Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison on feeders due to limited supply. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 - 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 - 6.00 higher. Good demand on all slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.76/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$130.76

33 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$13.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.01

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	540	131.58	711	31
Medium and Large 2-3	595	118.00	702	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.58/cwt here — about $9 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 sale33 hd

130.76

—

KY average24 barns · 3,492 hd

145.77

−15.01

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	1,624	119.60	1,942	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,521	93.56	1,423	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	90.73	1,064	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,040	83.52	869	2thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	137.93/cwt	131.00–145.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	146.64/cwt	140.00–151.00	699	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	128.43/cwt	125.00–135.00	659	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	132.79/cwt	130.00–138.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	121.03/cwt	120.00–123.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	142.04/cwt	140.00–148.00	551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	145.98/cwt	145.00–149.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	138.50/cwt	129.00–140.00	564	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	128.25/cwt	125.00–130.00	789	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	711	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	114.14/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,929	4
Bulls	—	—	1,562	129.87/cwt	124.00–134.00	2,029	6
Bulls	—	—	1,678	99.73/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,673	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,428	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	96.08/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,417	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	83.52/cwt	83.00–84.00	869	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	86.78/cwt	84.00–89.00	983	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	97.43/cwt	92.00–111.00	1,198	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	78.15/cwt	74.00–81.00	839	3

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 354Year ago 470

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 40Year ago 45

No comparison on feeders due to limited supply. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 - 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 - 6.00 higher. Good demand on all slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	131.00–145.00	137.93
8	—	477	140.00–151.00	146.64
1	—	610	130.00	130.00
2	—	562	140.00	140.00
3	—	663	120.00–123.00	121.03
4	—	388	140.00–148.00	142.04
4	—	444	145.00–149.00	145.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	134.00	134.00
1	—	470	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	138.00	138.00
1	—	480	147.00	147.00
1	—	505	145.00	145.00
1	—	390	146.00	146.00
1	—	610	140.00	140.00
4	—	559	144.00–145.00	144.50
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	124.00	124.00
1	—	635	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	513	125.00–135.00	128.43
2	—	892	108.00	108.00
3	—	468	130.00–138.00	132.79
4	—	575	140.00	140.00
8	—	407	129.00–140.00	138.50
8	—	615	125.00–130.00	128.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,690	111.00–119.00	114.14
6	—	1,562	124.00–134.00	129.87
2	—	1,678	96.00–106.00	99.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	86.00	86.00
3	—	1,475	94.00–100.00	96.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	83.00–84.00	83.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,133	84.00–89.00	86.78
8	—	1,230	92.00–111.00	97.43
3	—	1,073	74.00–81.00	78.15

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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