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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Oct 25

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Oct 18Oct 25Nov 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,023 head

▼ 172 vs last sale 1,195▲ 1,023 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

175 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 160▲ 175 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 9▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $136.32/cwt on 526 head.

Average price

$136.32

526 head · 795 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,084

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$18.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.07

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	796	136.46	1,086	522
Large 1	640	118.00	755	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.46/cwt here — about $331 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 sale526 hd

136.32

—

KY average27 barns · 5,918 hd

136.25

+0.07

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	1,729	72.79	1,258	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,363	44.21	603	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	40.44	493	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	30.85	299	17

Every lot

75 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	152.70/cwt	145.00–160.00	440	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	146.48/cwt	138.00–152.50	458	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	144.71/cwt	134.00–150.00	551	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	142.04/cwt	138.00–146.00	604	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	128.80/cwt	125.00–135.00	595	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	467	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	701	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	783	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	136.01/cwt	131.00–140.00	714	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	134.88/cwt	128.00–140.50	770	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	604	134.96/cwt	134.50–139.00	815	20
Steers	—	Large 1	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	123.80/cwt	123.00–131.00	795	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	124.40/cwt	124.00–126.00	833	5
Steers	—	Large 1	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	878	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	122.80/cwt	120.00–125.00	941	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	835	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,177	126
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	851	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,115	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	935	138.60/cwt	138.60–138.60	1,296	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	980	133.49/cwt	132.40–135.10	1,308	163
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	124.89/cwt	120.00–130.00	293	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	337	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	320	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	262	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	119.61/cwt	117.00–122.00	395	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	350	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	298	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	365	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	412	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	125.72/cwt	123.00–129.00	484	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	122.10/cwt	105.00–128.00	509	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	463	129.72/cwt	127.00–135.00	601	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	116.64/cwt	110.00–122.00	554	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	117.23/cwt	109.00–122.00	613	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	545	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	717	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	114.33/cwt	110.00–117.00	644	21
Heifers	—	Large 1	571	97.35/cwt	90.00–120.00	556	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	685	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	108.44/cwt	103.00–111.00	765	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	116.84/cwt	115.00–119.00	890	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	848	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,052	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	992	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	351	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	129.37/cwt	122.00–135.00	406	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	130.15/cwt	125.00–139.00	488	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	134.51/cwt	130.00–145.00	564	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	128.76/cwt	120.00–135.00	621	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	113.70/cwt	107.00–121.00	599	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	119.34/cwt	114.00–125.00	685	37
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	720	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	111.06/cwt	104.00–118.00	740	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	885	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	112.40/cwt	109.00–116.00	925	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	993	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,722	73.47/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,265	7
Bulls	—	—	1,775	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,207	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	20.83/cwt	18.00–24.00	187	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	32.72/cwt	24.00–37.50	317	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	37.97/cwt	35.00–39.50	405	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	34.69/cwt	33.00–38.00	414	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	38.84/cwt	31.00–42.00	470	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	44.19/cwt	36.00–46.50	550	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	46.97/cwt	44.00–50.00	629	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	41.99/cwt	39.00–45.00	579	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	560	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,056	482.53/cwt	335.00–585.00	5,096	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	4,207	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	630.34/cwt	420.00–740.00	7,533	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,247	540.99/cwt	450.00–675.00	6,746	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	611.43/cwt	510.00–660.00	7,704	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,961	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,793	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,418	619.40/cwt	550.00–735.00	8,783	6

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 Oct 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,023Last week 1,195Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 160Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 9Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	574	114.00–125.00	119.34
21	—	482	120.00–135.00	128.76
20	—	419	130.00–145.00	134.51
17	—	666	104.00–118.00	111.06
16	—	527	107.00–121.00	113.70
16	—	375	125.00–139.00	130.15
9	—	314	122.00–135.00	129.37
4	—	823	109.00–116.00	112.40
4	—	610	118.00	118.00
2	—	790	112.00	112.00
2	—	260	135.00	135.00
2	—	225	130.00	130.00
1	—	955	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	525	131.00–140.00	136.01
18	—	462	125.00–135.00	128.80
18	—	425	138.00–146.00	142.04
14	—	766	120.00–125.00	122.80
14	—	642	123.00–131.00	123.80
12	—	381	134.00–150.00	144.71
10	—	571	128.00–140.50	134.88
5	—	670	124.00–126.00	124.40
5	—	313	138.00–152.50	146.48
4	—	288	145.00–160.00	152.70
2	—	720	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	114.00	114.00
1	—	685	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
163	—	980	132.40–135.10	133.49
126	—	835	141.00	141.00
58	—	935	138.60	138.60
20	—	604	134.50–139.00	134.96
12	—	650	135.00	135.00
7	—	467	150.00	150.00
6	—	851	131.00	131.00
6	—	522	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	350	85.00	85.00
3	—	320	82.00	82.00
2	—	715	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
12	—	463	127.00–135.00	129.72
8	—	545	131.50	131.50
4	—	848	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	523	109.00–122.00	117.23
31	—	475	110.00–122.00	116.64
28	—	417	105.00–128.00	122.10
21	—	563	110.00–117.00	114.33
21	—	385	123.00–129.00	125.72
11	—	762	115.00–119.00	116.84
7	—	705	103.00–111.00	108.44
6	—	330	117.00–122.00	119.61
5	—	617	111.00	111.00
4	—	235	120.00–130.00	124.89
2	—	870	114.00	114.00
2	—	275	122.50	122.50
1	—	685	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	700	100.00	100.00
4	—	571	90.00–120.00	97.35
2	—	365	113.00	113.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	970	24.00–37.50	32.72
4	—	900	18.00–24.00	20.83
3	—	1,067	35.00–39.50	37.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,380	39.00–45.00	41.99
14	—	1,340	44.00–50.00	46.97
1	—	1,435	39.00	39.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,209	31.00–42.00	38.84
20	—	1,244	36.00–46.50	44.19
5	—	1,192	33.00–38.00	34.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,722	70.00–78.00	73.47
1	—	1,775	68.00	68.00

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)	15	—	1,195	420.00–740.00	630.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,260	510.00–660.00	611.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,056	335.00–585.00	482.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,247	450.00–675.00	540.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,065	395.00	395.00

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	2	—	1,185	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,418	550.00–735.00	619.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,235	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.