Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady with the exception of 450lbs to 650lbs steers 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. Yearling steers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $300.89/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −173.39 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$300.89

52 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$45.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.00

vs KY average

−12.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	305.50	1,639	46
Medium and Large 2	555	276.74	1,536	2thin
Large 1-2	544	260.00	1,414	4thin

One grade step is worth $45.50/cwt here — about $224 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $506.67, low $384.21, median $474.28 across 21 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale52 hd

300.89

—

KY average25 barns · 1,011 hd

289.89

+11.00

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

−12.11

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−173.39

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	—	Average	1,652	130.63	2,158	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	118.12	1,460	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,507	117.12	1,765	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	102.76	1,057	16

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,148	$1,747	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,280	$2,125	3thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	246.81/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,617	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	320.36/cwt	295.00–337.50	1,355	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	474	334.40/cwt	334.00–340.00	1,585	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	208.90/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	321.54/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,219	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	957	214.65/cwt	204.00–220.00	2,054	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	907	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	241.36/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	294.39/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,687	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	303.98/cwt	297.50–317.50	1,559	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	313.28/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	238.03/cwt	231.00–238.50	1,859	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	506	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,680	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	746	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,869	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	272.11/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,173	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	209.45/cwt	202.50–220.00	1,491	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	312.49/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,206	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,110	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	250.02/cwt	242.50–254.00	1,540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	257.61/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,352	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	250.64/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,441	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	255.16/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,340	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	317	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,078	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	279.25/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	275.42/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,333	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	306.46/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,272	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	258.64/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,631	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	121.06/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,499	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	113.08/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,427	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	868	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	111.01/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,202	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	98.39/cwt	93.00–103.00	958	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	122.20/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,865	8
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	438	282.49/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,237	2
Bulls	—	—	1,480	129.95/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,923	2
Bulls	—	—	1,305	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,396	1
Bulls	—	—	1,882	138.95/cwt	136.00–145.00	2,615	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	108.98/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,610	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,107	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	544	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,414	4
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	635	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,349	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	680	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,547	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	475	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,271	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	590	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	610	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	352	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	739	2
Bulls	Large 2-3	350–400	365	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	748	2
Heifers	Large 2	600–650	640	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,261	1
Steers	Large 2-3	900–950	935	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,543	1
Bulls	Large 2	400–450	440	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,155	1
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,187.22/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,657	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,747.22/head	1,650.00–1,825.00	1,747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	804	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,954	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	395	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,284	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	276.75/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,162	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	242.46/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	233.36/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	255.38/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,085	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	845	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	285.76/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,323	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	276.74/cwt	276.00–277.50	1,536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	266.25/cwt	266.25–266.25	1,763	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	828	209.04/cwt	201.00–213.00	1,731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	278.35/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	559	266.24/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,488	4

How this sale compares

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 Mar 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 431Last week 747Year ago 725

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 58Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 7Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	297.50	297.50
5	350–400	379	307.50–325.00	321.54
7	400–450	423	295.00–337.50	320.36
3	450–500	478	310.00–315.00	313.28
18	500–550	513	297.50–317.50	303.98
19	550–600	573	280.00–300.00	294.39
17	650–700	655	245.00–260.00	246.81
2	700–750	720	235.00–248.00	241.36
16	750–800	781	231.00–238.50	238.03
2	900–950	907	214.00	214.00
3	950–1000	957	204.00–220.00	214.65
1	1100–1150	1,110	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	450–500	474	334.00–340.00	334.40
9	500–550	506	332.00	332.00
2	600–650	610	289.00	289.00
23	650–700	662	266.25	266.25
8	700–750	746	250.50	250.50
65	800–850	804	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	463	280.00–292.50	285.76
2	550–600	555	276.00–277.50	276.74
1	650–700	680	212.50	212.50
2	750–800	770	205.00–213.00	208.90
3	800–850	828	201.00–213.00	209.04
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	544	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	635	212.50	212.50
1	650–700	680	227.50	227.50
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	935	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	272.50	272.50
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	373	270.00–285.00	279.25
8	400–450	431	265.00–280.00	272.11
1	450–500	465	272.00	272.00
4	500–550	525	250.00–267.50	255.16
14	550–600	575	245.00–260.00	250.64
5	700–750	712	202.50–220.00	209.45
2	750–800	750	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	267.50	267.50
1	550–600	590	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	610	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	352	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	640	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	237.50	237.50
3	450–500	468	230.00–235.00	233.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	240.00–250.00	245.00
9	400–450	425	248.00–260.00	255.38
2	450–500	455	240.00–250.00	245.00
2	550–600	570	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	672	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	535	275.00–280.00	278.35
4	550–600	559	265.00–267.50	266.24
2	700–750	710	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	386	300.00–320.00	312.49
3	400–450	415	300.00–310.00	306.46
7	450–500	484	270.00–282.50	275.42
4	500–550	525	252.50–265.00	257.61
2	550–600	573	255.00–262.50	258.64
4	600–650	616	242.50–254.00	250.02
1	650–700	655	253.00	253.00
1	750–800	750	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	317	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	395	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	280.00–285.00	282.49
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	262.50	262.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	270.00–280.00	276.75
2	500–550	523	240.00–245.00	242.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	355	252.50	252.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,238	116.00–127.00	121.06
3	—	1,262	111.00–114.00	113.08
1	—	1,130	98.00	98.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	80.00	80.00
7	—	1,083	105.00–116.00	111.01
8	—	974	93.00–103.00	98.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,526	118.00–126.00	122.20
5	—	1,477	105.00–113.00	108.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	129.00–131.00	129.95
1	—	1,305	107.00	107.00
3	—	1,882	136.00–145.00	138.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,330	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,187.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,148	1,650.00–1,825.00	1,747.22

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Richmond Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle