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 118▲ 65 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 5▲ 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

Feeder steer calves sold firm. Feeder heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Yearling steers steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls fully 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 $137.47/cwt on 274 head.

Average price

$137.47

274 head · 749 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.87

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	749	137.47	1,029	274

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 sale274 hd

137.47

—

KY average26 barns · 5,714 hd

139.35

−1.87

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	1,812	85.60	1,551	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,291	58.58	756	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	57.34	705	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	959	45.13	433	14

Every lot

51 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	369	156.23/cwt	152.00–162.50	576	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	143.23/cwt	142.50–144.00	692	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	697	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	138.65/cwt	138.50–139.00	806	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	124.78/cwt	120.00–128.00	795	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	648	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	881	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	685	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	952	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	128.77/cwt	125.00–130.00	882	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	717	144.40/cwt	144.40–144.40	1,035	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,004	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	792	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,069	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	985	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,271	53
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	434	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	125.92/cwt	125.00–130.00	453	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	131.34/cwt	125.00–134.00	573	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	124.12/cwt	120.00–130.00	583	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	471	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	542	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	131.49/cwt	126.00–138.00	685	21
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	569	115.01/cwt	114.00–116.00	654	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	127.93/cwt	125.00–130.50	732	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	585	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	737	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	694	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	794	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	933	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	149.09/cwt	145.00–152.50	328	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	147.11/cwt	145.00–150.00	405	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	147.64/cwt	145.00–155.00	611	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	136.07/cwt	130.00–144.00	702	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	127.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	742	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	121.04/cwt	119.00–125.00	753	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	837	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,785	87.91/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,569	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	84.06/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,538	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	760	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	258	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	44.75/cwt	41.00–47.50	418	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	52.75/cwt	51.00–54.00	632	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	55.56/cwt	54.00–57.50	666	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,222	56.11/cwt	55.00–58.00	686	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	645	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	60.17/cwt	58.00–62.50	762	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	60.34/cwt	59.00–63.00	809	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,781	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,457	1,108.18/cwt	1,075.00–1,125.00	16,146	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,520	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	15,200	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 Aug 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 521Last week 1,166Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 118Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder steer calves sold firm. Feeder heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Yearling steers 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$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	572	125.00–130.50	127.93
30	—	436	125.00–134.00	131.34
21	—	521	126.00–138.00	131.49
11	—	360	125.00–130.00	125.92
9	—	324	134.00	134.00
8	—	470	120.00–130.00	124.12
3	—	880	106.00	106.00
3	—	620	112.00	112.00
2	—	715	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	114.00–116.00	115.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	625	127.00	127.00
8	—	585	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	471	115.00	115.00
2	—	610	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	516	130.00–144.00	136.07
8	—	584	125.00–130.00	127.00
8	—	414	145.00–155.00	147.64
5	—	275	145.00–150.00	147.11
4	—	355	160.00	160.00
4	—	220	145.00–152.50	149.09
3	—	622	119.00–125.00	121.04
3	—	460	135.00	135.00
2	—	675	124.00	124.00
2	—	345	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	792	135.00	135.00
70	—	717	144.40	144.40
53	—	985	129.00	129.00
14	—	581	138.50–139.00	138.65
6	—	648	136.00	136.00
1	—	685	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	738	136.00	136.00
16	—	483	142.50–144.00	143.23
11	—	369	152.00–162.50	156.23
8	—	685	125.00–130.00	128.77
5	—	637	120.00–128.00	124.78
2	—	505	138.00	138.00
1	—	580	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	933	41.00–47.50	44.75
2	—	1,198	51.00–54.00	52.75
1	—	760	34.00	34.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,340	59.00–63.00	60.34
10	—	1,222	55.00–58.00	56.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,199	54.00–57.50	55.56
12	—	1,267	58.00–62.50	60.17
1	—	1,240	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,830	81.00–86.00	84.06
2	—	1,785	87.00–89.00	87.91

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	625.00	625.00

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	—	1,457	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,108.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,520	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.