Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2022-11-04

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Nov 4
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
964 head
▲ 964 vs last sale 0▼ 750 vs year ago 1,714 · −43.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
▲ 124 vs last sale 0▼ 13 vs year ago 137 · −9.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 0▼ 30 vs year ago 35 · −85.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. Yearling steers and heifers firm. 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 $170.87/cwt on 472 head.
Average price
$170.87
472 head · 781 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,335
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.90
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2781170.871,335472
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 sale472 hd
170.87
—
KY average23 barns · 5,837 hd
169.97
+0.90
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—Low1,59594.601,50914
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39371.499969thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21870.2885637
CowsLean 85-90%High97661.4059910

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,310$8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,155$6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$6251thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2311191.00/cwt191.00–191.005943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428195.89/cwt187.50–205.0083810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430203.00/cwt203.00–203.008735
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515172.83/cwt145.00–186.0089036
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575172.41/cwt165.00–185.0099132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2608159.21/cwt145.00–162.009686
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0729
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667159.17/cwt158.50–160.001,06211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717177.25/cwt177.25–177.251,27180
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added790175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,38329
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1935
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added892168.66/cwt153.50–171.801,504129
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added928165.84/cwt140.00–167.901,539115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,070110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1771
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278147.67/cwt145.00–150.004119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2311151.60/cwt148.00–155.0047110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384133.42/cwt120.00–143.0051221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433139.83/cwt129.00–152.0060533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2488133.85/cwt122.00–152.0065322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515133.04/cwt119.00–145.0068529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580136.69/cwt115.00–165.0079379
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2603125.76/cwt115.00–134.0075821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663125.26/cwt120.00–140.0083018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2745118.00/cwt118.00–118.008791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2783131.63/cwt128.00–133.501,03112
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2273189.52/cwt182.00–195.0051715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2336218.92/cwt212.50–225.0073610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390194.39/cwt175.00–218.0075815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425165.84/cwt149.00–193.0070541
Bulls—Small 1-2455120.00/cwt120.00–120.005465
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482166.47/cwt145.00–189.0080234
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526146.49/cwt135.00–160.0077123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574144.15/cwt128.00–155.0082732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621141.48/cwt129.00–150.0087935
Bulls—Large 1635120.00/cwt120.00–120.007625
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2676132.41/cwt128.00–140.0089525
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755136.49/cwt135.00–138.001,03010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820116.20/cwt104.00–129.0095310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2855125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0695
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2940130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,055135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4245
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41577.11/cwt70.00–83.001,0913
Bulls——1,58696.09/cwt90.00–98.001,5246
Bulls——1,713103.32/cwt100.00–106.001,7705
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86070.02/cwt69.00–71.006022
Cows—Lean 85-90%92537.00/cwt37.00–37.003421
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01264.00/cwt61.50–65.006486
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04553.00/cwt53.00–53.005541
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16667.52/cwt65.00–68.5078713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24671.77/cwt69.00–79.5089424
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35267.10/cwt65.00–68.509073
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41373.68/cwt69.50–76.501,0416
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,310850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,155675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,190625.00/head625.00–625.006251

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.