Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders due to a light test. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $298.00/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −176.28 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$298.00

6 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$47.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.72

vs KY average

−7.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	500	312.50	1,563	3thin
Medium and Large 2	535	293.00	1,568	1thin
Large 1-2	535	292.50	1,565	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	500	265.00	1,325	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.50/cwt here — about $238 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 sale6 hd

298.00

—

KY average17 barns · 541 hd

303.72

−5.72

National average125 barns · 5,668 hd

305.14

−7.14

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−176.28

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	1,745	168.90	2,947	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	142.41	2,092	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	138.69	1,608	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	932	125.36	1,168	3thin

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)	1,345	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$1,695	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,250	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$1,550	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,387	$2,618	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,377	$2,583	6
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,163	$2,700	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	800–850	818	229.97/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	261.40/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	267.84/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,420	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,080	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	238.00/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,929	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	640	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,856	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	955	238.70/cwt	238.70–238.70	2,280	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	289.08/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,223	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	290.38/cwt	284.00–295.00	1,519	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	289.10/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,344	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	2,496.88/head	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,497	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,438	2,434.44/head	1,875.00–2,725.00	2,434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,695.00/head	1,695.00–1,695.00	1,695	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,384	2,708.99/head	2,575.00–2,825.00	2,709	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	147.54/cwt	143.00–154.00	2,246	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,664	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	168.90/cwt	167.00–173.00	2,947	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	135.21/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,514	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	147.40/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,854	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	125.36/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,168	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,840	3
Bulls	Large 2-3	350–400	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	1
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	555	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,263	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	425	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	535	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,284	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,784.70/head	2,675.00–2,875.00	2,785	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,037	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	538	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,232	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	442	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	223.50/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,263	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	226.66/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	268.77/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	236.33/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	248.67/cwt	248.00–249.00	1,417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	769	265.75/cwt	265.75–265.75	2,044	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	887	221.34/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,963	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 May 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 308Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 34Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 4Year ago 2

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders due to a light test. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	530	262.00–270.00	267.84
5	550–600	576	259.00–265.00	261.40
2	600–650	605	240.00	240.00
4	650–700	657	247.00	247.00
2	700–750	730	230.00	230.00
2	800–850	818	228.00–232.00	229.97
3	850–900	887	220.00–222.00	221.34
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	255.00	255.00
2	400–450	442	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	468	220.00	220.00
3	500–550	538	229.00	229.00
2	550–600	565	220.00–227.00	223.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	267.50–270.00	268.77
2	550–600	580	230.00–243.00	236.33
3	650–700	655	226.00–227.00	226.66
1	700–750	715	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	325.00	325.00
3	450–500	473	315.00	315.00
3	500–550	500	312.50	312.50
1	600–650	640	281.00	281.00
3	750–800	751	245.00	245.00
2	800–850	800	237.00–239.00	238.00
1	850–900	850	235.00	235.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	640	290.00	290.00
20	650–700	665	290.00	290.00
21	750–800	769	265.75	265.75
50	950–1000	955	238.70	238.70
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	432	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	500	265.00	265.00
2	600–650	625	250.00–255.00	252.48
1	650–700	670	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	302.50	302.50
1	500–550	535	293.00	293.00
1	600–650	605	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	845	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	398	322.50	322.50
2	400–450	423	282.50–295.00	289.08
3	450–500	465	282.50–295.00	289.10
5	500–550	523	284.00–295.00	290.38
1	550–600	570	267.50	267.50
1	600–650	605	282.00	282.00
2	700–750	717	235.00	235.00
3	750–800	783	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	405	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	575	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	277.50	277.50
1	450–500	485	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	530	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	570	248.00–249.00	248.67

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	—	1,265	2,625.00	2,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,390	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,496.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,438	1,875.00–2,725.00	2,434.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,384	2,575.00–2,825.00	2,708.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,340	2,675.00–2,875.00	2,784.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,695.00	1,695.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	1,550.00	1,550.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,215	1,850.00	1,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,522	143.00–154.00	147.54
1	—	1,310	127.00	127.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,120	131.00–139.00	135.21
2	—	1,258	143.00–152.00	147.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	932	123.00–127.00	125.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,745	167.00–173.00	168.90

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

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