Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2022-04-29

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Apr 29
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
596 head
▼ 376 vs last sale 972▲ 189 vs year ago 407 · +46.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 107▲ 31 vs year ago 26 · +119.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 25▼ 34 vs year ago 56 · −60.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $165.90/cwt on 368 head.
Average price
$165.90
368 head · 683 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,133
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$395
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$11.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.12
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2683165.931,134367
Large 1480154.007391thin
One grade step is worth $11.93/cwt here — about $395 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 sale368 hd
165.90
—
KY average27 barns · 5,753 hd
164.78
+1.12
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—High1,671105.491,7637thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49881.351,21910
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30778.981,03212
CowsLean 85-90%High1,09366.5472713

Every lot

55 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2259208.00/cwt208.00–208.005395
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338176.31/cwt170.00–190.005966
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2359189.42/cwt185.00–190.006809
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2458174.02/cwt173.00–177.0079712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478190.32/cwt185.00–190.5091031
Steers—Large 1480154.00/cwt154.00–154.007391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520170.00/cwt170.00–170.008841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573169.84/cwt161.00–174.009736
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588187.29/cwt179.50–191.001,101103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2634162.78/cwt160.00–170.001,0328
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added709155.55/cwt152.00–155.751,10356
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added770155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added842142.85/cwt141.50–154.001,2039
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added873144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,25760
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added902142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,28159
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215184.00/cwt184.00–184.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2292167.00/cwt167.00–167.004882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382155.00/cwt150.00–171.005925
Heifers—Small 1-2390139.00/cwt139.00–139.005421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427160.59/cwt150.00–172.0068620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added445170.00/cwt170.00–170.007574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471155.54/cwt152.00–158.007334
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475152.00/cwt152.00–152.007221
Heifers—Small 1-2510140.00/cwt140.00–140.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515150.66/cwt140.00–160.0077617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2584147.99/cwt146.00–149.008647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618146.80/cwt140.00–152.009077
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660148.00/cwt148.00–148.009771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685149.20/cwt149.00–149.501,02228
Heifers—Small 1-2685130.00/cwt130.00–130.008911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added771142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0959
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2300180.00/cwt180.00–180.005402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2393184.31/cwt172.00–190.0072411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421168.36/cwt162.00–177.0070916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479169.25/cwt164.00–173.008117
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515164.42/cwt158.00–170.0084722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2559152.10/cwt150.00–158.008508
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616140.55/cwt138.00–147.0086611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685131.00/cwt131.00–131.008972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720132.00/cwt132.00–132.009504
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46390.15/cwt89.00–91.501,3192
Bulls——1,490119.54/cwt114.00–125.501,7812
Bulls——1,930106.34/cwt104.00–109.002,0523
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02063.62/cwt62.00–65.006492
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05558.84/cwt48.00–61.006215
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14973.92/cwt73.50–75.008496
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19072.15/cwt62.00–74.008596
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41388.97/cwt81.00–96.001,2575
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41779.01/cwt77.50–81.001,1206
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0361
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62084.86/cwt82.00–87.001,3754
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2561,233.74/cwt1,200.00–1,300.0015,4965
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0014,1901
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,1001

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.