Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes. Yearling steers and heifers sold 1.00 - 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Good demand on all slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.46/cwt on 697 head.

Average price

$160.46

697 head · 897 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,439

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$617

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

$7.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.04

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	902	160.56	1,449	687
Medium and Large 2-3	543	153.14	832	10thin

One grade step is worth $7.42/cwt here — about $617 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 sale697 hd

160.46

—

KY average8 barns · 2,383 hd

164.49

−4.04

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	1,731	118.80	2,056	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	90.11	1,305	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	83.00	1,075	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,047	60.96	638	6thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,100	$1,163	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,028	$1,143	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	166.61/cwt	161.00–170.00	801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	168.22/cwt	167.50–170.00	1,282	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	172.23/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,166	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	146.60/cwt	143.00–152.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	999	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	174.12/cwt	168.00–177.00	928	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	168.11/cwt	164.00–175.00	972	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	151.34/cwt	150.00–160.00	814	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,075	149.99/cwt	147.60–153.90	1,612	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,329	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	160.00/cwt	157.00–161.00	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	144.20/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,314	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	165.85/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,035	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,233	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	944	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,539	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	161.04/cwt	160.00–162.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	176.79/cwt	170.00–182.00	743	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	814	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,339	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,137	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	980	161.30/cwt	159.90–162.75	1,581	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	872	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,404	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	159.81/cwt	151.00–164.00	1,163	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	146.68/cwt	145.00–150.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	160.35/cwt	152.00–163.00	683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	166.87/cwt	161.00–173.00	784	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	83.22/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,102	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	67.45/cwt	66.00–69.00	752	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	126.29/cwt	125.00–128.00	2,280	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	87.52/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,329	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,100	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	98.51/cwt	93.00–107.00	1,295	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	57.72/cwt	55.00–60.00	585	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	97.25/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,385	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	71.15/cwt	68.00–75.00	890	4
Bulls	—	—	1,675	113.19/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,896	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,162.84/head	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,163	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	1,143.30/head	925.00–1,250.00	1,143	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	124.03/cwt	122.00–126.00	955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	141.76/cwt	140.00–143.00	804	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	118.53/cwt	116.00–121.00	972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	145.49/cwt	145.00–146.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	141.98/cwt	140.00–144.00	831	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	151.25/cwt	141.00–155.00	797	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	143.17/cwt	130.00–145.00	906	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	146.36/cwt	142.00–153.00	682	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,062	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	131.21/cwt	126.00–136.00	879	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	147.86/cwt	147.00–150.00	575	8

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 Jul 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 904Last week 428Year ago 1,133

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 55Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 70Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
1	—	835	120.00	120.00
3	—	428	143.00–152.00	146.60
6	—	585	140.00–144.00	141.98
34	—	527	141.00–155.00	151.25
20	—	633	130.00–145.00	143.17
13	—	466	142.00–153.00	146.36
24	—	735	144.50	144.50
9	—	670	126.00–136.00	131.21
8	—	389	147.00–150.00	147.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	666	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
1	—	465	131.00	131.00
2	—	558	128.00–130.00	129.00
1	—	545	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	161.00–170.00	166.61
20	—	762	167.50–170.00	168.22
18	—	677	165.00–173.00	172.23
11	—	533	168.00–177.00	174.12
22	—	578	164.00–175.00	168.11
1	—	975	152.00	152.00
7	—	1,011	131.50	131.50
4	—	364	157.00–161.00	160.00
5	—	911	144.00–145.00	144.20
11	—	624	160.00–168.00	165.85
2	—	333	160.00–162.00	161.04
5	—	420	170.00–182.00	176.79
3	—	728	151.00–164.00	159.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	538	150.00–160.00	151.34
1	—	665	152.00	152.00
1	—	580	156.00	156.00
1	—	420	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
162	—	1,075	147.60–153.90	149.99
6	—	725	170.00	170.00
153	—	944	163.00	163.00
61	—	814	164.50	164.50
20	—	635	179.00	179.00
108	—	980	159.90–162.75	161.30
62	—	872	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
1	—	380	148.00	148.00
3	—	530	145.00–150.00	146.68
2	—	660	137.00	137.00
4	—	426	152.00–163.00	160.35
2	—	470	161.00–173.00	166.87
2	—	770	122.00–126.00	124.03
4	—	567	140.00–143.00	141.76
2	—	820	116.00–121.00	118.53
2	—	628	145.00–146.00	145.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	130.00–135.00	132.54
1	—	460	152.00	152.00
1	—	400	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,324	81.00–87.00	83.22
3	—	1,315	93.00–107.00	98.51
4	—	1,251	68.00–75.00	71.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	66.00–69.00	67.45
4	—	1,013	55.00–60.00	57.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,519	85.00–90.00	87.52
2	—	1,358	81.00	81.00
4	—	1,424	95.00–104.00	97.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,805	125.00–128.00	126.29
4	—	1,675	110.00–116.00	113.19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,100	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,162.84
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,028	925.00–1,250.00	1,143.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	1,125.00	1,125.00

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Steers · 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