Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2022-08-26

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Aug 26
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
955 head
▼ 162 vs last sale 1,117▲ 541 vs year ago 414 · +130.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 71▲ 26 vs year ago 32 · +81.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 66▲ 45 vs year ago 10 · +450.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $173.64/cwt on 608 head.
Average price
$173.64
608 head · 925 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,606
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$676
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$12.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.82
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3503185.989355thin
Medium and Large 1-2928173.531,611603
One grade step is worth $12.45/cwt here — about −$676 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 sale608 hd
173.64
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KY average24 barns · 4,845 hd
181.46
−7.82
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—Average1,913126.742,4244thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53591.361,40210
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30590.671,18312
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02468.977068thin

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)1,400$1,4751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,400$1,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$8502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,229$1,6337
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,250$1,1002thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345200.00/cwt200.00–200.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365198.00/cwt198.00–198.007231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380222.40/cwt215.00–230.008452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410190.00/cwt190.00–190.007791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,0122
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480186.00/cwt186.00–186.008932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2488202.00/cwt202.00–202.009863
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3518185.97/cwt184.00–187.009633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523202.99/cwt201.00–205.001,0622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563187.31/cwt186.00–190.001,0553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,1531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2691173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,1953
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2353
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729187.25/cwt187.25–187.251,36532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added756192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,45571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added856169.25/cwt169.25–169.251,44960
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added913167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,52554
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,014170.35/cwt166.10–175.001,727273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,052164.37/cwt150.50–169.701,72983
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3300140.00/cwt140.00–140.004202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360152.00/cwt152.00–152.005473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2362174.20/cwt166.00–178.0063113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424167.78/cwt166.00–170.007117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy432182.50/cwt182.50–182.5078819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465166.61/cwt161.00–173.007759
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465159.00/cwt159.00–159.007392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy474178.46/cwt178.00–179.0084613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3522151.00/cwt151.00–151.007882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531172.91/cwt163.00–179.0091824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2589159.80/cwt159.00–161.009415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2609161.79/cwt160.00–165.0098517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3622146.77/cwt140.00–153.009133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,17374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663154.51/cwt154.00–155.001,0242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725140.31/cwt139.00–143.001,0173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2769138.72/cwt134.00–144.001,0675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2828136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1203
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275206.70/cwt200.00–212.505682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3305187.50/cwt187.50–187.505721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2328207.50/cwt207.50–207.506812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373208.23/cwt203.00–213.007772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400170.00/cwt170.00–170.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405232.44/cwt227.50–237.509412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420201.67/cwt195.00–205.008473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450215.00/cwt215.00–215.009681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2457210.62/cwt206.00–212.009636
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3477188.55/cwt180.00–191.008995
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513191.51/cwt191.00–192.009822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3536177.48/cwt172.50–179.009514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3550153.00/cwt153.00–153.008421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575169.00/cwt169.00–169.009721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625155.00/cwt155.00–155.009691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672153.50/cwt153.00–155.001,0324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2706159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1234
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720131.00/cwt131.00–131.009431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2785152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2991109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0803
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,900129.32/cwt126.00–135.002,4573
Bulls——1,950119.00/cwt119.00–119.002,3211
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86756.23/cwt51.00–59.004883
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07374.77/cwt70.00–77.008024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26788.03/cwt84.00–92.001,1159
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,0921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41798.60/cwt96.00–101.001,3973
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48189.49/cwt84.00–93.001,3258
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,75098.83/cwt96.00–102.001,7302
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200850.00/head850.00–850.008502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2291,633.14/head1,475.00–1,800.001,6337
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002

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.