Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.13/cwt on 377 head.

Average price

$164.13

377 head · 675 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$609

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

$24.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.72

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	677	164.26	1,113	374
Medium and Large 2-3	400	152.50	610	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	360	140.00	504	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.26/cwt here — about $609 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 sale377 hd

164.13

—

KY average24 barns · 5,652 hd

162.41

+1.72

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	1,799	114.75	2,064	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	92.06	1,309	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,273	85.03	1,083	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	63.90	651	12

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	526	175.52/cwt	160.00–194.00	923	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	153.05/cwt	145.00–161.00	957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	789	149.99/cwt	149.75–150.25	1,183	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,056	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,079	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	161.47/cwt	145.00–174.00	911	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	137.31/cwt	127.00–141.00	1,046	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,026	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	188.36/cwt	162.00–193.00	767	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	140.15/cwt	135.00–150.00	939	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	189.49/cwt	173.00–196.00	889	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	183.12/cwt	170.00–190.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	111.93/cwt	105.00–126.00	909	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	736	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	164.06/cwt	160.00–174.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	157.55/cwt	148.00–169.00	663	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	314	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	429	201.87/cwt	201.00–203.00	866	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	486	196.86/cwt	191.00–204.00	957	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	162.96/cwt	152.50–190.00	543	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	837	150.30/cwt	147.95–152.00	1,258	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	161.97/cwt	157.00–163.75	1,153	98
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	159.66/cwt	156.00–162.00	940	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	180.29/cwt	165.00–190.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	167.94/cwt	160.00–174.00	717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	128.56/cwt	126.00–131.00	923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	170.52/cwt	162.00–178.00	878	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	531	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	113.20/cwt	108.50–119.00	1,953	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	85.57/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,162	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	726	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	759	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	64.42/cwt	61.00–67.00	667	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	94.35/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,363	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,391	93.80/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,305	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	82.80/cwt	77.00–89.00	1,026	19
Bulls	—	—	1,730	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,713	1
Bulls	—	—	2,018	122.96/cwt	122.50–124.00	2,481	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	773	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	8,635	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,000	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	174.61/cwt	165.00–195.00	821	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	127.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	964	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	149.42/cwt	140.00–158.00	926	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	463	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	711	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	388	208.82/cwt	205.00–212.50	810	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	123.94/cwt	119.00–129.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	139.36/cwt	125.00–147.00	726	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	121.00/cwt	117.00–125.00	635	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	320	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	132.18/cwt	126.00–140.00	776	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	333	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	566	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	126.99/cwt	123.00–130.00	804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	172.24/cwt	155.00–182.50	484	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	139.91/cwt	127.00–151.00	676	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	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 Mar 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 711Last week 593Year ago 507

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 95Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 20Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	526	160.00–194.00	175.52
4	—	625	145.00–161.00	153.05
1	—	900	133.00	133.00
21	—	564	145.00–174.00	161.47
6	—	762	127.00–141.00	137.31
12	—	407	162.00–193.00	188.36
3	—	670	135.00–150.00	140.15
2	—	718	140.00	140.00
1	—	320	190.00	190.00
10	—	469	173.00–196.00	189.49
3	—	358	170.00–190.00	183.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	145.00	145.00
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	789	149.75–150.25	149.99
17	—	634	166.50	166.50
6	—	664	162.50	162.50
104	—	837	147.95–152.00	150.30
98	—	712	157.00–163.75	161.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	202.50	202.50
5	—	314	200.00	200.00
1	—	280	215.00	215.00
11	—	429	201.00–203.00	201.87
26	—	486	191.00–204.00	196.86
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	684	150.00	150.00
12	—	428	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	812	105.00–126.00	111.93
1	—	710	124.00	124.00
4	—	374	160.00–174.00	164.06
1	—	660	122.00	122.00
19	—	421	148.00–169.00	157.55
9	—	333	152.50–190.00	162.96
15	—	521	125.00–147.00	139.36
12	—	587	126.00–140.00	132.18
5	—	633	123.00–130.00	126.99
4	—	281	155.00–182.50	172.24
16	—	483	127.00–151.00	139.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	463	153.50	153.50
4	—	280	187.50	187.50
12	—	333	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	119.00–129.00	123.94
1	—	605	106.00	106.00
2	—	525	117.00–125.00	121.00
1	—	825	98.00	98.00
1	—	420	137.00	137.00
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	589	156.00–162.00	159.66
3	—	375	165.00–190.00	180.29
3	—	427	160.00–174.00	167.94
2	—	718	126.00–131.00	128.56
1	—	665	153.00	153.00
17	—	515	162.00–178.00	170.52
1	—	890	106.00	106.00
16	—	470	165.00–195.00	174.61
4	—	753	125.00–129.00	127.99
4	—	620	140.00–158.00	149.42
1	—	330	182.50	182.50
4	—	826	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	200.00	200.00
2	—	388	205.00–212.50	208.82
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	59.00	59.00
1	—	1,100	69.00	69.00
9	—	1,036	61.00–67.00	64.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,358	82.00–89.00	85.57
17	—	1,445	91.00–101.00	94.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	66.00	66.00
7	—	1,391	89.00–99.00	93.80
19	—	1,239	77.00–89.00	82.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,725	108.50–119.00	113.20
1	—	1,730	99.00	99.00
4	—	2,018	122.50–124.00	122.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	103.00	103.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	785.00	785.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,200	1,000.00	1,000.00

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