Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2022-09-23

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Sep 23
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,252 head
▲ 108 vs last sale 1,144▲ 428 vs year ago 824 · +51.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 60▲ 15 vs year ago 40 · +37.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 0▼ 17 vs year ago 20 · −85.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Yearling heifers sold on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $166.88/cwt on 909 head.
Average price
$166.88
909 head · 861 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,437
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$489
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.70
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2865167.191,446894
Medium and Large 2-3646148.2195815thin
One grade step is worth $18.98/cwt here — about $489 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 sale909 hd
166.88
—
KY average25 barns · 4,914 hd
172.58
−5.70
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—Average1,595111.431,7786thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20088.641,06425
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,39185.501,18911
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02772.3874313

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)1,250$1,2851thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)970$6501thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380160.00/cwt160.00–160.006081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy398212.00/cwt212.00–212.008445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425187.50/cwt187.50–187.507971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2452175.00/cwt170.00–180.007914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy477196.00/cwt196.00–196.009358
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2509177.75/cwt174.00–182.509055
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3522159.33/cwt158.00–160.008323
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590150.00/cwt150.00–150.008852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2596168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0013
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630138.33/cwt130.00–145.008714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632164.46/cwt151.00–169.001,03922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added639182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,1637
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662154.47/cwt149.00–162.001,0236
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3718149.17/cwt141.00–155.001,0715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719167.20/cwt165.00–171.001,20225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728176.50/cwt176.50–176.501,28543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760177.25/cwt177.25–177.251,347127
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785158.50/cwt157.00–160.001,2442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2809167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,3518
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3835146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,2191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added869167.74/cwt167.40–169.001,458138
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2869158.62/cwt150.00–160.001,37822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added910167.47/cwt166.00–169.901,524211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added970164.21/cwt161.00–166.001,593184
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2983132.68/cwt130.00–134.001,3043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,028140.19/cwt139.50–141.001,44115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,046148.75/cwt148.75–148.751,55651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,080119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,100125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328141.80/cwt135.00–145.004654
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360120.00/cwt120.00–120.004321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380132.92/cwt130.00–142.505054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431138.60/cwt130.00–145.0059715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3458137.52/cwt131.00–141.006305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474156.72/cwt151.00–161.007439
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510159.00/cwt159.00–159.008113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526143.59/cwt135.00–149.0075515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563155.00/cwt155.00–155.008736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574144.98/cwt135.00–149.0083212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624143.68/cwt135.00–150.0089722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3635125.00/cwt125.00–125.007942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3664129.21/cwt128.00–130.008585
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672146.66/cwt140.00–154.0098616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3722127.86/cwt120.00–135.009235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2738154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1375
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2771130.10/cwt128.00–136.001,0038
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2821136.95/cwt133.00–144.001,1247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860142.01/cwt141.00–143.001,2212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2952130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added969139.70/cwt139.70–139.701,35419
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3305156.00/cwt156.00–156.004761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2308177.52/cwt175.00–180.005472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375207.50/cwt207.50–207.507781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382189.92/cwt187.50–192.507256
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415212.50/cwt212.50–212.508821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433179.79/cwt170.00–187.507786
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435152.50/cwt152.50–152.506631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455192.50/cwt192.50–192.508761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475155.43/cwt150.00–161.007383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477177.81/cwt170.00–185.008487
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517161.64/cwt155.00–171.0083613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535130.00/cwt130.00–130.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy545175.00/cwt175.00–175.009541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582146.27/cwt142.00–158.008516
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3582130.00/cwt130.00–130.007572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620147.74/cwt140.00–154.0091611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672136.89/cwt131.00–141.009203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720128.00/cwt128.00–128.009221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775116.00/cwt116.00–116.008991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830115.00/cwt115.00–115.009551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2890121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2940120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1281
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,370100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,3701
Bulls——1,455107.32/cwt104.50–110.001,5623
Bulls——1,918123.32/cwt118.50–128.002,3652
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99050.00/cwt50.00–50.004951
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01577.12/cwt73.00–81.507837
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05070.23/cwt69.50–71.507375
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12881.86/cwt75.00–86.5092310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24893.16/cwt88.00–100.501,16315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25075.00/cwt75.00–75.009381
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37688.34/cwt86.50–90.501,2167
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47282.36/cwt79.00–84.001,2123
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2970650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,285.00/head1,285.00–1,285.001,2851

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.