Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2022-07-22

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jul 22
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,082 head
▲ 341 vs last sale 741▲ 289 vs year ago 793 · +36.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 59▼ 19 vs year ago 45 · −42.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 8▲ 9 vs year ago 4 · +225.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers calves sold mostly steady with a lesser quality offering. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 - 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 - 7.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $165.06/cwt on 547 head.
Average price
$165.06
547 head · 714 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,179
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+7.65
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2714165.061,179547
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 sale547 hd
165.06
—
KY average24 barns · 5,947 hd
157.41
+7.65
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—Low1,647102.911,6955thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62077.001,2471thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20271.2185615
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08960.056545thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)920$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$9002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,020$1,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,224$1,4183thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)942$1,2865

Every lot

50 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440167.41/cwt160.00–175.007372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535162.00/cwt158.00–166.008672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2595172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,0921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731171.63/cwt170.00–174.001,25518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735157.42/cwt155.00–165.001,1574
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2756170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,28520
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added874168.03/cwt166.95–169.751,469187
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2962142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added980164.54/cwt161.50–167.751,612115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,009160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,61453
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383145.88/cwt144.00–150.005593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419145.33/cwt140.00–154.006094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473142.62/cwt140.00–147.0067512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530152.00/cwt152.00–152.008061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2553144.52/cwt140.00–149.007992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558174.75/cwt174.75–174.7597540
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610127.00/cwt126.00–128.007752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629177.40/cwt177.40–177.401,11677
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678167.47/cwt152.00–169.951,135154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681135.24/cwt130.00–137.009214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710128.69/cwt126.00–130.009143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772165.83/cwt165.75–165.901,280144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775128.51/cwt128.00–129.009962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added824162.60/cwt162.60–162.601,34064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added969141.50/cwt141.50–141.501,37135
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3381157.00/cwt157.00–157.005983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2399173.00/cwt173.00–173.006905
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429157.18/cwt154.00–160.006745
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479158.55/cwt150.00–165.007597
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515150.12/cwt140.00–154.007737
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571145.41/cwt141.00–150.008305
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575130.00/cwt130.00–130.007483
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38091.50/cwt91.50–91.501,2631
Bulls——1,714105.76/cwt102.00–110.501,8134
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01066.04/cwt65.50–66.506672
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11864.91/cwt61.00–68.007267
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12553.08/cwt49.50–56.505972
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17562.00/cwt62.00–62.007291
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27676.73/cwt71.50–82.009798
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,2471
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28301,167.82/head1,000.00–1,300.001,1683
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2581,415.24/head1,385.00–1,450.001,4152
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030900.00/head900.00–900.009002

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.