Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2020-02-28

Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Feb 28

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Feb 21Feb 28Mar 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

108 head

▼ 497 vs last sale 605▲ 108 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 32▲ 25 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 this week due to light test on feeder cattle due to weather. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.41/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$120.41

46 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

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

$15.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.78

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	577	121.07	699	44
Small 1-2	370	106.00	392	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.07/cwt here — about $306 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 sale46 hd

120.41

—

KY average27 barns · 4,743 hd

130.19

−9.78

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	1,634	90.31	1,476	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,593	63.07	1,005	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,114	55.71	620	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,029	45.60	469	3thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	510	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	679	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	797	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	785	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	821	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	860	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	917	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	435	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	511	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	370	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	392	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	559	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	127.15/cwt	120.00–132.00	598	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	529	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	714	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	632	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	666	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	819	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	710	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	796	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	796	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	145.68/cwt	140.00–155.00	561	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	624	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	146.95/cwt	140.00–157.00	691	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	143.60/cwt	132.00–150.00	761	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	826	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	806	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,550	83.76/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,298	3
Bulls	—	—	1,760	100.13/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,762	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	42.90/cwt	38.00–47.00	396	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,073	57.66/cwt	57.00–58.00	619	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	53.76/cwt	52.00–56.00	620	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	632	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	58.46/cwt	56.00–61.00	829	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,663	64.91/cwt	62.00–73.00	1,079	5

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 Feb 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 108Last week 605Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 32Year ago 0

No trend this week due to light test on feeder cattle due to weather. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	102.00	102.00
4	—	470	140.00–157.00	146.95
6	—	530	132.00–150.00	143.60
7	—	385	140.00–155.00	145.68
2	—	405	154.00	154.00
1	—	640	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
2	—	322	135.00	135.00
2	—	370	138.00	138.00
2	—	447	125.00	125.00
2	—	670	106.00	106.00
4	—	632	100.00	100.00
7	—	470	120.00–132.00	127.15
8	—	796	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	125.00	125.00
3	—	666	123.00	123.00
11	—	529	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	170.00	170.00
1	—	495	161.00	161.00
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
2	—	520	151.00	151.00
4	—	390	174.00	174.00
7	—	764	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
3	—	533	154.00	154.00
4	—	628	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,760	98.00–102.00	100.13
3	—	1,550	81.00–88.00	83.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,073	57.00–58.00	57.66
3	—	1,154	52.00–56.00	53.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	56.00–61.00	58.46
5	—	1,663	62.00–73.00	64.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	51.00	51.00
2	—	923	38.00–47.00	42.90

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.