Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.96/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −150.64 against this barn's trailing median of $400.60.

Average price

$249.96

32 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,359

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$20.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.86

vs KY average

−20.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	253.17	1,378	26
Large 1-2	522	239.18	1,249	3thin
Medium and Large 2	558	233.01	1,301	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.15/cwt here — about $77 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale32 hd

249.96

—

KY average26 barns · 1,572 hd

261.83

−11.86

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−20.23

This barn, trailing median27 sales

400.60

−150.64

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	1,777	150.43	2,673	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	125.73	1,567	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	125.38	1,834	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	111.36	1,079	17

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,385	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	920	$985	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	969	$1,026	5

Every lot, as filed

100 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	Large 1-2	700–750	700	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	311	324.61/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,010	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	242	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	270.65/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,123	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	315.40/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	274.35/cwt	269.00–277.00	1,311	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,017	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	249.83/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,412	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	473	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,589	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	324.05/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,222	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,095	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,054	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	2,155	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	245.03/cwt	244.00–246.00	1,527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	227.52/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	256.50/cwt	247.00–262.00	1,344	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	243.27/cwt	243.00–244.00	1,623	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	247.60/cwt	243.00–251.00	1,510	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	263.68/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	197.25/cwt	197.25–197.25	1,825	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,033	189.33/cwt	186.00–191.00	1,956	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	270.42/cwt	267.50–277.00	1,677	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	244.08/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	189.94/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,763	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	244	313.77/cwt	312.50–315.00	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	326.15/cwt	321.00–340.00	1,422	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	1,036.23/head	900.00–1,185.00	1,036	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	318.04/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,196	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	293.92/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,652	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	92.02/cwt	87.00–94.00	801	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	123.78/cwt	119.00–128.50	1,539	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	107.69/cwt	106.50–110.00	1,076	5
Bulls	—	—	1,883	156.56/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,948	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	121.98/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,835	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	117.02/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,418	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,248	114.93/cwt	113.00–117.50	1,434	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	133.65/cwt	131.00–135.50	1,696	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	119.85/cwt	113.00–126.50	1,182	9
Bulls	—	—	1,724	147.37/cwt	142.50–151.00	2,541	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	129.88/cwt	127.00–133.50	1,962	10
Steers	Large 2	700–750	720	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,505	1
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	780	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,778	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	515	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,532	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	630	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,443	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	522	239.18/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,249	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	475	297.39/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	326.88/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,406	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,594	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	365	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	830	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	875	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	767	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,289	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	859	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,203	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	892	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,011	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,891	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	290.76/cwt	282.50–305.00	1,195	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	252.84/cwt	247.00–258.00	1,965	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	271.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	991	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	252.42/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,204	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	265.21/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,533	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	240.51/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,094	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	996	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	259.14/cwt	252.50–265.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	255.27/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,110	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	608	200.50/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	234.32/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,448	3

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 415Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 37Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 4Year ago 23

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	297.50	297.50
1	700–750	700	248.00	248.00
1	750–800	780	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	322.50	322.50
3	350–400	377	322.50–327.50	324.05
7	400–450	430	317.50–330.00	326.88
5	500–550	513	310.00–322.50	315.40
1	550–600	550	322.00	322.00
2	600–650	642	287.00	287.00
1	650–700	680	282.00	282.00
2	700–750	722	248.00	248.00
8	750–800	777	247.00–258.00	252.84
1	800–850	815	241.00	241.00
1	850–900	880	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	473	336.00	336.00
4	600–650	616	307.00	307.00
17	1050–1100	1,054	204.50	204.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	305.00	305.00
2	300–350	337	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	480	287.50	287.50
2	600–650	623	244.00–246.00	245.03
1	650–700	695	269.00	269.00
1	750–800	775	230.00	230.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	244	312.50–315.00	313.77
4	300–350	311	310.00–330.00	324.61
8	350–400	376	315.00–330.00	318.04
8	400–450	436	321.00–340.00	326.15
2	500–550	535	291.00	291.00
6	550–600	562	285.00–302.50	293.92
5	600–650	620	267.50–277.00	270.42
3	650–700	667	262.00–267.00	263.68
3	700–750	728	230.00–251.00	244.08
3	900–950	928	180.00–195.00	189.94
2	950–1000	980	188.00	188.00
3	1000–1050	1,033	186.00–191.00	189.33
1	1050–1100	1,060	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	411	282.50–305.00	290.76
1	500–550	520	260.00	260.00
9	550–600	578	260.00–270.00	265.21
2	600–650	627	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	295.00–300.00	297.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	312.50	312.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	247.00	247.00
1	650–700	650	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	242	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	350	302.50	302.50
4	400–450	415	270.00–272.50	270.65
3	450–500	478	269.00–277.00	274.35
13	500–550	524	247.00–262.00	256.50
13	550–600	565	240.00–253.00	249.83
8	600–650	610	243.00–251.00	247.60
11	650–700	667	243.00–244.00	243.27
16	900–950	925	197.25	197.25
2	1000–1050	1,017	189.00	189.00
1	1050–1100	1,095	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	285.00	285.00
4	300–350	313	285.00	285.00
7	350–400	365	270.00–275.00	271.46
7	400–450	435	250.00–261.00	255.27
7	450–500	477	248.00–260.00	252.42
1	500–550	525	244.00	244.00
2	550–600	575	225.00–230.00	227.52
3	600–650	618	233.00–235.00	234.32
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	705	186.00	186.00
1	750–800	775	181.00	181.00
1	800–850	810	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	522	237.50–240.00	239.18
1	600–650	630	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	252.50–265.00	259.14
1	350–400	385	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	415	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	455	240.00–241.00	240.51
2	600–650	608	200.00–201.00	200.50
1	800–850	815	167.50	167.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	767	168.00	168.00
10	850–900	859	140.00	140.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,385.00	1,385.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	993	900.00–1,185.00	1,036.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	985.00	985.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	870	87.00–94.00	92.02
5	—	999	106.50–110.00	107.69
9	—	986	113.00–126.50	119.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,243	119.00–128.50	123.78
3	—	1,212	116.00–118.00	117.02
7	—	1,269	131.00–135.50	133.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,504	119.00–123.00	121.98
3	—	1,248	113.00–117.50	114.93
10	—	1,511	127.00–133.50	129.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,883	155.00–158.00	156.56
4	—	1,724	142.50–151.00	147.37

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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