Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.12/cwt on 177 head.

Average price

$146.12

177 head · 644 lb average

Value per head Derived

$941

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$19.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.41

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	645	146.34	944	175
Medium and Large 2-3	500	127.00	635	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.34/cwt here — about $309 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 sale177 hd

146.12

—

KY average24 barns · 5,586 hd

147.53

−1.41

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	1,810	108.54	1,965	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,431	82.64	1,183	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	81.95	981	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	69.53	701	12

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	571	171.27/cwt	165.00–176.00	978	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	187.88/cwt	180.00–192.00	817	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	187.90/cwt	183.00–193.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	155.61/cwt	149.00–159.00	724	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	441	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	185.80/cwt	180.00–191.00	944	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	187.70/cwt	180.00–195.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,248	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	136.34/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,305	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	461	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	366	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	152.47/cwt	152.00–154.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,099	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	165.60/cwt	158.00–168.00	551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	147.64/cwt	142.00–152.00	751	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	190.12/cwt	187.50–192.50	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	160.41/cwt	160.00–161.00	831	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	161.53/cwt	154.00–169.00	1,063	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	819	128.60/cwt	128.60–128.60	1,053	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	158.93/cwt	154.00–165.00	989	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	174.99/cwt	174.00–177.00	1,064	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,072	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	159.62/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,162	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	184.33/cwt	183.00–187.00	1,019	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	737	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	171.38/cwt	164.00–176.00	888	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	168.68/cwt	160.00–176.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	156.69/cwt	150.00–166.00	912	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	168.20/cwt	161.00–175.00	792	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	66.78/cwt	65.00–69.00	652	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	88.18/cwt	86.00–90.50	1,092	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	74.20/cwt	72.00–76.00	798	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	533	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	1,073	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	85.30/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,233	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	80.24/cwt	77.50–81.50	1,135	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	80.39/cwt	77.00–84.00	954	24
Bulls	—	—	1,810	108.54/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,965	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	1,109.37/cwt	875.00–1,300.00	12,858	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,279.30/cwt	925.00–1,475.00	15,646	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,498	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,241	1,078.80/cwt	850.00–1,225.00	13,388	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	1,613.25/cwt	1,200.00–1,825.00	19,149	89
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	22,480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	138.44/cwt	132.00–145.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	151.46/cwt	149.00–154.00	954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	173.85/cwt	168.00–183.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	133.37/cwt	124.00–139.00	958	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	141.38/cwt	138.00–144.00	827	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	443	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	145.89/cwt	144.00–148.00	970	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	143.80/cwt	143.00–148.00	910	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	154.66/cwt	149.00–157.00	660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,033	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 Apr 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 418Last week 736Year ago 826

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 49Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 150Last week 34Year ago 35

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	571	165.00–176.00	171.27
7	—	435	180.00–192.00	187.88
2	—	378	183.00–193.00	187.90
11	—	508	180.00–191.00	185.80
3	—	470	180.00–195.00	187.70
2	—	935	133.50	133.50
3	—	957	133.00–138.00	136.34
2	—	320	187.50–192.50	190.12
2	—	658	154.00–169.00	161.53
7	—	622	154.00–165.00	158.93
1	—	840	151.00	151.00
15	—	728	154.00–160.00	159.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	441	214.00	214.00
4	—	461	201.00	201.00
4	—	366	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	174.00–177.00	174.99
4	—	523	205.00	205.00
9	—	553	183.00–187.00	184.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	465	149.00–159.00	155.61
4	—	390	152.00–154.00	152.47
6	—	333	158.00–168.00	165.60
8	—	509	142.00–152.00	147.64
1	—	860	118.00	118.00
1	—	250	160.00	160.00
6	—	718	124.00–139.00	133.37
12	—	585	138.00–144.00	141.38
26	—	665	144.00–148.00	145.89
6	—	633	143.00–148.00	143.80
3	—	766	128.00	128.00
2	—	237	160.00	160.00
6	—	427	149.00–157.00	154.66
5	—	826	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	763	144.00	144.00
5	—	518	160.00–161.00	160.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	170.00	170.00
4	—	443	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	127.00	127.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	819	128.60	128.60
2	—	737	84.00	84.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	177.50	177.50
7	—	518	164.00–176.00	171.38
2	—	687	137.00	137.00
3	—	368	160.00–176.00	168.68
9	—	582	150.00–166.00	156.69
6	—	471	161.00–175.00	168.20
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
2	—	630	149.00–154.00	151.46
4	—	413	168.00–183.00	173.85
1	—	710	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	132.00–145.00	138.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	976	65.00–69.00	66.78
6	—	1,076	72.00–76.00	74.20
2	—	873	61.00	61.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,238	86.00–90.50	88.18
24	—	1,187	77.00–84.00	80.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	74.50	74.50
13	—	1,445	84.00–89.00	85.30
11	—	1,414	77.50–81.50	80.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,810	107.00–110.00	108.54

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,159	875.00–1,300.00	1,109.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,223	925.00–1,475.00	1,279.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,241	850.00–1,225.00	1,078.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	89	—	1,187	1,200.00–1,825.00	1,613.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,405	1,600.00	1,600.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle