Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders due to light receipts with this weeks extreme heat. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $218.00/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −182.60 against this barn's trailing median of $400.60.

Average price

$218.00

10 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,171

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

per head · Large 1-2 over Large 2

$25.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.28

vs KY average

−23.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	533	222.50	1,186	3thin
Medium and Large 2	538	219.17	1,179	6thin
Large 2	545	197.50	1,076	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.00/cwt here — about $110 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

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $435.22, low $345.17, median $400.60 across 27 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 sale10 hd

218.00

—

KY average25 barns · 692 hd

238.28

−20.28

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−23.88

This barn, trailing median27 sales

400.60

−182.60

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	1,635	159.33	2,605	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	138.50	1,690	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,275	129.00	1,645	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	117.00	1,252	2thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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 2	550–600	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	197.30/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,342	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	263.69/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,242	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	218.77/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,370	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,762	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,700	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,460	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	745	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,434	1
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	545	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	224.19/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	203.94/cwt	202.50–205.00	873	7
Heifers	Large 2-3	700–750	715	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,009	5
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	482	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	988	2
Steers	Large 2	550–600	562	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	793	2
Bulls	Large 2	350–400	395	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,017	1
Bulls	Large 2	750–800	755	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	533	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,186	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	223.76/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,190	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,112	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,330	1
Bulls	Large 2	450–500	450	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,103	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	283.08/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,200	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	242.10/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,186	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,254	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,045	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	164.55/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,773	2
Bulls	—	—	1,528	146.78/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,243	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,645	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,294	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,704	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,788	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	129.99/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,629	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,204	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 Aug 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 1,092Year ago 956

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 35Year ago 64

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders due to light receipts with this weeks extreme heat. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	247.50	247.50
6	450–500	490	240.00–242.50	242.10
1	550–600	595	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	635	197.50	197.50
3	650–700	680	196.00–200.00	197.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	825	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	424	280.00–290.00	283.08
4	450–500	471	262.50–267.50	263.69
1	550–600	560	237.50	237.50
5	600–650	626	217.50–222.50	218.77
3	700–750	730	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	257.50	257.50
2	450–500	450	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	755	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	252.50	252.50
7	550–600	553	264.00	264.00
14	600–650	639	266.00	266.00
6	650–700	670	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	623	222.50–225.00	224.19
1	800–850	835	188.00	188.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	562	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	327	242.50	242.50
4	350–400	350	235.00	235.00
5	450–500	471	236.00	236.00
4	500–550	532	220.00–225.00	223.76
2	550–600	550	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	533	222.50	222.50
1	700–750	745	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	482	205.00	205.00
1	500–550	545	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	428	202.50–205.00	203.94
5	450–500	475	212.50	212.50
1	600–650	630	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	174.00	174.00
2	—	1,685	160.00–169.00	164.55
2	—	1,528	145.00–148.00	146.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	129.00	129.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	113.00	113.00
1	—	995	121.00	121.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,200	149.00	149.00
2	—	1,253	129.00–131.00	129.99

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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