Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.90/cwt on 368 head.

Average price

$165.90

368 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,133

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$395

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

$11.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.12

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	683	165.93	1,134	367
Large 1	480	154.00	739	1thin

One grade step is worth $11.93/cwt here — about $395 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 sale368 hd

165.90

—

KY average27 barns · 5,753 hd

164.78

+1.12

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	1,671	105.49	1,763	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,498	81.35	1,219	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,307	78.98	1,032	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,093	66.54	727	13

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	515	150.66/cwt	140.00–160.00	776	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	162.78/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,032	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	155.54/cwt	152.00–158.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	155.00/cwt	150.00–171.00	592	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	259	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	539	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,063	1
Steers	Large 1	—	480	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	149.20/cwt	149.00–149.50	1,022	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	190.32/cwt	185.00–190.50	910	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	169.84/cwt	161.00–174.00	973	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	174.02/cwt	173.00–177.00	797	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	189.42/cwt	185.00–190.00	680	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	176.31/cwt	170.00–190.00	596	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	155.55/cwt	152.00–155.75	1,103	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	187.29/cwt	179.50–191.00	1,101	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	873	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,257	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	902	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,281	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	842	142.85/cwt	141.50–154.00	1,203	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	184.31/cwt	172.00–190.00	724	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	152.10/cwt	150.00–158.00	850	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	169.25/cwt	164.00–173.00	811	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	950	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	140.55/cwt	138.00–147.00	866	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	88.97/cwt	81.00–96.00	1,257	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	72.15/cwt	62.00–74.00	859	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	73.92/cwt	73.50–75.00	849	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	63.62/cwt	62.00–65.00	649	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	84.86/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,375	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	79.01/cwt	77.50–81.00	1,120	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,036	1
Bulls	—	—	1,490	119.54/cwt	114.00–125.50	1,781	2
Bulls	—	—	1,930	106.34/cwt	104.00–109.00	2,052	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	58.84/cwt	48.00–61.00	621	5
Bulls	—	—	1,463	90.15/cwt	89.00–91.50	1,319	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,190	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,256	1,233.74/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	15,496	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	390	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	147.99/cwt	146.00–149.00	864	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	168.36/cwt	162.00–177.00	709	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	164.42/cwt	158.00–170.00	847	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	146.80/cwt	140.00–152.00	907	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	488	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,095	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	160.59/cwt	150.00–172.00	686	20
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	396	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 Apr 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 596Last week 972Year ago 407

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 107Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 25Year ago 56

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	515	140.00–160.00	150.66
4	—	471	152.00–158.00	155.54
5	—	382	150.00–171.00	155.00
7	—	584	146.00–149.00	147.99
7	—	618	140.00–152.00	146.80
2	—	292	167.00	167.00
1	—	660	148.00	148.00
20	—	427	150.00–172.00	160.59
1	—	215	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	445	170.00	170.00
28	—	685	149.00–149.50	149.20
9	—	771	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	139.00	139.00
1	—	685	130.00	130.00
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	634	160.00–170.00	162.78
5	—	259	208.00	208.00
1	—	690	154.00	154.00
1	—	520	170.00	170.00
6	—	573	161.00–174.00	169.84
12	—	458	173.00–177.00	174.02
9	—	359	185.00–190.00	189.42
6	—	338	170.00–190.00	176.31
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	155.00	155.00
31	—	478	185.00–190.50	190.32
56	—	709	152.00–155.75	155.55
103	—	588	179.50–191.00	187.29
60	—	873	144.00	144.00
59	—	902	142.00	142.00
9	—	842	141.50–154.00	142.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	393	172.00–190.00	184.31
8	—	559	150.00–158.00	152.10
2	—	300	180.00	180.00
7	—	479	164.00–173.00	169.25
4	—	720	132.00	132.00
11	—	616	138.00–147.00	140.55
16	—	421	162.00–177.00	168.36
2	—	685	131.00	131.00
22	—	515	158.00–170.00	164.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,413	81.00–96.00	88.97
6	—	1,190	62.00–74.00	72.15
1	—	1,480	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,149	73.50–75.00	73.92
2	—	1,020	62.00–65.00	63.62
5	—	1,055	48.00–61.00	58.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,620	82.00–87.00	84.86
6	—	1,417	77.50–81.00	79.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	114.00–125.50	119.54
3	—	1,930	104.00–109.00	106.34
2	—	1,463	89.00–91.50	90.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,256	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,233.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00

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