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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady with some extremely high dressing individuals. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.95/cwt on 1,063 head.

Average price

$177.95

1,063 head · 842 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,499

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$676

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

$33.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.45

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	843	178.16	1,503	1,056
Medium and Large 2-3	723	147.18	1,065	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	570	145.00	827	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.16/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 sale1,063 hd

177.95

—

KY average17 barns · 4,546 hd

178.40

−0.45

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	—	High	1,863	109.33	2,037	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	88.67	1,321	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,285	88.48	1,137	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	73.32	766	15

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$910	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,260	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$1,190	3thin

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	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	170.40/cwt	160.00–175.00	898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	169.51/cwt	169.00–170.00	797	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	151.58/cwt	147.00–160.00	876	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	203.25/cwt	203.25–203.25	1,118	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	127.31/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,040	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,114	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	161.90/cwt	161.90–161.90	1,328	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	147.37/cwt	139.00–149.00	993	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	166.12/cwt	161.00–170.00	713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,036	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	570	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	981	169.29/cwt	165.00–172.60	1,661	222
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,055	159.95/cwt	159.95–159.95	1,687	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	192.28/cwt	184.00–195.00	923	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	555	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	156.20/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,204	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	170.03/cwt	164.00–176.00	1,175	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	175.33/cwt	171.00–182.00	1,036	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	908	127.98/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,162	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	163.37/cwt	160.00–165.00	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	153.00/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,336	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	167.84/cwt	163.00–172.00	1,219	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,404	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,492	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	175.60/cwt	170.00–178.00	915	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	171.82/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,064	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	931	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,648	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	183.24/cwt	178.00–185.50	1,512	361
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	188.75/cwt	188.75–188.75	1,355	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,242	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	142.67/cwt	140.00–144.00	899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	92.77/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,355	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	84.84/cwt	82.00–88.50	1,291	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	67.01/cwt	65.00–69.50	645	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,151	1
Bulls	—	—	1,935	121.57/cwt	117.50–128.50	2,352	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	97.37/cwt	90.00–107.00	1,350	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	415	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	75.90/cwt	70.00–81.50	822	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	83.15/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,018	20
Bulls	—	—	1,825	110.66/cwt	104.50–115.00	2,020	4
Bulls	—	—	1,818	91.22/cwt	90.00–93.50	1,658	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,190.47/head	1,050.00–1,375.00	1,190	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	158.22/cwt	150.00–167.00	902	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	168.48/cwt	166.00–171.00	900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	152.69/cwt	152.00–154.00	799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	182.59/cwt	178.00–187.50	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	993	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	181.77/cwt	171.00–197.50	858	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	127.96/cwt	127.00–131.00	937	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	137.65/cwt	129.00–140.00	869	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	138.18/cwt	127.00–140.00	992	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	137.96/cwt	131.00–143.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	160.24/cwt	158.00–165.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	144.85/cwt	140.00–150.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	146.79/cwt	140.00–151.00	686	6

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 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,404Last week 817Year ago 1,336

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 77Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 39Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	120.00	120.00
11	—	631	129.00–140.00	137.65
1	—	305	150.00	150.00
3	—	573	141.00	141.00
1	—	675	121.00	121.00
3	—	517	131.00–143.00	137.96
3	—	370	158.00–165.00	160.24
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
2	—	428	140.00–150.00	144.85
6	—	467	140.00–151.00	146.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	527	160.00–175.00	170.40
4	—	470	169.00–170.00	169.51
21	—	578	147.00–160.00	151.58
6	—	817	121.00–130.00	127.31
3	—	850	131.00	131.00
14	—	674	139.00–149.00	147.37
5	—	429	161.00–170.00	166.12
2	—	900	130.00	130.00
1	—	390	182.50	182.50
1	—	285	182.50	182.50
16	—	718	127.00–140.00	138.18
1	—	320	185.00	185.00
1	—	605	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	820	161.90	161.90
6	—	675	153.50	153.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	550	203.25	203.25
222	—	981	165.00–172.60	169.29
73	—	1,055	159.95	159.95
113	—	931	177.00	177.00
361	—	825	178.00–185.50	183.24
75	—	718	188.75	188.75
58	—	632	196.50	196.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	137.00	137.00
2	—	908	126.00–130.00	127.98
3	—	578	160.00–165.00	163.37
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	184.00–195.00	192.28
1	—	440	207.50	207.50
5	—	771	145.00–160.00	156.20
5	—	691	164.00–176.00	170.03
34	—	591	171.00–182.00	175.33
3	—	873	151.00–154.00	153.00
38	—	726	163.00–172.00	167.84
4	—	836	168.00	168.00
16	—	904	165.00	165.00
5	—	521	170.00–178.00	175.60
10	—	619	165.00–177.00	171.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	140.00–144.00	142.67
3	—	523	152.00–154.00	152.69
2	—	680	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	210.00	210.00
2	—	362	202.50	202.50
1	—	330	170.00	170.00
1	—	295	175.00	175.00
7	—	570	150.00–167.00	158.22
4	—	534	166.00–171.00	168.48
1	—	605	158.00	158.00
4	—	418	178.00–187.50	182.59
4	—	671	148.00	148.00
7	—	472	171.00–197.50	181.77
4	—	732	127.00–131.00	127.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	215.00	215.00
2	—	500	180.00	180.00
2	—	450	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,461	89.00–98.00	92.77
9	—	1,522	82.00–88.50	84.84
1	—	1,555	74.00	74.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	65.00–69.50	67.01
1	—	755	55.00	55.00
12	—	1,083	70.00–81.50	75.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,386	90.00–107.00	97.37
20	—	1,224	75.00–88.00	83.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,935	117.50–128.50	121.57
4	—	1,825	104.50–115.00	110.66
3	—	1,818	90.00–93.50	91.22

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	—	1,025	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,263	1,050.00–1,375.00	1,190.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,260.00	1,260.00

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