Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to no sale last week because of being closed for winter weather. However good to very god demand noted for all feeder and yearling classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and preconditioned feeder and yearling classes. Higher undertones noted as well for feeder classes. Good demand noted for slaughter cows and slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.58/cwt on 605 head.

Average price

$159.58

605 head · 766 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$360

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$15.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.17

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	771	160.04	1,233	587
Medium and Large 2-3	604	144.44	873	18thin

One grade step is worth $15.60/cwt here — about $360 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale605 hd

159.58

—

KY average24 barns · 5,370 hd

162.74

−3.17

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	—	Average	1,662	103.95	1,727	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	71.39	896	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,646	71.19	1,172	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	63.77	629	7thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	132.66/cwt	130.00–136.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	767	126.97/cwt	125.00–130.00	974	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	187.33/cwt	187.00–187.50	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	161.67/cwt	155.00–170.00	936	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	147.52/cwt	145.00–150.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	148.51/cwt	148.00–149.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	137.70/cwt	134.00–145.00	790	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,129	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	490	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	448	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	918	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	131.99/cwt	128.00–134.00	813	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	153.95/cwt	147.50–156.00	502	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	130.06/cwt	123.00–134.00	930	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	126.18/cwt	124.00–130.00	835	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	152.86/cwt	143.00–157.00	726	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	136.34/cwt	135.00–137.50	375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	137.02/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,070	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	143.49/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,273	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	154.50/cwt	141.00–156.00	1,092	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	146.09/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,192	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	139.37/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,274	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	158.77/cwt	155.00–161.00	986	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	160.09/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,068	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	840	155.00/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,302	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	148.66/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,163	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	191.62/cwt	190.50–194.00	998	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	893	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,371	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	904	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,347	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	167.17/cwt	163.00–178.00	846	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	190.06/cwt	184.00–199.00	910	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,343	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,193	150
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	190.07/cwt	182.00–200.00	893	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	146.34/cwt	140.00–152.00	904	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	508	188.47/cwt	182.00–195.00	957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	838	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	71.55/cwt	68.00–75.50	912	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	79.41/cwt	76.50–83.00	989	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	66.96/cwt	63.00–70.50	658	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	57.34/cwt	53.00–60.00	560	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	750	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	67.73/cwt	67.00–68.50	1,079	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	71.96/cwt	69.50–75.50	1,193	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	66.12/cwt	65.00–67.00	773	7
Bulls	—	—	1,714	105.77/cwt	100.50–108.50	1,813	5
Bulls	—	—	1,462	93.50/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,367	3
Bulls	—	—	1,830	115.05/cwt	114.50–115.50	2,105	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	910.52/cwt	600.00–1,025.00	8,422	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	886.08/cwt	500.00–1,010.00	8,223	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	835.91/cwt	650.00–975.00	10,633	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	125.73/cwt	124.00–131.00	874	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	155.78/cwt	154.00–157.50	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	123.73/cwt	117.00–125.00	898	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	188.91/cwt	182.50–197.50	799	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	155.22/cwt	151.00–156.00	554	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	137.06/cwt	130.00–146.00	725	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	156.69/cwt	148.00–162.00	667	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	133.02/cwt	130.00–136.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	126.34/cwt	125.00–129.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	462	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,017	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	840	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,174	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	155.78/cwt	150.00–160.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	136.72/cwt	135.00–140.00	658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	151.69/cwt	150.00–160.00	878	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	142.37/cwt	134.00–147.00	944	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	168.43/cwt	160.00–178.00	891	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	158.92/cwt	155.00–162.50	442	2

How this sale compares

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 Feb 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,003Last week 349Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 38Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	130.00–136.00	132.66
1	—	840	112.50	112.50
3	—	767	125.00–130.00	126.97
1	—	435	172.50	172.50
2	—	510	145.00–150.00	147.52
2	—	625	148.00–149.00	148.51
1	—	695	140.00	140.00
1	—	480	174.00	174.00
3	—	381	160.00	160.00
1	—	550	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	187.00–187.50	187.33
15	—	579	155.00–170.00	161.67
2	—	1,085	131.00	131.00
13	—	887	135.00–145.00	143.49
31	—	707	141.00–156.00	154.50
12	—	816	140.00–148.00	146.09
5	—	914	137.00–141.00	139.37
4	—	621	155.00–161.00	158.77
11	—	667	160.00–161.00	160.09
53	—	782	146.00–154.00	148.66
10	—	506	163.00–178.00	167.17
10	—	479	184.00–199.00	190.06
9	—	977	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	204.00	204.00
4	—	448	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	840	154.00–156.00	155.00
6	—	521	190.50–194.00	191.62
61	—	893	153.50	153.50
57	—	904	149.00	149.00
150	—	680	175.50	175.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	574	134.00–145.00	137.70
7	—	616	128.00–134.00	131.99
8	—	326	147.50–156.00	153.95
1	—	890	136.00	136.00
5	—	715	123.00–134.00	130.06
6	—	662	124.00–130.00	126.18
18	—	475	143.00–157.00	152.86
6	—	781	132.00–138.00	137.02
7	—	357	151.00–156.00	155.22
16	—	529	130.00–146.00	137.06
17	—	426	148.00–162.00	156.69
3	—	277	150.00–160.00	155.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	153.00	153.00
9	—	776	145.50	145.50
10	—	724	140.50	140.50
17	—	840	139.75	139.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	124.00	124.00
2	—	275	135.00–137.50	136.34
3	—	695	127.00	127.00
2	—	438	140.00–145.00	142.49
2	—	507	133.00	133.00
2	—	363	130.00–136.00	133.02
3	—	585	125.00–129.00	126.34
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
6	—	481	135.00–140.00	136.72
1	—	980	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	462	167.00	167.00
2	—	425	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	93.00	93.00
4	—	695	124.00–131.00	125.73
1	—	300	172.50	172.50
2	—	518	154.00–157.50	155.78
1	—	450	172.50	172.50
1	—	415	177.50	177.50
1	—	385	170.00	170.00
1	—	865	118.00	118.00
1	—	640	121.00	121.00
1	—	720	112.00	112.00
2	—	278	155.00–162.50	158.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	182.00–200.00	190.07
12	—	618	140.00–152.00	146.34
2	—	327	190.00	190.00
10	—	726	117.00–125.00	123.73
7	—	423	182.50–197.50	188.91
1	—	770	128.00	128.00
1	—	875	125.00	125.00
7	—	579	150.00–160.00	151.69
7	—	663	134.00–147.00	142.37
8	—	529	160.00–178.00	168.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	182.00–195.00	188.47
2	—	415	202.00	202.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,275	68.00–75.50	71.55
4	—	1,245	76.50–83.00	79.41
7	—	1,169	65.00–67.00	66.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	983	63.00–70.50	66.96
3	—	977	53.00–60.00	57.34
1	—	1,020	73.50	73.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,593	67.00–68.50	67.73
9	—	1,658	69.50–75.50	71.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,714	100.50–108.50	105.77
3	—	1,462	89.00–97.00	93.50
2	—	1,830	114.50–115.50	115.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	925	600.00–1,025.00	910.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	928	500.00–1,010.00	886.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,272	650.00–975.00	835.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	500.00	500.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle