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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jan 24

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Jan 17Jan 24Jan 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

891 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 939▲ 891 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 55▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 3▲ 14 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. Yearling steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 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 $140.44/cwt on 436 head.

Average price

$140.44

436 head · 798 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,120

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$22.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.79

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	798	140.59	1,122	433
Large 1	560	120.00	672	1thin
Small 1-2	780	118.00	920	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.59/cwt here — about $202 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 sale436 hd

140.44

—

KY average28 barns · 5,897 hd

144.23

−3.79

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	1,800	85.50	1,539	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	59.52	844	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	57.37	730	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,112	43.17	480	4thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	446	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	510	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	611	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	153.03/cwt	151.00–155.00	649	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	153.79/cwt	148.00–158.00	720	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	687	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	154.04/cwt	150.00–156.00	810	9
Steers	—	Large 1	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	143.22/cwt	139.00–145.00	829	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	135.26/cwt	130.00–137.00	824	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	679	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	959	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,023	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	780	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	920	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	789	141.90/cwt	141.90–141.90	1,120	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	821	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,129	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	877	139.26/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,221	166
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	919	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,259	51
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	138.89/cwt	135.00–140.00	467	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	337	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	401	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	136.16/cwt	130.00–142.00	508	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	406	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	556	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	132.35/cwt	130.00–133.00	556	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	127.20/cwt	120.00–129.50	614	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	123.53/cwt	118.00–127.00	644	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	532	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	564	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	551	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	694	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	570	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	604	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	128.22/cwt	123.00–129.10	851	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	763	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	772	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	742	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	965	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	763	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	952	26
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	159.69/cwt	155.00–165.00	511	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	607	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	153.88/cwt	141.00–160.00	632	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	147.36/cwt	142.00–159.00	681	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	147.48/cwt	135.00–150.00	749	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	127.97/cwt	124.00–132.00	742	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	124.84/cwt	120.00–126.00	788	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	122.97/cwt	120.00–126.00	895	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	950	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,800	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,539	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	377	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,129	44.30/cwt	41.00–48.00	500	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	49.84/cwt	44.00–55.00	585	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	378	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	62.61/cwt	59.00–66.00	806	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,289	55.04/cwt	51.00–59.00	709	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	55.78/cwt	54.00–57.50	784	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	968	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	7,366	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	663.92/cwt	635.00–685.00	7,721	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,863	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 Jan 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 891Last week 939Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 3Year ago 0

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,289	51.00–59.00	55.04
9	—	1,288	59.00–66.00	62.61
2	—	1,129	41.00–48.00	44.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	44.00–55.00	49.84
1	—	1,180	32.00	32.00
1	—	920	41.00	41.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	54.00–57.50	55.78
1	—	1,445	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,800	85.50	85.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	708	109.00	109.00
2	—	580	122.00	122.00
2	—	675	113.00	113.00
10	—	483	120.00–129.50	127.20
7	—	373	130.00–142.00	136.16
11	—	521	118.00–127.00	123.53
6	—	420	130.00–133.00	132.35
5	—	336	135.00–140.00	138.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	532	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	664	123.00–129.10	128.22
75	—	742	130.00	130.00
26	—	763	124.75	124.75
4	—	406	137.00	137.00
3	—	551	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	337	119.00	119.00
1	—	570	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	140.00	140.00
1	—	775	132.00	132.00
1	—	505	136.00	136.00
1	—	270	165.00	165.00
8	—	579	139.00–145.00	143.22
4	—	609	130.00–137.00	135.26
4	—	424	151.00–155.00	153.03
10	—	468	148.00–158.00	153.79
4	—	377	162.00	162.00
4	—	315	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	789	141.90	141.90
51	—	919	137.00	137.00
44	—	679	141.25	141.25
9	—	526	150.00–156.00	154.04
1	—	630	145.00	145.00
166	—	877	138.00–140.00	139.26
62	—	821	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	155.00–165.00	159.69
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
14	—	411	141.00–160.00	153.88
4	—	728	120.00–126.00	122.97
4	—	580	124.00–132.00	127.97
4	—	377	161.00	161.00
12	—	508	135.00–150.00	147.48
10	—	462	142.00–159.00	147.36
6	—	631	120.00–126.00	124.84
2	—	785	121.00	121.00

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)	2	—	1,163	635.00–685.00	663.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	750.00	750.00

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.