Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend due to last weeks light receipts how ever a higher under tone was noted on all classes of feeder steers and heifers. Very good demand for feeder calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $270.38/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −130.22 against this barn's trailing median of $400.60.

Average price

$270.38

74 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,471

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$58.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.52

vs KY average

+1.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	281.12	1,516	51
Medium and Large 2	553	252.14	1,394	10thin
Large 1-2	561	250.84	1,408	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	547	223.06	1,219	4thin

One grade step is worth $58.06/cwt here — about $297 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 sale74 hd

270.38

—

KY average26 barns · 1,631 hd

271.91

−1.52

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

+1.10

This barn, trailing median27 sales

400.60

−130.22

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	—	Low	1,500	170.85	2,563	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	150.49	1,802	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	146.65	2,236	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,004	130.63	1,312	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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,060	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	600–650	631	280.61/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	262.38/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	759	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,898	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	836	238.25/cwt	238.25–238.25	1,992	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	255.02/cwt	251.00–262.00	1,857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	303.56/cwt	301.00–305.00	1,897	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	417	365.87/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,526	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	348.56/cwt	341.00–349.50	1,854	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	973	248.89/cwt	247.00–250.70	2,422	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,125	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	243.14/cwt	235.00–246.00	2,140	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	553	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,604	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	687	270.75/cwt	270.75–270.75	1,860	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,482	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	327.68/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,229	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	243.52/cwt	242.00–254.00	2,031	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	280.21/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,580	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	289.99/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	248.50/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	291.79/cwt	278.00–296.00	1,377	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	299.30/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,751	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	297.52/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,137	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	241.96/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,626	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	277.10/cwt	272.50–289.00	1,444	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,491	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	281.80/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,161	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	723	252.19/cwt	249.75–254.90	1,823	137
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	271.96/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,542	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	145.78/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,306	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	138.62/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,569	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	163.31/cwt	157.00–172.00	2,030	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,872	1
Bulls	—	—	1,211	155.44/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,882	4
Bulls	—	—	1,723	183.46/cwt	181.00–186.00	3,161	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	710	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,704	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	137.16/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,377	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	985	1
Bulls	—	—	1,553	173.09/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,688	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	147.16/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,759	13
Steers	Large 2	600–650	645	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,677	3
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	720	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,829	2
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	695	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,772	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	652	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,604	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	340	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	969	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	573	253.94/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,455	7
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	598	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,716	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	615	247.43/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,522	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	690	227.52/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,570	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	645	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,342	5
Heifers	Large 2	650–700	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	877	262.10/cwt	262.10–262.10	2,299	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	427	306.63/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,309	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	313.75/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,208	2
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	775	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	223.66/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	250.67/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,404	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	262.18/cwt	252.00–272.50	1,809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	205.02/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	222.46/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	289.98/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	241.80/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	320.84/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,659	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	261.95/cwt	255.00–266.00	2,014	5

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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 938Last week 172Year ago 469

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 20Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	598	287.00	287.00
4	600–650	631	275.00–290.00	280.61
1	650–700	695	255.00	255.00
2	700–750	720	254.00	254.00
2	750–800	775	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	360.00	360.00
10	450–500	478	310.00	310.00
11	500–550	517	315.00–330.00	320.84
24	550–600	585	290.00–307.50	299.30
3	600–650	615	280.00–297.50	289.99
3	700–750	728	251.00–262.00	255.02
5	750–800	769	255.00–266.00	261.95
9	800–850	834	242.00–254.00	243.52
16	850–900	880	235.00–246.00	243.14
2	900–950	900	250.00	250.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	200.00	200.00
1	1100–1150	1,125	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	417	360.00–370.00	365.87
26	500–550	532	341.00–349.50	348.56
20	600–650	625	301.00–305.00	303.56
60	850–900	877	262.10	262.10
154	950–1000	973	247.00–250.70	248.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	518	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	553	285.00–295.00	289.98
2	650–700	690	252.00–272.50	262.18
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	645	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	265.00	265.00
2	400–450	425	260.00–265.00	262.38
1	450–500	475	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	525	258.00	258.00
8	550–600	560	240.00–255.00	250.67
1	650–700	675	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	300.00–312.50	306.63
13	550–600	553	290.00	290.00
70	650–700	687	270.75	270.75
137	700–750	723	249.75–254.90	252.19
72	750–800	759	250.00	250.00
64	800–850	836	238.25	238.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	290.00–302.50	297.52
3	400–450	412	277.50–290.00	281.80
22	450–500	472	278.00–296.00	291.79
26	500–550	521	272.50–289.00	277.10
12	550–600	564	260.00–282.00	280.21
4	600–650	625	248.00–250.00	248.50
11	650–700	672	240.00–247.00	241.96
1	700–750	700	226.00	226.00
2	850–900	855	213.00	213.00
1	900–950	940	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	520	240.00	240.00
7	550–600	573	252.50–255.00	253.94
3	600–650	615	245.00–252.00	247.43
2	650–700	652	246.00	246.00
1	750–800	765	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	310.00–317.50	313.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	533	217.50–230.00	223.66
2	550–600	560	220.00–225.00	222.46
2	600–650	628	200.00–210.00	205.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	320.00	320.00
4	350–400	375	320.00–335.00	327.68
3	400–450	445	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	480	305.00	305.00
5	550–600	567	270.00–280.00	271.96
2	600–650	635	264.00	264.00
4	700–750	702	242.00	242.00
4	750–800	752	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	865	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	690	225.00–230.00	227.52
1	700–750	710	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	260.00	260.00
4	600–650	625	237.50–245.00	241.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	485	247.50	247.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	645	208.00	208.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,582	141.00–149.00	145.78
1	—	1,240	151.00	151.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,132	137.00–141.00	138.62
8	—	1,243	157.00–172.00	163.31
13	—	1,195	143.00–154.00	147.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,004	131.00–140.00	137.16
1	—	1,005	98.00	98.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,211	151.00–158.00	155.44
4	—	1,723	181.00–186.00	183.46
5	—	1,553	167.00–177.00	173.09

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