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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, May 20

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

331 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 346▼ 46 vs year ago 377 · −12.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 67▲ 20 vs year ago 32 · +62.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 25▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. Feeder steers and heifers sold firm. Good demand on all feeder classes. No test on yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Good demand on slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.70/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$148.70

121 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$0.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.89

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	552	148.71	821	120
Medium and Large 2-3	445	148.00	659	1thin

One grade step is worth $0.71/cwt here — about $163 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 sale121 hd

148.70

—

KY average26 barns · 6,204 hd

151.60

−2.89

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	—	Low	1,649	110.80	1,827	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	89.28	1,294	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	88.69	1,040	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	67.21	657	12

Every lot

64 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	396	204.66/cwt	202.00–210.00	810	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	437	203.89/cwt	200.00–206.00	891	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	186.02/cwt	185.00–198.00	815	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	942	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	184.49/cwt	175.00–195.00	858	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	175.50/cwt	167.00–182.00	909	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	170.65/cwt	170.00–172.00	974	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	162.62/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,008	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	160.73/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,069	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	150.64/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,083	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,163	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	831	143.44/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,192	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,229	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,357	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,451	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	373	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	671	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	166.13/cwt	161.00–174.00	650	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	743	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	659	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	164.26/cwt	158.00–167.00	777	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	790	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	146.50/cwt	140.00–155.00	784	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	875	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	140.98/cwt	139.00–150.00	813	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	129.09/cwt	125.00–131.00	812	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	131.47/cwt	130.00–133.00	898	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	130.08/cwt	128.00–132.00	942	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	128.51/cwt	127.00–130.00	983	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	120.43/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,042	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	566	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	715	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	195.85/cwt	191.00–198.00	813	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	172.07/cwt	165.00–181.00	797	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	879	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	752	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	160.77/cwt	160.00–161.00	862	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	159.40/cwt	156.00–161.00	917	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	996	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	865	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	415	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	423	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,040	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	972	1
Bulls	—	—	1,653	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,025	2
Bulls	—	—	1,950	107.72/cwt	105.50–110.00	2,101	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	927	62.84/cwt	60.00–65.00	583	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	524	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	70.57/cwt	67.50–75.00	702	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	80.20/cwt	75.00–84.50	854	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	96.69/cwt	87.50–110.50	1,201	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,106	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	888	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	90.00/cwt	85.50–96.50	1,319	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	11,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	10,454	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,111	1,180.52/cwt	1,075.00–1,285.00	13,116	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,147	1,181.80/cwt	1,135.00–1,250.00	13,555	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	966.10/cwt	935.00–1,000.00	11,815	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	860	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,020	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,115	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	1,086.44/cwt	850.00–1,350.00	13,396	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	1,102.67/cwt	1,010.00–1,185.00	14,004	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	16,055	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 May 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 331Last week 346Year ago 377

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 67Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	577	139.00–150.00	140.98
7	—	865	120.00–121.00	120.43
1	—	320	175.00	175.00
3	—	420	177.00	177.00
20	—	473	158.00–167.00	164.26
21	—	391	161.00–174.00	166.13
11	—	629	125.00–131.00	129.09
2	—	765	127.00–130.00	128.51
11	—	724	128.00–132.00	130.08
8	—	535	140.00–155.00	146.50
2	—	683	130.00–133.00	131.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	154.00	154.00
1	—	500	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	437	200.00–206.00	203.89
1	—	465	202.50	202.50
3	—	396	202.00–210.00	204.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	152.00–165.00	160.73
14	—	438	185.00–198.00	186.02
3	—	765	152.00	152.00
2	—	1,020	133.00	133.00
11	—	831	141.00–148.00	143.44
6	—	571	170.00–172.00	170.65
2	—	945	130.00	130.00
18	—	518	167.00–182.00	175.50
11	—	719	140.00–152.00	150.64
1	—	1,075	135.00	135.00
5	—	465	175.00–195.00	184.49
5	—	620	160.00–164.00	162.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	463	165.00–181.00	172.07
2	—	910	95.00	95.00
15	—	575	156.00–161.00	159.40
4	—	536	160.00–161.00	160.77
1	—	310	182.50	182.50
7	—	415	191.00–198.00	195.85
1	—	810	123.00	123.00
1	—	395	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	160.00	160.00
1	—	505	149.00	149.00
1	—	490	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	189.00	189.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,065	75.00–84.50	80.20
1	—	1,410	63.00	63.00
17	—	1,242	87.50–110.50	96.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	53.50	53.50
3	—	927	60.00–65.00	62.84
8	—	995	67.50–75.00	70.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	83.50	83.50
8	—	1,465	85.50–96.50	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	93.50	93.50
2	—	1,653	120.00–125.00	122.53
2	—	1,950	105.50–110.00	107.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,223	935.00–1,000.00	966.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,147	1,135.00–1,250.00	1,181.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,111	1,075.00–1,285.00	1,180.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,233	850.00–1,350.00	1,086.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,235.00	1,235.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,270	1,010.00–1,185.00	1,102.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	700.00	700.00

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.