Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady with some extremely high dressing individuals. Bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.57/cwt on 678 head.

Average price

$180.57

678 head · 869 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$513

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

$14.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.89

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	869	180.62	1,570	676
Medium and Large 2-3	635	166.50	1,057	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.12/cwt here — about $513 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 sale678 hd

180.57

—

KY average24 barns · 4,953 hd

181.46

−0.89

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	1,478	111.13	1,643	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	93.34	1,398	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	89.83	1,074	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	918	74.51	684	12

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)	1,450	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,231	$1,313	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,084	$1,161	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,163	$1,449	25

Every lot, as filed

82 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 2-3	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	168.44/cwt	163.00–174.00	706	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	145.55/cwt	140.00–154.00	969	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,058	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	170.11/cwt	169.00–172.00	830	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	165.51/cwt	159.00–173.00	626	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	178.74/cwt	178.00–181.00	933	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	194.70/cwt	194.70–194.70	1,221	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	844	169.25/cwt	169.25–169.25	1,428	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,470	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	990	172.25/cwt	172.25–172.25	1,705	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,312	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	367	215.56/cwt	205.00–220.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	158.28/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,122	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,094	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	196.05/cwt	186.00–200.00	818	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	183.79/cwt	172.00–186.00	1,268	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	181.31/cwt	179.00–186.00	952	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,068	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	186.75/cwt	186.75–186.75	1,333	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	925	178.08/cwt	173.95–181.95	1,647	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,028	170.65/cwt	166.00–171.95	1,754	251
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	181.64/cwt	174.00–185.00	1,046	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,370	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	141.68/cwt	140.00–145.00	971	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	186.47/cwt	182.00–188.00	792	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	226.25/cwt	225.00–227.50	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	648	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,261	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	96.02/cwt	90.00–107.00	1,179	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	79.73/cwt	76.00–83.00	763	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	67.19/cwt	64.00–73.00	580	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	94.31/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,424	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	83.45/cwt	79.00–89.00	962	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	914	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	122.83/cwt	120.00–126.00	2,211	4
Bulls	—	—	1,400	110.24/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,543	7
Bulls	—	—	1,110	90.87/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,009	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	1,160.57/head	925.00–1,375.00	1,161	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	1,313.07/head	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,313	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,481.40/head	1,150.00–1,625.00	1,481	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	1,343.66/head	875.00–1,600.00	1,344	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	1,600.26/head	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,600	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	154.56/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,114	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	193.86/cwt	188.00–198.00	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	166.33/cwt	166.00–168.00	1,013	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	650	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,099	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	376	203.41/cwt	200.00–210.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	157.33/cwt	156.00–160.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	173.07/cwt	170.00–179.00	976	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	705	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	153.37/cwt	148.00–156.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	169.42/cwt	160.00–175.00	879	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	172.96/cwt	165.00–175.00	998	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	176.62/cwt	174.00–179.00	936	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	174.90/cwt	165.00–180.00	822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	467	178.13/cwt	177.00–180.00	832	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	178.48/cwt	177.00–179.00	723	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	299	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	589	153.50/cwt	151.00–158.00	904	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	156.93/cwt	152.00–166.00	967	4

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,117Last week 952Year ago 1,218

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 43Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 16Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
3	—	487	148.00–156.00	153.37
1	—	625	140.00	140.00
1	—	360	147.50	147.50
6	—	589	151.00–158.00	153.50
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	125.00	125.00
10	—	419	163.00–174.00	168.44
5	—	666	140.00–154.00	145.55
10	—	715	148.00	148.00
8	—	488	169.00–172.00	170.11
7	—	378	159.00–173.00	165.51
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
10	—	519	160.00–175.00	169.42
21	—	577	165.00–175.00	172.96
5	—	299	176.00	176.00
4	—	616	152.00–166.00	156.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	522	178.00–181.00	178.74
81	—	627	194.70	194.70
68	—	844	169.25	169.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	184.00	184.00
8	—	467	177.00–180.00	178.13
8	—	405	177.00–179.00	178.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	215.00	215.00
2	—	265	207.50	207.50
4	—	367	205.00–220.00	215.56
2	—	400	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	875	168.00	168.00
1	—	950	155.00	155.00
1	—	360	189.00	189.00
4	—	709	151.00–161.00	158.28
4	—	608	180.00	180.00
4	—	417	186.00–200.00	196.05
6	—	690	172.00–186.00	183.79
4	—	525	179.00–186.00	181.31
1	—	450	187.00	187.00
16	—	576	174.00–185.00	181.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	990	172.25	172.25
55	—	603	217.50	217.50
4	—	545	196.00	196.00
77	—	714	186.75	186.75
116	—	925	173.95–181.95	178.08
251	—	1,028	166.00–171.95	170.65
30	—	660	200.00	200.00
27	—	776	176.50	176.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	167.00	167.00
1	—	655	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	685	140.00–145.00	141.68
1	—	890	133.00	133.00
7	—	425	182.00–188.00	186.47
1	—	900	120.00	120.00
4	—	721	148.00–157.00	154.56
4	—	369	188.00–198.00	193.86
6	—	609	166.00–168.00	166.33
1	—	320	197.50	197.50
17	—	564	170.00–179.00	173.07
13	—	530	174.00–179.00	176.62
5	—	470	165.00–180.00	174.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	225.00–227.50	226.25
1	—	285	227.50	227.50
3	—	650	169.00	169.00
3	—	376	200.00–210.00	203.41
1	—	705	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	141.00	141.00
1	—	340	160.00	160.00
3	—	475	156.00–160.00	157.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	88.00	88.00
11	—	1,510	90.00–102.00	94.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,228	90.00–107.00	96.02
14	—	1,153	79.00–89.00	83.45
1	—	1,235	74.00	74.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	957	76.00–83.00	79.73
5	—	863	64.00–73.00	67.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,800	120.00–126.00	122.83
7	—	1,400	104.00–116.00	110.24
2	—	1,110	89.00–93.00	90.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,084	925.00–1,375.00	1,160.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,231	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,313.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,133	1,150.00–1,625.00	1,481.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,081	875.00–1,600.00	1,343.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,328	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,600.26

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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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