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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Sep 25

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Sep 18Sep 25Oct 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,059 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 1,063▼ 243 vs year ago 1,302 · −18.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 90▼ 104 vs year ago 149 · −69.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 6▼ 15 vs year ago 20 · −75.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifer calves sold fully steady. Yearling steers and heifers firm. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

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 $135.83/cwt on 729 head.

Average price

$135.83

729 head · 821 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.06

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	821	135.83	1,116	729

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 sale729 hd

135.83

—

KY average24 barns · 4,615 hd

138.89

−3.06

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	1,605	90.17	1,447	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	62.29	885	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,134	57.01	647	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	51.80	498	3thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	511	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	640	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	161.36/cwt	159.00–165.00	679	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	156.46/cwt	150.00–163.00	717	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	150.18/cwt	147.00–151.00	758	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	130.14/cwt	125.00–146.00	691	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	139.27/cwt	138.00–144.00	777	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	135.62/cwt	125.00–139.00	800	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	810	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	132.99/cwt	130.00–136.00	854	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	145.60/cwt	145.60–145.60	946	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	911	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	731	133.97/cwt	127.75–142.50	979	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	794	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	993	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	817	142.03/cwt	140.10–144.00	1,160	132
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	842	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	960	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	869	136.79/cwt	130.90–142.00	1,189	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,120	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	933	135.06/cwt	121.00–137.00	1,260	137
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	977	127.86/cwt	126.80–129.10	1,249	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,010	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,061	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	123.22/cwt	120.00–135.00	471	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	122.50/cwt	114.00–127.00	524	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	451	113.42/cwt	110.00–118.00	512	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	591	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	117.01/cwt	112.00–125.00	624	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	112.33/cwt	106.00–116.00	646	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	108.57/cwt	105.00–112.00	725	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	884	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	765	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,017	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	151.83/cwt	147.50–152.50	504	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	148.03/cwt	142.00–149.00	613	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	692	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	123.89/cwt	119.00–133.00	642	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	118.00/cwt	113.00–121.00	688	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	716	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	989	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,410	79.00/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,114	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	97.62/cwt	94.00–102.50	1,694	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	843	49.20/cwt	46.00–52.00	415	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	56.34/cwt	53.50–59.50	634	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	726	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	684	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,263	57.42/cwt	54.50–58.50	725	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,539	65.95/cwt	63.50–68.50	1,015	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,428	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,708	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	6,874	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 Sep 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,059Last week 1,063Year ago 1,302

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 90Year ago 149

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 6Year ago 20

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifer calves sold fully steady. Yearling steers and heifers firm. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,735	94.00–102.50	97.62
2	—	1,410	78.00–80.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	61.00	61.00
6	—	1,125	53.50–59.50	56.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	843	46.00–52.00	49.20
1	—	1,200	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,263	54.50–58.50	57.42
4	—	1,539	63.50–68.50	65.95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	382	120.00–135.00	123.22
6	—	428	114.00–127.00	122.50
4	—	668	105.00–112.00	108.57
7	—	451	110.00–118.00	113.42
19	—	533	112.00–125.00	117.01
6	—	575	106.00–116.00	112.33
6	—	743	119.00	119.00
3	—	335	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	765	133.00	133.00
2	—	465	127.00	127.00
4	—	615	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
137	—	933	121.00–137.00	135.06
124	—	977	126.80–129.10	127.86
46	—	623	130.00	130.00
5	—	1,010	105.00	105.00
28	—	731	127.75–142.50	133.97
46	—	650	145.60	145.60
120	—	869	130.90–142.00	136.79
5	—	505	147.00–151.00	150.18
132	—	817	140.10–144.00	142.03
14	—	558	138.00–144.00	139.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	706	129.00	129.00
5	—	335	152.50	152.50
16	—	590	125.00–139.00	135.62
4	—	458	150.00–163.00	156.46
2	—	395	162.00	162.00
10	—	642	130.00–136.00	132.99
7	—	421	159.00–165.00	161.36
2	—	695	125.00	125.00
8	—	531	125.00–146.00	130.14
4	—	918	122.00	122.00
5	—	794	125.00	125.00
4	—	842	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	518	119.00–133.00	123.89
7	—	332	147.50–152.50	151.83
7	—	414	142.00–149.00	148.03
10	—	583	113.00–121.00	118.00
1	—	860	115.00	115.00
3	—	455	152.00	152.00
3	—	645	111.00	111.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	970	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	585.00	585.00

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.