Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady on a limited amount of comparisons. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $301.73/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −172.55 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$301.73

11 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$40.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.37

vs KY average

−12.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	310.25	1,721	8thin
Medium and Large 2	585	297.00	1,737	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	550	270.00	1,485	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.25/cwt here — about $236 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 sale11 hd

301.73

—

KY average25 barns · 950 hd

302.10

−0.37

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

−12.37

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−172.55

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	1,750	162.46	2,844	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	141.31	1,735	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	138.05	2,075	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	896	112.33	1,006	7thin

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)	1,028	$1,463	2thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	278.17/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,446	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,105	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	311.17/cwt	302.00–315.00	1,752	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	402	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	292.41/cwt	286.00–296.00	1,526	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	333.79/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,558	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	795	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,273	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,199	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	138.05/cwt	134.00–142.00	2,075	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	151.77/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,970	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	138.95/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,651	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	109.80/cwt	108.00–111.00	987	4
Bulls	—	—	1,974	164.71/cwt	164.00–167.00	3,251	4
Bulls	—	—	1,303	157.96/cwt	157.00–159.00	2,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1100–1150	1,101	212.75/cwt	212.75–212.75	2,342	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,812	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	124.04/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,132	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	125.09/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,460	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	901	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,532	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	207	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	559	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	638	269.75/cwt	269.75–269.75	1,721	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,084	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	2,293	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	254.85/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	291.25/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	253.64/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	256.04/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,572	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	249.50/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	254.50/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	285.66/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,337	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	210.50/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	627	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,442	2

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 308Last week 409Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 34Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	292.50	292.50
5	350–400	381	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	402	295.00	295.00
2	450–500	467	272.50	272.50
10	500–550	520	272.50–280.00	278.17
2	550–600	562	269.00	269.00
1	650–700	690	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	207	270.00	270.00
2	250–300	280	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	360	262.50	262.50
2	450–500	482	247.50	247.50
2	500–550	520	249.00–250.00	249.50
1	550–600	565	249.00	249.00
1	600–650	620	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	825	181.00	181.00
4	900–950	901	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	600–650	638	269.75	269.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	262.50	262.50
1	500–550	525	262.00	262.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	320.00	320.00
2	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	350	342.50	342.50
2	400–450	435	330.00–337.50	333.79
1	450–500	465	335.00	335.00
8	500–550	522	286.00–296.00	292.41
4	550–600	551	280.00	280.00
5	600–650	614	250.00–257.50	256.04
1	650–700	660	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	720	246.00	246.00
3	750–800	750	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	915	195.00	195.00
1	950–1000	955	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	505	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	578	250.00–260.00	254.85
2	600–650	635	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	292.50	292.50
2	400–450	445	290.00–292.50	291.25
4	450–500	468	280.00–287.50	285.66
2	500–550	530	250.00–257.50	253.64
1	550–600	590	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	627	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	685	226.00	226.00
2	700–750	730	210.00–211.00	210.50
1	750–800	780	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	297.00	297.00
1	600–650	640	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	480	317.00	317.00
2	500–550	530	307.50	307.50
6	550–600	563	302.00–315.00	311.17
1	600–650	645	281.00	281.00
2	650–700	690	254.00–255.00	254.50
1	750–800	790	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	1050–1100	1,084	211.50	211.50
51	1100–1150	1,101	212.75	212.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	272.50	272.50
2	550–600	550	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	630	250.00	250.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	135.00	135.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,875.00	1,875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,503	134.00–142.00	138.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,298	148.00–155.00	151.77
6	—	1,188	134.00–142.00	138.95
3	—	1,167	122.00–127.00	125.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	899	108.00–111.00	109.80
2	—	913	122.00–126.00	124.04
1	—	850	99.00	99.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,974	164.00–167.00	164.71
2	—	1,303	157.00–159.00	157.96

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle