Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle this week sold fully steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.23/cwt on 411 head.

Average price

$158.23

411 head · 764 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,209

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.48

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	764	158.23	1,209	411

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 sale411 hd

158.23

—

KY average26 barns · 7,139 hd

164.71

−6.48

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	1,556	106.59	1,659	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,384	70.61	977	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,191	68.59	817	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	56.96	585	5thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,504	4
Bulls	—	—	1,515	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	189.60/cwt	181.00–198.00	810	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	915	142.80/cwt	142.80–142.80	1,307	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	161.49/cwt	156.00–161.75	1,198	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	862	149.95/cwt	149.95–149.95	1,293	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	181.33/cwt	176.00–188.00	878	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	988	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	806	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,029	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	979	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	162.40/cwt	151.00–175.00	877	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	187.55/cwt	183.00–192.00	968	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	384	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,077	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	390	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	534	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,067	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	978	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	159.50/cwt	153.00–160.25	1,233	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	828	152.10/cwt	150.00–153.50	1,259	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	163.26/cwt	160.00–168.00	687	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	148.20/cwt	143.00–153.00	849	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	156.74/cwt	154.00–156.95	1,050	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	896	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,027	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	167.10/cwt	165.00–170.00	968	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	150.64/cwt	140.00–165.00	711	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	159.61/cwt	155.00–165.00	908	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	742	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,090	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,238	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	147.45/cwt	139.00–155.00	556	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,387	1,115.29/cwt	1,035.00–1,175.00	15,469	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,583	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	14,715	1
Bulls	—	—	1,573	109.63/cwt	106.00–113.50	1,724	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	73.72/cwt	71.50–75.50	887	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	54.33/cwt	47.00–59.00	548	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	743	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	67.74/cwt	62.00–76.50	803	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	70.91/cwt	69.00–72.00	941	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	72.51/cwt	70.50–75.50	1,064	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	832	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	720	1

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 646Last week 1,003Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 77Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 17Year ago 0

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle this week sold fully steady.

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)	4	—	1,063	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	797	575.00	575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,387	1,035.00–1,175.00	1,115.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	99.00	99.00
5	—	1,573	106.00–113.50	109.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,203	71.50–75.50	73.72
8	—	1,185	62.00–76.50	67.74
1	—	1,200	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,009	47.00–59.00	54.33
1	—	1,100	67.50	67.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,327	69.00–72.00	70.91
3	—	1,468	70.50–75.50	72.51
1	—	1,300	64.00	64.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	427	181.00–198.00	189.60
3	—	305	196.00	196.00
2	—	390	173.00	173.00
3	—	790	135.00	135.00
5	—	460	188.00	188.00
5	—	600	163.00	163.00
12	—	579	165.00–170.00	167.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	915	142.80	142.80
86	—	742	156.00–161.75	161.49
59	—	862	149.95	149.95
6	—	516	183.00–192.00	187.55
8	—	657	164.00	164.00
76	—	773	153.00–160.25	159.50
102	—	828	150.00–153.50	152.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	484	176.00–188.00	181.33
3	—	790	125.00	125.00
5	—	420	192.00	192.00
5	—	944	109.00	109.00
6	—	657	149.00	149.00
13	—	540	151.00–175.00	162.40
13	—	569	155.00–165.00	159.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	145.00	145.00
29	—	421	160.00–168.00	163.26
16	—	573	143.00–153.00	148.20
29	—	472	140.00–165.00	150.64
6	—	515	144.00	144.00
4	—	645	169.00	169.00
6	—	960	129.00	129.00
15	—	377	139.00–155.00	147.45
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	390	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	670	154.00–156.95	156.74
6	—	571	157.00	157.00
12	—	721	142.50	142.50

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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Richmond Livestock Auction

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle