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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Apr 17

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

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Feeder Cattle receipts

570 head

▲ 174 vs last sale 396▲ 570 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 35▲ 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 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 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 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 $137.12/cwt on 300 head.

Average price

$137.12

300 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.52

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	626	137.12	858	300

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale300 hd

137.12

—

KY average26 barns · 4,032 hd

137.63

−0.52

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	1,494	79.73	1,191	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	65.33	984	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	58.43	690	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,096	46.28	507	6thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	398	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	156.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	563	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	159.12/cwt	155.00–162.00	668	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	151.29/cwt	149.00–155.00	713	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	477	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	739	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	529	160.11/cwt	153.00–163.00	847	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	144.16/cwt	140.00–147.00	819	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	136.38/cwt	130.00–140.00	851	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	627	128.34/cwt	127.10–140.00	805	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	137.36/cwt	137.30–137.40	934	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	727	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	971	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	955	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	398	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	136.51/cwt	134.00–147.00	506	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	129.93/cwt	114.00–134.00	551	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	426	138.49/cwt	133.00–139.00	590	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	133.44/cwt	130.00–136.00	633	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	128.51/cwt	119.00–134.00	682	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	120.78/cwt	116.00–129.00	684	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	118.47/cwt	115.00–122.00	752	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	642	116.48/cwt	115.00–125.00	748	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	689	115.95/cwt	115.95–115.95	799	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	442	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	154.53/cwt	152.00–160.00	595	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	147.58/cwt	135.00–154.00	679	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	130.04/cwt	125.00–136.00	733	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	122.22/cwt	118.00–125.00	849	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,456	79.23/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,154	7
Bulls	—	—	1,590	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,415	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,228	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	53.25/cwt	53.00–53.50	517	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,037	50.38/cwt	49.00–51.00	522	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	44.05/cwt	40.50–47.50	490	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	60.44/cwt	56.00–64.50	735	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,300	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	507	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	58.44/cwt	58.00–59.00	871	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,514	68.77/cwt	65.50–71.50	1,041	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,620	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 Apr 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 570Last week 396Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 35Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder steer and heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	124.00	124.00
1	—	270	147.50	147.50
2	—	505	130.00	130.00
8	—	471	149.00–155.00	151.29
10	—	361	150.00–160.00	156.07
10	—	420	155.00–162.00	159.12
11	—	624	130.00–140.00	136.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	155.00	155.00
4	—	477	155.00	155.00
7	—	529	153.00–163.00	160.11
10	—	568	140.00–147.00	144.16
12	—	727	133.50	133.50
92	—	627	127.10–140.00	128.34
131	—	680	137.30–137.40	137.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	642	115.00–125.00	116.48
44	—	689	115.95	115.95
11	—	426	133.00–139.00	138.49
3	—	740	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	474	130.00–136.00	133.44
15	—	566	116.00–129.00	120.78
15	—	424	114.00–134.00	129.93
7	—	371	134.00–147.00	136.51
5	—	531	119.00–134.00	128.51
2	—	635	115.00–122.00	118.47
1	—	300	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	564	125.00–136.00	130.04
7	—	460	135.00–154.00	147.58
5	—	695	118.00–125.00	122.22
3	—	385	152.00–160.00	154.53
3	—	335	140.00	140.00
2	—	525	140.00	140.00
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
1	—	285	155.00	155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,660	74.00	74.00
7	—	1,456	75.00–84.00	79.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	49.00–51.00	50.38
12	—	1,216	56.00–64.50	60.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	58.00–59.00	58.44
4	—	1,514	65.50–71.50	68.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	39.00	39.00
2	—	970	53.00–53.50	53.25
3	—	1,112	40.50–47.50	44.05

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.