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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Mar 13

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Mar 6Mar 13Mar 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,086 head

▲ 617 vs last sale 469▲ 1,086 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 45▲ 70 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: All classes feeder classes this week sold sharply lower with very light demand. 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.12/cwt on 467 head.

Average price

$125.12

467 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$20.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.08

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	534	125.42	670	459
Large 1	440	110.00	484	4thin
Small 1-2	435	105.25	458	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.17/cwt here — about $212 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 sale467 hd

125.12

—

KY average27 barns · 7,450 hd

125.20

−0.08

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	1,735	86.97	1,509	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,521	63.27	962	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	62.19	767	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	44.95	451	8thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	522	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	315	148.93/cwt	145.00–160.00	469	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	358	174.53/cwt	170.00–177.50	625	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	157.36/cwt	151.00–159.00	606	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	422	168.79/cwt	152.50–170.00	712	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	158.24/cwt	150.00–167.00	692	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	155.06/cwt	145.00–164.00	754	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	486	154.44/cwt	153.00–157.00	751	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	162.98/cwt	145.00–170.50	844	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	153.29/cwt	145.00–159.00	808	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	144.34/cwt	139.00–152.00	821	18
Steers	—	Large 1	580	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	748	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	134.70/cwt	120.00–140.00	793	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	139.44/cwt	130.00–141.50	869	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	134.02/cwt	130.00–137.00	895	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	124.32/cwt	120.00–129.00	849	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	717	117.10/cwt	114.00–120.00	840	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	763	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	900	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	110.35/cwt	109.00–113.00	863	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	100.81/cwt	97.00–106.00	822	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	817	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	899	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,005	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	970	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	260	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	377	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	123.09/cwt	122.00–125.00	336	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	323	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	455	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	438	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	131.96/cwt	125.00–139.00	494	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	388	134.76/cwt	133.00–135.00	523	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	422	128.98/cwt	118.00–135.50	544	39
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	423	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	444	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	122.84/cwt	117.00–129.00	527	34
Heifers	—	Large 1	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	467	130.50/cwt	126.00–131.50	609	50
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	470	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	498	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	121.39/cwt	119.00–125.00	591	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	504	118.24/cwt	116.00–119.00	596	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	129.32/cwt	124.00–129.75	669	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	123.45/cwt	121.00–125.50	690	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	115.32/cwt	110.00–119.00	664	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	607	129.41/cwt	109.00–131.30	786	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	113.51/cwt	110.00–117.00	712	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	679	116.60/cwt	105.00–120.00	792	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	109.86/cwt	109.00–110.00	755	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	726	104.25/cwt	98.00–106.00	757	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	672	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	731	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	159.69/cwt	156.00–163.00	591	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	153.24/cwt	147.00–161.00	650	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	151.04/cwt	148.00–154.00	701	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	779	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,617	71.85/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,162	3
Bulls	—	—	1,733	91.02/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,577	6
Bulls	—	—	2,100	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	2,268	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	36.06/cwt	35.00–37.00	307	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	52.54/cwt	51.00–54.00	540	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	43.28/cwt	40.00–45.00	469	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	58.42/cwt	54.00–61.00	706	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	65.95/cwt	65.00–67.50	831	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	702	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	69.60/cwt	68.00–71.00	1,044	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	62.70/cwt	60.00–65.00	981	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 Mar 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,086Last week 469Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 45Year ago 0

Compared to last week: All classes feeder classes this week sold sharply lower with very light demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	84.00	84.00
34	—	429	117.00–129.00	122.84
14	—	487	119.00–125.00	121.39
11	—	627	110.00–117.00	113.51
10	—	374	125.00–139.00	131.96
8	—	504	116.00–119.00	118.24
7	—	687	109.00–110.00	109.86
7	—	576	110.00–119.00	115.32
3	—	273	122.00–125.00	123.09
2	—	830	81.00	81.00
2	—	337	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	105.00	105.00
1	—	470	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
103	—	607	109.00–131.30	129.41
57	—	517	124.00–129.75	129.32
50	—	467	126.00–131.50	130.50
39	—	422	118.00–135.50	128.98
38	—	559	121.00–125.50	123.45
34	—	679	105.00–120.00	116.60
16	—	726	98.00–106.00	104.25
16	—	388	133.00–135.00	134.76
6	—	323	141.00	141.00
1	—	260	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	424	147.00–161.00	153.24
8	—	464	148.00–154.00	151.04
4	—	370	156.00–163.00	159.69
2	—	655	119.00	119.00
2	—	555	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	422	152.50–170.00	168.79
13	—	763	118.00	118.00
11	—	717	114.00–120.00	117.10
11	—	486	153.00–157.00	154.44
5	—	817	110.00	110.00
5	—	358	170.00–177.50	174.53
4	—	315	145.00–160.00	148.93
3	—	1,005	96.50	96.50
103	—	623	130.00–141.50	139.44
36	—	518	145.00–170.50	162.98
29	—	668	130.00–137.00	134.02
18	—	569	139.00–152.00	144.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	385	151.00–159.00	157.36
22	—	437	150.00–167.00	158.24
15	—	527	145.00–159.00	153.29
15	—	486	145.00–164.00	155.06
13	—	683	120.00–129.00	124.32
11	—	589	120.00–140.00	134.70
9	—	282	185.00	185.00
6	—	815	97.00–106.00	100.81
6	—	782	109.00–113.00	110.35
2	—	635	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,083	40.00–45.00	43.28
3	—	1,027	51.00–54.00	52.54
2	—	850	35.00–37.00	36.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,565	60.00–65.00	62.70
2	—	1,500	68.00–71.00	69.60
1	—	1,300	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,260	65.00–67.50	65.95
7	—	1,208	54.00–61.00	58.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,733	88.00–96.00	91.02
3	—	1,617	69.00–74.00	71.85
1	—	2,100	108.00	108.00

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.