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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Oct 7

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Sep 30Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

912 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 862▲ 122 vs year ago 790 · +15.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 102▼ 57 vs year ago 135 · −42.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 29▲ 5 vs year ago 25 · +20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower on a mostly plainer offering. Yearling steers sold steady. No test on yearling heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 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 $162.10/cwt on 443 head.

Average price

$162.10

443 head · 824 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,336

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$808

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

$28.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.76

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	846	163.57	1,384	417
Medium and Large 2-3	482	138.68	668	24
Medium 1-2	425	135.50	576	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.07/cwt here — about $808 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 sale443 hd

162.10

—

KY average24 barns · 6,068 hd

167.86

−5.76

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	—	High	1,633	104.52	1,706	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	78.83	1,117	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,239	78.23	969	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	952	63.22	602	17

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,073	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,308	$875	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	908	$775	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$685	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$643	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,260	$1,060	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,183	$1,025	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,313	$985	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$625	1thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	263	139.86/cwt	135.00–145.00	368	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	155.31/cwt	151.00–160.00	503	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	336	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	479	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	158.12/cwt	152.00–165.00	588	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	167.72/cwt	167.50–168.00	714	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	142.40/cwt	140.00–147.50	617	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	166.00/cwt	160.00–169.00	747	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	149.59/cwt	149.00–150.00	718	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	146.63/cwt	141.00–152.00	767	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	703	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	8
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	152.99/cwt	148.00–160.00	877	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	133.13/cwt	130.00–141.00	765	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	158.47/cwt	147.00–161.00	960	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,127	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	146.03/cwt	145.00–147.00	983	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	706	176.75/cwt	176.75–176.75	1,248	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	138.75/cwt	135.00–150.00	992	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	156.24/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,228	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	787	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,322	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	802	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,235	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,308	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	975	164.05/cwt	162.10–165.90	1,599	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,016	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,656	107
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	228	132.66/cwt	127.50–140.00	302	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	250	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	281	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	125.93/cwt	122.50–130.00	344	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	133.00/cwt	130.00–142.50	426	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	122.76/cwt	120.00–124.00	399	15
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	342	110.36/cwt	108.00–115.00	377	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	114.00/cwt	110.00–118.00	410	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	126.71/cwt	120.00–130.00	462	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	421	109.87/cwt	105.00–113.00	463	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	126.81/cwt	120.00–132.00	544	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	124.01/cwt	120.00–131.00	579	18
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	475	109.68/cwt	109.00–110.00	521	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	709	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	528	113.31/cwt	101.00–117.00	598	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	127.18/cwt	120.00–130.00	675	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	562	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	562	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	124.32/cwt	115.00–130.00	707	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	123.72/cwt	113.00–128.00	765	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	124.58/cwt	120.00–129.00	832	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	110.44/cwt	107.00–113.00	837	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,029	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	900	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	382	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	147.60/cwt	140.00–152.50	469	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	146.56/cwt	140.00–152.50	553	14
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	423	141.17/cwt	127.00–146.00	597	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	165.34/cwt	160.00–168.00	729	3
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	475	115.20/cwt	106.00–125.00	547	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	476	135.50/cwt	130.00–146.00	645	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	158.13/cwt	150.00–167.50	757	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	142.87/cwt	135.00–154.00	729	17
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	527	122.80/cwt	117.00–127.50	647	3
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	567	114.90/cwt	112.00–121.00	651	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	139.87/cwt	138.00–149.00	829	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	614	119.87/cwt	117.00–122.00	736	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	132.45/cwt	127.00–138.00	842	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	130.80/cwt	124.00–138.00	884	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	678	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	793	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	718	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	793	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,013	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	763	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	870	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	125.00/cwt	121.00–129.00	969	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	862	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	862	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,320	91.50/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,208	3
Bulls	—	—	1,631	116.64/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,902	4
Bulls	—	—	1,790	102.94/cwt	99.00–106.50	1,843	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	790	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	356	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	822	57.43/cwt	56.00–58.50	472	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	64.25/cwt	60.00–67.00	633	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	71.66/cwt	69.00–73.00	737	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	74.49/cwt	67.00–78.00	902	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	84.30/cwt	79.00–95.00	1,083	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,408	74.71/cwt	74.00–75.50	1,052	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,421	80.48/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,144	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	785	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	995	670.00/head	670.00–670.00	670	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	642.57/head	635.00–650.00	643	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,073.47/head	800.00–1,300.00	1,073	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,308	874.85/head	710.00–1,035.00	875	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	970	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,313	985.46/head	875.00–1,250.00	985	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	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 Oct 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 912Last week 862Year ago 790

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 102Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 29Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	786	154.00–160.00	156.24
2	—	802	154.00	154.00
2	—	673	145.00–147.00	146.03
2	—	263	135.00–145.00	139.86
1	—	890	147.00	147.00
6	—	372	152.00–165.00	158.12
3	—	450	160.00–169.00	166.00
16	—	573	148.00–160.00	152.99
11	—	606	147.00–161.00	158.47
2	—	324	151.00–160.00	155.31
2	—	523	141.00–152.00	146.63
9	—	426	167.50–168.00	167.72
14	—	715	135.00–150.00	138.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	121.00	121.00
1	—	300	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	140.00–147.50	142.40
9	—	575	130.00–141.00	133.13
5	—	480	149.00–150.00	149.59
2	—	530	130.00–135.00	132.57
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
4	—	336	140.00–145.00	142.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	1,016	163.00	163.00
27	—	706	176.75	176.75
16	—	663	170.00	170.00
64	—	787	168.00	168.00
117	—	975	162.10–165.90	164.05
8	—	550	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	758	107.00–113.00	110.44
2	—	668	120.00–129.00	124.58
25	—	569	115.00–130.00	124.32
2	—	1,000	90.00	90.00
5	—	830	124.00	124.00
5	—	320	130.00–142.50	133.00
5	—	273	122.50–130.00	125.93
3	—	228	127.50–140.00	132.66
18	—	467	120.00–131.00	124.01
17	—	429	120.00–132.00	126.81
15	—	618	113.00–128.00	123.72
37	—	531	120.00–130.00	127.18
3	—	365	120.00–130.00	126.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	112.50	112.50
6	—	528	101.00–117.00	113.31
12	—	421	105.00–113.00	109.87
3	—	475	109.00–110.00	109.68
3	—	342	108.00–115.00	110.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	562	100.00	100.00
15	—	325	120.00–124.00	122.76
3	—	360	110.00–118.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	139.00	139.00
12	—	555	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	593	138.00–149.00	139.87
6	—	862	100.00	100.00
6	—	318	140.00–152.50	147.60
5	—	676	124.00–138.00	130.80
22	—	636	127.00–138.00	132.45
17	—	510	135.00–154.00	142.87
2	—	745	136.00	136.00
3	—	441	160.00–168.00	165.34
14	—	377	140.00–152.50	146.56
2	—	775	121.00–129.00	125.00
15	—	479	150.00–167.50	158.13
1	—	235	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	120.00	120.00
3	—	527	117.00–127.50	122.80
9	—	423	127.00–146.00	141.17
6	—	567	112.00–121.00	114.90
2	—	475	106.00–125.00	115.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	614	117.00–122.00	119.87
4	—	763	114.00	114.00
14	—	476	130.00–146.00	135.50
2	—	678	116.00–118.00	116.99
2	—	718	110.00–111.00	110.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	45.00	45.00
3	—	822	56.00–58.50	57.43
3	—	1,028	69.00–73.00	71.66
10	—	985	60.00–67.00	64.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,285	79.00–95.00	84.30
26	—	1,211	67.00–78.00	74.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	74.00–75.50	74.71
5	—	1,421	78.00–84.00	80.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,631	112.00–121.00	116.64
6	—	1,790	99.00–106.50	102.94
3	—	1,320	87.00–94.00	91.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,308	710.00–1,035.00	874.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,030	635.00–650.00	642.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,225	800.00–1,300.00	1,073.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	670.00	670.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	625.00	625.00

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	—	1,420	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,313	875.00–1,250.00	985.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	625.00	625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,260	1,060.00	1,060.00

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.