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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Apr 1

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

393 head

▼ 318 vs last sale 711▼ 385 vs year ago 778 · −49.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 62▲ 35 vs year ago 30 · +116.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 10▼ 15 vs year ago 37 · −40.5%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady. Yearlings not fully tested.

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 $145.83/cwt on 242 head.

Average price

$145.83

242 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$895

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$367

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

$18.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.86

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	625	146.77	917	228
Large 1	427	131.67	562	9thin
Small 1-2	429	128.20	550	5thin

One grade step is worth $18.57/cwt here — about $367 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 sale242 hd

145.83

—

KY average22 barns · 6,732 hd

149.69

−3.86

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	1,862	113.33	2,110	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	86.08	1,064	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,319	84.69	1,117	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	64.77	638	3thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	579	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	177.57/cwt	174.00–180.00	852	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	170.25/cwt	162.00–179.00	890	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	164.20/cwt	151.00–172.00	928	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	168.99/cwt	164.00–173.00	1,044	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	666	164.60/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,096	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	717	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,090	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	775	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,186	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	830	140.79/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,169	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	904	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,220	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	538	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	156.27/cwt	152.00–165.00	570	11
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	390	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	519	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	410	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	525	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	147.03/cwt	145.00–150.00	613	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	159.44/cwt	159.00–160.00	749	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	515	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	706	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	151.58/cwt	145.00–160.00	784	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	885	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	139.69/cwt	129.00–152.00	796	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	579	151.47/cwt	145.00–162.00	877	10
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	585	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	899	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	936	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	673	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,036	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	707	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	969	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	127.76/cwt	125.00–128.50	928	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	935	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	802	126.21/cwt	126.00–126.50	1,012	29
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	368	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	160.71/cwt	156.00–168.00	752	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	159.03/cwt	154.00–166.00	854	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	155.72/cwt	155.00–163.00	883	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	151.64/cwt	150.00–153.00	975	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,640	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,738	1
Bulls	—	—	1,973	116.99/cwt	109.00–125.00	2,308	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	62.16/cwt	60.00–64.50	569	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	788	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	87.02/cwt	84.00–89.50	1,065	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,273	83.16/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,059	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	81.86/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,058	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,022	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	89.44/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,264	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,750	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,319	1,086.22/cwt	1,075.00–1,120.00	14,327	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	18,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	1,087.83/cwt	1,075.00–1,100.00	13,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,321	1,338.84/cwt	1,285.00–1,535.00	17,686	11

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 Apr 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 393Last week 711Year ago 778

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 62Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 10Year ago 37

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady. Yearlings not fully tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	570	129.00–152.00	139.69
3	—	345	156.00	156.00
9	—	417	145.00–150.00	147.03
11	—	470	159.00–160.00	159.44
3	—	760	123.00	123.00
14	—	726	125.00–128.50	127.76
4	—	647	139.00	139.00
5	—	650	144.00	144.00
23	—	517	145.00–160.00	151.58
11	—	365	152.00–165.00	156.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	673	154.00	154.00
29	—	802	126.00–126.50	126.21
11	—	707	137.00	137.00
9	—	527	168.00	168.00
10	—	579	145.00–162.00	151.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	128.00	128.00
3	—	355	130.00	130.00
3	—	515	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	390	133.00	133.00
1	—	585	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	480	174.00–180.00	177.57
12	—	523	162.00–179.00	170.25
3	—	325	178.00	178.00
18	—	565	151.00–172.00	164.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	618	164.00–173.00	168.99
7	—	904	135.00	135.00
20	—	830	140.00–142.00	140.79
14	—	666	159.00–169.00	164.60
7	—	775	153.00	153.00
3	—	717	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	400	165.00	165.00
5	—	210	175.00	175.00
11	—	643	150.00–153.00	151.64
11	—	567	155.00–163.00	155.72
8	—	468	156.00–168.00	160.71
12	—	537	154.00–166.00	159.03
4	—	365	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	60.00–64.50	62.16
1	—	1,125	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,273	80.00–86.00	83.16
6	—	1,413	88.00–91.00	89.44
1	—	1,345	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,224	84.00–89.50	87.02
2	—	1,293	79.00–84.00	81.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,973	109.00–125.00	116.99
1	—	1,640	106.00	106.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,319	1,075.00–1,120.00	1,086.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,500	1,210.00	1,210.00

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	11	—	1,321	1,285.00–1,535.00	1,338.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,218	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,087.83

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.