Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2022-07-01

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jul 1
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
428 head
15 vs last sale 443 428 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
10 vs last sale 45 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
70 vs last sale 0 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady on a light test. Yearling steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $160.17/cwt on 292 head.
Average price
$160.17
292 head · 934 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,495
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
3.07
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2934160.171,495292
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 sale292 hd
160.17
KY average25 barns · 5,267 hd
163.24
−3.07
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,560115.171,7978thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24786.821,08314
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42583.561,19010
CowsLean 85-90%Low94363.4159810

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,145$1,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,326$1,51946

Every lot, as filed

34 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425170.00/cwt170.00–170.007232
BullsMedium and Large 1-2562145.00/cwt145.00–145.008155
BullsMedium and Large 1-2735122.00/cwt122.00–122.008975
BullsMedium and Large 1-2320177.00/cwt177.00–177.005663
BullsMedium and Large 1-2485172.00/cwt172.00–172.008343
BullsMedium and Large 1-2541164.93/cwt155.00–175.0089210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2630164.40/cwt163.00–170.001,0365
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added869161.90/cwt161.90–161.901,40755
SteersMedium and Large 1-2680156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0614
SteersMedium and Large 1-2881166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,46249
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added960162.75/cwt162.75–162.751,56257
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1,025154.90/cwt154.90–154.901,588111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added731155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1336
SteersMedium and Large 1-2575177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0185
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2507146.74/cwt144.00–150.0074411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2385145.00/cwt145.00–145.005583
BullsMedium and Large 1-2764124.89/cwt110.00–130.009544
BullsMedium and Large 1-2390180.00/cwt180.00–180.007025
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2443146.59/cwt142.00–150.006497
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2466135.55/cwt130.00–145.006328
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2570144.00/cwt144.00–144.008214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2295156.00/cwt156.00–156.004605
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3261,519.37/head1,300.00–1,700.001,51946
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1451,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Bulls1,620115.23/cwt109.00–125.001,8676
Bulls1,565139.00/cwt139.00–139.002,1751
Bulls1,19591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,0871
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37578.20/cwt77.00–80.001,0752
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3771
CowsLean 85-90%85555.00/cwt55.00–55.004701
CowsLean 85-90%92962.39/cwt59.00–63.005808
CowsLean 85-90%1,14580.00/cwt80.00–80.009161
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22688.26/cwt84.00–97.001,08212
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40383.40/cwt79.00–84.001,1709

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.