Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2022-12-16

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Dec 16
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
915 head
▼ 141 vs last sale 1,056▲ 192 vs year ago 723 · +26.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 29▲ 58 vs year ago 37 · +156.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 0▲ 59 vs year ago 6 · +983.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder heifer and steer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher Yearlings sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $174.69/cwt on 606 head.
Average price
$174.69
606 head · 761 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,330
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+4.79
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2761174.691,330606
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 sale606 hd
174.69
—
KY average23 barns · 6,345 hd
169.91
+4.79
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—High1,669106.721,78111
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29275.1697116
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,38569.1895815
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02765.8567711

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)1,302$1,4009
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,190$1,27412
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,386$1,48922

Every lot

51 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335224.00/cwt224.00–224.007505
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2350215.00/cwt215.00–215.007535
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420177.70/cwt156.00–207.5074618
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472169.93/cwt165.00–181.0080216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2554157.06/cwt155.00–165.008705
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,05314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0007
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617151.03/cwt150.00–155.009325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657180.57/cwt159.00–185.001,18691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674163.32/cwt155.00–165.001,1016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730173.00/cwt171.50–174.101,263134
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2771145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1183
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added833175.37/cwt173.90–176.901,461115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2075
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added865175.90/cwt175.90–175.901,522120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,000169.10/cwt169.10–169.101,69154
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2237165.00/cwt165.00–165.003915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255165.00/cwt165.00–165.004215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335155.00/cwt155.00–155.005196
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378149.24/cwt146.00–153.0056422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435160.00/cwt160.00–160.006965
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482149.00/cwt149.00–149.007185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530130.67/cwt128.00–136.0069318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568146.72/cwt126.00–163.0083332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621114.69/cwt109.00–120.0071211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2682109.69/cwt90.00–150.0074825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740121.00/cwt121.00–121.008954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2767131.15/cwt129.00–135.001,00614
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380187.50/cwt187.50–187.507135
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2406170.15/cwt155.00–185.0069110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455184.81/cwt182.00–191.0084116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511167.41/cwt160.00–180.008558
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568165.00/cwt165.00–165.009374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623151.37/cwt145.00–158.0094310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2676133.29/cwt125.00–142.0090114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2769117.55/cwt115.00–119.0090414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2845165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3945
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2892116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0355
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,618101.80/cwt99.00–103.001,6476
Bulls——1,730112.62/cwt109.00–120.001,9485
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01065.44/cwt62.00–67.0066110
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20070.00/cwt70.00–70.008401
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22065.36/cwt65.00–67.007975
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28371.39/cwt67.00–75.009169
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30380.01/cwt77.00–83.001,0437
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44170.10/cwt69.00–74.001,0109
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,3601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,274.27/head1,090.00–1,535.001,27412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3021,400.27/head1,325.00–1,460.001,4009
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3861,488.59/head1,410.00–1,610.001,48922

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.