Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2022-10-14

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Oct 14
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,354 head
▲ 442 vs last sale 912▲ 505 vs year ago 849 · +59.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 78▼ 57 vs year ago 122 · −46.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 30▲ 19 vs year ago 25 · +76.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $164.71/cwt on 1,013 head.
Average price
$164.71
1,013 head · 850 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,400
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+1.99
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2850164.711,4001,013
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1,013 hd
164.71
—
KY average26 barns · 5,545 hd
162.72
+1.99
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—Average1,692111.461,8866thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57577.481,2208thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24975.4694210
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,16757.266683thin

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)1,276$1,0518
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,280$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,005$6503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,586$1,38111

Every lot

53 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325172.65/cwt170.00–175.0056110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374184.08/cwt162.00–205.0068821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432176.05/cwt165.00–190.0076121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463174.83/cwt166.00–183.0080914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527160.11/cwt151.00–172.0084432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580148.81/cwt145.00–150.008634
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610143.00/cwt143.00–143.008725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0066
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0745
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2679154.24/cwt145.00–160.001,04720
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723152.42/cwt148.00–159.001,10214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added759168.25/cwt168.25–168.251,27740
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,3825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added821169.54/cwt166.00–171.001,39281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added883163.41/cwt161.85–164.951,443121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2913145.52/cwt143.00–148.001,32910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added932164.93/cwt164.50–165.001,537538
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added972158.10/cwt158.10–158.101,53761
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340145.00/cwt145.00–145.004936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390130.00/cwt130.00–130.005075
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427144.98/cwt130.00–152.0061940
Heifers—Large 1435110.00/cwt110.00–110.004793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481140.01/cwt125.00–150.0067344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2591140.05/cwt135.00–145.008286
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623170.10/cwt170.10–170.101,06074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627131.66/cwt125.00–140.0082618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650137.00/cwt137.00–137.008915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added701129.00/cwt129.00–129.0090415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2738108.00/cwt108.00–108.007976
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added790130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0277
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285168.73/cwt162.00–175.0048110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340165.00/cwt165.00–165.005615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2353180.07/cwt170.00–190.0063610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2439178.35/cwt168.00–185.0078315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2453165.06/cwt155.00–175.0074810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532151.69/cwt140.00–160.0080729
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560139.77/cwt122.00–150.0078316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622132.91/cwt125.00–138.0082715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685115.00/cwt115.00–115.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790116.00/cwt116.00–116.009165
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,517104.60/cwt102.00–108.001,5873
Bulls——1,867118.32/cwt117.00–120.002,2093
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%90064.00/cwt64.00–64.005761
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16757.26/cwt51.00–65.006683
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27371.18/cwt70.00–72.009066
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31787.85/cwt82.00–92.001,1573
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43372.70/cwt70.00–74.001,0423
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66080.35/cwt79.00–86.001,3345
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005650.00/head650.00–650.006503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2761,050.91/head1,000.00–1,090.001,0518
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,280900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5861,381.08/head1,290.00–1,525.001,38111

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.