Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold mostly steady. Yearling steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $265.29/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −208.99 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$265.29

12 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,466

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$37.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.05

vs KY average

−32.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	281.00	1,546	1thin
Medium and Large 2	566	273.40	1,547	5thin
Large 1-2	530	270.00	1,431	2thin
Large 2	547	254.00	1,389	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	548	243.75	1,335	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.25/cwt here — about $211 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale12 hd

265.29

—

KY average24 barns · 747 hd

290.35

−25.05

National average149 barns · 6,483 hd

297.82

−32.53

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−208.99

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	—	Average	1,633	166.98	2,726	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	134.14	2,002	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,178	132.03	1,555	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,066	114.70	1,222	11

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,565	$1,860	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	886	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,772	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,089	219.75/cwt	219.75–219.75	2,393	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,200	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	236.49/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	819	241.25/cwt	241.25–241.25	1,976	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,019	233.07/cwt	229.25–234.90	2,375	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	677	254.44/cwt	253.00–255.25	1,723	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	925	245.34/cwt	236.50–255.90	2,269	341
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	772	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	274.25/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	271.62/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,282	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	265.05/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,352	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	274.49/cwt	272.00–278.00	1,721	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	267.55/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,092	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	271.88/cwt	267.50–275.00	990	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	236.52/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,485	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	226.98/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	237.52/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,020	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	1,860.00/head	1,860.00–1,860.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	401	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,293	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	831	259.25/cwt	259.25–259.25	2,154	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	261.50/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,449	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,107	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	2,109	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,691	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,781	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	123.56/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,381	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	95.00/cwt	88.00–103.00	886	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	111.38/cwt	108.50–115.00	1,331	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	141.60/cwt	139.00–144.00	2,022	2
Bulls	—	—	1,649	165.83/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,735	6
Bulls	—	—	1,315	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,933	1
Bulls	—	—	1,743	180.43/cwt	171.00–189.00	3,145	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	129.95/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,306	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	122.08/cwt	120.50–125.00	1,248	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	613	231.41/cwt	222.50–236.00	1,419	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	755	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,604	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	540	250.02/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,350	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	775	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,535	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	670	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,558	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,922	2
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	792	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,901	2
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	535	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,190	1
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	452	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,311	2
Bulls	Large 2	650–700	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	735	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	260.55/cwt	258.00–264.00	2,024	7
Steers	Large 2	500–550	547	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,389	2
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	707	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,732	2
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	530	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,431	2
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	620	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	283.86/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,201	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	259.18/cwt	252.50–262.50	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	245.85/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,173	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	251.23/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,257	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	241.01/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,383	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	968	248.95/cwt	248.95–248.95	2,410	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	892	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,185	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	776	244.28/cwt	240.30–248.00	1,896	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	856	238.10/cwt	238.10–238.10	2,038	73
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,416	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	485	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,237	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 Jul 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,392Last week 1,217Year ago 309

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 38Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 15

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold mostly steady. Yearling steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	322	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	390	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	420	292.50	292.50
1	550–600	550	281.00	281.00
10	600–650	627	272.00–278.00	274.49
4	700–750	715	261.00	261.00
7	750–800	777	258.00–264.00	260.55
1	1000–1050	1,010	200.00	200.00
1	1200–1250	1,200	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	800–850	831	259.25	259.25
53	850–900	892	245.00	245.00
341	900–950	925	236.50–255.90	245.34
52	950–1000	968	248.95	248.95
152	1000–1050	1,019	229.25–234.90	233.07
49	1050–1100	1,089	219.75	219.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	530	270.00	270.00
4	550–600	575	267.50–277.50	274.25
1	600–650	635	252.50	252.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	452	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	530	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	620	245.00	245.00
2	700–750	707	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	792	240.00	240.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	547	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	550	257.50	257.50
1	750–800	750	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	364	267.50–275.00	271.88
4	400–450	408	260.00–270.00	267.55
1	450–500	495	275.00	275.00
3	500–550	510	260.00–267.50	265.05
5	550–600	554	260.00–262.50	261.50
11	600–650	628	229.00–240.00	236.52
5	650–700	659	230.00–240.00	236.49
3	700–750	722	224.00–229.00	226.98
7	850–900	886	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
127	650–700	677	253.00–255.25	254.44
137	750–800	776	240.30–248.00	244.28
104	800–850	819	241.25	241.25
73	850–900	856	238.10	238.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	321	252.50–262.50	259.18
2	400–450	438	250.00–252.50	251.23
3	450–500	477	240.00–255.00	245.85
3	650–700	678	224.00	224.00
1	850–900	870	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	255.00	255.00
3	500–550	540	247.50–255.00	250.02
3	600–650	613	222.50–236.00	231.41
1	750–800	755	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	535	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	220.00	220.00
2	500–550	517	205.00	205.00
2	800–850	825	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	280.00–287.50	283.86
6	450–500	472	270.00–275.00	271.62
1	500–550	545	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	642	210.00	210.00
2	750–800	772	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	482	250.00	250.00
3	500–550	513	245.00	245.00
9	550–600	574	235.00–247.50	241.01
1	600–650	645	192.50	192.50
1	750–800	760	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	307.50	307.50
1	350–400	360	307.50	307.50
3	400–450	401	322.50	322.50
2	600–650	635	235.00–240.00	237.52
2	700–750	737	218.00	218.00
1	950–1000	960	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	232.50	232.50
1	700–750	735	206.00	206.00
1	750–800	775	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	220.00	220.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,565	1,860.00	1,860.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	133.50	133.50
2	—	1,428	139.00–144.00	141.60
2	—	1,513	126.00–128.00	127.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	144.50	144.50
1	—	1,305	136.50	136.50
2	—	1,118	121.00–126.00	123.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	88.00–103.00	95.00
4	—	1,195	108.50–115.00	111.38
2	—	1,005	129.00–131.00	129.95
3	—	1,022	120.50–125.00	122.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,649	162.00–168.00	165.83
1	—	1,315	147.00	147.00
2	—	1,743	171.00–189.00	180.43

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