Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers not fully tested. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.13/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$155.13

164 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.51

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	655	155.13	1,017	164

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 sale164 hd

155.13

—

KY average25 barns · 5,044 hd

158.65

−3.51

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	1,726	116.26	2,007	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,447	83.96	1,215	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	80.67	990	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	60.36	595	16

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1-2	—	529	148.62/cwt	140.00–156.00	786	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	141.64/cwt	140.00–143.00	894	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	134.52/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,103	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	975	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	895	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	132.00/cwt	129.00–135.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	147.58/cwt	140.00–158.00	714	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,168	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	901	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,171	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	712	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	165.52/cwt	163.00–176.00	879	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	980	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	172.16/cwt	169.00–176.00	811	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,035	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,232	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	136.90/cwt	134.00–142.00	982	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	146.92/cwt	140.00–157.00	858	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,113	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	594	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,045	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,025	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	141.67/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,046	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	186.84/cwt	180.00–193.00	983	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,063	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	142.20/cwt	135.00–150.00	886	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	153.19/cwt	148.00–162.00	867	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	160.76/cwt	151.00–172.00	833	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	60.87/cwt	55.50–66.00	600	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	53.11/cwt	43.00–62.00	510	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	68.55/cwt	66.50–72.00	695	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	87.81/cwt	85.00–90.50	1,207	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	89.76/cwt	87.00–93.50	1,154	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	80.04/cwt	75.00–85.50	988	9
Bulls	—	—	1,393	105.09/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,464	4
Bulls	—	—	1,230	86.95/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,069	2
Bulls	—	—	1,920	124.87/cwt	112.50–134.50	2,398	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	80.66/cwt	75.00–83.50	1,217	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	70.89/cwt	68.50–73.50	813	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,147.83/cwt	800.00–1,285.00	15,151	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	18,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	127.98/cwt	122.00–130.00	808	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	290	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	399	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	181.44/cwt	170.00–190.00	746	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,081	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,043	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	168.23/cwt	159.00–175.00	644	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	409	172.37/cwt	169.00–174.00	705	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	752	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	940	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	171.13/cwt	170.00–172.50	568	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	122.54/cwt	116.00–128.00	887	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	173.46/cwt	165.00–185.00	801	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	132.92/cwt	123.00–137.00	881	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	959	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	154.24/cwt	149.00–165.00	649	10

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 593Last week 549Year ago 747

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 30Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 10Year ago 8

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers not fully tested. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	529	140.00–156.00	148.62
2	—	570	129.00–135.00	132.00
24	—	484	140.00–158.00	147.58
5	—	631	122.00–130.00	127.98
3	—	390	155.00	155.00
12	—	332	170.00–172.50	171.13
13	—	724	116.00–128.00	122.54
15	—	663	123.00–137.00	132.92
1	—	800	118.00	118.00
10	—	421	149.00–165.00	154.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	631	140.00–143.00	141.64
15	—	683	131.00	131.00
5	—	705	139.00	139.00
4	—	562	148.00	148.00
16	—	409	169.00–174.00	172.37
4	—	752	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	290	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	820	130.00–136.00	134.52
6	—	637	153.00	153.00
6	—	865	135.00	135.00
5	—	398	179.00	179.00
14	—	531	163.00–176.00	165.52
1	—	405	203.00	203.00
13	—	471	169.00–176.00	172.16
1	—	650	148.00	148.00
12	—	717	134.00–142.00	136.90
9	—	584	140.00–157.00	146.92
4	—	765	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	901	130.00	130.00
6	—	1,035	119.00	119.00
5	—	784	142.00	142.00
15	—	594	176.00	176.00
5	—	661	155.00	155.00
27	—	738	141.00–142.00	141.67
16	—	526	180.00–193.00	186.84
6	—	615	156.00	156.00
1	—	415	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	623	135.00–150.00	142.20
8	—	566	148.00–162.00	153.19
1	—	650	145.00	145.00
1	—	845	112.00	112.00
3	—	315	169.00	169.00
16	—	518	151.00–172.00	160.76
14	—	411	170.00–190.00	181.44
6	—	865	125.00	125.00
4	—	790	132.00	132.00
9	—	383	159.00–175.00	168.23
19	—	462	165.00–185.00	173.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	986	55.50–66.00	60.87
5	—	960	43.00–62.00	53.11
4	—	1,014	66.50–72.00	68.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,375	85.00–90.50	87.81
7	—	1,509	75.00–83.50	80.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,286	87.00–93.50	89.76
9	—	1,234	75.00–85.50	80.04
5	—	1,147	68.50–73.50	70.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,393	103.00–108.00	105.09
2	—	1,230	86.00–88.00	86.95
12	—	1,920	112.50–134.50	124.87

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,320	800.00–1,285.00	1,147.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,350.00	1,350.00

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