Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2022-08-12

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Aug 12
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
952 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 948▼ 238 vs year ago 1,190 · −20.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 19▼ 57 vs year ago 100 · −57.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 2▲ 5 vs year ago 11 · +45.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4:00 to 6:00 higher. Yearling steers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 3:00 to 5:00 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 $169.75/cwt on 770 head.
Average price
$169.75
770 head · 906 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,539
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$599
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$0.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.73
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2911169.761,546761
Medium and Large 2-3560169.109479thin
One grade step is worth $0.66/cwt here — about $599 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 sale770 hd
169.75
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KY average26 barns · 6,032 hd
176.48
−6.73
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—High1,674109.381,8316thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22591.081,11621
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45987.851,2824thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low97967.7166311

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)948$9002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,210$8851thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)865$7001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)915$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,005$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,190$1,2632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$1,1601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,440$1,0851thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)805$7451thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345190.00/cwt190.00–190.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355207.50/cwt207.50–207.507371
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3355155.00/cwt155.00–155.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360187.50/cwt187.50–187.506752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435187.02/cwt185.00–188.008143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478186.72/cwt179.00–192.008936
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480169.00/cwt169.00–169.008111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529187.80/cwt180.00–191.009937
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2554187.26/cwt185.00–188.001,0374
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3563164.98/cwt160.00–170.009292
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3616173.58/cwt170.00–176.001,0695
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632184.45/cwt180.00–191.001,1668
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662177.86/cwt173.00–182.001,17712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723162.02/cwt160.00–164.001,1712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2827159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,3152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added840175.54/cwt173.40–177.501,475123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2872163.25/cwt163.25–163.251,42437
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added886175.16/cwt174.75–175.601,552117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added923173.01/cwt172.00–173.601,597228
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,029157.90/cwt155.80–162.001,625155
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,059157.90/cwt157.90–157.901,67253
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429166.82/cwt160.00–175.007168
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475173.18/cwt165.00–177.0082310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518173.38/cwt170.00–177.008982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545151.00/cwt151.00–151.008231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566156.87/cwt151.00–165.008888
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623142.40/cwt140.00–147.008873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660151.00/cwt151.00–151.009977
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674140.22/cwt136.00–145.009454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770137.40/cwt134.00–144.001,0583
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320170.00/cwt170.00–170.005441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325194.69/cwt190.00–200.006332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2355183.33/cwt182.50–185.006513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427183.46/cwt177.00–190.007839
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469181.42/cwt176.00–185.008515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505187.00/cwt187.00–187.009441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524172.94/cwt165.00–180.009068
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555156.00/cwt156.00–156.008661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567173.79/cwt168.00–177.009854
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665160.50/cwt160.50–160.501,06717
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695142.00/cwt142.00–142.009871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2747165.50/cwt165.50–165.501,23617
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775152.94/cwt150.00–156.001,1852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2873124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2955128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,2221
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,578113.13/cwt108.00–117.001,7852
Bulls——1,655103.18/cwt100.00–105.001,7083
Bulls——1,920120.50/cwt120.50–120.502,3141
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%92575.00/cwt75.00–75.006941
Cows—Lean 85-90%93565.50/cwt63.00–69.006122
Cows—Lean 85-90%97047.50/cwt47.50–47.504611
Cows—Lean 85-90%98975.06/cwt69.50–78.007426
Cows—Lean 85-90%99857.97/cwt56.50–59.505792
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09184.36/cwt81.00–89.009207
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32195.94/cwt90.00–103.501,26713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43289.13/cwt87.50–90.001,2763
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,2941
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,0051,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,1601,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,2151,160.00/head1,160.00–1,160.001,1601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4401,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0851
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2805745.00/head745.00–745.007451
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29151,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2795900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2865700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210885.00/head885.00–885.008851

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.