Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold firm. Yearlings not fully tested. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.91/cwt on 243 head.

Average price

$154.91

243 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$861

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$35.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.47

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	561	156.21	876	230
Large 1	436	135.25	590	10thin
Small 1-2	570	121.00	690	3thin

One grade step is worth $35.21/cwt here — about $186 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 sale243 hd

154.91

—

KY average26 barns · 4,930 hd

152.44

+2.47

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	1,516	115.87	1,757	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	89.29	1,371	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	87.10	1,087	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	59.43	616	5thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	760	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,079	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	122.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	951	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	168.17/cwt	165.00–170.00	614	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,064	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	396	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	138.95/cwt	125.00–149.00	809	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	163.90/cwt	163.90–163.90	1,049	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	170.60/cwt	169.00–172.00	821	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,101	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	199.26/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,060	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	166.57/cwt	160.00–173.00	973	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	176.44/cwt	175.00–178.00	921	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	835	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,202	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,333	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	923	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	795	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,193	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	198.83/cwt	196.00–201.00	855	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	169.75/cwt	155.00–185.00	876	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	166.82/cwt	159.00–175.00	939	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	542	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	157.45/cwt	155.00–163.00	997	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	177.85/cwt	169.00–190.00	777	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	149.22/cwt	140.00–155.00	776	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	159.78/cwt	150.00–167.00	753	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	162.02/cwt	159.00–165.00	674	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	134.72/cwt	130.00–137.00	905	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	417	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	594	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	455	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	994	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	186.92/cwt	176.00–198.00	613	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	131.00/cwt	126.00–136.00	793	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	690	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,109.38/cwt	1,075.00–1,200.00	13,313	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	1,274.78/cwt	1,150.00–1,395.00	16,075	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,540	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,015.13/cwt	935.00–1,100.00	11,501	6
Bulls	—	—	1,468	113.45/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,665	3
Bulls	—	—	1,588	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,898	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	80.31/cwt	75.00–84.00	914	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	67.08/cwt	65.00–69.00	768	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	68.59/cwt	64.00–74.00	761	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	84.69/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,206	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,597	91.85/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,467	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	378	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	883	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	92.47/cwt	85.00–99.00	1,217	17

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 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 346Last week 518Year ago 606

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 48Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 20Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold firm. Yearlings not fully tested. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	760	142.00	142.00
2	—	716	158.00	158.00
5	—	645	165.00	165.00
5	—	365	191.00	191.00
10	—	584	160.00–173.00	166.57
10	—	522	175.00–178.00	176.44
3	—	980	136.00	136.00
5	—	325	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	595	185.00	185.00
18	—	532	197.00–205.00	199.26
4	—	835	144.00	144.00
7	—	464	199.00	199.00
5	—	795	150.00	150.00
13	—	430	196.00–201.00	198.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	775	120.00–125.00	122.74
11	—	365	165.00–170.00	168.17
21	—	582	125.00–149.00	138.95
24	—	520	140.00–155.00	149.22
29	—	471	150.00–167.00	159.78
15	—	416	159.00–165.00	162.02
3	—	672	130.00–137.00	134.72
3	—	830	120.00	120.00
5	—	295	175.00	175.00
10	—	605	126.00–136.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	396	180.00	180.00
82	—	640	163.90	163.90
11	—	481	169.00–172.00	170.60
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	142.50	142.50
5	—	455	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	516	155.00–185.00	169.75
10	—	563	159.00–175.00	166.82
4	—	285	190.00	190.00
21	—	633	155.00–163.00	157.45
15	—	437	169.00–190.00	177.85
5	—	472	175.00	175.00
5	—	715	139.00	139.00
10	—	328	176.00–198.00	186.92

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,109.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,261	1,150.00–1,395.00	1,274.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,133	935.00–1,100.00	1,015.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	110.00–116.00	113.45
2	—	1,588	119.00–120.00	119.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,138	75.00–84.00	80.31
2	—	1,110	64.00–74.00	68.59
17	—	1,316	85.00–99.00	92.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	65.00–69.00	67.08
2	—	840	45.00	45.00
1	—	1,210	73.00	73.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,424	80.00–88.00	84.69
9	—	1,597	88.00–96.00	91.85

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle