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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Mar 4

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Feb 25Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,065 head

▲ 915 vs last sale 150▼ 338 vs year ago 1,403 · −24.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 16▲ 14 vs year ago 51 · +27.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

165 head

▲ 165 vs last sale 0▲ 118 vs year ago 47 · +251.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.98/cwt on 478 head.

Average price

$145.98

478 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$9.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.57

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	580	146.07	847	473
Large 1	450	137.00	617	5thin

One grade step is worth $9.07/cwt here — about $231 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 sale478 hd

145.98

—

KY average20 barns · 4,991 hd

148.55

−2.57

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	1,661	108.37	1,800	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	75.67	1,063	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	66.84	836	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,094	53.80	589	10

Every lot

59 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	547	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	620	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	180.94/cwt	169.00–195.00	675	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	186.67/cwt	180.00–188.00	760	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	185.70/cwt	180.00–195.00	871	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	185.02/cwt	182.00–190.00	973	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	168.39/cwt	161.00–179.00	914	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	169.23/cwt	165.00–171.00	961	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	161.70/cwt	160.00–163.00	994	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	158.77/cwt	153.00–162.00	988	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,076	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	153.42/cwt	144.00–160.00	1,025	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,044	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	805	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,127	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	882	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,226	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,214	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	921	138.38/cwt	138.00–138.95	1,274	248
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	166.65/cwt	163.00–170.00	538	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	158.62/cwt	151.00–168.00	604	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	402	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	647	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	421	164.89/cwt	162.00–170.00	694	18
Heifers	—	Large 1	450	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	617	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	155.53/cwt	145.00–161.00	714	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	143.29/cwt	135.00–147.50	751	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	536	156.22/cwt	154.70–159.00	837	106
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	142.77/cwt	136.00–146.00	808	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	135.44/cwt	130.00–140.50	781	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	131.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	818	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	150.20/cwt	140.00–152.50	988	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	126.58/cwt	118.00–135.00	847	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	125.83/cwt	124.50–131.00	900	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	980	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	897	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,037	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	814	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	969	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	587	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	178.42/cwt	165.00–190.00	683	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	176.87/cwt	168.00–190.00	784	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	177.93/cwt	165.00–195.00	843	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	150.06/cwt	139.00–161.00	771	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	158.92/cwt	140.00–168.00	909	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	983	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	139.74/cwt	129.00–153.00	945	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,558	104.96/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,635	6
Bulls	—	—	1,868	115.18/cwt	110.00–121.50	2,152	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	421	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,114	54.67/cwt	52.00–56.00	609	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	65.27/cwt	63.00–68.00	786	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	60.19/cwt	51.00–65.00	766	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,342	74.55/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,000	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	79.10/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,062	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	78.27/cwt	77.00–80.50	1,213	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,344	1,548.15/cwt	1,375.00–1,700.00	20,807	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	21,893	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,250	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	1,253.29/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	14,701	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,252	1,155.86/cwt	1,050.00–1,250.00	14,471	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,578	3

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,065Last week 150Year ago 1,403

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 16Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 165Last week 0Year ago 47

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	421	162.00–170.00	164.89
106	—	536	154.70–159.00	156.22
24	—	715	124.50–131.00	125.83
36	—	566	136.00–146.00	142.77
96	—	658	140.00–152.50	150.20
10	—	814	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	450	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	402	161.00	161.00
31	—	577	130.00–140.50	135.44
17	—	459	145.00–161.00	155.53
27	—	381	151.00–168.00	158.62
6	—	810	128.00	128.00
19	—	623	130.00–135.00	131.29
25	—	669	118.00–135.00	126.58
11	—	323	163.00–170.00	166.65
14	—	773	116.00	116.00
3	—	737	133.00	133.00
25	—	524	135.00–147.50	143.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	469	180.00–195.00	185.70
12	—	407	180.00–188.00	186.67
10	—	668	144.00–160.00	153.42
5	—	335	185.00	185.00
13	—	622	153.00–162.00	158.77
3	—	285	192.00	192.00
3	—	920	132.00	132.00
18	—	568	165.00–171.00	169.23
19	—	543	161.00–179.00	168.39
11	—	373	169.00–195.00	180.94
5	—	735	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	658	163.50	163.50
4	—	882	139.00	139.00
3	—	805	140.00	140.00
9	—	615	160.00–163.00	161.70
13	—	526	182.00–190.00	185.02
248	—	921	138.00–138.95	138.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	474	165.00–195.00	177.93
20	—	514	139.00–161.00	150.06
20	—	443	168.00–190.00	176.87
14	—	383	165.00–190.00	178.42
3	—	750	110.00	110.00
23	—	572	140.00–168.00	158.92
18	—	676	129.00–153.00	139.74
5	—	620	158.50	158.50
5	—	305	192.50	192.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,390	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,344	1,375.00–1,700.00	1,548.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,173	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,253.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,100	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,252	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,155.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,290	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,558	95.00–110.00	104.96
3	—	1,868	110.00–121.50	115.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,204	63.00–68.00	65.27
5	—	1,272	51.00–65.00	60.19
4	—	1,343	74.00–85.00	79.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,342	71.00–77.00	74.55
3	—	1,550	77.00–80.50	78.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	46.00	46.00
9	—	1,114	52.00–56.00	54.67

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.