Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 3.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.66/cwt on 278 head.

Average price

$165.66

278 head · 764 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,265

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.31

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	764	165.66	1,265	278

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 sale278 hd

165.66

—

KY average24 barns · 3,689 hd

162.35

+3.31

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	1,840	116.65	2,147	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	101.19	1,265	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,363	98.17	1,338	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,143	76.44	874	4thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	709	161.70/cwt	161.70–161.70	1,146	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	149.63/cwt	145.00–155.00	795	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	104.87/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,861	2
Bulls	—	—	1,687	118.87/cwt	114.00–127.00	2,005	3
Bulls	—	—	2,300	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,095	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	151.12/cwt	140.00–156.00	786	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	983	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	163.44/cwt	160.00–166.00	788	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	132.09/cwt	130.00–138.00	917	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	924	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	180.90/cwt	169.00–187.00	783	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	956	153.60/cwt	153.60–153.60	1,468	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,142	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	161.92/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,090	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	166.77/cwt	160.00–174.00	872	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	173.79/cwt	172.50–174.00	1,267	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	942	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,460	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	874	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	162.38/cwt	158.00–165.00	893	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	688	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,035	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	149.41/cwt	144.00–153.00	625	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	789	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	955	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	76.44/cwt	76.00–78.00	874	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	96.58/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,205	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	105.79/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,324	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	96.26/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,198	7

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 443Last week 76Year ago 495

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 37Year ago 47

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 3.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 higher.

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
66	—	709	161.70	161.70
5	—	627	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	531	145.00–155.00	149.63
3	—	610	130.00	130.00
5	—	810	120.00	120.00
18	—	418	144.00–153.00	149.41
4	—	580	136.00	136.00
6	—	385	160.00	160.00
3	—	495	154.00	154.00
3	—	692	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	920	119.00	119.00
12	—	520	140.00–156.00	151.12
3	—	750	131.00	131.00
13	—	482	160.00–166.00	163.44
15	—	694	130.00–138.00	132.09
5	—	585	158.00	158.00
5	—	356	168.00	168.00
5	—	405	177.00	177.00
6	—	616	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	433	169.00–187.00	180.90
4	—	705	162.00	162.00
8	—	673	157.00–165.00	161.92
8	—	523	160.00–174.00	166.77
11	—	460	190.00	190.00
8	—	550	158.00–165.00	162.38
9	—	351	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	956	153.60	153.60
79	—	729	172.50–174.00	173.79
60	—	942	155.00	155.00
18	—	627	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	104.00–106.00	104.87
7	—	1,245	96.00–98.00	96.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,143	76.00–78.00	76.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,248	90.00–103.00	96.58
6	—	1,252	100.00–116.00	105.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,687	114.00–127.00	118.87
1	—	2,300	110.00	110.00

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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