Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2022-04-15

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Apr 15
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
418 head
▼ 318 vs last sale 736▼ 408 vs year ago 826 · −49.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 49▼ 34 vs year ago 115 · −29.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 116 vs last sale 34▲ 115 vs year ago 35 · +328.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.12/cwt on 177 head.
Average price
$146.12
177 head · 644 lb average
Value per head Derived
$941
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$309
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.41
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2645146.34944175
Medium and Large 2-3500127.006352thin
One grade step is worth $19.34/cwt here — about $309 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 sale177 hd
146.12
—
KY average24 barns · 5,586 hd
147.53
−1.41
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—Average1,810108.541,9652thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43182.641,18325
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19781.9598130
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00969.5370112

Every lot

65 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320190.12/cwt187.50–192.506082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy366217.00/cwt217.00–217.007944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378187.90/cwt183.00–193.007102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435187.88/cwt180.00–192.008177
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy441214.00/cwt214.00–214.009443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy461201.00/cwt201.00–201.009274
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470187.70/cwt180.00–195.008823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2508185.80/cwt180.00–191.0094411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553184.33/cwt183.00–187.001,0199
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571171.27/cwt165.00–176.0097810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608174.99/cwt174.00–177.001,0643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622158.93/cwt154.00–165.009897
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658161.53/cwt154.00–169.001,0632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728159.62/cwt154.00–160.001,16215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,2681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2935133.50/cwt133.50–133.501,2482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2957136.34/cwt133.00–138.001,3053
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2237160.00/cwt160.00–160.003792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2250160.00/cwt160.00–160.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333165.60/cwt158.00–168.005516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360170.00/cwt170.00–170.006121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390152.47/cwt152.00–154.005954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427154.66/cwt149.00–157.006606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy443171.00/cwt171.00–171.007584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465155.61/cwt149.00–159.007249
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3500127.00/cwt127.00–127.006352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2509147.64/cwt142.00–152.007518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518160.41/cwt160.00–161.008315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585141.38/cwt138.00–144.0082712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633143.80/cwt143.00–148.009106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665145.89/cwt144.00–148.0097026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718133.37/cwt124.00–139.009586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added763144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,09970
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2766128.00/cwt128.00–128.009803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2826125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0151
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225177.50/cwt177.50–177.503991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2345170.00/cwt170.00–170.005871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368168.68/cwt160.00–176.006213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413173.85/cwt168.00–183.007184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471168.20/cwt161.00–175.007926
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515138.44/cwt132.00–145.007132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518171.38/cwt164.00–176.008887
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582156.69/cwt150.00–166.009129
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630151.46/cwt149.00–154.009542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2687137.00/cwt137.00–137.009412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710132.00/cwt132.00–132.009371
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 373784.00/cwt84.00–84.006192
Dairy Steers—Large 3819128.60/cwt128.60–128.601,05362
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,810108.54/cwt107.00–110.001,9652
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87361.00/cwt61.00–61.005332
Cows—Lean 85-90%97666.78/cwt65.00–69.006524
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07674.20/cwt72.00–76.007986
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18780.39/cwt77.00–84.0095424
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23888.18/cwt86.00–90.501,0926
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41480.24/cwt77.50–81.501,13511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44074.50/cwt74.50–74.501,0731
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44585.30/cwt84.00–89.001,23313
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,4981
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1591,109.37/cwt875.00–1,300.0012,85817
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2231,279.30/cwt925.00–1,475.0015,64612
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1871,613.25/cwt1,200.00–1,825.0019,14989
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2411,078.80/cwt850.00–1,225.0013,38814
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4051,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.0022,4802

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.