Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2022-07-15

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jul 15
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
741 head
▼ 163 vs last sale 904▼ 588 vs year ago 1,329 · −44.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 29▼ 106 vs year ago 165 · −64.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 26▼ 12 vs year ago 20 · −60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold fully steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 7.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $162.18/cwt on 573 head.
Average price
$162.18
573 head · 892 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,447
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−3.09
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2892162.181,447573
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 sale573 hd
162.18
—
KY average25 barns · 7,102 hd
165.27
−3.09
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—Low1,82399.011,8058thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,37979.371,0956thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41978.341,11217
CowsLean 85-90%Average95260.335746thin

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)1,150$1,1352thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,241$1,13210
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,470$1,2102thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472186.06/cwt175.00–190.0087815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529176.11/cwt165.00–185.009327
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563171.59/cwt160.00–178.0096610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623162.19/cwt151.00–165.001,0105
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656177.70/cwt173.00–180.001,16637
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added764170.25/cwt170.25–170.251,30142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added843168.25/cwt168.25–168.251,41864
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added890163.70/cwt163.70–163.701,45758
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added914161.65/cwt159.90–163.101,477115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added970162.58/cwt160.10–165.001,577107
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,033151.75/cwt151.75–151.751,56860
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,060135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,113137.92/cwt134.00–138.001,53550
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315161.00/cwt161.00–161.005073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2355165.00/cwt165.00–165.005863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2408157.55/cwt150.00–165.006436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462158.60/cwt142.00–169.0073328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573150.59/cwt135.00–156.0086323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626143.57/cwt135.00–150.0089910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added648165.60/cwt155.00–166.001,07382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665135.00/cwt135.00–135.008983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810119.00/cwt119.00–119.009641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,070115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2311
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2350185.00/cwt185.00–185.006483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438169.91/cwt165.00–175.007446
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474171.73/cwt170.00–179.0081411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532173.36/cwt159.00–175.0092210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585169.00/cwt169.00–169.009891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615152.61/cwt143.00–165.0093911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650144.00/cwt144.00–144.009361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2865135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2970115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1164
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,055108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,1392
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,783110.24/cwt110.00–110.501,9662
Bulls——1,78396.12/cwt95.00–99.001,7145
Bulls——2,10091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,9111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91362.50/cwt62.00–63.005712
Cows—Lean 85-90%94057.00/cwt57.00–57.005363
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06566.00/cwt66.00–66.007031
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28077.64/cwt75.00–79.009943
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37675.22/cwt73.00–77.501,0357
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44980.52/cwt78.00–89.001,16710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47881.10/cwt77.00–88.501,1993
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4701,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2102
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,135.00/head1,135.00–1,135.001,1352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2411,132.06/head950.00–1,350.001,13210

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.