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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Mar 18

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

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Feeder Cattle receipts

593 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 549▼ 154 vs year ago 747 · −20.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 30▲ 61 vs year ago 34 · +179.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 10▲ 12 vs year ago 8 · +150.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers not fully tested. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.13/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$155.13

164 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.51

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	655	155.13	1,017	164

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 sale164 hd

155.13

—

KY average25 barns · 5,044 hd

158.65

−3.51

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	1,726	116.26	2,007	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,447	83.96	1,215	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	80.67	990	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	60.36	595	16

Every lot

62 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	398	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	712	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	822	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	855	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	172.16/cwt	169.00–176.00	811	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	186.84/cwt	180.00–193.00	983	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	165.52/cwt	163.00–176.00	879	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	146.92/cwt	140.00–157.00	858	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	594	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,045	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	959	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	975	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	962	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	661	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,025	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	136.90/cwt	134.00–142.00	982	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	738	141.67/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,046	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,063	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	784	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,113	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	134.52/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,103	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,168	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	901	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,171	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,035	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,232	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	290	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	399	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	171.13/cwt	170.00–172.50	568	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	409	172.37/cwt	169.00–174.00	705	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	154.24/cwt	149.00–165.00	649	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	147.58/cwt	140.00–158.00	714	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	148.62/cwt	140.00–156.00	786	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	562	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	832	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	132.00/cwt	129.00–135.00	752	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	141.64/cwt	140.00–143.00	894	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	127.98/cwt	122.00–130.00	808	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	132.92/cwt	123.00–137.00	881	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	683	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	895	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	980	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	122.54/cwt	116.00–128.00	887	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	752	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	940	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	944	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	532	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	168.23/cwt	159.00–175.00	644	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	181.44/cwt	170.00–190.00	746	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	173.46/cwt	165.00–185.00	801	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	160.76/cwt	151.00–172.00	833	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	153.19/cwt	148.00–162.00	867	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	142.20/cwt	135.00–150.00	886	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,043	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	946	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,081	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,230	86.95/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,069	2
Bulls	—	—	1,393	105.09/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,464	4
Bulls	—	—	1,920	124.87/cwt	112.50–134.50	2,398	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	53.11/cwt	43.00–62.00	510	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	60.87/cwt	55.50–66.00	600	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	68.55/cwt	66.50–72.00	695	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	70.89/cwt	68.50–73.50	813	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	80.04/cwt	75.00–85.50	988	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	89.76/cwt	87.00–93.50	1,154	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	87.81/cwt	85.00–90.50	1,207	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,509	80.66/cwt	75.00–83.50	1,217	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,880	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	1,147.83/cwt	800.00–1,285.00	15,151	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	18,225	1

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 593Last week 549Year ago 747

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 30Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 10Year ago 8

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers not fully tested. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	529	140.00–156.00	148.62
2	—	570	129.00–135.00	132.00
24	—	484	140.00–158.00	147.58
5	—	631	122.00–130.00	127.98
3	—	390	155.00	155.00
12	—	332	170.00–172.50	171.13
13	—	724	116.00–128.00	122.54
15	—	663	123.00–137.00	132.92
1	—	800	118.00	118.00
10	—	421	149.00–165.00	154.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	631	140.00–143.00	141.64
15	—	683	131.00	131.00
5	—	705	139.00	139.00
4	—	562	148.00	148.00
16	—	409	169.00–174.00	172.37
4	—	752	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	290	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	820	130.00–136.00	134.52
6	—	637	153.00	153.00
6	—	865	135.00	135.00
5	—	398	179.00	179.00
14	—	531	163.00–176.00	165.52
1	—	405	203.00	203.00
13	—	471	169.00–176.00	172.16
1	—	650	148.00	148.00
12	—	717	134.00–142.00	136.90
9	—	584	140.00–157.00	146.92
4	—	765	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	901	130.00	130.00
6	—	1,035	119.00	119.00
5	—	784	142.00	142.00
15	—	594	176.00	176.00
5	—	661	155.00	155.00
27	—	738	141.00–142.00	141.67
16	—	526	180.00–193.00	186.84
6	—	615	156.00	156.00
1	—	415	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	623	135.00–150.00	142.20
8	—	566	148.00–162.00	153.19
1	—	650	145.00	145.00
1	—	845	112.00	112.00
3	—	315	169.00	169.00
16	—	518	151.00–172.00	160.76
14	—	411	170.00–190.00	181.44
6	—	865	125.00	125.00
4	—	790	132.00	132.00
9	—	383	159.00–175.00	168.23
19	—	462	165.00–185.00	173.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	986	55.50–66.00	60.87
5	—	960	43.00–62.00	53.11
4	—	1,014	66.50–72.00	68.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,375	85.00–90.50	87.81
7	—	1,509	75.00–83.50	80.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,286	87.00–93.50	89.76
9	—	1,234	75.00–85.50	80.04
5	—	1,147	68.50–73.50	70.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,393	103.00–108.00	105.09
2	—	1,230	86.00–88.00	86.95
12	—	1,920	112.50–134.50	124.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,320	800.00–1,285.00	1,147.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,350.00	1,350.00

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.