Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend due to low receipts due to extreme weather. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $214.40/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −186.20 against this barn's trailing median of $400.60.

Average price

$214.40

10 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,147

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$43.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.14

vs KY average

−25.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	223.00	1,211	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	502	180.00	904	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.00/cwt here — about $307 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

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

214.40

—

KY average25 barns · 1,322 hd

229.54

−15.14

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−25.69

This barn, trailing median27 sales

400.60

−186.20

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	1,502	150.02	2,253	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,414	106.00	1,499	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	102.19	1,312	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,142	96.37	1,101	9thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	960	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1-2	650–700	661	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	239.90/cwt	232.50–245.00	667	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	415	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	924	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,473	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	233.80/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,223	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,338	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	208.52/cwt	200.00–217.50	986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	243.81/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,190	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	251.29/cwt	250.00–252.50	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	245.07/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	707	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	779	1
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	490	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium 2-3	350–400	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	502	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	904	2
Heifers	Large 2	400–450	430	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	839	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,562	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,376	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,220	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	103.32/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,317	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	91.03/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,056	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	97.89/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,113	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	104.50/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,483	4
Bulls	—	—	1,477	147.70/cwt	143.00–154.00	2,182	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Large 2	400–450	445	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	968	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	527	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,173	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	259.10/cwt	257.50–260.00	707	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	225.10/cwt	220.00–227.50	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	223.74/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,059	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,211	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,110	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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 756Year ago 1,183

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 39Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 64

Compared to last week: No trend due to low receipts due to extreme weather. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	277.50	277.50
5	500–550	503	266.00	266.00
3	650–700	661	238.00	238.00
3	700–750	748	233.00	233.00
3	800–850	800	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	232.50–235.00	233.80
2	650–700	690	208.00	208.00
2	700–750	707	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	265.00	265.00
3	250–300	278	232.50–245.00	239.90
1	300–350	335	232.50	232.50
1	350–400	360	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	420	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	475	222.50–225.00	223.74
8	500–550	543	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	195.00	195.00
1	450–500	490	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	220.00–227.50	225.10
3	400–450	425	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	502	180.00	180.00
1	600–650	605	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	475	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	527	222.50	222.50
1	600–650	620	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	200.00–217.50	208.52
2	550–600	560	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	257.50–260.00	259.10
1	300–350	320	270.00	270.00
2	350–400	378	250.00–252.50	251.29
1	400–450	400	230.00	230.00
4	450–500	488	240.00–245.00	243.81
2	500–550	518	240.00–250.00	245.07
2	550–600	573	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	157.00	157.00
3	—	1,477	143.00–154.00	147.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	112.00	112.00
4	—	1,419	102.00–109.00	104.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,355	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,275	100.00–107.00	103.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	90.00–92.00	91.03
7	—	1,137	94.00–104.00	97.89

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,225.00	1,225.00

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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Richmond Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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