Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2022-07-01

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jul 1
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
428 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 443▲ 428 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 45▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 0▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady on a light test. Yearling steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 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 $160.17/cwt on 292 head.
Average price
$160.17
292 head · 934 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,495
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−3.07
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2934160.171,495292
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale292 hd
160.17
—
KY average25 barns · 5,267 hd
163.24
−3.07
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—Average1,560115.171,7978thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24786.821,08314
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42583.561,19010
CowsLean 85-90%Low94363.4159810

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,145$1,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,326$1,51946

Every lot

34 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0185
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630164.40/cwt163.00–170.001,0365
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1336
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added869161.90/cwt161.90–161.901,40755
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2881166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,46249
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added960162.75/cwt162.75–162.751,56257
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,025154.90/cwt154.90–154.901,588111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295156.00/cwt156.00–156.004605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385145.00/cwt145.00–145.005583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2443146.59/cwt142.00–150.006497
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466135.55/cwt130.00–145.006328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2507146.74/cwt144.00–150.0074411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570144.00/cwt144.00–144.008214
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320177.00/cwt177.00–177.005663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390180.00/cwt180.00–180.007025
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425170.00/cwt170.00–170.007232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485172.00/cwt172.00–172.008343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2541164.93/cwt155.00–175.0089210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562145.00/cwt145.00–145.008155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735122.00/cwt122.00–122.008975
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2764124.89/cwt110.00–130.009544
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,0871
Bulls——1,565139.00/cwt139.00–139.002,1751
Bulls——1,620115.23/cwt109.00–125.001,8676
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85555.00/cwt55.00–55.004701
Cows—Lean 85-90%92962.39/cwt59.00–63.005808
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14580.00/cwt80.00–80.009161
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22688.26/cwt84.00–97.001,08212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37578.20/cwt77.00–80.001,0752
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40383.40/cwt79.00–84.001,1709
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3771
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3261,519.37/head1,300.00–1,700.001,51946
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002

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.