Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers not fully tested but a softer undertone was felt in the market. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.45/cwt on 241 head.

Average price

$160.45

241 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.56

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	611	160.45	981	241

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 sale241 hd

160.45

—

KY average24 barns · 4,790 hd

161.01

−0.56

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	1,843	107.48	1,981	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,495	80.08	1,198	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,307	79.31	1,037	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,174	60.05	705	3thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 1-2	—	379	178.85/cwt	171.00–187.50	678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	147.47/cwt	142.00–158.00	1,000	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	175.08/cwt	172.50–181.00	748	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	902	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	138.79/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,153	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	157.59/cwt	150.00–161.00	894	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	136.85/cwt	130.00–144.00	779	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,063	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	158.64/cwt	156.00–161.00	1,045	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	785	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	496	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	903	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,290	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	171.08/cwt	157.00–179.00	823	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	139.20/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,069	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	183.36/cwt	182.00–184.00	968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	147.00/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,073	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	175.64/cwt	167.50–182.50	576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	174.62/cwt	165.00–176.00	894	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	151.60/cwt	150.00–152.00	970	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	210	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	160.30/cwt	150.00–170.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	152.64/cwt	141.00–165.00	710	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	152.16/cwt	140.00–159.00	797	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	981	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	596	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	81.35/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,223	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,099	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,325	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	702	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	63.57/cwt	62.00–65.00	698	2
Bulls	—	—	1,911	112.38/cwt	108.00–115.00	2,148	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	87.46/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,159	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	73.73/cwt	71.00–77.00	989	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	759	1
Bulls	—	—	1,753	100.95/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,770	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,199	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	1,079.11/cwt	850.00–1,275.00	12,377	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,805	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,033.00/cwt	950.00–1,125.00	11,053	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	615	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	132.83/cwt	128.00–140.00	901	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	907	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	165.83/cwt	151.00–170.00	703	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	142.09/cwt	130.00–149.00	668	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	124.62/cwt	116.00–128.00	850	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	141.46/cwt	135.00–145.00	876	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	127.71/cwt	117.00–131.00	807	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	137.02/cwt	128.00–139.00	591	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	156.01/cwt	153.00–157.00	666	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	139.32/cwt	135.00–142.00	844	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	159.40/cwt	154.00–161.00	835	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	135.91/cwt	128.00–141.00	709	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	138.48/cwt	137.50–140.00	464	5

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 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 549Last week 1,065Year ago 914

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 65Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 165Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	171.00–187.50	178.85
2	—	915	133.00	133.00
17	—	678	142.00–158.00	147.47
12	—	427	172.50–181.00	175.08
9	—	831	130.00–140.00	138.79
1	—	700	124.00	124.00
26	—	567	150.00–161.00	157.59
1	—	1,160	112.00	112.00
1	—	870	136.00	136.00
4	—	963	134.00	134.00
31	—	481	157.00–179.00	171.08
23	—	768	132.00–140.00	139.20
4	—	328	167.50–182.50	175.64
8	—	512	165.00–176.00	174.62
5	—	640	150.00–152.00	151.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	633	168.00	168.00
21	—	659	156.00–161.00	158.64
6	—	422	186.00	186.00
12	—	496	182.00	182.00
3	—	528	182.00–184.00	183.36
15	—	730	140.00–147.50	147.00
4	—	551	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	106.00	106.00
15	—	569	130.00–144.00	136.85
12	—	470	130.00–149.00	142.09
1	—	785	108.00	108.00
27	—	682	116.00–128.00	124.62
17	—	632	117.00–131.00	127.71
21	—	431	128.00–139.00	137.02
17	—	522	128.00–141.00	135.91
5	—	335	137.50–140.00	138.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	683	132.00	132.00
1	—	375	155.00	155.00
17	—	427	153.00–157.00	156.01
44	—	606	135.00–142.00	139.32
28	—	524	154.00–161.00	159.40
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	114.00	114.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	150.00–170.00	160.30
1	—	230	150.00	150.00
9	—	465	141.00–165.00	152.64
8	—	524	140.00–159.00	152.16
2	—	900	109.00	109.00
2	—	397	150.00	150.00
5	—	678	128.00–140.00	132.83
4	—	720	126.00	126.00
14	—	424	151.00–170.00	165.83
1	—	750	105.00	105.00
1	—	595	138.00	138.00
4	—	619	135.00–145.00	141.46
1	—	835	108.00	108.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,503	80.00–83.00	81.35
1	—	1,465	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	53.00	53.00
2	—	1,098	62.00–65.00	63.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,325	83.00–91.00	87.46
4	—	1,341	71.00–77.00	73.73
1	—	1,100	69.00	69.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,911	108.00–115.00	112.38
3	—	1,753	97.00–106.00	100.95

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,147	850.00–1,275.00	1,079.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,070	950.00–1,125.00	1,033.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle