Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifer calves sold mostly steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. No test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.31/cwt on 731 head.

Average price

$172.31

731 head · 785 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,353

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.44

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	785	172.31	1,353	731

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 sale731 hd

172.31

—

KY average25 barns · 8,959 hd

169.87

+2.44

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	70.64	907	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,476	68.46	1,010	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	58.14	610	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	775	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,002	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	146.96/cwt	138.00–157.00	896	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	123.83/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,096	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	149.95/cwt	135.00–158.00	849	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	151.68/cwt	138.00–165.00	561	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	451	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	902	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	960	164.70/cwt	164.70–164.70	1,581	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,029	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	157.89/cwt	149.00–167.00	1,039	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	168.67/cwt	167.00–170.00	963	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	839	172.10/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,444	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	176.94/cwt	160.00–182.00	1,368	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,266	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	824	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	148.47/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,063	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,140	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	940	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,575	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	860	174.27/cwt	173.00–175.60	1,499	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	659	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	157.38/cwt	146.00–165.00	663	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	134.30/cwt	129.00–140.00	908	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	154.85/cwt	148.00–165.00	952	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	529	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	856	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	140.42/cwt	129.00–149.00	667	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	540	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	145.82/cwt	135.00–158.00	540	16
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	929	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	753	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	742	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	134.72/cwt	125.00–145.00	837	15
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	697	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	132.63/cwt	122.00–149.00	694	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	148.90/cwt	130.00–176.00	794	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	163.44/cwt	142.50–179.00	708	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	176.39/cwt	169.00–185.00	824	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,168	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	67.04/cwt	65.00–69.00	858	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	67.15/cwt	66.00–68.00	1,006	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	76.03/cwt	75.00–77.00	981	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,024	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	58.14/cwt	55.00–61.00	610	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 Dec 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,056Last week 1,555Year ago 1,848

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 115Year ago 72

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifer calves sold mostly steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. No test on slaughter bulls.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	140.00	140.00
5	—	726	138.00	138.00
13	—	610	138.00–157.00	146.96
6	—	885	118.00–125.00	123.83
15	—	566	135.00–158.00	149.95
10	—	370	138.00–165.00	151.68
20	—	533	130.00–176.00	148.90
31	—	433	142.50–179.00	163.44
15	—	467	169.00–185.00	176.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	451	200.00	200.00
46	—	960	164.70	164.70
11	—	639	161.00	161.00
175	—	839	170.00–174.00	172.10
197	—	773	160.00–182.00	176.94
60	—	940	167.50	167.50
115	—	860	173.00–175.60	174.27
28	—	565	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	658	149.00–167.00	157.89
5	—	508	165.00	165.00
16	—	571	167.00–170.00	168.67
3	—	822	154.00	154.00
9	—	471	175.00	175.00
6	—	716	147.00–150.00	148.47
5	—	760	150.00	150.00
9	—	420	157.00	157.00
12	—	615	148.00–165.00	154.85
8	—	305	173.50	173.50
5	—	355	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	421	146.00–165.00	157.38
3	—	762	137.00	137.00
22	—	676	129.00–140.00	134.30
5	—	317	155.00	155.00
3	—	717	137.00	137.00
49	—	475	129.00–149.00	140.42
16	—	370	135.00–158.00	145.82
10	—	556	135.00–136.00	135.50
15	—	621	125.00–145.00	134.72
19	—	523	122.00–149.00	132.63
5	—	865	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	607	141.00	141.00
5	—	654	142.00	142.00
31	—	508	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	116.00	116.00
3	—	585	120.00	120.00
5	—	697	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,280	65.00–69.00	67.04
2	—	1,290	75.00–77.00	76.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,498	66.00–68.00	67.15
1	—	1,365	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	55.00–61.00	58.14

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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