Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steer calves sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers calves sold steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold firm. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.88/cwt on 874 head.

Average price

$169.88

874 head · 820 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,393

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.85

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	820	169.88	1,393	874

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 sale874 hd

169.88

—

KY average24 barns · 7,729 hd

167.02

+2.85

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	1,817	104.97	1,907	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,326	72.02	955	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	67.82	946	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,167	63.26	739	11

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	678	141.94/cwt	138.00–146.00	962	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	913	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	158.45/cwt	145.00–168.00	743	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	146.51/cwt	135.00–154.00	763	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	184.46/cwt	177.00–195.00	791	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	172.39/cwt	155.00–190.00	669	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	696	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	947	29
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	856	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	1,115	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	192.75/cwt	191.00–195.00	821	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	873	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,480	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	916	167.30/cwt	164.25–169.90	1,532	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	171.72/cwt	160.00–175.50	919	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	833	170.13/cwt	158.75–173.25	1,417	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,013	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	623	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	849	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	161.84/cwt	152.00–170.00	942	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	177.10/cwt	174.00–178.75	1,261	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	974	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	971	166.54/cwt	165.90–167.25	1,617	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,040	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,706	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	166.56/cwt	158.00–176.00	868	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	210.12/cwt	206.00–215.00	815	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	792	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,319	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	138.74/cwt	129.00–148.00	573	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	161.01/cwt	149.00–169.00	762	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,046	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,096	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	812	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	125.51/cwt	121.00–129.00	830	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	168.25/cwt	168.25–168.25	1,033	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	1,146	22
Heifers	Large 1	—	585	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	126.29/cwt	120.00–135.00	786	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	152.83/cwt	152.00–153.00	786	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	131.09/cwt	126.00–141.00	738	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	142.02/cwt	129.00–155.00	767	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	133.38/cwt	122.00–145.00	634	44
Bulls	—	—	1,975	112.87/cwt	111.00–115.00	2,229	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	75.07/cwt	71.00–80.00	1,013	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	68.96/cwt	68.00–71.00	898	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	67.13/cwt	65.00–68.00	932	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,073	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	66.56/cwt	64.00–68.00	797	4
Bulls	—	—	1,738	101.02/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,756	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	61.38/cwt	60.00–63.00	706	7

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 Nov 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,570Last week 964Year ago 1,342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 124Year ago 132

Compared to last week feeder steer calves sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers calves sold steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold firm. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	678	138.00–146.00	141.94
10	—	636	143.00–144.00	143.50
23	—	469	145.00–168.00	158.45
46	—	521	135.00–154.00	146.51
24	—	429	177.00–195.00	184.46
10	—	388	155.00–190.00	172.39
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	696	136.00	136.00
8	—	856	130.25	130.25
24	—	623	136.25	136.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	426	191.00–195.00	192.75
22	—	582	152.00–170.00	161.84
11	—	521	158.00–176.00	166.56
22	—	388	206.00–215.00	210.12
16	—	473	149.00–169.00	161.01
3	—	610	150.00	150.00
5	—	675	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	873	169.50	169.50
102	—	916	164.25–169.90	167.30
30	—	535	160.00–175.50	171.72
163	—	833	158.75–173.25	170.13
3	—	596	170.00	170.00
102	—	712	174.00–178.75	177.10
172	—	971	165.90–167.25	166.54
49	—	1,040	164.00	164.00
98	—	792	166.50	166.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	755	129.00	129.00
27	—	413	129.00–148.00	138.74
3	—	945	116.00	116.00
5	—	725	112.00	112.00
6	—	383	190.00	190.00
14	—	661	121.00–129.00	125.51
11	—	622	120.00–135.00	126.29
19	—	563	126.00–141.00	131.09
32	—	540	129.00–155.00	142.02
44	—	475	122.00–145.00	133.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
158	—	614	168.25	168.25
22	—	715	160.25	160.25
31	—	514	152.00–153.00	152.83
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,975	111.00–115.00	112.87
4	—	1,738	99.00–102.00	101.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,350	71.00–80.00	75.07
3	—	1,302	68.00–71.00	68.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,389	65.00–68.00	67.13
1	—	1,450	74.00	74.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,198	64.00–68.00	66.56
7	—	1,150	60.00–63.00	61.38

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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