Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2022-05-06

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, May 6
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
518 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 596▼ 107 vs year ago 625 · −17.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 57▼ 4 vs year ago 52 · −7.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 22▲ 8 vs year ago 12 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Good demand on feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady with the exception of a few high dressers. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Yearlings sold on a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $183.11/cwt on 359 head.
Average price
$183.11
359 head · 588 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,078
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$375
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$45.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.92
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2589183.501,081356
Medium and Large 2-3513137.617063thin
One grade step is worth $45.89/cwt here — about $375 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 sale359 hd
183.11
—
KY average25 barns · 5,668 hd
168.20
+14.92
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—Average1,691114.021,9285thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21384.811,02925
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41183.301,1769thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97861.946066thin

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2300192.50/cwt192.50–192.505782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413188.50/cwt180.00–192.007797
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468175.68/cwt165.00–185.008225
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480134.00/cwt134.00–134.006431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added483200.43/cwt200.00–201.00968142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521184.97/cwt183.00–185.509649
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530139.41/cwt130.00–149.007392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533172.55/cwt160.00–177.009209
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580170.86/cwt167.00–175.009918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611188.91/cwt178.00–189.951,15494
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633157.87/cwt150.00–166.009995
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674154.05/cwt150.00–159.001,0384
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713150.29/cwt150.00–151.001,07211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added834148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,23460
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330142.50/cwt142.50–142.504701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350140.00/cwt140.00–140.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2364171.21/cwt159.00–174.006237
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423171.84/cwt170.00–173.007275
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3443126.02/cwt122.00–130.005582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473170.00/cwt170.00–170.008044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476158.17/cwt152.00–166.0075311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508165.00/cwt165.00–165.008386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521152.29/cwt145.00–160.0079313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3555130.00/cwt130.00–130.007221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2557150.95/cwt145.00–157.008414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610144.00/cwt144.00–144.008781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624135.00/cwt129.00–139.008426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654149.45/cwt149.00–149.5097746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664139.28/cwt135.00–144.0092512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2751126.99/cwt123.00–135.009543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,1292
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368184.71/cwt180.00–189.006802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430134.00/cwt134.00–134.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3500149.00/cwt149.00–149.007451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525178.00/cwt178.00–178.009352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567145.50/cwt139.00–152.008254
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630125.00/cwt125.00–125.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,540111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,7091
Bulls——1,615101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,6311
Bulls——1,767119.36/cwt117.00–122.002,1093
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78846.38/cwt43.00–50.003652
Cows—Lean 85-90%98573.91/cwt73.00–75.007282
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06371.55/cwt71.00–72.007612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09578.04/cwt74.00–81.008559
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16065.53/cwt64.00–67.007602
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31091.06/cwt84.00–103.001,19314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41185.60/cwt83.00–89.001,2086
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41278.71/cwt75.00–81.001,1113
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3451,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.0019,5031
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,085.00/cwt1,085.00–1,085.0011,9891
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4501,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0018,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2968940.50/cwt900.00–975.009,1042
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,208986.80/cwt975.00–1,000.0011,9212

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.