Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.19/cwt on 537 head.

Average price

$164.19

537 head · 935 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$699

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

$0.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.45

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	935	164.19	1,536	536
Medium and Large 2-3	510	164.00	836	1thin

One grade step is worth $0.19/cwt here — about $699 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 sale537 hd

164.19

—

KY average24 barns · 4,303 hd

171.63

−7.45

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	1,533	101.10	1,550	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,578	84.92	1,340	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	82.33	984	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	752	53.19	400	3thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,385	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	680	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	142.00/cwt	141.00–143.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	172.94/cwt	172.00–175.50	1,444	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	183.88/cwt	171.00–185.50	991	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	169.24/cwt	168.00–173.00	1,173	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	150.16/cwt	149.00–151.00	719	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	169.57/cwt	163.00–172.00	1,248	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,041	152.91/cwt	145.00–155.90	1,592	233
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	148.67/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	179.36/cwt	176.00–184.00	1,026	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	183.70/cwt	181.00–186.00	1,143	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	974	170.11/cwt	164.00–173.00	1,657	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,296	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	165.97/cwt	164.00–168.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	958	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	169.51/cwt	169.00–170.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	138.52/cwt	135.00–142.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	178.75/cwt	178.75–178.75	1,080	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	158.14/cwt	156.00–160.25	1,301	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	166.78/cwt	155.00–166.95	1,274	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	155.35/cwt	153.00–157.00	826	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	153.35/cwt	149.00–155.00	952	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	152.09/cwt	149.00–160.00	893	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	142.68/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,030	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	158.33/cwt	157.00–164.00	896	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	642	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	853	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bulls	—	—	1,265	107.34/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,358	2
Bulls	—	—	1,667	90.64/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,511	3
Bulls	—	—	1,665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,998	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	986	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	980	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	84.92/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,340	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	793	55.28/cwt	54.00–57.00	438	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	670	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	328	1

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 Aug 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 948Last week 936Year ago 1,254

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 51Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 5

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	144.00	144.00
6	—	479	149.00–151.00	150.16
3	—	811	139.00	139.00
2	—	710	135.00–142.00	138.52
6	—	532	153.00–157.00	155.35
6	—	621	149.00–155.00	153.35
1	—	775	138.00	138.00
14	—	587	149.00–160.00	152.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	141.00–143.00	142.00
1	—	525	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	604	178.75	178.75
128	—	823	156.00–160.25	158.14
3	—	561	163.00	163.00
71	—	764	155.00–166.95	166.78
2	—	517	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	835	172.00–175.50	172.94
10	—	539	171.00–185.50	183.88
8	—	693	168.00–173.00	169.24
1	—	920	164.00	164.00
11	—	736	163.00–172.00	169.57
3	—	1,025	146.00–150.00	148.67
3	—	572	176.00–184.00	179.36
17	—	622	181.00–186.00	183.70
2	—	463	164.00–168.00	165.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
233	—	1,041	145.00–155.90	152.91
165	—	974	164.00–173.00	170.11
72	—	732	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	871	110.00	110.00
1	—	605	165.00	165.00
1	—	485	157.00	157.00
2	—	515	158.00	158.00
2	—	428	169.00–170.00	169.51
1	—	375	176.00	176.00
3	—	722	140.00–144.00	142.68
1	—	800	126.00	126.00
6	—	566	157.00–164.00	158.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	155.00	155.00
2	—	642	142.00	142.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	104.00–110.00	107.34
3	—	1,667	90.00–92.00	90.64
1	—	1,665	120.00	120.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	77.00	77.00
2	—	1,153	85.00	85.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,578	83.00–88.00	84.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	793	54.00–57.00	55.28
1	—	670	49.00	49.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle