Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders or yearlings due to low comparable receipts last week. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $244.29/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −229.99 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$244.29

11 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,341

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$65.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.36

vs KY average

−25.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	520	285.00	1,482	1thin
Large 1-2	502	247.50	1,242	2thin
Medium and Large 2	565	244.53	1,382	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	562	220.00	1,236	2thin

One grade step is worth $65.00/cwt here — about $246 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 sale11 hd

244.29

—

KY average15 barns · 603 hd

268.66

−24.36

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−25.11

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−229.99

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	—	Low	1,724	154.97	2,672	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,289	131.93	1,701	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	129.32	2,023	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,127	111.61	1,258	10
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,418	149.78	2,124	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$1,900	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$2,089	2thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	Large 1-2	650–700	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	931	230.87/cwt	227.95–233.90	2,149	110
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	769	219.51/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,000	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	640	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,344	1
Steers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	562	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,236	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	687	202.57/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,392	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	813	195.02/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,577	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	882	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,914	61
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	502	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,242	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	607	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,469	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	698	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	385	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	847	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	505	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	238.83/cwt	230.00–239.75	1,827	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,183	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	261.71/cwt	259.00–276.00	1,649	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	773	249.98/cwt	249.25–250.20	1,932	254
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	237.51/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,657	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	239.94/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,380	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	874	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,098	235
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	955	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,177	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,021	216.80/cwt	216.80–216.80	2,214	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,120	187.08/cwt	180.00–194.00	2,095	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	987	214.68/cwt	212.00–216.00	2,119	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	697	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,743	19
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	576	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,310	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	597	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	787	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,338	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,418	149.78/cwt	148.00–152.00	2,124	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	111.83/cwt	107.50–114.00	1,226	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,238	122.52/cwt	121.50–123.50	1,517	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	130.92/cwt	126.50–134.50	2,053	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	122.78/cwt	121.50–124.00	1,971	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	2,038	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	100.05/cwt	95.50–104.50	1,109	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	126.66/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,630	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	135.89/cwt	131.00–139.50	1,754	4
Bulls	—	—	1,537	148.42/cwt	146.00–151.00	2,281	5
Bulls	—	—	2,140	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,724	1
Bulls	—	—	1,897	159.53/cwt	155.00–165.50	3,026	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,088.79/head	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,089	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	545	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	240.50/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,364	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	927	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,402	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	430	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,150	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	365	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,155	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	203.96/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,065	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,403	1
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	450	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	795	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,685	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	823	212.67/cwt	205.25–218.75	1,750	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	797	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	201.32/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,268	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,203	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	592	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	231.94/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,436	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	219.87/cwt	213.00–221.00	1,522	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	258.58/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,345	2

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 Sep 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,313Last week 126Year ago 1,393

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 13Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 2

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders or yearlings due to low comparable receipts last week. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	502	247.50	247.50
1	600–650	640	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	680	230.00	230.00
4	750–800	769	214.00–225.00	219.51
1	1050–1100	1,060	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	600–650	630	259.00–276.00	261.71
19	650–700	697	250.00	250.00
254	750–800	773	249.25–250.20	249.98
235	850–900	874	240.00	240.00
110	900–950	931	227.95–233.90	230.87
56	950–1000	955	228.00	228.00
52	1000–1050	1,021	216.80	216.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	326	285.00	285.00
3	400–450	408	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	455	297.50	297.50
1	500–550	520	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	623	235.00–240.00	237.51
8	650–700	657	240.00	240.00
10	700–750	702	236.00	236.00
21	750–800	765	230.00–239.75	238.83
1	800–850	810	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	930	215.00	215.00
3	950–1000	987	212.00–216.00	214.68
4	1100–1150	1,120	180.00–194.00	187.08
1	1150–1200	1,155	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	515	267.50	267.50
5	550–600	575	237.50–242.50	239.94
1	650–700	685	220.00	220.00
3	700–750	718	220.00	220.00
4	750–800	775	200.00	200.00
2	800–850	813	190.00–200.00	195.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	237.50	237.50
2	550–600	562	220.00	220.00
5	650–700	687	202.00–205.00	202.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	375	227.50	227.50
2	400–450	417	232.50	232.50
6	500–550	522	195.00–215.00	203.96
1	550–600	550	212.50	212.50
4	600–650	630	195.00–207.50	201.32
1	650–700	660	212.50	212.50
2	750–800	797	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	600–650	607	242.00	242.00
68	750–800	795	212.00	212.00
116	800–850	823	205.25–218.75	212.67
61	850–900	882	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	505	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	240.00	240.00
3	450–500	498	257.50	257.50
2	500–550	528	220.00–225.00	222.49
2	550–600	560	220.00	220.00
10	600–650	619	230.00–235.00	231.94
42	650–700	692	213.00–221.00	219.87
1	850–900	860	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	740	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	252.50	252.50
1	400–450	430	267.50	267.50
2	500–550	545	237.50	237.50
4	550–600	576	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	515	232.50	232.50
2	550–600	597	222.50	222.50
1	600–650	645	207.50	207.50
1	650–700	650	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	787	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	340	272.50	272.50
1	400–450	410	287.50	287.50
2	500–550	520	250.00–267.50	258.58
5	550–600	567	240.00–242.50	240.50
1	600–650	620	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	655	222.50	222.50
2	700–750	710	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	592	202.50	202.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	148.00–152.00	149.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,096	107.50–114.00	111.83
2	—	1,238	121.50–123.50	122.52
2	—	1,108	95.50–104.50	100.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,568	126.50–134.50	130.92
3	—	1,605	121.50–124.00	122.78
1	—	1,430	142.50	142.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,287	126.00–127.00	126.66
4	—	1,291	131.00–139.50	135.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,537	146.00–151.00	148.42
1	—	2,140	174.00	174.00
3	—	1,897	155.00–165.50	159.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,070	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,088.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	2,300.00	2,300.00

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Richmond Livestock Auction

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle