Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Weaned and preconditioned steers and heifers sold mostly steady on a light test due to low receipts. Fleshy, bawling and off color feeders facing discounts. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $259.60/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −141.00 against this barn's trailing median of $400.60.

Average price

$259.60

36 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,378

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$37.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.75

vs KY average

−10.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	265.33	1,402	30
Medium and Large 2	544	234.07	1,273	3thin
Large 2	550	228.00	1,254	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	525	227.50	1,194	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.83/cwt here — about $208 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

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $435.22, low $345.17, median $400.60 across 27 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 sale36 hd

259.60

—

KY average24 barns · 1,221 hd

252.85

+6.75

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−10.99

This barn, trailing median27 sales

400.60

−141.00

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	—	High	1,882	160.82	3,027	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	123.54	1,470	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	119.00	1,720	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,021	111.92	1,142	6thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,430	$2,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	487	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,583	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	306.32/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,302	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	309.55/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,018	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	308.50/cwt	308.50–308.50	1,780	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	320.79/cwt	320.00–322.50	908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	300.08/cwt	295.00–305.00	960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	294.93/cwt	292.50–302.50	1,545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	247.99/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,490	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	303.51/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	262	307.84/cwt	302.50–315.00	807	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	285.73/cwt	274.00–293.00	1,372	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	265.78/cwt	258.00–271.00	1,401	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,284	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,553	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	114.70/cwt	109.00–121.00	1,193	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	907	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,720	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,904	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	115.07/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,321	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,371	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	333	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	966	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	850–900	850	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,993	166.42/cwt	156.00–176.00	3,317	3
Bulls	—	—	1,550	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,232	1
Heifers	Large 2	650–700	670	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,367	2
Heifers	Large 2-3	400–450	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	550	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,254	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	485	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	278.01/cwt	276.00–282.00	1,535	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	288.48/cwt	286.00–289.00	1,653	6
Steers	Large 2-3	550–600	580	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	261.38/cwt	257.50–264.00	1,276	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,817	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	267.50/cwt	265.00–270.00	990	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	241.11/cwt	233.00–249.00	1,297	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	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 Apr 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 209Last week 381Year ago 333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 58Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 16Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	265.00–270.00	267.50
1	500–550	505	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	585	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	695	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	307.50	307.50
2	400–450	428	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	497	307.50	307.50
6	550–600	552	276.00–282.00	278.01
2	650–700	650	262.00	262.00
1	800–850	800	199.00	199.00
1	900–950	915	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	690	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	850	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	260.00	260.00
4	450–500	488	257.50–264.00	261.38
2	500–550	538	233.00–249.00	241.11
1	550–600	555	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	625	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	655	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	262	302.50–315.00	307.84
2	300–350	320	295.00–305.00	300.08
1	350–400	355	292.50	292.50
10	450–500	480	274.00–293.00	285.73
28	500–550	527	258.00–271.00	265.78
2	550–600	550	259.00	259.00
9	600–650	601	240.00–249.00	247.99
3	650–700	661	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	735	210.00	210.00
4	800–850	813	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	440	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	485	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	655	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	228.00	228.00
2	650–700	670	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	242.50	242.50
1	500–550	525	227.50	227.50
1	600–650	625	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	487	325.00	325.00
36	550–600	577	308.50	308.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	320.00–322.50	320.79
4	300–350	329	300.00–312.50	309.55
1	350–400	350	330.00	330.00
4	400–450	425	300.00–312.50	306.32
2	450–500	460	292.50–315.00	303.51
4	500–550	524	292.50–302.50	294.93
6	550–600	573	286.00–289.00	288.48
9	650–700	656	277.00	277.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	287.50	287.50
1	400–450	435	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	480	286.00	286.00
1	850–900	880	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	332.50	332.50
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	265.00	265.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,430	2,025.00	2,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,040	109.00–121.00	114.70
1	—	925	98.00	98.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	119.00	119.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	141.00	141.00
2	—	1,148	114.00–116.00	115.07
1	—	1,115	123.00	123.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,993	156.00–176.00	166.42
1	—	1,550	144.00	144.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle