Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady on a plainer quality offering. Yearling steers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $174.93/cwt on 564 head.

Average price

$174.93

564 head · 840 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,470

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$47.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.38

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	840	175.01	1,471	563
Medium and Large 2-3	925	128.00	1,184	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.01/cwt here — about $287 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 sale564 hd

174.93

—

KY average24 barns · 4,803 hd

184.31

−9.38

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	1,520	103.32	1,570	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	86.37	1,259	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,191	85.18	1,014	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	902	67.42	608	35

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)	1,135	$1,235	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	977	$888	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$835	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	853	$746	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	998	$1,066	3thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	720	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	150.59/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,007	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	156.63/cwt	151.00–166.00	667	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,194	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	165.80/cwt	159.00–167.00	919	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	139.12/cwt	130.00–140.00	654	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	150.63/cwt	145.00–158.00	934	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	127.78/cwt	125.00–136.00	745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	870	167.88/cwt	164.50–173.80	1,461	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	924	171.87/cwt	168.00–175.75	1,588	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	184.75/cwt	184.75–184.75	1,399	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	170.74/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,127	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	160.17/cwt	156.00–165.00	841	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	178.78/cwt	176.00–181.00	1,121	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	199.50/cwt	199.00–200.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	180.67/cwt	172.00–183.00	1,418	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	547	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	968	164.62/cwt	162.20–167.00	1,594	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	174.73/cwt	171.00–186.00	994	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,180	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,136	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	199.44/cwt	197.00–202.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,356	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	188.33/cwt	180.00–196.00	996	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	194.47/cwt	187.00–196.00	920	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	158.03/cwt	151.00–165.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	120.02/cwt	116.00–124.00	984	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	165.58/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,111	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	837	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	46.89/cwt	45.00–48.00	406	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	935	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	84.48/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,211	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	92.29/cwt	87.50–100.00	1,147	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	806	53.71/cwt	50.00–59.00	433	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	74.01/cwt	70.00–79.00	689	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	67.20/cwt	64.00–69.50	604	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	88.25/cwt	88.00–88.50	1,309	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	84.45/cwt	77.00–87.00	986	18
Bulls	—	—	1,968	121.11/cwt	117.50–124.00	2,383	2
Bulls	—	—	1,460	107.92/cwt	103.50–112.50	1,576	5
Bulls	—	—	1,434	94.95/cwt	89.00–100.50	1,362	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	745.78/head	705.00–825.00	746	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	888.13/head	750.00–1,025.00	888	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,235.00/head	1,235.00–1,235.00	1,235	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	890	973.88/head	850.00–1,075.00	974	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	199.44/cwt	195.00–202.00	758	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	312	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	165.12/cwt	159.00–171.00	786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	143.52/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,124	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	173.55/cwt	171.00–176.00	1,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	176.30/cwt	170.00–183.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	885	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	134.67/cwt	132.00–140.00	913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	134.52/cwt	129.00–139.00	730	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	257	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	171.90/cwt	168.00–175.00	1,057	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	186.23/cwt	181.00–192.00	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	120.23/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	856	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 Sep 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 817Last week 955Year ago 320

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 58Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 55Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady on a plainer quality offering. Yearling steers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	126.00	126.00
1	—	430	142.00	142.00
1	—	645	121.00	121.00
12	—	470	130.00–140.00	139.12
4	—	583	125.00–136.00	127.78
8	—	543	129.00–139.00	134.52
1	—	690	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	669	142.00–155.00	150.59
7	—	426	151.00–166.00	156.63
3	—	716	138.00	138.00
4	—	933	128.00	128.00
7	—	554	159.00–167.00	165.80
2	—	815	116.00	116.00
15	—	620	145.00–158.00	150.63
1	—	215	172.50	172.50
11	—	525	156.00–165.00	160.17
2	—	485	150.00	150.00
2	—	257	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	158.00	158.00
8	—	660	170.00–171.00	170.74
6	—	627	176.00–181.00	178.78
2	—	405	199.00–200.00	199.50
22	—	785	172.00–183.00	180.67
4	—	569	171.00–186.00	174.73
3	—	701	162.00	162.00
4	—	379	197.00–202.00	199.44
8	—	529	180.00–196.00	188.33
7	—	473	187.00–196.00	194.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
167	—	870	164.50–173.80	167.88
122	—	924	168.00–175.75	171.87
16	—	757	184.75	184.75
2	—	547	201.00	201.00
107	—	968	162.20–167.00	164.62
5	—	605	195.00	195.00
78	—	678	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	151.00–165.00	158.03
3	—	820	116.00–124.00	120.02
5	—	671	160.00–171.00	165.58
1	—	295	170.00	170.00
6	—	380	195.00–202.00	199.44
2	—	783	138.00–149.00	143.52
2	—	583	171.00–176.00	173.55
2	—	325	170.00–183.00	176.30
3	—	473	187.00	187.00
8	—	615	168.00–175.00	171.90
4	—	426	181.00–192.00	186.23
3	—	876	116.00–129.00	120.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	170.00	170.00
1	—	425	197.00	197.00
1	—	395	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	130.00	130.00
2	—	312	177.50	177.50
4	—	476	159.00–171.00	165.12
3	—	436	176.00	176.00
1	—	370	176.00	176.00
3	—	678	132.00–140.00	134.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	865	45.00–48.00	46.89
4	—	806	50.00–59.00	53.71
18	—	931	70.00–79.00	74.01
10	—	899	64.00–69.50	67.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	74.00	74.00
5	—	1,243	87.50–100.00	92.29
18	—	1,168	77.00–87.00	84.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	84.00–85.00	84.48
2	—	1,483	88.00–88.50	88.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,968	117.50–124.00	121.11
5	—	1,460	103.50–112.50	107.92
7	—	1,434	89.00–100.50	94.95

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	853	705.00–825.00	745.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	835.00	835.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	977	750.00–1,025.00	888.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,235.00	1,235.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	850.00–1,075.00	973.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,075.00	1,075.00

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