Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Yearling heifers sold on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.88/cwt on 909 head.

Average price

$166.88

909 head · 861 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,437

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$489

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

$18.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.70

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	865	167.19	1,446	894
Medium and Large 2-3	646	148.21	958	15thin

One grade step is worth $18.98/cwt here — about $489 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 sale909 hd

166.88

—

KY average25 barns · 4,914 hd

172.58

−5.70

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	1,595	111.43	1,778	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	88.64	1,064	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,391	85.50	1,189	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	72.38	743	13

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)	1,250	$1,285	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1-2	—	771	130.10/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,003	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	159.33/cwt	158.00–160.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	910	167.47/cwt	166.00–169.90	1,524	211
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	156.72/cwt	151.00–161.00	743	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	143.59/cwt	135.00–149.00	755	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	138.60/cwt	130.00–145.00	597	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	477	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	935	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	158.62/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,378	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	873	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	140.19/cwt	139.50–141.00	1,441	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,285	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	177.25/cwt	177.25–177.25	1,347	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	398	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	844	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	138.33/cwt	130.00–145.00	871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	132.68/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,304	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	177.75/cwt	174.00–182.50	905	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	164.46/cwt	151.00–169.00	1,039	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	970	164.21/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,593	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	869	167.74/cwt	167.40–169.00	1,458	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	149.17/cwt	141.00–155.00	1,071	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,046	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	1,556	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,351	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	175.00/cwt	170.00–180.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	167.20/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,202	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	154.47/cwt	149.00–162.00	1,023	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	158.50/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,244	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,163	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	179.79/cwt	170.00–187.50	778	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	161.64/cwt	155.00–171.00	836	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	545	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	778	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	70.23/cwt	69.50–71.50	737	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	495	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	77.12/cwt	73.00–81.50	783	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	938	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	93.16/cwt	88.00–100.50	1,163	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	81.86/cwt	75.00–86.50	923	10
Bulls	—	—	1,455	107.32/cwt	104.50–110.00	1,562	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	88.34/cwt	86.50–90.50	1,216	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	82.36/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,212	3
Bulls	—	—	1,370	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,370	1
Bulls	—	—	1,918	123.32/cwt	118.50–128.00	2,365	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	970	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	136.89/cwt	131.00–141.00	920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	189.92/cwt	187.50–192.50	725	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	147.74/cwt	140.00–154.00	916	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	146.27/cwt	142.00–158.00	851	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	177.81/cwt	170.00–185.00	848	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	177.52/cwt	175.00–180.00	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	127.86/cwt	120.00–135.00	923	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	664	129.21/cwt	128.00–130.00	858	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	155.43/cwt	150.00–161.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	136.95/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,124	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	142.01/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	969	139.70/cwt	139.70–139.70	1,354	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,137	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	132.92/cwt	130.00–142.50	505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	143.68/cwt	135.00–150.00	897	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	141.80/cwt	135.00–145.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	144.98/cwt	135.00–149.00	832	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	146.66/cwt	140.00–154.00	986	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	137.52/cwt	131.00–141.00	630	5

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,252Last week 1,144Year ago 824

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 60Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	771	128.00–136.00	130.10
9	—	474	151.00–161.00	156.72
15	—	526	135.00–149.00	143.59
15	—	431	130.00–145.00	138.60
2	—	952	130.00	130.00
7	—	821	133.00–144.00	136.95
2	—	860	141.00–143.00	142.01
5	—	738	154.00	154.00
4	—	380	130.00–142.50	132.92
22	—	624	135.00–150.00	143.68
4	—	328	135.00–145.00	141.80
12	—	574	135.00–149.00	144.98
16	—	672	140.00–154.00	146.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	563	155.00	155.00
3	—	510	159.00	159.00
19	—	969	139.70	139.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	722	120.00–135.00	127.86
5	—	664	128.00–130.00	129.21
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
2	—	635	125.00	125.00
5	—	458	131.00–141.00	137.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	158.00–160.00	159.33
4	—	630	130.00–145.00	138.33
2	—	590	150.00	150.00
1	—	835	146.00	146.00
5	—	718	141.00–155.00	149.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
211	—	910	166.00–169.90	167.47
43	—	728	176.50	176.50
127	—	760	177.25	177.25
184	—	970	161.00–166.00	164.21
138	—	869	167.40–169.00	167.74
51	—	1,046	148.75	148.75
7	—	639	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	477	196.00	196.00
5	—	398	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	869	150.00–160.00	158.62
1	—	920	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,100	125.00	125.00
15	—	1,028	139.50–141.00	140.19
3	—	596	168.00	168.00
3	—	983	130.00–134.00	132.68
5	—	509	174.00–182.50	177.75
1	—	1,080	119.00	119.00
22	—	632	151.00–169.00	164.46
1	—	425	187.50	187.50
1	—	380	160.00	160.00
8	—	809	167.00	167.00
4	—	452	170.00–180.00	175.00
25	—	719	165.00–171.00	167.20
6	—	662	149.00–162.00	154.47
2	—	785	157.00–160.00	158.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	170.00–187.50	179.79
13	—	517	155.00–171.00	161.64
3	—	672	131.00–141.00	136.89
6	—	382	187.50–192.50	189.92
1	—	720	128.00	128.00
11	—	620	140.00–154.00	147.74
6	—	582	142.00–158.00	146.27
7	—	477	170.00–185.00	177.81
2	—	308	175.00–180.00	177.52
1	—	830	115.00	115.00
1	—	940	120.00	120.00
1	—	890	121.00	121.00
1	—	775	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	175.00	175.00
1	—	455	192.50	192.50
1	—	415	212.50	212.50
1	—	375	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	582	130.00	130.00
1	—	535	130.00	130.00
1	—	435	152.50	152.50
1	—	305	156.00	156.00
3	—	475	150.00–161.00	155.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,050	69.50–71.50	70.23
1	—	990	50.00	50.00
7	—	1,015	73.00–81.50	77.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	75.00	75.00
7	—	1,376	86.50–90.50	88.34
3	—	1,472	79.00–84.00	82.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,248	88.00–100.50	93.16
10	—	1,128	75.00–86.50	81.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,455	104.50–110.00	107.32
1	—	1,370	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,918	118.50–128.00	123.32

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	—	1,250	1,285.00	1,285.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	650.00	650.00

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