Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.64/cwt on 608 head.

Average price

$173.64

608 head · 925 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$676

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

$12.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.82

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	503	185.98	935	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	928	173.53	1,611	603

One grade step is worth $12.45/cwt here — about −$676 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 sale608 hd

173.64

—

KY average24 barns · 4,845 hd

181.46

−7.82

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	1,913	126.74	2,424	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	91.36	1,402	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	90.67	1,183	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	68.97	706	8thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,400	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,400	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,229	$1,633	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	146.77/cwt	140.00–153.00	913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	154.51/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,173	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	140.31/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,017	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	159.80/cwt	159.00–161.00	941	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	174.20/cwt	166.00–178.00	631	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	166.61/cwt	161.00–173.00	775	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	167.78/cwt	166.00–170.00	711	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	185.97/cwt	184.00–187.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	856	169.25/cwt	169.25–169.25	1,449	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	913	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,525	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	462	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	222.40/cwt	215.00–230.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	187.31/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	202.99/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	187.25/cwt	187.25–187.25	1,365	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,052	164.37/cwt	150.50–169.70	1,729	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	756	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,455	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,294	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,014	170.35/cwt	166.10–175.00	1,727	273
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	210.62/cwt	206.00–212.00	963	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	191.51/cwt	191.00–192.00	982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	232.44/cwt	227.50–237.50	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	968	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	89.49/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,325	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	88.03/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,115	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,417	98.60/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,397	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	74.77/cwt	70.00–77.00	802	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,750	98.83/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,730	2
Bulls	—	—	1,950	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,321	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	56.23/cwt	51.00–59.00	488	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,092	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	129.32/cwt	126.00–135.00	2,457	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	1,633.14/head	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,633	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	201.67/cwt	195.00–205.00	847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	208.23/cwt	203.00–213.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	474	178.46/cwt	178.00–179.00	846	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	188.55/cwt	180.00–191.00	899	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	177.48/cwt	172.50–179.00	951	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	153.50/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,032	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	991	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,080	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,126	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	206.70/cwt	200.00–212.50	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,123	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	432	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	788	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	138.72/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,067	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	172.91/cwt	163.00–179.00	918	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	161.79/cwt	160.00–165.00	985	17

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 955Last week 1,117Year ago 414

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 71Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 66Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	131.00	131.00
1	—	400	170.00	170.00
5	—	477	180.00–191.00	188.55
4	—	536	172.50–179.00	177.48
1	—	305	187.50	187.50
1	—	550	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	457	206.00–212.00	210.62
2	—	513	191.00–192.00	191.51
1	—	625	155.00	155.00
1	—	575	169.00	169.00
3	—	420	195.00–205.00	201.67
2	—	373	203.00–213.00	208.23
2	—	328	207.50	207.50
1	—	785	152.00	152.00
4	—	672	153.00–155.00	153.50
3	—	991	109.00	109.00
2	—	275	200.00–212.50	206.70
4	—	706	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	227.50–237.50	232.44
1	—	450	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	140.00–153.00	146.77
3	—	360	152.00	152.00
2	—	522	151.00	151.00
2	—	465	159.00	159.00
2	—	300	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	154.00–155.00	154.51
3	—	725	139.00–143.00	140.31
5	—	589	159.00–161.00	159.80
13	—	362	166.00–178.00	174.20
9	—	465	161.00–173.00	166.61
7	—	424	166.00–170.00	167.78
3	—	875	128.00	128.00
3	—	828	136.00	136.00
5	—	769	134.00–144.00	138.72
24	—	531	163.00–179.00	172.91
17	—	609	160.00–165.00	161.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	661	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	474	178.00–179.00	178.46
19	—	432	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	184.00–187.00	185.97
2	—	480	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	160.00	160.00
3	—	563	186.00–190.00	187.31
2	—	523	201.00–205.00	202.99
1	—	630	183.00	183.00
1	—	410	190.00	190.00
3	—	710	174.00	174.00
1	—	345	200.00	200.00
1	—	365	198.00	198.00
3	—	488	202.00	202.00
4	—	770	168.00	168.00
3	—	691	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	856	169.25	169.25
54	—	913	167.00	167.00
32	—	729	187.25	187.25
83	—	1,052	150.50–169.70	164.37
71	—	756	192.50	192.50
2	—	565	200.00	200.00
273	—	1,014	166.10–175.00	170.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	462	219.00	219.00
2	—	380	215.00–230.00	222.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,481	84.00–93.00	89.49
2	—	1,750	96.00–102.00	98.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,267	84.00–92.00	88.03
3	—	1,417	96.00–101.00	98.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,073	70.00–77.00	74.77
3	—	867	51.00–59.00	56.23
1	—	1,300	84.00	84.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	119.00	119.00
3	—	1,900	126.00–135.00	129.32

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	—	1,400	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,475.00	1,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,200	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,229	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,633.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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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