Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend due to low comparable receipts. Weaned precondition feeders still bringing a premium while fleshy bawling and off colored feeders facing discounts. Yearling steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady with the exception of a few extremely high dressing individuals.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $250.94/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −223.34 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$250.94

9 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,379

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$336

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

$34.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.84

vs KY average

−19.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	571	262.00	1,496	3thin
Medium and Large 2	548	260.00	1,425	3thin
Large 2	530	235.00	1,246	1thin
Medium 1-2	550	230.00	1,265	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	510	227.50	1,160	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.50/cwt here — about $336 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale9 hd

250.94

—

KY average23 barns · 741 hd

275.79

−24.84

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

−19.56

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−223.34

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	1,787	173.46	3,099	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	141.01	1,719	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	994	117.78	1,171	10

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)	1,330	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 2-3	850–900	850	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,347	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	766	225.75/cwt	225.75–225.75	1,729	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	698	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,637	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	941	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,995	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,179	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,715	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	971	226.50/cwt	223.30–230.95	2,199	282
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,069	216.64/cwt	214.80–217.90	2,316	250
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,633	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,608	5
Steers	Large 2	500–550	530	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	267.51/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,292	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,043	216.10/cwt	216.10–216.10	2,254	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	919	229.93/cwt	229.90–230.00	2,113	162
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,768	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,258	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	864	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,074	60
Bulls	Medium 1-2	300–350	345	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	247	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,090	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	132.72/cwt	132.00–133.50	1,546	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	150.41/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,907	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	140.69/cwt	135.50–145.50	1,718	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	101.29/cwt	98.00–104.00	980	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	115.49/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,143	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	131.74/cwt	131.00–132.50	1,354	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	124.90/cwt	123.00–126.50	1,240	2
Bulls	—	—	1,408	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,239	2
Bulls	—	—	1,530	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,264	1
Bulls	—	—	2,040	187.05/cwt	173.00–197.00	3,816	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Large 2	550–600	591	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,345	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	252.47/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,043	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	843	1
Bulls	Large 2	500–550	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	224.29/cwt	222.50–226.00	1,379	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	237.85/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,234	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	224.99/cwt	222.00–225.75	1,467	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	342	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	761	2
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	475	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	594	224.38/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,333	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	243.69/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,189	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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,092Last week 734Year ago 422

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 41Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	488	232.50–247.50	243.69
1	500–550	510	227.50	227.50
1	850–900	850	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	265.00	265.00
8	450–500	483	265.00–275.00	267.51
3	550–600	571	262.00	262.00
5	600–650	600	268.00	268.00
8	650–700	675	254.00	254.00
6	700–750	707	250.00	250.00
3	900–950	941	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	850–900	864	240.00	240.00
162	900–950	919	229.90–230.00	229.93
282	950–1000	971	223.30–230.95	226.50
52	1000–1050	1,043	216.10	216.10
250	1050–1100	1,069	214.80–217.90	216.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	267.50	267.50
5	450–500	484	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	548	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	645	240.00	240.00
3	700–750	718	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	518	260.00	260.00
75	650–700	698	234.50	234.50
63	750–800	766	225.75	225.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	237.50	237.50
4	550–600	594	222.50–225.00	224.38
2	600–650	612	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	240	315.00	315.00
6	500–550	519	235.00–242.50	237.85
1	550–600	585	240.00	240.00
10	600–650	615	222.50–226.00	224.29
5	650–700	652	222.00–225.75	224.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	222.50	222.50
1	450–500	480	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	510	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	247	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	770	185.00	185.00
1	900–950	900	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	255.00	255.00
2	400–450	413	247.50–257.50	252.47
1	700–750	705	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	267.50	267.50
1	450–500	490	222.50	222.50
1	550–600	565	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	240.00	240.00
3	550–600	591	227.50	227.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	132.00–133.50	132.72
2	—	1,268	147.00–154.00	150.41
7	—	1,221	135.50–145.50	140.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	98.00–104.00	101.29
4	—	990	112.00–119.00	115.49
2	—	1,028	131.00–132.50	131.74
2	—	993	123.00–126.50	124.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	159.00	159.00
1	—	1,530	148.00	148.00
4	—	2,040	173.00–197.00	187.05

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)	1	—	1,330	1,800.00	1,800.00

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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

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