Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders due to low comparable receipts. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.61/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −144.99 against this barn's trailing median of $400.60.

Average price

$255.61

11 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,405

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$47.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.86

vs KY average

−11.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	264.90	1,417	8thin
Medium and Large 2	595	237.50	1,413	2thin
Large 2-3	575	217.50	1,251	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.40/cwt here — about $167 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale11 hd

255.61

—

KY average23 barns · 951 hd

266.47

−10.86

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−11.61

This barn, trailing median27 sales

400.60

−144.99

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	1,747	164.33	2,870	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,155	153.24	1,770	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	149.62	2,110	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	897	123.56	1,109	6thin

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)	1,250	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	905	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	Large 1-2	550–600	580	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	814	229.49/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,868	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	228.69/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	251.01/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	262.39/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	397	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,062	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	580	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,418	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	264.90/cwt	256.00–274.00	1,417	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,105	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,011	1
Heifers	Large 2	200–250	235	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	611	1
Steers	Large 2	650–700	655	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,326	1
Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	530	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	550–600	575	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,251	1
Heifers	Large 2	600–650	620	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,225	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	550	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,169	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,477	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,933	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	430	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,312	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	485	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	900–950	935	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	248.77/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	266.53/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,231	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	698	265.25/cwt	265.25–265.25	1,851	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	781	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	133.44/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,305	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	124.02/cwt	123.00–125.00	998	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	149.62/cwt	146.00–154.00	2,110	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	153.24/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,770	6
Bulls	—	—	1,635	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,256	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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 172Last week 258Year ago 753

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 46Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 7Year ago 39

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders due to low comparable receipts. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	281.00	281.00
2	550–600	580	278.00	278.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	225.00–232.50	228.69
1	700–750	705	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	245.00	245.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	202.50	202.50
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	560	276.00	276.00
2	600–650	613	247.50–250.00	248.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	830	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	435	317.50	317.50
2	500–550	535	265.00	265.00
2	550–600	573	257.50–267.50	262.39
3	700–750	725	249.00–255.00	251.01
4	800–850	814	228.00–230.00	229.49
1	850–900	870	228.00	228.00
1	1100–1150	1,105	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	670	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	575	242.50	242.50
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	305.00	305.00
1	900–950	935	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	252.50	252.50
2	350–400	397	267.50	267.50
2	550–600	595	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	620	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	260.00–272.00	266.53
8	500–550	535	256.00–274.00	264.90
1	600–650	600	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	620	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
76	650–700	698	265.25	265.25
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	212.50	212.50

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	—	1,000	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	183.00	183.00
1	—	1,705	172.00	172.00
1	—	1,635	138.00	138.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	93.00	93.00
3	—	978	130.00–138.00	133.44
2	—	805	123.00–125.00	124.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,410	146.00–154.00	149.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,155	148.00–157.00	153.24

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