Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.47/cwt on 466 head.

Average price

$162.47

466 head · 710 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,154

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$495

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

$10.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.95

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	712	162.51	1,156	464
Small 1-2	435	152.00	661	2thin

One grade step is worth $10.51/cwt here — about $495 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 sale466 hd

162.47

—

KY average24 barns · 6,159 hd

161.51

+0.95

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	1,754	115.40	2,025	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	86.39	1,266	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	82.32	973	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	70.96	797	9thin

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 1-2	—	566	145.54/cwt	138.00–155.00	824	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	137.05/cwt	133.00–140.00	931	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	961	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,170	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	465	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	147.66/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	157.58/cwt	150.00–165.00	750	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	180.68/cwt	166.00–193.50	1,111	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	799	154.75/cwt	154.75–154.75	1,236	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	169.85/cwt	166.00–175.00	793	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	154.73/cwt	136.00–175.00	887	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	166.92/cwt	163.00–169.00	853	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,019	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	185.75/cwt	180.00–189.00	713	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	150.37/cwt	145.00–156.00	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	824	151.92/cwt	149.85–154.00	1,252	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	915	147.99/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,354	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	188.24/cwt	173.00–204.00	973	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	180.07/cwt	172.00–190.00	767	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	198.16/cwt	198.00–199.00	579	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	157.75/cwt	157.75–157.75	1,115	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	194.01/cwt	185.00–199.00	625	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	150.01/cwt	141.00–160.00	921	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	172.68/cwt	159.00–190.00	746	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	172.21/cwt	165.00–180.00	565	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	176.88/cwt	165.00–183.00	830	18
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	670	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	864	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,225	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	87.99/cwt	82.50–122.00	1,280	11
Bulls	—	—	1,823	118.01/cwt	112.00–122.00	2,151	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	84.11/cwt	82.00–86.50	1,005	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	75.77/cwt	73.00–79.00	858	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	67.89/cwt	64.00–69.00	720	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	73.42/cwt	71.00–77.50	860	5
Bulls	—	—	1,583	108.86/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,723	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	988.07/cwt	875.00–1,200.00	11,728	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	1,160.02/cwt	1,060.00–1,250.00	15,927	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,595	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	12,027	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,441.19/cwt	1,400.00–1,500.00	20,033	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00–1,675.00	24,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	164.53/cwt	161.00–167.00	538	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	158.79/cwt	147.00–166.00	905	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	982	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	179.22/cwt	168.00–190.00	676	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	169.54/cwt	165.00–176.00	895	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	138.87/cwt	138.00–140.00	936	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	143.18/cwt	135.00–152.00	879	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	159.17/cwt	150.00–167.00	688	74
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	162.78/cwt	155.00–170.00	597	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	148.76/cwt	135.00–154.00	780	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	403	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,153	23
Steers	Small 1-2	—	435	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	170.73/cwt	167.00–172.00	799	20

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 972Last week 418Year ago 325

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 81Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 150Year ago 5

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	566	138.00–155.00	145.54
15	—	679	133.00–140.00	137.05
3	—	745	129.00	129.00
49	—	476	150.00–165.00	157.58
24	—	327	161.00–167.00	164.53
29	—	614	135.00–152.00	143.18
74	—	432	150.00–167.00	159.17
44	—	367	155.00–170.00	162.78
31	—	524	135.00–154.00	148.76
5	—	265	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	666	153.00	153.00
20	—	468	167.00–172.00	170.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	760	154.00	154.00
5	—	230	202.00	202.00
2	—	728	141.00–154.00	147.66
16	—	467	166.00–175.00	169.85
10	—	573	136.00–175.00	154.73
9	—	511	163.00–169.00	166.92
8	—	384	180.00–189.00	185.75
2	—	625	145.00–156.00	150.37
25	—	426	172.00–190.00	180.07
6	—	292	198.00–199.00	198.16
9	—	322	185.00–199.00	194.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	615	166.00–193.50	180.68
65	—	799	154.75	154.75
122	—	824	149.85–154.00	151.92
80	—	915	142.00–150.00	147.99
5	—	488	195.00	195.00
23	—	517	173.00–204.00	188.24
7	—	707	157.75	157.75
23	—	678	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	614	141.00–160.00	150.01
51	—	432	159.00–190.00	172.68
10	—	328	165.00–180.00	172.21
18	—	469	165.00–183.00	176.88
27	—	570	147.00–166.00	158.79
10	—	770	125.00–130.00	127.48
31	—	377	168.00–190.00	179.22
23	—	528	165.00–176.00	169.54
9	—	674	138.00–140.00	138.87
5	—	725	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	129.00	129.00
5	—	410	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,494	82.00	82.00
11	—	1,455	82.50–122.00	87.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,195	82.00–86.50	84.11
3	—	1,133	73.00–79.00	75.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,061	64.00–69.00	67.89
5	—	1,172	71.00–77.50	73.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,823	112.00–122.00	118.01
2	—	1,583	108.00–110.00	108.86

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)	5	—	1,187	875.00–1,200.00	988.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,373	1,060.00–1,250.00	1,160.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,145	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,162	1,035.00	1,035.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,390	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,441.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	1,675.00	1,675.00

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