Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2020-09-04

Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Sep 4

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Aug 28Sep 4Sep 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

688 head

▼ 647 vs last sale 1,335▼ 402 vs year ago 1,090 · −36.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 37▼ 79 vs year ago 111 · −71.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 15▲ 1 vs year ago 21 · +4.8%

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 sold fully steady. Yearling steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls not tested.

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 $136.45/cwt on 409 head.

Average price

$136.45

409 head · 759 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,036

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.84

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	759	136.45	1,036	409

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 sale409 hd

136.45

—

KY average26 barns · 4,506 hd

142.29

−5.84

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,335	67.69	904	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	67.24	826	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	58.25	647	2thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	716	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	529	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	838	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	132.05/cwt	129.00–136.00	699	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	582	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	882	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	861	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	140.12/cwt	129.00–141.00	919	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	907	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	741	139.57/cwt	139.25–140.75	1,034	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	128.66/cwt	122.00–131.00	984	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	772	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,044	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	804	122.85/cwt	122.00–125.00	988	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	825	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,147	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	885	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,106	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900	130.60/cwt	130.60–130.60	1,175	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	962	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,116	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	132.49/cwt	132.00–133.00	556	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	125.73/cwt	122.00–129.00	615	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	129.41/cwt	124.00–135.00	678	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	691	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	802	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	744	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	647	138.90/cwt	128.50–140.10	899	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	696	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	863	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	947	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,042	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,068	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	151.24/cwt	140.00–158.00	493	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	141.96/cwt	140.00–145.00	616	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	132.39/cwt	125.00–139.00	616	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	131.99/cwt	127.00–134.00	748	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	750	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	600	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	694	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	62.85/cwt	61.00–65.50	757	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	69.75/cwt	60.50–72.50	866	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,333	64.90/cwt	61.00–68.00	865	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,337	70.48/cwt	69.00–72.50	942	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,187	1,359.48/cwt	1,350.00–1,375.00	16,137	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	18,739	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,675	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	755.00/cwt	755.00–755.00	8,645	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,849	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,470	1,063.99/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	15,641	2

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 Sep 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 688Last week 1,335Year ago 1,090

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 37Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 15Year ago 21

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold fully steady. Yearling steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls not tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	123.00	123.00
5	—	360	145.00	145.00
5	—	434	140.00–145.00	141.96
5	—	505	130.00	130.00
6	—	326	140.00–158.00	151.24
9	—	465	125.00–139.00	132.39
9	—	567	127.00–134.00	131.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	154.00	154.00
7	—	804	122.00–125.00	122.85
81	—	656	129.00–141.00	140.12
4	—	575	135.00	135.00
5	—	624	138.00	138.00
5	—	962	116.00	116.00
8	—	765	122.00–131.00	128.66
11	—	529	129.00–136.00	132.05
1	—	720	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	741	139.25–140.75	139.57
21	—	885	125.00	125.00
49	—	772	135.25	135.25
58	—	900	130.60	130.60
62	—	825	139.00	139.00
5	—	529	158.50	158.50
5	—	582	151.50	151.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	420	132.00–133.00	132.49
8	—	489	122.00–129.00	125.73
2	—	980	109.00	109.00
3	—	625	119.00	119.00
3	—	655	117.00	117.00
3	—	947	110.00	110.00
6	—	524	124.00–135.00	129.41
9	—	576	119.00–121.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	696	124.00	124.00
37	—	590	136.00	136.00
86	—	647	128.50–140.10	138.90

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	—	1,315	1,425.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,187	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,359.48

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	755.00	755.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,470	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,063.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,315	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,205	61.00–65.50	62.85
7	—	1,241	60.50–72.50	69.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,333	61.00–68.00	64.90
5	—	1,337	69.00–72.50	70.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	54.50	54.50
1	—	1,120	62.00	62.00

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.