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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Dec 11

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Dec 4Dec 11Dec 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,266 head

▼ 85 vs last sale 1,351▲ 43 vs year ago 1,223 · +3.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

79 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 75▲ 68 vs year ago 11 · +618.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 15▼ 133 vs year ago 138 · −96.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer calves sold steady. Feeder heifer calves sold 2.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls fully 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 $137.25/cwt on 787 head.

Average price

$137.25

787 head · 762 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.50

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	762	137.25	1,046	787

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 sale787 hd

137.25

—

KY average31 barns · 12,205 hd

134.76

+2.50

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	1,622	82.33	1,335	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,379	53.52	738	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,243	50.65	630	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,081	36.83	398	8thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	378	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	726	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	165.86/cwt	161.00–175.00	627	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	414	168.03/cwt	166.00–169.00	696	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	161.44/cwt	150.00–171.00	688	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	154.95/cwt	142.00–160.00	711	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	149.57/cwt	146.00–154.00	707	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	144.08/cwt	129.00–165.00	765	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	538	155.49/cwt	153.00–157.00	837	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	582	136.96/cwt	131.00–142.00	797	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	824	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	125.19/cwt	120.00–130.00	779	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	124.36/cwt	124.00–125.00	841	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	690	138.33/cwt	130.00–139.60	954	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	128.74/cwt	122.00–129.25	908	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	780	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,006	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	114.29/cwt	109.00–117.00	894	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	823	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,115	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	871	135.18/cwt	121.00–136.30	1,177	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	879	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,028	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	932	134.60/cwt	131.75–136.00	1,254	179
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	994	127.90/cwt	127.90–127.90	1,271	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,029	124.60/cwt	124.60–124.60	1,282	50
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	341	125.58/cwt	122.00–130.00	428	10
Heifers	—	Large 1	370	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	392	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	133.08/cwt	130.00–136.00	506	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	417	134.56/cwt	134.00–135.00	561	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	118.88/cwt	115.00–122.00	515	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	456	128.70/cwt	127.00–132.00	587	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	121.05/cwt	117.00–127.00	592	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	127.77/cwt	119.00–130.00	645	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	116.20/cwt	100.00–125.00	608	49
Heifers	—	Large 1	530	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	509	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	109.83/cwt	104.00–117.00	637	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	120.55/cwt	119.50–122.00	711	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	601	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	619	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	115.08/cwt	112.00–120.00	718	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	674	110.25/cwt	110.25–110.25	743	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	623	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	99.26/cwt	92.00–104.00	703	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	853	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	870	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	151.36/cwt	145.00–165.00	574	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	146.27/cwt	145.00–152.00	622	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	146.57/cwt	135.00–159.00	674	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	134.25/cwt	122.00–140.00	699	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	121.37/cwt	114.00–129.00	709	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	687	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	747	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	85.06/cwt	81.00–89.00	751	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,430	79.50/cwt	75.50–84.00	1,137	2
Bulls	—	—	2,005	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,764	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	265	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	48.26/cwt	45.50–51.00	553	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	42.12/cwt	41.00–45.50	490	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	42.45/cwt	41.00–44.00	498	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,302	54.85/cwt	53.50–56.00	714	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,328	51.40/cwt	49.50–53.00	683	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	57.58/cwt	53.50–62.00	802	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,476	46.14/cwt	44.00–49.00	681	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,870	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,951	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 Dec 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,266Last week 1,351Year ago 1,223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 75Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 15Year ago 138

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	417	134.00–135.00	134.56
5	—	853	102.00	102.00
17	—	624	112.00–120.00	115.08
15	—	505	119.00–130.00	127.77
9	—	456	127.00–132.00	128.70
39	—	590	119.50–122.00	120.55
23	—	674	110.25	110.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	341	122.00–130.00	125.58
2	—	685	91.00	91.00
21	—	380	130.00–136.00	133.08
10	—	708	92.00–104.00	99.26
9	—	489	117.00–127.00	121.05
5	—	601	103.00	103.00
11	—	433	115.00–122.00	118.88
49	—	523	100.00–125.00	116.20
28	—	580	104.00–117.00	109.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	96.00	96.00
5	—	370	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	425	145.00–152.00	146.27
17	—	379	145.00–165.00	151.36
13	—	521	122.00–140.00	134.25
3	—	770	110.00	110.00
3	—	655	114.00	114.00
21	—	584	114.00–129.00	121.37
12	—	639	105.00–110.00	107.53
4	—	883	81.00–89.00	85.06
19	—	460	135.00–159.00	146.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	414	166.00–169.00	168.03
3	—	378	192.00	192.00
1	—	615	134.00	134.00
67	—	871	121.00–136.30	135.18
64	—	823	135.50	135.50
16	—	538	153.00–157.00	155.49
179	—	932	131.75–136.00	134.60
56	—	994	127.90	127.90
14	—	473	146.00–154.00	149.57
38	—	582	131.00–142.00	136.96
30	—	705	122.00–129.25	128.74
3	—	780	129.00	129.00
50	—	1,029	124.60	124.60
83	—	690	130.00–139.60	138.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	782	109.00–117.00	114.29
6	—	320	145.00	145.00
2	—	879	117.00	117.00
59	—	531	129.00–165.00	144.08
17	—	459	142.00–160.00	154.95
32	—	622	120.00–130.00	125.19
8	—	676	124.00–125.00	124.36
8	—	378	161.00–175.00	165.86
36	—	426	150.00–171.00	161.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,393	53.50–62.00	57.58
11	—	1,328	49.50–53.00	51.40
4	—	1,476	44.00–49.00	46.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,172	41.00–44.00	42.45
7	—	1,302	53.50–56.00	54.85
2	—	1,145	45.50–51.00	48.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	945	28.00	28.00
5	—	1,163	41.00–45.50	42.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,005	88.00	88.00
2	—	1,430	75.50–84.00	79.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,155	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,145	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,000	700.00	700.00

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.