Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with a high quality offering of some extremely high dressing cows. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $310.68/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −163.60 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$310.68

68 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$33.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.44

vs KY average

−7.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	316.32	1,741	56
Large 1-2	545	292.50	1,594	2thin
Medium and Large 2	526	282.74	1,486	10thin

One grade step is worth $33.57/cwt here — about $254 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 sale68 hd

310.68

—

KY average24 barns · 1,310 hd

303.24

+7.44

National average173 barns · 12,551 hd

318.29

−7.61

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−163.60

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	1,520	136.23	2,071	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,418	134.55	1,908	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,264	132.97	1,681	102
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,072	106.00	1,137	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,145	190.00	2,176	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,502	$2,600	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,285	$2,390	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,186	$3,045	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,325	$2,911	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,800	$2,639	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,404	$2,405	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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	1000–1050	1,035	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	249.62/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,552	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	836	235.64/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,970	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	349.23/cwt	335.00–357.50	1,334	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	506	326.00/cwt	323.00–328.00	1,650	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	259.50/cwt	251.50–267.00	1,791	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,390.29/head	1,750.00–2,600.00	2,390	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	273.31/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,323	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	324.14/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,540	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	694	275.25/cwt	275.25–275.25	1,910	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	290.37/cwt	286.00–292.50	1,632	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	240.47/cwt	231.00–242.50	1,609	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	334.76/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,180	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	948	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,095	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	820	238.72/cwt	236.75–243.00	1,958	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	346.47/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,129	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	318.69/cwt	307.50–322.50	1,711	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	291.26/cwt	282.50–305.00	1,241	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	234.36/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,448	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	3,044.63/head	2,450.00–3,350.00	3,045	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	248.19/cwt	246.00–253.00	1,435	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	269.98/cwt	264.00–273.00	1,388	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	275.25/cwt	270.00–285.00	749	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,502	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	324.14/cwt	317.50–337.50	1,186	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	294.99/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,100	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	209.55/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	303.74/cwt	302.50–305.00	984	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,404	2,405.39/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,405	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	301.53/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,580	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	309.91/cwt	302.50–327.50	1,472	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	72.73/cwt	72.50–73.00	742	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	134.55/cwt	126.00–143.50	1,908	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	113.51/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,453	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	102.34/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,063	4
Bulls	—	—	1,520	136.23/cwt	133.00–139.00	2,071	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,145	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,176	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	555	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,623	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	536	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,324	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	113.38/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,240	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	134.37/cwt	127.00–148.00	1,701	91
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	123.18/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,529	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	232	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	808	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	435	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	957	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	600–650	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	2
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	535	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	263.74/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,800	2,638.75/head	2,275.00–2,950.00	2,639	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,910.75/head	1,775.00–3,400.00	2,911	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	269.72/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,265	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	538	228.57/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,230	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	386	226.83/cwt	220.00–237.50	876	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	808	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	888	206.55/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	274.87/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	218.19/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,235	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	717	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,692	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	266.74/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,552	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	259.47/cwt	252.50–267.50	820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	681	254.25/cwt	254.25–254.25	1,731	73
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	310.63/cwt	303.00–312.50	1,792	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	279.94/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	242.25/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,267	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	221.02/cwt	212.00–227.00	1,342	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	255.05/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,204	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	305.00/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,312	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	295.77/cwt	287.50–302.50	1,115	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	281.66/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,473	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	292.53/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,372	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	231.24/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,112	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	222.17/cwt	220.00–232.50	929	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	233.08/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,329	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,281	1

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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 827Last week 689Year ago 435

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 60Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 121Last week 6Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
4	300–350	326	330.00–360.00	346.47
4	350–400	382	335.00–357.50	349.23
2	400–450	415	325.00–345.00	334.76
9	450–500	475	322.50–325.00	324.14
9	500–550	537	307.50–322.50	318.69
31	550–600	577	303.00–312.50	310.63
3	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
32	650–700	690	251.50–267.00	259.50
5	700–750	722	248.00–252.00	249.62
1	750–800	775	240.00	240.00
3	800–850	836	234.00–239.00	235.64
3	900–950	920	210.00	210.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	199.00	199.00
1	1150–1200	1,180	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	506	323.00–328.00	326.00
11	600–650	640	270.00	270.00
70	650–700	694	275.25	275.25
88	800–850	820	236.75–243.00	238.72
54	900–950	948	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	307.50	307.50
1	350–400	385	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	430	295.00–315.00	305.00
2	450–500	492	300.00	300.00
9	500–550	523	280.00–295.00	281.66
1	550–600	550	292.50	292.50
1	650–700	665	222.50	222.50
1	750–800	775	238.00	238.00
3	800–850	808	221.00	221.00
2	850–900	888	200.00–213.00	206.55
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	292.50	292.50
1	550–600	555	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	512	285.00	285.00
8	600–650	616	252.00	252.00
73	650–700	681	254.25	254.25
9	700–750	717	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	270.00–285.00	275.25
4	300–350	324	302.50–305.00	303.74
8	350–400	373	287.50–300.00	294.99
19	400–450	426	282.50–305.00	291.26
6	450–500	484	272.00–280.00	273.31
15	500–550	514	264.00–273.00	269.98
38	550–600	578	246.00–253.00	248.19
7	600–650	618	230.00–239.00	234.36
19	650–700	669	231.00–242.50	240.47
1	800–850	835	210.00	210.00
5	850–900	883	205.00–214.00	209.55
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	536	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	635	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	220.00	220.00
7	350–400	386	220.00–237.50	226.83
6	400–450	418	220.00–232.50	222.17
9	450–500	481	220.00–235.00	231.24
7	500–550	538	220.00–236.00	228.57
6	550–600	566	215.00–220.00	218.19
1	650–700	650	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	267	260.00	260.00
4	300–350	316	252.50–267.50	259.47
1	400–450	435	260.00	260.00
9	450–500	472	250.00–267.50	255.05
24	500–550	523	238.00–255.00	242.25
10	550–600	570	226.00–240.00	233.08
3	600–650	607	212.00–227.00	221.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	232	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	265	305.00	305.00
2	300–350	327	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	366	317.50–337.50	324.14
3	400–450	441	317.50	317.50
14	450–500	475	302.50–327.50	309.91
7	500–550	524	290.00–312.50	301.53
12	550–600	562	286.00–292.50	290.37
5	600–650	602	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	710	218.00	218.00
1	850–900	865	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	270.00–280.00	274.87
1	400–450	445	260.00	260.00
10	450–500	469	260.00–274.00	269.72
2	500–550	510	262.50–265.00	263.74
1	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	317.50	317.50
3	350–400	377	287.50–302.50	295.77
8	450–500	469	285.00–295.00	292.53
4	500–550	524	275.00–285.00	279.94
6	550–600	582	260.00–272.50	266.74
1	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	650	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	875	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,285	1,750.00–2,600.00	2,390.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,502	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,186	2,450.00–3,350.00	3,044.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,404	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,405.39
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,800	2,275.00–2,950.00	2,638.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	35	—	1,325	1,775.00–3,400.00	2,910.75
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	2,700.00	2,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	72.50–73.00	72.73
4	—	1,039	100.00–104.00	102.34
11	—	1,094	109.00–118.00	113.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,418	126.00–143.50	134.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	113.00–114.00	113.51
91	—	1,266	127.00–148.00	134.37
9	—	1,241	119.00–126.00	123.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,520	133.00–139.00	136.23
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	190.00	190.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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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

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