Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder and yearling steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $269.81/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −204.47 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$269.81

16 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$27.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.94

vs KY average

−17.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	283.39	1,533	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	574	256.24	1,470	8thin

One grade step is worth $27.15/cwt here — about $63 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 1000–1100 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 sale16 hd

269.81

—

KY average24 barns · 726 hd

285.75

−15.94

National average138 barns · 5,135 hd

287.79

−17.98

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−204.47

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	1,704	166.08	2,830	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,545	136.84	2,113	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	133.78	1,599	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	970	125.25	1,215	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,415	158.00	2,236	1thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,088	$1,562	3thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	650–700	654	240.26/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,571	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	285.36/cwt	282.50–297.50	1,504	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	234.93/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,800	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	657	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	301.21/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	277.63/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	230.23/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,572	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	903	227.56/cwt	215.00–229.50	2,055	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	277.47/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	248.35/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,560	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	303.75/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,479	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	219.58/cwt	207.50–224.00	1,702	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	244.38/cwt	237.50–248.00	1,535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	853	235.97/cwt	220.00–237.25	2,013	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	853	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,868	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	256.58/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	258.91/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,486	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	269.99/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,169	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,561.91/head	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	236.64/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	274.39/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,339	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	971	236.80/cwt	230.50–239.00	2,299	268
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	267.72/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,240	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	278.31/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,467	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	133.84/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,669	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	127.22/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,455	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	142.81/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,648	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,289	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,142	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	146.07/cwt	143.50–148.50	2,261	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	133.29/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,095	3
Bulls	—	—	1,788	173.43/cwt	169.00–176.00	3,101	4
Bulls	—	—	1,553	162.93/cwt	159.00–167.00	2,530	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,388	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,415	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,236	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,012	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,328	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	706	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,691	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	480	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	272.64/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	255.70/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,488	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,040	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	769	223.17/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	236.32/cwt	221.00–238.50	1,964	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	873	242.53/cwt	238.90–245.30	2,117	174
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	562	234.15/cwt	233.50–240.00	1,316	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	308.73/cwt	307.50–310.00	957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,135	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,157	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,373	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	241.49/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,707	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	927	233.92/cwt	229.75–237.90	2,168	224

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 Aug 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,154Last week 1,392Year ago 917

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 30Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 1Year ago 0

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	310	307.50–310.00	308.73
2	400–450	420	297.50–305.00	301.21
11	450–500	487	300.00–312.50	303.75
6	500–550	527	282.50–297.50	285.36
2	550–600	583	275.00–280.00	277.47
6	600–650	628	240.00–256.00	248.35
10	650–700	654	240.00–242.50	240.26
7	700–750	707	240.00–250.00	241.49
24	750–800	766	230.00–245.00	234.93
17	800–850	831	221.00–238.50	236.32
14	850–900	853	220.00–237.25	235.97
14	900–950	903	215.00–229.50	227.56
1	1100–1150	1,135	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	610	270.00–274.00	272.64
1	650–700	670	265.00	265.00
174	850–900	873	238.90–245.30	242.53
224	900–950	927	229.75–237.90	233.92
268	950–1000	971	230.50–239.00	236.80
113	1000–1050	1,012	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	515	260.00	260.00
7	550–600	582	255.00–260.00	255.70
1	650–700	690	230.00	230.00
7	700–750	715	230.00	230.00
5	750–800	769	220.00–224.00	223.17
2	1000–1050	1,040	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	535	287.00	287.00
1	550–600	560	282.50	282.50
2	650–700	657	240.00	240.00
41	700–750	706	239.50	239.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	372	265.00	265.00
4	400–450	433	267.50–275.00	269.99
14	450–500	463	260.00–277.50	267.72
6	500–550	533	270.00–285.00	277.63
18	550–600	574	250.00–265.00	258.91
3	600–650	628	237.50–248.00	244.38
15	650–700	683	225.00–232.50	230.23
3	700–750	725	220.00	220.00
23	750–800	775	207.50–224.00	219.58
8	850–900	853	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	480	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	250.00	250.00
21	550–600	562	233.50–240.00	234.15
2	650–700	670	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	805	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	300.00	300.00
8	450–500	488	270.00–280.00	274.39
3	500–550	527	270.00–282.50	278.31
3	550–600	565	250.00–260.00	256.58
3	600–650	627	225.00–242.50	236.64
1	650–700	675	232.00	232.00
3	700–750	721	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00
4	550–600	578	237.50	237.50
2	600–650	622	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	695	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	765	197.50	197.50

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,088	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,561.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,247	130.00–138.00	133.84
7	—	1,144	125.00–129.00	127.22
5	—	1,154	140.00–146.00	142.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	131.50	131.50
1	—	960	119.00	119.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	143.50–148.50	146.07
3	—	1,572	130.00–138.00	133.29
1	—	1,455	129.00	129.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,788	169.00–176.00	173.43
2	—	1,553	159.00–167.00	162.93
1	—	1,670	143.00	143.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	158.00	158.00

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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