Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Yearlings 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.40/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$153.40

123 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$27.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.29

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	592	155.43	921	114
Small 1-2	668	127.67	853	9thin

One grade step is worth $27.76/cwt here — about $67 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 sale123 hd

153.40

—

KY average17 barns · 2,085 hd

150.11

+3.29

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	1,907	118.43	2,258	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,315	84.50	1,111	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,393	82.93	1,155	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,099	69.00	758	4thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,353	$1,301	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,370	$1,155	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,705	$1,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,507	$1,670	19

Every lot, as filed

42 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 1-2Value Added	—	657	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,051	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	139.46/cwt	130.00–149.00	806	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	151.04/cwt	144.00–155.00	507	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	988	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	174.09/cwt	171.00–179.00	904	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	989	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	893	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	652	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,031	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	1,338	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	166.72/cwt	152.00–187.00	765	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	883	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	155.39/cwt	135.00–168.00	880	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	257	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	475	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	186.81/cwt	182.00–192.00	796	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,266	83.30/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,055	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	909	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	88.64/cwt	80.00–97.00	1,213	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	80.13/cwt	73.00–85.00	1,014	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	840	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	66.67/cwt	64.00–70.00	731	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,304	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,080	1
Bulls	—	—	1,945	128.23/cwt	125.00–130.50	2,494	3
Bulls	—	—	1,878	111.08/cwt	108.00–113.00	2,086	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	1,301.29/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,301	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,155.00/head	1,155.00–1,155.00	1,155	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,507	1,670.28/head	1,300.00–2,015.00	1,670	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,705	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	740	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	918	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	925	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	139.62/cwt	139.00–140.00	891	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	154.05/cwt	151.00–159.00	575	10

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 Jun 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 304Last week 263Year ago 337

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 15Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 2Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Yearlings 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	657	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	130.00–149.00	139.46
11	—	336	144.00–155.00	151.04
3	—	455	145.00	145.00
3	—	695	120.00	120.00
3	—	645	135.00	135.00
10	—	373	151.00–159.00	154.05
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	740	124.00	124.00
3	—	525	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	200.00	200.00
5	—	618	160.00	160.00
14	—	1,031	129.75	129.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	144.00	144.00
5	—	650	152.00	152.00
8	—	519	171.00–179.00	174.09
3	—	580	154.00	154.00
3	—	600	155.00	155.00
3	—	460	196.00	196.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	652	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	459	152.00–187.00	166.72
6	—	535	165.00	165.00
1	—	845	110.00	110.00
8	—	566	135.00–168.00	155.39
8	—	257	185.00	185.00
12	—	426	182.00–192.00	186.81
5	—	680	136.00	136.00
5	—	375	185.00	185.00
8	—	638	139.00–140.00	139.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,266	79.00–85.00	83.30
5	—	1,610	81.00	81.00
1	—	1,200	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	79.00	79.00
14	—	1,369	80.00–97.00	88.64
12	—	1,265	73.00–85.00	80.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	76.00	76.00
3	—	1,097	64.00–70.00	66.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,945	125.00–130.50	128.23
4	—	1,878	108.00–113.00	111.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,353	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,301.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,370	1,155.00	1,155.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,507	1,300.00–2,015.00	1,670.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,705	1,800.00	1,800.00

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle