Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2022-02-25

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Feb 25
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
150 head
496 vs last sale 646 551 vs year ago 701 · 78.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
29 vs last sale 45 49 vs year ago 65 · 75.4%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold mostly steady with a softer undertone. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Light test due to heavy rains which slowed cattle movement.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.39/cwt on 97 head.
Average price
$141.39
97 head · 695 lb average
Value per head Derived
$982
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
7.48
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2695141.3998297
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 sale97 hd
141.39
KY average24 barns · 6,241 hd
148.87
−7.48
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,680100.001,6801thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27873.259362thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44669.891,0114thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,10860.596715thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2272192.50/cwt192.50–192.505245
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600129.00/cwt129.00–129.007746
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added672145.50/cwt145.50–145.5097828
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added331189.00/cwt189.00–189.006265
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added925138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2771
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2378156.65/cwt155.00–158.0059211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2426178.00/cwt178.00–178.007583
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0993
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2585125.00/cwt125.00–125.007312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2520148.00/cwt148.00–148.007706
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added587167.00/cwt167.00–167.009805
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added624166.95/cwt164.00–169.001,04210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added830136.50/cwt136.50–136.501,13344
SteersMedium and Large 1-2533171.16/cwt165.00–175.009128
Bulls1,680100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,6801
CowsLean 85-90%1,54573.00/cwt73.00–73.001,1281
CowsLean 85-90%99957.49/cwt55.00–65.005744
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30670.00/cwt70.00–70.009141
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25076.50/cwt76.50–76.509561
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44669.89/cwt69.00–71.001,0114

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.