Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves due to low receipts. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. No trend on slaughter bulls due to a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $263.82/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −136.78 against this barn's trailing median of $400.60.

Average price

$263.82

27 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,434

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$26.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.01

vs KY average

−9.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	268.59	1,445	22
Medium and Large 2	568	243.39	1,382	3thin
Large 1-2	570	242.00	1,379	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.59/cwt here — about $65 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 sale27 hd

263.82

—

KY average25 barns · 1,248 hd

268.83

−5.01

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−9.21

This barn, trailing median27 sales

400.60

−136.78

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	1,400	165.50	2,317	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	144.98	2,197	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	144.47	1,810	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,018	117.24	1,193	4thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 2	400–450	415	246.71/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,024	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	215.03/cwt	209.00–218.00	1,565	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Large 2	700–750	735	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	243.39/cwt	239.00–249.00	1,382	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	306.50/cwt	306.00–308.00	1,597	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	282.31/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,618	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	272.47/cwt	270.00–275.00	984	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	229.52/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,529	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	284.86/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	282.50/cwt	280.00–283.00	1,350	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	219.43/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	249.13/cwt	248.00–251.00	1,644	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,814	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	286.83/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,222	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	306.41/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,416	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	259.59/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,485	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	268.75/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,787	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	252.21/cwt	247.50–257.00	1,551	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	127.98/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,318	2
Bulls	—	—	1,540	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,633	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,107	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	148.06/cwt	141.00–153.00	2,302	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	140.24/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,771	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,030	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	900–950	930	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,916	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	705	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,361	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	565	261.41/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,477	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	138.19/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,973	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	148.70/cwt	146.00–158.00	1,848	9
Bulls	—	—	1,260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,016	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	695	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,807	1
Steers	Large 2	550–600	595	263.25/cwt	257.50–269.00	1,566	2
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	475	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,152	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	760	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	662	242.29/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,604	11
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	723	232.35/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	304.63/cwt	302.50–307.50	1,118	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	500–550	540	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Large 2	600–650	600	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,338	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	570	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,733	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	271.97/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,428	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	270.92/cwt	267.50–272.50	859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,687	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 Jun 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 193Last week 236Year ago 706

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 17Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 20Year ago 0

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves due to low receipts. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. No trend on slaughter bulls due to a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	267.50–272.50	270.92
4	350–400	361	270.00–275.00	272.47
3	400–450	415	245.00–250.00	246.71
3	550–600	568	239.00–249.00	243.39
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
4	650–700	677	228.00–230.00	229.52
1	750–800	795	190.00	190.00
3	850–900	855	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	426	280.00–289.00	286.83
6	450–500	478	280.00–283.00	282.50
16	500–550	525	268.00–274.00	271.97
6	550–600	572	257.50–260.00	259.59
13	600–650	602	254.00	254.00
8	650–700	660	248.00–251.00	249.13
3	700–750	728	209.00–218.00	215.03
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	242.50	242.50
1	600–650	600	223.00	223.00
1	700–750	735	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	242.00	242.00
11	650–700	662	239.00–245.00	242.29
1	700–750	705	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	252.00	252.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	595	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	317.50	317.50
5	350–400	367	302.50–307.50	304.63
2	600–650	615	247.50–257.00	252.21
1	700–750	700	247.50	247.50
3	850–900	865	216.00–226.00	219.43
1	1000–1050	1,020	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	258.00–265.00	261.41
3	700–750	723	225.00–236.00	232.35
1	750–800	760	225.00	225.00
2	900–950	930	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	525	280.00–290.00	284.86
9	550–600	573	270.00–290.00	282.31
1	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	790	225.50	225.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	462	302.50–310.00	306.41
4	500–550	521	306.00–308.00	306.50
19	550–600	589	308.00	308.00
2	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
11	650–700	665	268.00–270.00	268.75
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	260.00	260.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	595	257.50–269.00	263.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	760	222.00	222.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,420	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,600.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	127.00–129.00	127.98
1	—	980	113.00	113.00
1	—	1,030	100.00	100.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,555	141.00–153.00	148.06
5	—	1,428	136.00–140.00	138.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,263	135.00–145.00	140.24
9	—	1,243	146.00–158.00	148.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	171.00	171.00
1	—	1,260	160.00	160.00

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

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