Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Yearling steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Cattle futures took another downward trend today. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for all slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $266.99/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −207.30 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$266.99

16 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,463

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$66.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.71

vs KY average

−13.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	276.61	1,492	12thin
Large 2	555	247.50	1,374	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	575	247.50	1,423	2thin
Large 2-3	590	210.00	1,239	1thin

One grade step is worth $66.61/cwt here — about $253 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

266.99

—

KY average24 barns · 831 hd

286.69

−19.71

National average153 barns · 6,707 hd

280.34

−13.35

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−207.30

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	1,489	171.14	2,548	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	148.34	1,801	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,521	146.80	2,233	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,116	125.94	1,405	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,213	175.76	2,132	2thin

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,097	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	256.65/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,358	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	421	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	968	4
Heifers	Large 2-3	400–450	448	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	896	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	248.03/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,441	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	246.27/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,283	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	535	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	242.06/cwt	237.50–247.00	1,159	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	289.06/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,390	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	232.02/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,336	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	213.17/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	666	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,305	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	242.98/cwt	242.50–245.00	955	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,222	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	237.18/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,878	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,796	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	926	228.95/cwt	219.00–238.70	2,120	109
Steers	Large 2	450–500	472	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,133	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	913	2
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	930	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	226.67/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,884	3
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	735	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,958	2
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	840	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	279.90/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,461	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	232.80/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,678	4
Steers	Large 2	550–600	555	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	273.31/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,522	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,637	2
Steers	Large 2-3	550–600	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	802	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,361	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,028	227.40/cwt	227.40–227.40	2,338	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	496	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,057	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,720	1
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	860	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,470	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	967	227.74/cwt	223.00–231.40	2,202	218
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,213	175.76/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,132	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,915	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,357	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	133.56/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,499	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	151.27/cwt	146.50–155.00	2,324	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	141.53/cwt	139.00–143.50	2,080	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	140.19/cwt	136.00–144.50	1,616	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	151.60/cwt	147.50–156.00	1,878	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	121.30/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,328	3
Bulls	—	—	1,428	166.41/cwt	163.50–170.00	2,376	3
Bulls	—	—	1,525	173.97/cwt	171.50–177.00	2,653	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Large 2	500–550	542	233.91/cwt	227.50–247.50	1,268	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	250.21/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	293.18/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,228	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	273.13/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,322	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	274.98/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,405	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	266.93/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,495	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,424	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,275	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	411	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,130	3
Heifers	Large 2	400–450	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	259.91/cwt	250.00–265.00	842	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	470	248.47/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	257.96/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,117	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	253.87/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,219	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	389	245.10/cwt	240.00–250.00	953	6
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	238.15/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,236	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,683	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,040	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	251.23/cwt	250.00–257.50	945	6
Heifers	Large 2	650–700	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 734Last week 456Year ago 1,084

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 43Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	292.50	292.50
3	350–400	385	285.00	285.00
8	400–450	419	290.00–295.00	293.18
4	450–500	484	270.00–277.50	273.13
6	500–550	511	260.00–280.00	274.98
5	550–600	560	260.00–272.50	266.93
2	600–650	623	242.50–257.50	250.21
1	750–800	770	195.00	195.00
1	850–900	880	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	270.00	270.00
3	450–500	483	264.00	264.00
6	500–550	521	240.00–252.50	246.27
5	550–600	581	242.50–257.50	248.03
1	600–650	605	235.00	235.00
4	650–700	675	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	411	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	450	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	535	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	560	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	542	227.50–247.50	233.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	250.00–265.00	259.91
6	350–400	376	250.00–257.50	251.23
6	400–450	433	255.00–262.50	257.96
12	450–500	480	250.00–260.00	253.87
9	500–550	529	255.00–260.00	256.65
2	550–600	562	257.50	257.50
1	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
7	700–750	735	229.00	229.00
3	750–800	771	191.00	191.00
1	800–850	825	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	421	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	635	192.50	192.50
3	650–700	666	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	448	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	393	242.50–245.00	242.98
4	400–450	420	247.50	247.50
9	450–500	479	237.50–247.00	242.06
4	500–550	519	230.00–242.50	238.15
5	550–600	576	230.00–235.00	232.02
3	600–650	631	210.00–220.00	213.17
1	650–700	655	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	720	198.00	198.00
1	750–800	780	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	455	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	665	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	389	240.00–250.00	245.10
2	450–500	470	240.00–257.50	248.47
1	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	312	292.50	292.50
2	350–400	392	297.50	297.50
2	400–450	415	315.00	315.00
8	450–500	481	287.50–290.00	289.06
6	500–550	522	277.50–285.00	279.90
6	550–600	557	270.00–274.00	273.31
1	600–650	635	255.00	255.00
12	650–700	670	268.00	268.00
4	700–750	721	230.00–241.00	232.80
6	750–800	792	230.00–241.00	237.18
3	800–850	831	225.00–227.50	226.67
2	900–950	915	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	496	322.50	322.50
109	900–950	926	219.00–238.70	228.95
218	950–1000	967	223.00–231.40	227.74
55	1000–1050	1,028	227.40	227.40
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	472	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	555	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	441	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	493	276.00	276.00
10	600–650	639	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	682	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	705	210.00	210.00
4	800–850	802	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	860	200.00	200.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	227.50	227.50
1	800–850	840	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	860	204.00	204.00
1	900–950	930	200.00	200.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	395	267.50	267.50
2	550–600	575	247.50	247.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	170.00–182.00	175.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	126.00	126.00
7	—	1,536	146.50–155.00	151.27
2	—	1,470	139.00–143.50	141.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	117.00	117.00
3	—	1,122	132.00–137.00	133.56
3	—	1,095	120.00–124.00	121.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,153	136.00–144.50	140.19
10	—	1,239	147.50–156.00	151.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,428	163.50–170.00	166.41
5	—	1,525	171.50–177.00	173.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	1,775.00	1,775.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle