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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Sep 30

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

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Feeder Cattle receipts

862 head

▼ 390 vs last sale 1,252▼ 10 vs year ago 872 · −1.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

102 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 55▲ 3 vs year ago 99 · +3.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 3▲ 23 vs year ago 6 · +383.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Yearling steers sold steady. No test on yearling heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.51/cwt on 391 head.

Average price

$161.51

391 head · 946 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$746

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$4.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.63

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	952	161.56	1,538	386
Medium and Large 2-3	503	157.37	792	5thin

One grade step is worth $4.19/cwt here — about $746 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 sale391 hd

161.51

—

KY average24 barns · 5,585 hd

170.13

−8.63

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,579	111.72	1,764	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,543	80.69	1,245	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	79.57	993	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,019	65.05	663	13

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,350	$1,022	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,368	$979	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,168	$917	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,067	$824	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,143	$816	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,308	$1,088	2thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	185.25/cwt	182.50–188.00	750	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	179.03/cwt	171.00–185.00	832	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	780	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	932	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	151.62/cwt	150.00–155.00	796	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	151.32/cwt	148.00–154.00	947	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	163.56/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,086	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,040	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	153.47/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,192	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	151.01/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,238	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,325	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	901	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,460	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	972	166.45/cwt	166.00–166.90	1,618	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,390	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,010	159.89/cwt	158.60–162.10	1,615	207
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	264	138.14/cwt	135.00–140.00	365	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	408	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	135.41/cwt	126.00–138.00	494	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	129.15/cwt	125.00–137.00	536	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	128.20/cwt	125.00–135.00	615	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	497	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	716	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	161.15/cwt	155.00–162.00	838	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	531	137.82/cwt	131.00–144.00	732	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	837	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	596	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	715	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	153.84/cwt	147.00–155.00	932	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	612	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	814	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	908	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	686	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	823	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,063	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	252	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	491	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	307	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	614	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	158.75/cwt	157.50–160.00	532	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	185.65/cwt	182.00–188.00	711	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	818	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	662	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	181.72/cwt	172.50–186.00	765	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	168.41/cwt	165.00–180.00	781	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	155.58/cwt	150.00–160.00	736	7
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	491	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	687	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	742	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	152.77/cwt	150.00–161.00	814	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	721	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	146.47/cwt	145.00–153.00	858	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	750	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	139.76/cwt	137.00–148.00	889	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	126.30/cwt	125.00–129.00	840	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	122.31/cwt	118.00–126.00	954	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,027	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,170	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,053	1
Bulls	—	—	1,557	110.10/cwt	102.00–116.00	1,714	11
Bulls	—	—	1,710	119.62/cwt	118.00–122.00	2,046	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	825	38.39/cwt	37.00–40.00	317	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	66.44/cwt	65.00–67.50	659	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	71.20/cwt	68.00–74.00	767	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	75.17/cwt	69.00–78.00	921	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	84.75/cwt	80.00–89.50	1,080	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,531	82.80/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,268	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,569	76.16/cwt	74.00–77.50	1,195	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	845	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	823.88/head	700.00–935.00	824	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	917.40/head	775.00–1,025.00	917	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,242	896.14/head	725.00–1,025.00	896	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,021.67/head	900.00–1,125.00	1,022	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,368	979.37/head	885.00–1,075.00	979	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,095	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,520	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Fri Sep 30, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 862Last week 1,252Year ago 872

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 55Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 3Year ago 6

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Yearling steers sold steady. No test on yearling heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	187.50	187.50
1	—	835	123.00	123.00
6	—	586	145.00–153.00	146.47
5	—	383	182.00–188.00	185.65
3	—	780	118.00–126.00	122.31
2	—	252	195.00	195.00
8	—	636	137.00–148.00	139.76
15	—	533	150.00–161.00	152.77
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
8	—	421	172.50–186.00	181.72
3	—	665	125.00–129.00	126.30
13	—	464	165.00–180.00	168.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	144.00	144.00
2	—	610	123.00	123.00
2	—	335	157.50–160.00	158.75
1	—	550	131.00	131.00
1	—	385	172.00	172.00
7	—	473	150.00–160.00	155.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	200.00	200.00
1	—	385	212.50	212.50
4	—	307	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	491	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	520	155.00–162.00	161.15
4	—	480	125.00–135.00	128.20
3	—	668	136.00	136.00
1	—	320	127.50	127.50
12	—	558	150.00	150.00
9	—	606	147.00–155.00	153.84
8	—	264	135.00–140.00	138.14
15	—	805	132.00	132.00
5	—	415	125.00–137.00	129.15
5	—	365	126.00–138.00	135.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	497	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	596	120.00	120.00
4	—	531	131.00–144.00	137.82
2	—	612	133.00	133.00
3	—	686	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	166.00	166.00
3	—	525	150.00–155.00	151.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	972	166.00–166.90	166.45
15	—	901	162.00	162.00
207	—	1,010	158.60–162.10	159.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	664	155.00–170.00	163.56
8	—	820	150.00–158.00	151.01
1	—	580	150.00	150.00
11	—	777	151.00–154.00	153.47
1	—	1,000	139.00	139.00
4	—	465	171.00–185.00	179.03
6	—	626	148.00–154.00	151.32
2	—	855	155.00	155.00
2	—	405	182.50–188.00	185.25
1	—	515	181.00	181.00
5	—	717	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	37.00–40.00	38.39
8	—	1,077	68.00–74.00	71.20
3	—	992	65.00–67.50	66.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,274	80.00–89.50	84.75
20	—	1,225	69.00–78.00	75.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,531	79.00–88.00	82.80
7	—	1,569	74.00–77.50	76.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	90.00	90.00
5	—	1,710	118.00–122.00	119.62
11	—	1,557	102.00–116.00	110.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,242	725.00–1,025.00	896.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,168	775.00–1,025.00	917.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,368	885.00–1,075.00	979.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,067	700.00–935.00	823.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,350	900.00–1,125.00	1,021.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	575.00	575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,520	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	925.00	925.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.