Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.40/cwt on 746 head.

Average price

$172.40

746 head · 784 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,351

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$499

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

$38.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.22

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	784	172.51	1,353	744
Small 1-2	637	134.00	854	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.51/cwt here — about $499 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 sale746 hd

172.40

—

KY average25 barns · 6,021 hd

175.62

−3.22

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	1,539	109.99	1,693	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,599	89.12	1,425	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,388	88.18	1,224	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	68.75	731	3thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	204.55/cwt	195.00–215.00	953	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	159.80/cwt	150.00–172.00	775	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	924	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	154.64/cwt	130.00–160.00	892	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	139.55/cwt	139.00–140.00	521	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	168.40/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,221	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,268	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	174.09/cwt	169.00–176.00	1,342	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	491	206.27/cwt	202.00–208.50	1,013	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	174.68/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,067	11
Steers	Small 1-2	—	637	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	164.09/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,027	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	184.03/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,235	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	170.15/cwt	120.00–215.00	701	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	174.92/cwt	174.00–176.00	1,032	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	172.88/cwt	167.00–177.00	1,236	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	937	168.13/cwt	155.00–172.75	1,575	233
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	885	167.34/cwt	165.00–169.75	1,481	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	804	162.75/cwt	162.75–162.75	1,309	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	134.72/cwt	125.00–140.00	967	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	187.42/cwt	165.00–210.00	802	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,042	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	180.94/cwt	175.00–190.00	686	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	454	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,073	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,654	91.51/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,514	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	86.97/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,354	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,439	95.53/cwt	83.00–103.00	1,375	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	76.41/cwt	75.00–79.00	998	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	68.75/cwt	67.00–71.00	731	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,233	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	113.98/cwt	108.50–118.00	2,074	2
Bulls	—	—	1,483	109.19/cwt	95.00–120.00	1,619	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	190.42/cwt	175.00–200.00	903	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	163.04/cwt	160.00–167.00	859	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	143.96/cwt	134.00–165.00	877	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	142.53/cwt	135.00–155.00	976	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	152.47/cwt	140.00–158.00	861	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	152.82/cwt	138.00–165.00	646	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	154.85/cwt	145.00–163.00	729	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	159.60/cwt	145.00–162.00	838	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	139.14/cwt	129.00–143.00	860	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	131.79/cwt	122.00–145.00	884	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,121	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	133.62/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,082	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	162.75/cwt	162.75–162.75	1,222	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,068	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,163	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	177.67/cwt	170.00–190.00	936	72

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,144Last week 1,404Year ago 1,040

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 73Year ago 33

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	466	195.00–215.00	204.55
10	—	725	165.00–172.00	168.40
5	—	750	169.00	169.00
3	—	325	195.00	195.00
2	—	800	164.00	164.00
19	—	626	155.00–170.00	164.09
15	—	671	176.00–186.00	184.03
15	—	412	120.00–215.00	170.15
11	—	590	174.00–176.00	174.92
72	—	527	170.00–190.00	177.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	771	169.00–176.00	174.09
26	—	491	202.00–208.50	206.27
11	—	611	172.00–182.00	174.68
10	—	715	167.00–177.00	172.88
233	—	937	155.00–172.75	168.13
180	—	885	165.00–169.75	167.34
50	—	804	162.75	162.75
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	637	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	485	150.00–172.00	159.80
7	—	655	141.00	141.00
65	—	751	162.75	162.75
80	—	632	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	577	130.00–160.00	154.64
11	—	373	139.00–140.00	139.55
51	—	423	138.00–165.00	152.82
39	—	471	145.00–163.00	154.85
11	—	525	145.00–162.00	159.60
3	—	885	111.00	111.00
19	—	618	129.00–143.00	139.14
13	—	671	122.00–145.00	131.79
10	—	760	147.50	147.50
9	—	810	130.00–141.00	133.62
4	—	712	128.00	128.00
3	—	953	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	718	125.00–140.00	134.72
29	—	428	165.00–210.00	187.42
1	—	755	138.00	138.00
12	—	379	175.00–190.00	180.94
5	—	275	165.00	165.00
3	—	925	116.00	116.00
20	—	474	175.00–200.00	190.42
35	—	527	160.00–167.00	163.04
25	—	609	134.00–165.00	143.96
1	—	820	115.00	115.00
20	—	685	135.00–155.00	142.53
46	—	565	140.00–158.00	152.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,654	89.00–94.00	91.51
7	—	1,557	85.00–88.00	86.97
1	—	1,450	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,439	83.00–103.00	95.53
5	—	1,306	75.00–79.00	76.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	67.00–71.00	68.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,820	108.50–118.00	113.98
10	—	1,483	95.00–120.00	109.19

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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