Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2020-10-30

Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Oct 30

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Oct 23Oct 30Nov 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

377 head

▼ 228 vs last sale 605▼ 143 vs year ago 520 · −27.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 75▼ 36 vs year ago 81 · −44.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 14▼ 136 vs year ago 140 · −97.1%

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 steady. Yearling steers and heifers firm with a stronger undertone. 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 $134.69/cwt on 253 head.

Average price

$134.69

253 head · 870 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,172

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.46

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	870	134.69	1,172	253

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 sale253 hd

134.69

—

KY average26 barns · 3,894 hd

132.23

+2.46

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	—	Low	1,315	71.00	934	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,449	56.71	822	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,338	54.25	726	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	44.83	450	13

Every lot

33 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	158.78/cwt	155.00–165.00	429	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	145.20/cwt	144.00–150.00	574	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	738	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	134.11/cwt	130.00–139.00	693	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	114.33/cwt	114.00–115.00	949	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,165	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	925	135.60/cwt	135.60–135.60	1,254	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	980	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,284	103
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	124.19/cwt	122.00–128.00	452	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	125.48/cwt	123.00–129.00	521	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	118.20/cwt	116.00–122.00	545	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	123.16/cwt	120.00–127.00	631	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	658	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	604	122.88/cwt	121.00–124.50	742	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	116.58/cwt	112.00–120.00	717	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	107.35/cwt	105.00–109.00	727	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	96.82/cwt	94.00–102.00	695	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	744	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	147.57/cwt	142.00–150.00	542	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	140.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	609	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	146.81/cwt	135.00–155.00	683	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	125.11/cwt	115.00–132.00	649	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	122.32/cwt	115.00–127.00	757	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	853	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,315	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	934	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	48.84/cwt	47.00–50.00	470	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	43.63/cwt	38.00–49.00	444	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	52.88/cwt	51.00–56.00	674	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,404	58.97/cwt	57.00–61.00	828	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	835	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	54.91/cwt	54.00–56.00	815	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,550	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 Oct 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 377Last week 605Year ago 520

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 75Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 14Year ago 140

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves steady. Yearling steers and heifers firm with a stronger undertone. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	367	142.00–150.00	147.57
9	—	465	135.00–155.00	146.81
3	—	320	155.00	155.00
5	—	432	135.00–145.00	140.97
6	—	688	124.00	124.00
13	—	519	115.00–132.00	125.11
18	—	619	115.00–127.00	122.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	718	94.00–102.00	96.82
7	—	677	105.00–109.00	107.35
3	—	855	87.00	87.00
10	—	364	122.00–128.00	124.19
7	—	615	112.00–120.00	116.58
15	—	512	120.00–127.00	123.16
8	—	461	116.00–122.00	118.20
7	—	415	123.00–129.00	125.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	604	121.00–124.50	122.88
8	—	514	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	517	130.00–139.00	134.11
5	—	270	155.00–165.00	158.78
3	—	450	164.00	164.00
3	—	830	114.00–115.00	114.33
5	—	395	144.00–150.00	145.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	980	131.00	131.00
55	—	925	135.60	135.60
61	—	850	137.00	137.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,017	38.00–49.00	43.63
3	—	963	47.00–50.00	48.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	51.00–56.00	52.88
1	—	1,465	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,404	57.00–61.00	58.97
5	—	1,485	54.00–56.00	54.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	71.00	71.00

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.