Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4:00 to 6:00 higher. Yearling steers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 3:00 to 5:00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.75/cwt on 770 head.

Average price

$169.75

770 head · 906 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$599

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

$0.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.73

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	911	169.76	1,546	761
Medium and Large 2-3	560	169.10	947	9thin

One grade step is worth $0.66/cwt here — about $599 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 sale770 hd

169.75

—

KY average26 barns · 6,032 hd

176.48

−6.73

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	1,674	109.38	1,831	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	91.08	1,116	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,459	87.85	1,282	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	979	67.71	663	11

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	948	$900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$885	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	865	$700	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	915	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,263	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,160	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,440	$1,085	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	805	$745	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	623	142.40/cwt	140.00–147.00	887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	137.40/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	166.82/cwt	160.00–175.00	716	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	156.87/cwt	151.00–165.00	888	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	173.38/cwt	170.00–177.00	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	840	175.54/cwt	173.40–177.50	1,475	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,059	157.90/cwt	157.90–157.90	1,672	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	997	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	162.02/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	140.22/cwt	136.00–145.00	945	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	616	173.58/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,069	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,315	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	187.02/cwt	185.00–188.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	164.98/cwt	160.00–170.00	929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	923	173.01/cwt	172.00–173.60	1,597	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	187.26/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,037	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	187.80/cwt	180.00–191.00	993	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	163.25/cwt	163.25–163.25	1,424	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	184.45/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,166	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	186.72/cwt	179.00–192.00	893	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,029	157.90/cwt	155.80–162.00	1,625	155
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	177.86/cwt	173.00–182.00	1,177	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	886	175.16/cwt	174.75–175.60	1,552	117
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,067	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	194.69/cwt	190.00–200.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	944	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	461	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	84.36/cwt	81.00–89.00	920	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	57.97/cwt	56.50–59.50	579	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	75.06/cwt	69.50–78.00	742	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	65.50/cwt	63.00–69.00	612	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	89.13/cwt	87.50–90.00	1,276	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,294	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	95.94/cwt	90.00–103.50	1,267	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	925	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	694	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	2,314	1
Bulls	—	—	1,578	113.13/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,785	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	103.18/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,708	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,005	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	745.00/head	745.00–745.00	745	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	865	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	795	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,215	1,160.00/head	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,160	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	183.33/cwt	182.50–185.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,083	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	181.42/cwt	176.00–185.00	851	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	152.94/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	183.46/cwt	177.00–190.00	783	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,236	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	172.94/cwt	165.00–180.00	906	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	173.79/cwt	168.00–177.00	985	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	173.18/cwt	165.00–177.00	823	10

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 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 952Last week 948Year ago 1,190

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 19Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 2Year ago 11

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4:00 to 6:00 higher. Yearling steers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 3:00 to 5:00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	140.00–147.00	142.40
3	—	770	134.00–144.00	137.40
8	—	429	160.00–175.00	166.82
8	—	566	151.00–165.00	156.87
2	—	518	170.00–177.00	173.38
4	—	674	136.00–145.00	140.22
1	—	715	142.00	142.00
10	—	475	165.00–177.00	173.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	660	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	169.00	169.00
5	—	616	170.00–176.00	173.58
2	—	563	160.00–170.00	164.98
1	—	355	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	840	173.40–177.50	175.54
53	—	1,059	157.90	157.90
228	—	923	172.00–173.60	173.01
155	—	1,029	155.80–162.00	157.90
117	—	886	174.75–175.60	175.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	160.00–164.00	162.02
2	—	827	159.00	159.00
3	—	435	185.00–188.00	187.02
4	—	554	185.00–188.00	187.26
7	—	529	180.00–191.00	187.80
37	—	872	163.25	163.25
8	—	632	180.00–191.00	184.45
6	—	478	179.00–192.00	186.72
1	—	345	190.00	190.00
12	—	662	173.00–182.00	177.86
2	—	360	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	128.00	128.00
1	—	320	170.00	170.00
17	—	665	160.50	160.50
1	—	810	138.00	138.00
3	—	355	182.50–185.00	183.33
2	—	873	124.00	124.00
5	—	469	176.00–185.00	181.42
2	—	775	150.00–156.00	152.94
1	—	625	160.00	160.00
9	—	427	177.00–190.00	183.46
17	—	747	165.50	165.50
8	—	524	165.00–180.00	172.94
4	—	567	168.00–177.00	173.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	190.00–200.00	194.69
1	—	505	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	142.00	142.00
1	—	555	156.00	156.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	47.50	47.50
2	—	998	56.50–59.50	57.97
6	—	989	69.50–78.00	75.06
2	—	935	63.00–69.00	65.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,091	81.00–89.00	84.36
13	—	1,321	90.00–103.50	95.94
1	—	925	75.00	75.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,432	87.50–90.00	89.13
1	—	1,540	84.00	84.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,920	120.50	120.50
2	—	1,578	108.00–117.00	113.13
3	—	1,655	100.00–105.00	103.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	1,160.00	1,160.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,440	1,085.00	1,085.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,375.00	1,375.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	745.00	745.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	885.00	885.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle