Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on a light test. Good demand for weaned feeders with favorable condition. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.03/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −154.57 against this barn's trailing median of $400.60.

Average price

$246.03

34 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,339

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$36.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.00

vs KY average

−22.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	250.69	1,373	27
Medium and Large 2	531	238.57	1,267	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	530	214.00	1,134	3thin

One grade step is worth $36.69/cwt here — about $239 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 sale34 hd

246.03

—

KY average25 barns · 1,265 hd

261.03

−15.00

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−22.35

This barn, trailing median27 sales

400.60

−154.57

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	—	Low	1,564	142.43	2,228	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,513	129.10	1,953	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	126.57	1,511	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	900	110.59	995	19
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,277	170.00	2,171	2thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,157	$1,527	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,008	$1,376	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,313	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,275	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	970	$1,158	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,280	$2,200	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,188	$2,621	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,578	$2,548	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,110	$2,400	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	500–550	514	291.29/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,497	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	274.46/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	275.45/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,160	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	329.85/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	345.98/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,284	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	272.02/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	227.17/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,411	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	258.43/cwt	249.00–263.00	1,331	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,368	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,639	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	323.15/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,318	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	263.43/cwt	255.00–269.00	1,241	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	229.91/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	313.72/cwt	308.00–330.00	1,522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	322.36/cwt	318.00–324.00	1,731	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	667	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	243.51/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,407	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	2,621.37/head	2,350.00–2,850.00	2,621	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	322.47/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,522	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	221.99/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	263.28/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,318	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,620	2,581.28/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,581	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	134.18/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,667	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	123.64/cwt	117.00–128.50	1,453	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	819	108.80/cwt	102.00–114.00	891	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	93.78/cwt	87.50–97.00	774	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	118.68/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,197	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	124.03/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,703	8
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	535	292.97/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,567	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,637	133.61/cwt	129.00–147.00	2,187	9
Bulls	—	—	1,215	134.85/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,638	3
Bulls	—	—	2,630	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	4,077	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	147.51/cwt	147.00–148.00	2,294	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,277	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,171	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	815	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,198	3
Bulls	Large 2	450–500	451	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,118	3
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	580	274.50/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,592	2
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	420	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,229	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	575	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	261	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	927	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	945	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	960	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	915	1,239.60/head	1,110.00–1,375.00	1,240	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	970	1,158.12/head	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,158	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	1,526.51/head	1,225.00–1,825.00	1,527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	691	259.75/cwt	259.75–259.75	1,795	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	376	243.02/cwt	230.00–247.50	914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	223.28/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,023	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	213.31/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,397	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	238.57/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,267	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	249.35/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,142	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	281.71/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	258.00/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	257.58/cwt	257.00–263.00	1,916	10

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 May 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 336Last week 347Year ago 436

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 65Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 11Year ago 4

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	330	350.00	350.00
5	350–400	392	349.00	349.00
8	400–450	408	318.00–325.00	323.15
4	450–500	485	308.00–330.00	313.72
4	500–550	514	290.00–295.00	291.29
7	550–600	565	290.00	290.00
4	600–650	610	270.00–280.00	274.46
2	650–700	685	262.50	262.50
10	700–750	744	257.00–263.00	257.58
3	750–800	791	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	537	318.00–324.00	322.36
2	600–650	600	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	667	288.00	288.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	292.50	292.50
2	500–550	535	290.00–296.00	292.97
2	550–600	580	269.00–280.00	274.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	492	301.00	301.00
3	550–600	567	280.00–285.00	281.71
2	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	655	252.00	252.00
1	750–800	780	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	340	302.50	302.50
12	400–450	421	265.00–280.00	275.45
11	450–500	471	255.00–269.00	263.43
13	500–550	515	249.00–263.00	258.43
14	550–600	578	240.00–254.00	243.51
4	600–650	621	224.00–230.00	227.17
3	650–700	670	226.00–236.00	229.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	261	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	230.00–247.50	243.02
1	400–450	430	230.00	230.00
3	450–500	458	220.00–230.00	223.28
2	500–550	510	211.00	211.00
1	550–600	570	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	650–700	691	259.75	259.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	269.00	269.00
2	350–400	390	251.00–265.00	258.00
1	400–450	435	250.00	250.00
3	450–500	458	249.00–250.00	249.35
4	500–550	531	234.00–245.00	238.57
3	650–700	655	210.00–220.00	213.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	320.00–340.00	329.85
5	350–400	371	340.00–350.00	345.98
1	400–450	425	310.00	310.00
10	450–500	472	317.50–325.00	322.47
1	500–550	530	274.00	274.00
3	550–600	563	270.00–273.00	272.02
3	600–650	610	250.00–270.00	263.28
1	650–700	675	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	702	239.00	239.00
3	800–850	808	220.00–223.00	221.99
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	451	248.00	248.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	575	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	360.00	360.00
2	500–550	505	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	275	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	440	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	465	296.00	296.00
2	500–550	525	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	575	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	622	240.00	240.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	815	147.00	147.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,188	2,350.00–2,850.00	2,621.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,620	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,581.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,157	1,225.00–1,825.00	1,526.51
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	915	1,110.00–1,375.00	1,239.60
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	970	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,158.12
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,280	2,200.00	2,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,242	131.00–137.00	134.18
13	—	1,175	117.00–128.50	123.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	819	102.00–114.00	108.80
3	—	825	87.50–97.00	93.78
8	—	1,009	115.00–125.00	118.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,373	119.00–128.00	124.03
9	—	1,637	129.00–147.00	133.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,215	129.00–139.00	134.85
1	—	2,630	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,555	147.00–148.00	147.51
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,277	170.00	170.00

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

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

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