Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2022-07-29

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jul 29
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
936 head
▼ 146 vs last sale 1,082▲ 246 vs year ago 690 · +35.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 26▼ 14 vs year ago 65 · −21.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 13▼ 13 vs year ago 15 · −86.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold 3.00 - 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $171.16/cwt on 739 head.
Average price
$171.16
739 head · 866 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,483
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$690
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.93
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2867171.181,484738
Medium and Large 2-3490162.007941thin
One grade step is worth $9.18/cwt here — about $690 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 sale739 hd
171.16
—
KY average25 barns · 3,864 hd
170.23
+0.93
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—Low1,703104.871,7866thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20786.841,04825
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46785.621,2568thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low89971.0163810

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,135$1,1851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$1,0751thin

Every lot

49 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 1-2490177.00/cwt177.00–177.008672
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490162.00/cwt162.00–162.007941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2502170.00/cwt170.00–170.008532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565164.79/cwt162.00–170.009313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added587193.40/cwt193.40–193.401,13578
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2687159.65/cwt151.00–164.001,0973
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1983
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2822150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added832168.69/cwt163.00–175.251,404130
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added893170.94/cwt168.75–173.001,526116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2898150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added917170.19/cwt162.75–176.001,561344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,046154.75/cwt154.75–154.751,61952
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255157.50/cwt157.50–157.504021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380142.96/cwt140.00–146.005432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423148.54/cwt142.00–155.006282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477151.66/cwt149.00–161.007236
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517153.24/cwt146.00–157.007923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574147.36/cwt140.00–151.008468
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629131.02/cwt125.00–134.008245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668141.62/cwt132.00–144.0094610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680165.25/cwt165.25–165.251,12475
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2767137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0512
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280190.00/cwt190.00–190.005321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335185.00/cwt185.00–185.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385164.23/cwt162.50–166.006322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385151.00/cwt151.00–151.005812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470175.00/cwt175.00–175.008231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474160.19/cwt153.00–165.007595
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510174.00/cwt174.00–174.008871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516149.19/cwt143.00–152.007704
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566160.16/cwt155.00–166.009075
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575144.56/cwt142.00–146.008314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620145.00/cwt145.00–145.008991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55892.92/cwt91.50–94.501,4482
Bulls——1,750116.84/cwt116.00–117.502,0452
Bulls——1,800104.86/cwt102.50–107.001,8872
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78665.80/cwt60.00–70.505174
Cows—Lean 85-90%82552.00/cwt52.00–52.004291
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00478.98/cwt75.50–82.007935
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13681.67/cwt77.00–84.509288
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17372.15/cwt70.00–74.008462
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25091.55/cwt86.00–98.001,14415
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30380.71/cwt78.00–83.501,0522
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52287.26/cwt84.00–92.001,3286
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751

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.