Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend due to a light test however there was a higher undertone noted on feeder steers and heifers with a good quality offering. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher with some extremely high dressing individuals.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $301.07/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −173.21 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$301.07

10 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$323

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

$51.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.59

vs KY average

+1.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	571	311.34	1,779	8thin
Medium and Large 2	560	260.00	1,456	2thin

One grade step is worth $51.34/cwt here — about $323 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 sale10 hd

301.07

—

KY average25 barns · 854 hd

304.66

−3.59

National average149 barns · 7,793 hd

299.42

+1.65

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−173.21

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	1,789	189.96	3,398	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,593	145.34	2,315	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	141.13	1,743	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,053	124.00	1,305	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,405	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,559	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,595	$2,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	550–600	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	311.17/cwt	297.00–317.00	1,799	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,170	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	330.79/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	282.01/cwt	274.00–291.00	1,196	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	943	207.51/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	941	198.67/cwt	197.50–201.00	1,869	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,131	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	281.80/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,581	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,595	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	293.25/cwt	286.00–301.00	1,519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	285.83/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,509	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	337.06/cwt	322.50–342.50	1,490	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,558.84/head	1,250.00–1,925.00	1,559	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	150.04/cwt	145.00–157.00	2,420	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	139.23/cwt	134.00–144.00	2,182	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,862	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	140.21/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,727	15
Bulls	—	—	1,898	198.24/cwt	187.00–213.00	3,763	3
Bulls	—	—	1,625	177.53/cwt	177.00–178.00	2,885	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	765	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,805	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	390	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,268	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	592	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,415	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,391	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,092	2
Heifers	Large 2	650–700	675	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,337	1
Bulls	Large 2	500–550	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	545	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,308	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	495	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,522	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	633	238.47/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	855	252.95/cwt	252.95–252.95	2,163	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	955	237.90/cwt	237.90–237.90	2,272	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	232.70/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,787	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,153	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,641	1

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 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 258Last week 193Year ago 748

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 41Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	575	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	740	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	380	297.50	297.50
9	400–450	424	274.00–291.00	282.01
30	500–550	528	280.00–289.00	285.83
10	550–600	561	280.00–282.00	281.80
4	600–650	631	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	800	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	570	217.00	217.00
1	700–750	710	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	320.00–342.50	330.79
12	400–450	442	322.50–342.50	337.06
1	500–550	525	312.50	312.50
7	550–600	578	297.00–317.00	311.17
1	700–750	720	260.00	260.00
2	850–900	890	235.00	235.00
2	900–950	943	205.00–210.00	207.51
1	950–1000	990	220.00	220.00
2	1150–1200	1,170	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	305.00	305.00
2	550–600	560	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	655	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	400	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	850–900	855	252.95	252.95
54	950–1000	955	237.90	237.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	312.50	312.50
2	450–500	487	313.00	313.00
2	500–550	518	286.00–301.00	293.25
1	550–600	585	271.00	271.00
1	600–650	615	248.00	248.00
2	750–800	768	220.00–245.00	232.70
3	900–950	941	197.50–201.00	198.67
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	495	307.50	307.50
2	550–600	592	239.00	239.00
2	600–650	633	230.00–247.00	238.47
1	650–700	660	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	765	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	510	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	590	240.00	240.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,065	1,250.00–1,925.00	1,558.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,595	2,950.00	2,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,613	145.00–157.00	150.04
10	—	1,567	134.00–144.00	139.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	148.00	148.00
15	—	1,232	134.00–145.00	140.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,035	118.00	118.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,898	187.00–213.00	198.24
2	—	1,625	177.00–178.00	177.53

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