Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2022-04-08

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Apr 8
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
736 head
▲ 343 vs last sale 393▼ 303 vs year ago 1,039 · −29.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 65▲ 0 vs year ago 49 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 22▼ 35 vs year ago 69 · −50.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer calves sold steady. Feeder heifer calves sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with the exception of a few very high dressing individuals.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $156.30/cwt on 434 head.
Average price
$156.30
434 head · 718 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,122
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$328
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$24.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.55
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2718156.471,124431
Medium and Large 2-3603132.007963thin
One grade step is worth $24.47/cwt here — about $328 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 sale434 hd
156.30
—
KY average24 barns · 6,348 hd
161.85
−5.55
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,779107.551,9139thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28481.541,04715
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37078.451,07412
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05267.4170911

Every lot

73 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332182.50/cwt175.00–190.006063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377185.89/cwt173.00–190.007014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432180.40/cwt170.00–188.0077911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480179.02/cwt172.00–185.0085916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525173.41/cwt170.00–175.009109
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531188.00/cwt188.00–188.009984
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550146.00/cwt146.00–146.008031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572173.73/cwt168.00–179.0099424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617162.69/cwt159.00–172.001,00417
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626174.56/cwt171.50–180.001,0938
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630125.00/cwt125.00–125.007882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added684158.10/cwt156.00–167.001,08185
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2694154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,06911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713157.15/cwt154.00–158.001,12012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2744154.37/cwt150.00–155.001,14932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775145.97/cwt142.00–150.001,13116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added788151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1904
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added830147.03/cwt141.50–149.901,220163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875139.36/cwt139.00–139.501,2197
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,2602
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2293159.81/cwt152.00–167.004684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332157.34/cwt152.00–160.005227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373152.77/cwt150.00–154.005708
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417152.65/cwt140.00–157.0063721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3461133.80/cwt130.00–141.006174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472152.17/cwt142.00–159.0071817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy481167.63/cwt165.00–169.0080613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515160.00/cwt160.00–160.008245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525145.36/cwt139.00–150.007639
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3533135.00/cwt135.00–135.007203
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3563130.00/cwt130.00–130.007324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568151.03/cwt150.00–152.008586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578144.49/cwt137.00–147.0083518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619150.00/cwt150.00–150.009295
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620141.68/cwt135.00–145.0087816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625129.35/cwt128.00–131.008083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added652147.00/cwt147.00–147.009582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665128.00/cwt128.00–128.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680138.54/cwt130.00–144.5094219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723125.95/cwt122.00–135.0091110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2766133.11/cwt125.00–138.001,02013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2824126.63/cwt120.00–130.001,0435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2858119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0213
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265192.50/cwt192.50–192.505101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2327185.00/cwt185.00–185.006056
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380167.34/cwt155.00–175.006364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2441166.30/cwt165.00–169.007336
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475135.01/cwt132.00–138.006413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479166.54/cwt160.00–174.007988
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510134.00/cwt134.00–134.006831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519156.71/cwt145.00–166.008137
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566162.82/cwt156.00–170.0092210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy600169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622153.33/cwt146.00–165.009543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664147.00/cwt145.00–149.009765
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728133.44/cwt130.00–137.009712
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,64097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,5911
Bulls——1,793121.05/cwt120.50–121.502,1702
Bulls——1,797104.81/cwt101.00–110.001,8836
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89362.88/cwt61.50–64.005622
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02057.50/cwt57.50–57.505871
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09669.78/cwt66.50–74.507658
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18372.88/cwt70.00–74.508626
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35287.32/cwt76.50–95.001,1819
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36978.94/cwt76.50–83.001,08111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37573.00/cwt73.00–73.001,0041
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,110.00/cwt1,110.00–1,110.0010,5451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110910.00/cwt910.00–910.0010,1011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3231,159.67/cwt1,060.00–1,300.0015,3424
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4051,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0015,4551
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1531,092.51/cwt975.00–1,200.0012,5978
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4911,288.90/cwt1,210.00–1,385.0019,2178

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.