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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Apr 22

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

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Feeder Cattle receipts

972 head

▲ 554 vs last sale 418▲ 647 vs year ago 325 · +199.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

107 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 81▲ 60 vs year ago 47 · +127.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 125 vs last sale 150▲ 20 vs year ago 5 · +400.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $162.47/cwt on 466 head.

Average price

$162.47

466 head · 710 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,154

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$495

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

$10.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.95

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	712	162.51	1,156	464
Small 1-2	435	152.00	661	2thin

One grade step is worth $10.51/cwt here — about $495 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 sale466 hd

162.47

—

KY average24 barns · 6,159 hd

161.51

+0.95

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	1,754	115.40	2,025	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	86.39	1,266	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	82.32	973	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	70.96	797	9thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	465	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	292	198.16/cwt	198.00–199.00	579	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	194.01/cwt	185.00–199.00	625	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	185.75/cwt	180.00–189.00	713	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	180.07/cwt	172.00–190.00	767	25
Steers	—	Small 1-2	435	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	661	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	169.85/cwt	166.00–175.00	793	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	488	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	952	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	166.92/cwt	163.00–169.00	853	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	188.24/cwt	173.00–204.00	973	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	154.73/cwt	136.00–175.00	887	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	180.68/cwt	166.00–193.50	1,111	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	150.37/cwt	145.00–156.00	940	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	678	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,153	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	707	157.75/cwt	157.75–157.75	1,115	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	147.66/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,075	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,170	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	799	154.75/cwt	154.75–154.75	1,236	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	824	151.92/cwt	149.85–154.00	1,252	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	915	147.99/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,354	80
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	403	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	164.53/cwt	161.00–167.00	538	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	162.78/cwt	155.00–170.00	597	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	159.17/cwt	150.00–167.00	688	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	468	170.73/cwt	167.00–172.00	799	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	157.58/cwt	150.00–165.00	750	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	148.76/cwt	135.00–154.00	780	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	145.54/cwt	138.00–155.00	824	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	143.18/cwt	135.00–152.00	879	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	666	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,019	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	137.05/cwt	133.00–140.00	931	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	961	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	172.21/cwt	165.00–180.00	565	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	179.22/cwt	168.00–190.00	676	31
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	172.68/cwt	159.00–190.00	746	51
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	176.88/cwt	165.00–183.00	830	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	169.54/cwt	165.00–176.00	895	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	158.79/cwt	147.00–166.00	905	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	150.01/cwt	141.00–160.00	921	18
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	670	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	864	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	138.87/cwt	138.00–140.00	936	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	982	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,583	108.86/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,723	2
Bulls	—	—	1,823	118.01/cwt	112.00–122.00	2,151	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	67.89/cwt	64.00–69.00	720	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	75.77/cwt	73.00–79.00	858	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,172	73.42/cwt	71.00–77.50	860	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	84.11/cwt	82.00–86.50	1,005	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	87.99/cwt	82.50–122.00	1,280	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,494	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,225	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,080	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,595	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,162	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	12,027	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,187	988.07/cwt	875.00–1,200.00	11,728	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,373	1,160.02/cwt	1,060.00–1,250.00	15,927	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	1,441.19/cwt	1,400.00–1,500.00	20,033	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,450	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00–1,675.00	24,288	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 Apr 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 972Last week 418Year ago 325

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 81Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 150Year ago 5

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	566	138.00–155.00	145.54
15	—	679	133.00–140.00	137.05
3	—	745	129.00	129.00
49	—	476	150.00–165.00	157.58
24	—	327	161.00–167.00	164.53
29	—	614	135.00–152.00	143.18
74	—	432	150.00–167.00	159.17
44	—	367	155.00–170.00	162.78
31	—	524	135.00–154.00	148.76
5	—	265	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	666	153.00	153.00
20	—	468	167.00–172.00	170.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	760	154.00	154.00
5	—	230	202.00	202.00
2	—	728	141.00–154.00	147.66
16	—	467	166.00–175.00	169.85
10	—	573	136.00–175.00	154.73
9	—	511	163.00–169.00	166.92
8	—	384	180.00–189.00	185.75
2	—	625	145.00–156.00	150.37
25	—	426	172.00–190.00	180.07
6	—	292	198.00–199.00	198.16
9	—	322	185.00–199.00	194.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	615	166.00–193.50	180.68
65	—	799	154.75	154.75
122	—	824	149.85–154.00	151.92
80	—	915	142.00–150.00	147.99
5	—	488	195.00	195.00
23	—	517	173.00–204.00	188.24
7	—	707	157.75	157.75
23	—	678	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	614	141.00–160.00	150.01
51	—	432	159.00–190.00	172.68
10	—	328	165.00–180.00	172.21
18	—	469	165.00–183.00	176.88
27	—	570	147.00–166.00	158.79
10	—	770	125.00–130.00	127.48
31	—	377	168.00–190.00	179.22
23	—	528	165.00–176.00	169.54
9	—	674	138.00–140.00	138.87
5	—	725	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	129.00	129.00
5	—	410	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,494	82.00	82.00
11	—	1,455	82.50–122.00	87.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,195	82.00–86.50	84.11
3	—	1,133	73.00–79.00	75.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,061	64.00–69.00	67.89
5	—	1,172	71.00–77.50	73.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,823	112.00–122.00	118.01
2	—	1,583	108.00–110.00	108.86

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)	5	—	1,187	875.00–1,200.00	988.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,373	1,060.00–1,250.00	1,160.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,145	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,162	1,035.00	1,035.00

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	2	—	1,390	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,441.19

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	1,675.00	1,675.00

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.