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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Dec 6

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Nov 22Dec 6Dec 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,431 head

▼ 112 vs last sale 1,543▲ 1,431 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

97 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 105▲ 97 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 15▲ 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

No trend from last week due to holiday.

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 $138.43/cwt on 829 head.

Average price

$138.43

829 head · 721 lb average

Value per head Derived

$999

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$48.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.46

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	722	138.78	1,002	821
Small 1-2	594	115.75	687	4thin
Large 1	735	90.00	662	4thin

One grade step is worth $48.78/cwt here — about $340 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 sale829 hd

138.43

—

KY average30 barns · 9,834 hd

137.98

+0.46

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	—	High	1,592	74.89	1,192	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,327	55.59	737	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	46.91	549	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	35.57	364	10

Every lot

58 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	154.41/cwt	154.00–155.00	508	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	409	151.77/cwt	142.00–157.00	621	20
Steers	—	Small 1-2	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	142.61/cwt	139.00–144.00	683	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	715	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	537	142.07/cwt	141.00–143.00	763	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	132.88/cwt	130.00–136.00	747	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	130.59/cwt	125.00–135.00	803	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	140.76/cwt	136.00–141.75	894	99
Steers	—	Small 1-2	650	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	722	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	130.23/cwt	124.00–133.00	869	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	688	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	967	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	703	138.76/cwt	138.00–140.00	975	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	127.44/cwt	122.00–129.00	918	5
Steers	—	Large 1	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	125.94/cwt	119.00–128.00	962	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	803	140.46/cwt	134.75–143.00	1,128	195
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	127.58/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,041	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	867	140.65/cwt	137.00–143.50	1,219	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,016	126.70/cwt	126.70–126.70	1,287	44
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	128.44/cwt	122.50–137.50	396	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	355	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	320	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	125.41/cwt	120.00–133.00	468	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	408	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	518	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	121.72/cwt	108.00–125.00	531	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	117.55/cwt	115.00–123.00	551	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	120.71/cwt	110.00–125.00	631	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	120.20/cwt	119.00–124.00	694	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	118.11/cwt	115.00–123.50	723	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	754	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	827	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	918	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	572	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	143.38/cwt	135.00–152.00	658	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	129.39/cwt	123.00–134.00	679	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	723	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	698	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	834	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	773	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	765	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,535	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	990	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	81.52/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,272	2
Bulls	—	—	1,632	73.94/cwt	73.00–74.50	1,207	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	208	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	35.22/cwt	33.50–38.50	367	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	43.20/cwt	42.50–44.00	485	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	48.47/cwt	46.00–50.50	565	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	45.35/cwt	43.00–48.00	532	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,188	48.29/cwt	47.00–50.00	574	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,386	58.72/cwt	52.50–65.00	814	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	610.85/cwt	595.00–625.00	7,544	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	772.17/cwt	725.00–825.00	10,231	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,405	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	8,922	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	10,048	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 Dec 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,431Last week 1,543Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 105Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 15Year ago 0

No trend from last week due to holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	764	119.00–128.00	125.94
5	—	816	122.00–129.00	127.58
5	—	720	122.00–129.00	127.44
4	—	370	160.00	160.00
21	—	562	130.00–136.00	132.88
21	—	524	135.00–138.00	136.49
38	—	615	125.00–135.00	130.59
20	—	409	142.00–157.00	151.77
16	—	479	139.00–144.00	142.61
13	—	667	124.00–133.00	130.23
7	—	329	154.00–155.00	154.41
1	—	275	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	735	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	537	141.00–143.00	142.07
44	—	1,016	126.70	126.70
69	—	688	140.50	140.50
99	—	635	136.00–141.75	140.76
104	—	867	137.00–143.50	140.65
116	—	703	138.00–140.00	138.76
195	—	803	134.75–143.00	140.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	650	111.00	111.00
1	—	425	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	577	119.00–124.00	120.20
36	—	612	115.00–123.50	118.11
30	—	523	110.00–125.00	120.71
13	—	373	120.00–133.00	125.41
5	—	308	122.50–137.50	128.44
4	—	805	114.00	114.00
10	—	436	108.00–125.00	121.72
6	—	732	113.00	113.00
30	—	469	115.00–123.00	117.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	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
5	—	618	122.00	122.00
8	—	408	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	109.00	109.00
2	—	375	152.50	152.50
5	—	663	109.00	109.00
12	—	459	135.00–152.00	143.38
20	—	525	123.00–134.00	129.39
5	—	325	150.00	150.00
4	—	840	92.00	92.00
2	—	890	86.00	86.00
2	—	720	97.00	97.00
1	—	410	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
5	—	1,043	33.50–38.50	35.22
3	—	1,123	42.50–44.00	43.20
2	—	830	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,173	43.00–48.00	45.35
5	—	1,166	46.00–50.50	48.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	47.00–50.00	48.29
7	—	1,386	52.50–65.00	58.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	81.00–82.00	81.52
3	—	1,632	73.00–74.50	73.94
1	—	1,535	64.50	64.50

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)	4	—	1,235	595.00–625.00	610.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,325	725.00–825.00	772.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	635.00	635.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	785.00	785.00

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.