Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.98/cwt on 478 head.

Average price

$145.98

478 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$9.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.57

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	580	146.07	847	473
Large 1	450	137.00	617	5thin

One grade step is worth $9.07/cwt here — about $231 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 sale478 hd

145.98

—

KY average20 barns · 4,991 hd

148.55

−2.57

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	1,661	108.37	1,800	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	75.67	1,063	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	66.84	836	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,094	53.80	589	10

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	164.89/cwt	162.00–170.00	694	18
Heifers	Large 1	—	450	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	156.22/cwt	154.70–159.00	837	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	185.70/cwt	180.00–195.00	871	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	186.67/cwt	180.00–188.00	760	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	153.42/cwt	144.00–160.00	1,025	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	125.83/cwt	124.50–131.00	900	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,076	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	158.77/cwt	153.00–162.00	988	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,214	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	135.44/cwt	130.00–140.50	781	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	169.23/cwt	165.00–171.00	961	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	882	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,226	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	161.70/cwt	160.00–163.00	994	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	185.02/cwt	182.00–190.00	973	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	168.39/cwt	161.00–179.00	914	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	180.94/cwt	169.00–195.00	675	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	921	138.38/cwt	138.00–138.95	1,274	248
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,044	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	177.93/cwt	165.00–195.00	843	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	150.06/cwt	139.00–161.00	771	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	176.87/cwt	168.00–190.00	784	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	178.42/cwt	165.00–190.00	683	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	158.92/cwt	140.00–168.00	909	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	142.77/cwt	136.00–146.00	808	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	150.20/cwt	140.00–152.50	988	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	814	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	969	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	155.53/cwt	145.00–161.00	714	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	158.62/cwt	151.00–168.00	604	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,037	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	131.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	818	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	126.58/cwt	118.00–135.00	847	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	166.65/cwt	163.00–170.00	538	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	139.74/cwt	129.00–153.00	945	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	983	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	897	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	143.29/cwt	135.00–147.50	751	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	21,893	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,344	1,548.15/cwt	1,375.00–1,700.00	20,807	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,253.29/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	14,701	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,250	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	1,155.86/cwt	1,050.00–1,250.00	14,471	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,578	3
Bulls	—	—	1,558	104.96/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,635	6
Bulls	—	—	1,868	115.18/cwt	110.00–121.50	2,152	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	65.27/cwt	63.00–68.00	786	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	60.19/cwt	51.00–65.00	766	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	74.55/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,000	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	78.27/cwt	77.00–80.50	1,213	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	421	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	54.67/cwt	52.00–56.00	609	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	79.10/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,062	4

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 Mar 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,065Last week 150Year ago 1,403

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 16Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 165Last week 0Year ago 47

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 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
18	—	421	162.00–170.00	164.89
106	—	536	154.70–159.00	156.22
24	—	715	124.50–131.00	125.83
36	—	566	136.00–146.00	142.77
96	—	658	140.00–152.50	150.20
10	—	814	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	450	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	402	161.00	161.00
31	—	577	130.00–140.50	135.44
17	—	459	145.00–161.00	155.53
27	—	381	151.00–168.00	158.62
6	—	810	128.00	128.00
19	—	623	130.00–135.00	131.29
25	—	669	118.00–135.00	126.58
11	—	323	163.00–170.00	166.65
14	—	773	116.00	116.00
3	—	737	133.00	133.00
25	—	524	135.00–147.50	143.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	469	180.00–195.00	185.70
12	—	407	180.00–188.00	186.67
10	—	668	144.00–160.00	153.42
5	—	335	185.00	185.00
13	—	622	153.00–162.00	158.77
3	—	285	192.00	192.00
3	—	920	132.00	132.00
18	—	568	165.00–171.00	169.23
19	—	543	161.00–179.00	168.39
11	—	373	169.00–195.00	180.94
5	—	735	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	658	163.50	163.50
4	—	882	139.00	139.00
3	—	805	140.00	140.00
9	—	615	160.00–163.00	161.70
13	—	526	182.00–190.00	185.02
248	—	921	138.00–138.95	138.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	474	165.00–195.00	177.93
20	—	514	139.00–161.00	150.06
20	—	443	168.00–190.00	176.87
14	—	383	165.00–190.00	178.42
3	—	750	110.00	110.00
23	—	572	140.00–168.00	158.92
18	—	676	129.00–153.00	139.74
5	—	620	158.50	158.50
5	—	305	192.50	192.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,390	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,344	1,375.00–1,700.00	1,548.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,173	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,253.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,100	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,252	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,155.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,290	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,558	95.00–110.00	104.96
3	—	1,868	110.00–121.50	115.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,204	63.00–68.00	65.27
5	—	1,272	51.00–65.00	60.19
4	—	1,343	74.00–85.00	79.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,342	71.00–77.00	74.55
3	—	1,550	77.00–80.50	78.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	46.00	46.00
9	—	1,114	52.00–56.00	54.67

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

Heifers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle