Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2022-08-19

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Aug 19
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,117 head
▲ 165 vs last sale 952▼ 101 vs year ago 1,218 · −8.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 43▲ 25 vs year ago 46 · +54.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 16▲ 56 vs year ago 10 · +560.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady with some extremely high dressing individuals. 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 $180.57/cwt on 678 head.
Average price
$180.57
678 head · 869 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,568
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$513
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.89
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2869180.621,570676
Medium and Large 2-3635166.501,0572thin
One grade step is worth $14.12/cwt here — about $513 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 sale678 hd
180.57
—
KY average24 barns · 4,953 hd
181.46
−0.89
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—High1,478111.131,64313
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49893.341,39813
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19589.831,07432
CowsLean 85-90%High91874.5168412

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)1,450$1,3751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,231$1,3134thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,084$1,16115
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,163$1,44925

Every lot

82 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265207.50/cwt207.50–207.505502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315215.00/cwt215.00–215.006772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360189.00/cwt189.00–189.006801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy367215.56/cwt205.00–220.007914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400217.00/cwt217.00–217.008682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417196.05/cwt186.00–200.008184
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2450187.00/cwt187.00–187.008421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525181.31/cwt179.00–186.009524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,0684
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576181.64/cwt174.00–185.001,04616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,31255
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2608180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0944
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0271
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,32030
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690183.79/cwt172.00–186.001,2686
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2709158.28/cwt151.00–161.001,1224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714186.75/cwt186.75–186.751,33377
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added776176.50/cwt176.50–176.501,37027
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,4706
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added925178.08/cwt173.95–181.951,647116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2950155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added990172.25/cwt172.25–172.251,70559
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,028170.65/cwt166.00–171.951,754251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2299176.00/cwt176.00–176.005265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330160.00/cwt160.00–160.005281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360147.50/cwt147.50–147.505311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378165.51/cwt159.00–173.006267
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395184.00/cwt184.00–184.007272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405178.48/cwt177.00–179.007238
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419168.44/cwt163.00–174.0070610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425140.00/cwt140.00–140.005951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467178.13/cwt177.00–180.008328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3487153.37/cwt148.00–156.007473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2488170.11/cwt169.00–172.008308
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515150.00/cwt150.00–150.007731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519169.42/cwt160.00–175.0087910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522178.74/cwt178.00–181.009338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577172.96/cwt165.00–175.0099821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3589153.50/cwt151.00–158.009046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616156.93/cwt152.00–166.009674
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625140.00/cwt140.00–140.008751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627194.70/cwt194.70–194.701,22181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666145.55/cwt140.00–154.009695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,05810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added844169.25/cwt169.25–169.251,42868
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285227.50/cwt227.50–227.506481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320197.50/cwt197.50–197.506321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3340160.00/cwt160.00–160.005441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2369193.86/cwt188.00–198.007154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy376203.41/cwt200.00–210.007653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420226.25/cwt225.00–227.509502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425186.47/cwt182.00–188.007927
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470174.90/cwt165.00–180.008225
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475157.33/cwt156.00–160.007473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530176.62/cwt174.00–179.0093613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564173.07/cwt170.00–179.0097617
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3605141.00/cwt141.00–141.008531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2609166.33/cwt166.00–168.001,0136
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy650169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685141.68/cwt140.00–145.009713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy705160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2721154.56/cwt148.00–157.001,1144
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2890133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2900120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,11090.87/cwt89.00–93.001,0092
Bulls——1,400110.24/cwt104.00–116.001,5437
Bulls——1,800122.83/cwt120.00–126.002,2114
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86367.19/cwt64.00–73.005805
Cows—Lean 85-90%95779.73/cwt76.00–83.007637
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15383.45/cwt79.00–89.0096214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22896.02/cwt90.00–107.001,17917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23574.00/cwt74.00–74.009141
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43388.00/cwt88.00–88.001,2612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51094.31/cwt90.00–102.001,42411
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0841,160.57/head925.00–1,375.001,16115
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2311,313.07/head1,250.00–1,375.001,3134
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4501,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0811,343.66/head875.00–1,600.001,34412
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1331,481.40/head1,150.00–1,625.001,4816
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3281,600.26/head1,525.00–1,675.001,6007

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.