Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle sold fully steady on a light test due to holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.59/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$166.59

131 head · 675 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,124

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.19

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	675	166.59	1,124	131

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale131 hd

166.59

—

KY average25 barns · 4,516 hd

164.39

+2.19

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	1,676	119.88	2,009	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	92.34	1,307	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	81.00	948	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	950	73.50	698	2thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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 1-2Value Added	—	837	156.80/cwt	156.80–156.80	1,312	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	156.88/cwt	153.00–170.00	576	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	186.48/cwt	180.00–193.00	729	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	179.63/cwt	179.00–181.00	839	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	186.27/cwt	179.00–200.00	605	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	190.49/cwt	187.50–192.00	749	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	938	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	190.04/cwt	187.50–195.00	542	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	709	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,140	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	175.56/cwt	167.00–184.00	937	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	161.00/cwt	159.00–162.00	1,011	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	152.08/cwt	145.00–162.00	805	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	140.56/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,153	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	145.97/cwt	139.00–150.00	893	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	163.16/cwt	152.00–170.00	535	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	500	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	982	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	185.49/cwt	183.00–188.00	794	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	149.33/cwt	145.00–158.00	853	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	386	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	154.15/cwt	152.00–156.00	752	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	158.04/cwt	155.00–161.00	657	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	877	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	395	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	510	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,000	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	791	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	80.50/cwt	78.00–85.00	950	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,113	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	92.34/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,307	4
Bulls	—	—	1,676	119.88/cwt	114.00–124.00	2,009	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	913	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	512	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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 331Year ago 278

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 52Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 50Year ago 10

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle sold fully steady on a light test due to holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	837	156.80	156.80
6	—	765	149.00	149.00
5	—	415	183.00	183.00
3	—	628	159.00–162.00	161.00
5	—	479	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	325	179.00–200.00	186.27
9	—	393	187.50–192.00	190.49
12	—	534	167.00–184.00	175.56
3	—	480	189.00	189.00
6	—	820	138.00–143.00	140.56
1	—	650	156.00	156.00
3	—	595	165.00	165.00
6	—	428	183.00–188.00	185.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	367	153.00–170.00	156.88
15	—	529	145.00–162.00	152.08
3	—	655	130.00	130.00
17	—	612	139.00–150.00	145.97
8	—	328	152.00–170.00	163.16
5	—	270	185.00	185.00
9	—	571	145.00–158.00	149.33
14	—	488	152.00–156.00	154.15
6	—	416	155.00–161.00	158.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	435	163.00	163.00
6	—	386	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	395	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	391	180.00–193.00	186.48
16	—	467	179.00–181.00	179.63
5	—	330	190.00	190.00
5	—	565	166.00	166.00
9	—	285	187.50–195.00	190.04
3	—	445	185.00	185.00
5	—	507	173.00	173.00

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	2	—	1,200	1,250.00	1,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	75.00	75.00
4	—	1,180	78.00–85.00	80.50
1	—	1,250	89.00	89.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,415	85.00–95.00	92.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	83.00	83.00
1	—	800	64.00	64.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,676	114.00–124.00	119.88

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle