Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.65/cwt on 1,126 head.

Average price

$164.65

1,126 head · 841 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,385

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.59

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	841	164.65	1,385	1,126

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,126 hd

164.65

—

KY average22 barns · 5,504 hd

164.05

+0.59

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	1,805	106.92	1,930	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	74.32	981	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,446	65.06	941	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,225	64.91	795	8thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 1-2	—	430	163.13/cwt	150.00–179.00	701	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	125.25/cwt	119.00–129.00	902	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	167.30/cwt	160.00–175.00	562	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	148.52/cwt	140.00–160.00	784	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	128.27/cwt	121.00–133.00	865	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	164.14/cwt	158.00–169.00	1,111	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	149.30/cwt	140.00–171.00	932	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	814	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	787	171.84/cwt	167.25–175.50	1,352	274
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	889	164.25/cwt	144.00–166.70	1,460	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	832	166.35/cwt	165.50–168.00	1,384	244
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,185	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	132.04/cwt	129.00–135.00	618	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,108	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	147.86/cwt	142.00–156.00	855	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	180.84/cwt	170.00–191.00	841	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	134.83/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,218	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	141.29/cwt	135.00–147.00	595	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	690	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	807	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	923	161.50/cwt	150.00–165.50	1,491	285
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,033	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,653	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,299	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	129.39/cwt	125.00–134.00	935	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	898	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	131.49/cwt	125.00–139.00	749	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	130.97/cwt	122.00–135.00	678	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	140.30/cwt	136.00–142.00	801	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	165.48/cwt	155.00–175.00	609	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	163.13/cwt	160.00–166.00	767	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	135.73/cwt	130.00–145.00	852	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	165.95/cwt	165.95–165.95	1,100	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	131.79/cwt	122.00–139.00	826	13
Bulls	—	—	1,800	102.25/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,841	5
Bulls	—	—	1,810	111.58/cwt	111.00–113.00	2,020	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,205	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	60.35/cwt	60.00–61.00	825	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	70.15/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,061	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	63.36/cwt	60.00–68.00	792	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	70.30/cwt	68.00–71.00	895	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	79.67/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,102	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	69.57/cwt	68.00–71.00	800	2

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 Oct 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,528Last week 1,354Year ago 1,058

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 65Year ago 119

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	430	150.00–179.00	163.13
8	—	720	119.00–129.00	125.25
10	—	336	160.00–175.00	167.30
3	—	755	115.00	115.00
20	—	528	140.00–160.00	148.52
20	—	674	121.00–133.00	128.27
7	—	571	136.00–142.00	140.30
10	—	368	155.00–175.00	165.48
10	—	470	160.00–166.00	163.13
15	—	628	130.00–145.00	135.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	677	158.00–169.00	164.14
24	—	624	140.00–171.00	149.30
10	—	525	150.00–160.00	155.00
5	—	790	150.00	150.00
5	—	852	130.00	130.00
19	—	578	142.00–156.00	147.86
10	—	465	170.00–191.00	180.84
6	—	903	134.00–135.00	134.83
6	—	393	173.00	173.00
4	—	1,056	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
274	—	787	167.25–175.50	171.84
151	—	889	144.00–166.70	164.25
244	—	832	165.50–168.00	166.35
285	—	923	150.00–165.50	161.50
54	—	1,033	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	468	129.00–135.00	132.04
10	—	421	135.00–147.00	141.29
10	—	723	125.00–134.00	129.39
5	—	345	141.00	141.00
10	—	678	132.00–133.00	132.50
23	—	570	125.00–139.00	131.49
26	—	518	122.00–135.00	130.97
5	—	255	150.00	150.00
5	—	385	155.00	155.00
13	—	627	122.00–139.00	131.79
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	690	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	663	165.95	165.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,800	101.00–105.00	102.25
5	—	1,810	111.00–113.00	111.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	73.00	73.00
6	—	1,367	60.00–61.00	60.35
4	—	1,513	68.00–72.00	70.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,250	60.00–68.00	63.36
2	—	1,150	68.00–71.00	69.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,273	68.00–71.00	70.30
3	—	1,383	77.00–83.00	79.67

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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