Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2022-11-18

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Nov 18
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
657 head
▼ 913 vs last sale 1,570▼ 489 vs year ago 1,146 · −42.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 75▼ 16 vs year ago 61 · −26.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 0▲ 7 vs year ago 10 · +70.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 3.00 higher with the increase on light weight calves. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $170.57/cwt on 381 head.
Average price
$170.57
381 head · 821 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,400
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+3.54
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2821170.571,400381
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 sale381 hd
170.57
—
KY average22 barns · 6,671 hd
167.03
+3.54
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—Average1,686103.351,7439thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29074.239589thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39870.909918thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,14566.307596thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,278$1,1036
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$8788
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,470$1,1002thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372216.34/cwt195.00–230.0080524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2493160.98/cwt157.00–165.0079410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2508156.23/cwt155.00–160.0079412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590155.00/cwt155.00–155.009153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622149.00/cwt149.00–149.009275
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added636153.71/cwt150.00–160.009788
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0585
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added756164.11/cwt164.00–165.001,24156
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added842176.30/cwt176.30–176.301,48461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added865171.75/cwt149.00–172.501,48662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added922152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,4014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2968168.50/cwt168.50–168.501,63160
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added989166.47/cwt155.00–168.501,64671
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2282155.00/cwt155.00–155.004376
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334143.12/cwt133.00–152.0047824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377149.75/cwt140.00–161.0056521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2436146.17/cwt135.00–153.0063721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467141.30/cwt138.00–145.0066022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523133.15/cwt125.00–139.0069632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579129.42/cwt120.00–145.0074935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657139.00/cwt139.00–139.009135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675127.73/cwt115.00–133.0086213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735132.00/cwt132.00–132.009705
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750109.00/cwt109.00–109.008181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0383
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290185.00/cwt185.00–185.005375
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428204.88/cwt185.00–215.008779
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475173.75/cwt151.00–195.0082527
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526157.60/cwt145.00–165.0082915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2589142.00/cwt142.00–142.0083610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2601145.00/cwt145.00–145.008716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680135.00/cwt135.00–135.009185
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728141.58/cwt139.00–146.001,0318
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,583100.93/cwt95.00–102.001,5986
Bulls——1,765117.28/cwt114.00–120.502,0702
Bulls——2,15090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,9351
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09563.74/cwt61.00–66.006984
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24571.43/cwt70.00–73.008892
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27868.62/cwt65.00–71.008774
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30078.71/cwt75.00–82.001,0235
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34768.57/cwt67.00–72.009246
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55077.87/cwt76.00–80.001,2072
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,11070.00/cwt70.00–70.007773
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120878.02/head835.00–925.008788
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2781,103.13/head1,020.00–1,200.001,1036
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4701,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002

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.