Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2020-04-10

Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Apr 10

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Apr 3Apr 10Apr 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

396 head

▼ 436 vs last sale 832▲ 396 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 44▲ 35 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: Feder steer and heifer calves sold fully steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.57/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$121.57

185 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$29.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.27

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	554	122.03	676	182
Small 1-2	468	93.50	437	2thin
Large 1	695	93.00	646	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.03/cwt here — about $30 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 sale185 hd

121.57

—

KY average27 barns · 4,603 hd

121.30

+0.27

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	1,330	86.00	1,144	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,310	58.39	765	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,246	58.26	726	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	29.50	282	2thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	128.33/cwt	125.00–135.00	398	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	357	140.86/cwt	140.00–142.50	503	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	434	155.37/cwt	152.00–164.00	674	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	144.11/cwt	138.00–150.00	697	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	141.85/cwt	134.00–147.00	749	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	143.70/cwt	142.00–149.00	763	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	142.19/cwt	136.00–150.00	803	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	832	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	127.13/cwt	125.00–130.00	786	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	131.49/cwt	129.00–138.00	835	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	677	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	873	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	728	131.31/cwt	120.50–133.90	956	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	875	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	780	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	928	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	941	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	852	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	980	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	925	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	953	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	125.24/cwt	119.00–132.00	400	8
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	365	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	339	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	129.76/cwt	122.00–137.00	489	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	537	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	441	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	600	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	126.53/cwt	122.00–132.00	598	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	130.01/cwt	128.00–132.00	686	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	121.69/cwt	115.00–131.00	643	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	118.06/cwt	112.00–121.00	661	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	122.59/cwt	120.00–128.00	695	9
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	570	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	120.72/cwt	117.00–121.25	738	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	105.94/cwt	103.00–110.00	658	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	114.67/cwt	114.00–116.00	767	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	695	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	646	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	709	117.57/cwt	103.00–123.00	834	23
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	389	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	116.72/cwt	112.50–135.00	379	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	396	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	140.95/cwt	134.00–147.00	526	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	152.26/cwt	141.00–159.00	673	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	145.99/cwt	125.00–150.00	692	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	139.61/cwt	139.00–140.00	747	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	137.65/cwt	131.00–139.00	776	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	644	113.67/cwt	110.00–125.00	732	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	852	18
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,330	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,144	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	29.50/cwt	29.00–30.00	282	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	55.30/cwt	54.00–57.00	677	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	60.03/cwt	58.00–62.00	755	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,267	57.78/cwt	56.00–59.00	732	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,353	58.99/cwt	57.00–60.00	798	3

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 Apr 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 396Last week 832Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 44Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	442	141.00–159.00	152.26
11	—	373	134.00–147.00	140.95
10	—	535	139.00–140.00	139.61
8	—	644	110.00–125.00	113.67
6	—	564	131.00–139.00	137.65
5	—	325	112.50–135.00	116.72
2	—	280	139.00	139.00
18	—	663	128.50	128.50
15	—	474	125.00–150.00	145.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	728	120.50–133.90	131.31
17	—	565	136.00–150.00	142.19
11	—	635	129.00–138.00	131.49
9	—	434	152.00–164.00	155.37
8	—	531	142.00–149.00	143.70
4	—	677	129.00	129.00
2	—	852	115.00	115.00
1	—	925	103.00	103.00
1	—	780	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	528	134.00–147.00	141.85
7	—	618	125.00–130.00	127.13
4	—	582	143.00	143.00
3	—	357	140.00–142.50	140.86
3	—	310	125.00–135.00	128.33
2	—	840	112.00	112.00
2	—	484	138.00–150.00	144.11
1	—	735	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	94.00	94.00
1	—	365	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	611	117.00–121.25	120.72
23	—	709	103.00–123.00	117.57
12	—	528	128.00–132.00	130.01
9	—	567	120.00–128.00	122.59
3	—	441	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	528	115.00–131.00	121.69
17	—	473	122.00–132.00	126.53
12	—	377	122.00–137.00	129.76
10	—	560	112.00–121.00	118.06
8	—	319	119.00–132.00	125.24
7	—	621	103.00–110.00	105.94
6	—	669	114.00–116.00	114.67
3	—	410	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	93.00	93.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	29.00–30.00	29.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,353	57.00–60.00	58.99
3	—	1,267	56.00–59.00	57.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,258	58.00–62.00	60.03
3	—	1,225	54.00–57.00	55.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	86.00	86.00

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.