Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower on a light test. Yearling steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with some extremely high dressing individuals. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $257.09/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −217.19 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$257.09

5 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,488

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$11.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.44

vs KY average

−17.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	582	259.49	1,510	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	565	247.50	1,398	1thin

One grade step is worth $11.99/cwt here — about $112 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale5 hd

257.09

—

KY average24 barns · 515 hd

275.53

−18.44

National average145 barns · 4,636 hd

275.08

−17.99

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−217.19

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	2,005	172.00	3,449	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,514	142.69	2,160	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	139.90	1,729	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	988	117.71	1,163	14

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)	1,490	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 2	350–400	360	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,337	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	238.81/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,445	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	293.25/cwt	293.25–293.25	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,412	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	221.99/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,044	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	938	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,270	107
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	272.45/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,308	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	251.20/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,339	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	263.77/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	270.89/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,411	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,323	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	979	232.90/cwt	232.90–232.90	2,280	56
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	897	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,126	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	250.61/cwt	237.50–257.50	1,549	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	292	268.43/cwt	260.00–272.50	784	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	147.66/cwt	142.50–152.50	2,296	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	137.71/cwt	135.50–139.50	2,028	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	128.01/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,531	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,177	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	122.24/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,280	5
Bulls	—	—	2,195	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	3,578	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	505	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,288	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	800	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,472	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	134.83/cwt	131.00–139.50	1,693	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	113.35/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,089	8
Bulls	—	—	1,815	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	3,285	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	148.71/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,837	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	750	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	567	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,332	4
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	505	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,275	1
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	446	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,260	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	279.01/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,415	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,618	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	750–800	750	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,369	1
Bulls	Large 2	500–550	542	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,287	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	2
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	467	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	553	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,161	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	818	230.76/cwt	219.50–235.50	1,888	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	307.40/cwt	302.50–312.50	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	662	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	642	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,412	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	259.49/cwt	259.00–260.00	1,510	4

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 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 456Last week 1,154Year ago 1,022

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 32Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	460	292.50	292.50
4	550–600	582	259.00–260.00	259.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	495	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	565	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	332.50	332.50
4	650–700	656	240.00	240.00
4	700–750	700	240.00	240.00
2	800–850	815	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	850–900	897	237.00	237.00
107	900–950	938	242.00	242.00
56	950–1000	979	232.90	232.90
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	446	282.50	282.50
2	450–500	467	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	252.50	252.50
1	450–500	455	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	555	242.50	242.50
5	600–650	614	230.00	230.00
3	650–700	653	216.00–225.00	221.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	292	260.00–272.50	268.43
2	400–450	433	262.50–265.00	263.77
3	450–500	490	270.00	270.00
6	500–550	521	267.50–277.50	270.89
5	550–600	574	246.00	246.00
5	600–650	605	238.00–240.00	238.81
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	550	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	750	194.00	194.00
1	800–850	800	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	237.50	237.50
3	550–600	553	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	642	211.00	211.00
2	650–700	662	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
87	800–850	818	219.50–235.50	230.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	302.50–312.50	307.40
1	300–350	310	293.25	293.25
2	350–400	357	292.50	292.50
1	400–450	405	270.00	270.00
5	450–500	480	270.00–277.50	272.45
4	500–550	533	250.00–255.00	251.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	240	337.50	337.50
1	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	415	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	490	297.50	297.50
5	500–550	507	270.00–290.00	279.01
8	600–650	618	237.50–257.50	250.61
1	800–850	805	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	252.50	252.50
4	550–600	567	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	542	237.50	237.50

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	—	1,490	2,700.00	2,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	142.50–152.50	147.66
2	—	1,473	135.50–139.50	137.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,196	125.00–129.00	128.01
8	—	1,256	131.00–139.50	134.83
10	—	1,235	144.00–154.00	148.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	130.00	130.00
5	—	1,047	120.00–124.00	122.24
8	—	961	109.00–118.00	113.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,195	163.00	163.00
1	—	1,815	181.00	181.00

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

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Replacement Cattle

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