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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Nov 15

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Nov 8Nov 15Nov 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,281 head

▼ 233 vs last sale 1,514▲ 1,281 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

125 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 170▲ 125 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 47▲ 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 calves sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifer calves steady. Yearling steers and heifers fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

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 $142.04/cwt on 762 head.

Average price

$142.04

762 head · 697 lb average

Value per head Derived

$990

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$25.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.62

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	698	142.53	996	747
Large 1	636	117.20	746	15thin

One grade step is worth $25.33/cwt here — about $250 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 sale762 hd

142.04

—

KY average22 barns · 5,322 hd

138.42

+3.62

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	1,578	78.19	1,234	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	56.22	826	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	48.51	552	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	38.80	389	22

Every lot

83 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	398	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	144.95/cwt	142.00–147.00	417	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	166.73/cwt	159.00–171.00	559	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	160.32/cwt	157.00–163.00	598	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	153.31/cwt	152.00–155.00	644	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	143.52/cwt	139.00–150.00	666	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	135.58/cwt	129.00–139.00	700	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	133.49/cwt	129.00–135.00	752	22
Steers	—	Large 1	610	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	720	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	129.60/cwt	122.00–137.00	814	49
Steers	—	Large 1	657	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	756	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	128.90/cwt	126.00–130.00	860	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	684	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	917	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	125.78/cwt	124.00–130.00	902	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	746	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,007	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	134.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,021	7
Steers	—	Large 1	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	793	142.91/cwt	139.00–145.40	1,133	140
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	825	142.83/cwt	137.75–145.00	1,178	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	853	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,143	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,113	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,110	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	921	142.58/cwt	135.00–143.95	1,313	115
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	975	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,350	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	236	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	281	7
Heifers	—	Large 1	236	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	241	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	304	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	119.35/cwt	116.00–122.00	406	27
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	350	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	368	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	116.38/cwt	112.00–122.00	438	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	115.41/cwt	104.00–123.00	482	63
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	435	86.20/cwt	82.00–92.50	375	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	445	94.86/cwt	88.00–100.00	422	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	116.74/cwt	114.00–119.00	556	36
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	485	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	495	6
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	502	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	542	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	114.07/cwt	111.00–118.00	593	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	754	50
Heifers	—	Large 1	555	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	527	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	114.22/cwt	105.00–120.00	645	51
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	590	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	525	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	595	141.90/cwt	141.90–141.90	844	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	112.55/cwt	106.00–117.00	698	73
Heifers	—	Large 1	620	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	608	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	665	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	632	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	107.54/cwt	102.00–117.00	729	17
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	808	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	741	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	941	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	775	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	845	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,056	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	936	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	355	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	150.82/cwt	140.00–155.00	496	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	149.74/cwt	135.00–155.00	584	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	142.85/cwt	135.00–150.00	616	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	137.83/cwt	133.00–140.00	642	27
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	505	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	455	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	130.19/cwt	126.00–134.00	665	33
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	551	135.04/cwt	130.00–139.00	744	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	120.44/cwt	108.00–130.00	731	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	119.57/cwt	115.00–122.00	819	14
Bulls	—	Large 1	690	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	587	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	115.11/cwt	109.00–120.00	831	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	874	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	807	109.56/cwt	105.00–113.00	884	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	932	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	942	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	747	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	486	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,553	77.07/cwt	74.00–81.50	1,197	7
Bulls	—	—	1,580	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,106	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	83.53/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,366	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	31.88/cwt	28.00–39.00	299	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	977	41.60/cwt	39.00–44.00	406	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	40.61/cwt	39.00–42.00	417	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	43.74/cwt	40.00–46.00	451	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	47.98/cwt	45.00–50.00	553	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	56.02/cwt	54.00–59.00	689	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	53.06/cwt	52.00–54.00	743	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,539	59.37/cwt	56.00–63.00	914	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	7,283	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,535	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	11,513	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 Nov 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,281Last week 1,514Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 170Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 47Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	335	159.00–171.00	166.73
21	—	717	124.00–130.00	125.78
15	—	288	142.00–147.00	144.95
13	—	667	126.00–130.00	128.90
8	—	245	162.50	162.50
7	—	760	130.00–135.00	134.29
6	—	890	125.00	125.00
5	—	910	122.00	122.00
49	—	628	122.00–137.00	129.60
44	—	373	157.00–163.00	160.32
38	—	420	152.00–155.00	153.31
31	—	464	139.00–150.00	143.52
25	—	516	129.00–139.00	135.58
22	—	563	129.00–135.00	133.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	610	118.00	118.00
2	—	760	115.00	115.00
2	—	657	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	793	139.00–145.40	142.91
138	—	825	137.75–145.00	142.83
115	—	921	135.00–143.95	142.58
20	—	684	134.00	134.00
11	—	746	135.00	135.00
8	—	853	134.00	134.00
6	—	975	138.50	138.50
3	—	335	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	485	102.00	102.00
5	—	435	82.00–92.50	86.20
3	—	350	105.00	105.00
6	—	715	105.00	105.00
6	—	590	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	595	141.90	141.90
50	—	522	144.50	144.50
14	—	845	125.00	125.00
8	—	741	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	620	106.00–117.00	112.55
63	—	418	104.00–123.00	115.41
51	—	565	105.00–120.00	114.22
50	—	520	111.00–118.00	114.07
36	—	476	114.00–119.00	116.74
32	—	376	112.00–122.00	116.38
27	—	340	116.00–122.00	119.35
17	—	678	102.00–117.00	107.54
9	—	721	112.00	112.00
7	—	236	119.00	119.00
6	—	985	95.00	95.00
6	—	760	102.00	102.00
6	—	260	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	502	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	445	88.00–100.00	94.86
7	—	236	102.00	102.00
6	—	665	95.00	95.00
3	—	620	98.00	98.00
3	—	555	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	747	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	505	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	511	126.00–134.00	130.19
32	—	431	135.00–150.00	142.85
27	—	466	133.00–140.00	137.83
27	—	390	135.00–155.00	149.74
25	—	551	130.00–139.00	135.04
20	—	607	108.00–130.00	120.44
19	—	722	109.00–120.00	115.11
18	—	329	140.00–155.00	150.82
14	—	807	105.00–113.00	109.56
14	—	685	115.00–122.00	119.57
8	—	245	145.00	145.00
6	—	855	109.00	109.00
6	—	780	112.00	112.00
5	—	915	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	690	85.00	85.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,245	585.00	585.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,535	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	938	28.00–39.00	31.88
4	—	1,030	40.00–46.00	43.74
12	—	1,028	39.00–42.00	40.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,539	56.00–63.00	59.37
8	—	1,400	52.00–54.00	53.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,153	45.00–50.00	47.98
7	—	1,230	54.00–59.00	56.02
6	—	977	39.00–44.00	41.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,553	74.00–81.50	77.07
3	—	1,635	83.00–84.00	83.53
1	—	1,580	70.00	70.00

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.