Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Good demand on feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady with the exception of a few high dressers. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Yearlings sold on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $183.11/cwt on 359 head.

Average price

$183.11

359 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,078

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$375

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

$45.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.92

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	589	183.50	1,081	356
Medium and Large 2-3	513	137.61	706	3thin

One grade step is worth $45.89/cwt here — about $375 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 sale359 hd

183.11

—

KY average25 barns · 5,668 hd

168.20

+14.92

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	1,691	114.02	1,928	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,213	84.81	1,029	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,411	83.30	1,176	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	61.94	606	6thin

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	—	664	139.28/cwt	135.00–144.00	925	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	158.17/cwt	152.00–166.00	753	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	838	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	139.41/cwt	130.00–149.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	135.00/cwt	129.00–139.00	842	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	150.29/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,072	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	157.87/cwt	150.00–166.00	999	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	172.55/cwt	160.00–177.00	920	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	200.43/cwt	200.00–201.00	968	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	188.50/cwt	180.00–192.00	779	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	154.05/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,038	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	175.68/cwt	165.00–185.00	822	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	170.86/cwt	167.00–175.00	991	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	188.91/cwt	178.00–189.95	1,154	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	184.97/cwt	183.00–185.50	964	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	834	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,234	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	145.50/cwt	139.00–152.00	825	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	788	46.38/cwt	43.00–50.00	365	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	65.53/cwt	64.00–67.00	760	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	85.60/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,208	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	78.71/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,111	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	71.55/cwt	71.00–72.00	761	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	91.06/cwt	84.00–103.00	1,193	14
Bulls	—	—	1,540	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,709	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,631	1
Bulls	—	—	1,767	119.36/cwt	117.00–122.00	2,109	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	73.91/cwt	73.00–75.00	728	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	78.04/cwt	74.00–81.00	855	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	18,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	11,989	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	986.80/cwt	975.00–1,000.00	11,921	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	940.50/cwt	900.00–975.00	9,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	19,503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	150.95/cwt	145.00–157.00	841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	152.29/cwt	145.00–160.00	793	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	184.71/cwt	180.00–189.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	171.84/cwt	170.00–173.00	727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	171.21/cwt	159.00–174.00	623	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	126.02/cwt	122.00–130.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	126.99/cwt	123.00–135.00	954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	149.45/cwt	149.00–149.50	977	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	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 May 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 518Last week 596Year ago 625

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 57Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 22Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	664	135.00–144.00	139.28
11	—	476	152.00–166.00	158.17
6	—	624	129.00–139.00	135.00
2	—	735	136.00	136.00
2	—	925	122.00	122.00
4	—	557	145.00–157.00	150.95
13	—	521	145.00–160.00	152.29
5	—	423	170.00–173.00	171.84
7	—	364	159.00–174.00	171.21
3	—	751	123.00–135.00	126.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	508	165.00	165.00
1	—	610	144.00	144.00
46	—	654	149.00–149.50	149.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
1	—	330	142.50	142.50
2	—	443	122.00–130.00	126.02
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	130.00–149.00	139.41
1	—	480	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	713	150.00–151.00	150.29
5	—	633	150.00–166.00	157.87
9	—	533	160.00–177.00	172.55
2	—	300	192.50	192.50
7	—	413	180.00–192.00	188.50
4	—	674	150.00–159.00	154.05
5	—	468	165.00–185.00	175.68
8	—	580	167.00–175.00	170.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
142	—	483	200.00–201.00	200.43
94	—	611	178.00–189.95	188.91
9	—	521	183.00–185.50	184.97
60	—	834	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	149.00	149.00
1	—	430	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
2	—	525	178.00	178.00
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
4	—	567	139.00–152.00	145.50
2	—	368	180.00–189.00	184.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	43.00–50.00	46.38
2	—	1,160	64.00–67.00	65.53
2	—	985	73.00–75.00	73.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,411	83.00–89.00	85.60
3	—	1,412	75.00–81.00	78.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	71.00–72.00	71.55
14	—	1,310	84.00–103.00	91.06
9	—	1,095	74.00–81.00	78.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,615	101.00	101.00
3	—	1,767	117.00–122.00	119.36

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	—	1,450	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,085.00	1,085.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,208	975.00–1,000.00	986.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	968	900.00–975.00	940.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,345	1,450.00	1,450.00

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