Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders or yearlings due to light comparable receipts last week, however there was a higher undertone noted for both feeders and yearlings. Good quality offering in todays sale. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $279.64/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −194.64 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$279.64

64 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,519

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$43.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.97

vs KY average

−7.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	288.72	1,566	44
Medium and Large 2	536	260.83	1,398	13thin
Large 1-2	556	259.58	1,442	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	595	245.00	1,458	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.72/cwt here — about $108 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale64 hd

279.64

—

KY average23 barns · 818 hd

270.67

+8.97

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−7.18

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−194.64

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	1,384	145.93	2,019	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	122.64	1,547	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	121.96	1,835	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	112.28	1,090	15

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,208	$1,513	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,090	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,267	$1,991	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	853	$1,563	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	247.55/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,201	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	215.59/cwt	211.00–219.00	1,707	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,388	14
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	440	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,067	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	219.36/cwt	212.00–221.00	1,595	11
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	490	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,090	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	490	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	236.14/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,384	11
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,017	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,207	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	280.97/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,461	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	251.11/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,718	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	264.71/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,646	13
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	485	262.65/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,274	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	269.79/cwt	266.00–275.00	1,524	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,679	15
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	760	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,634	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	525	273.73/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,556	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	249.56/cwt	247.50–254.00	1,844	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	720	246.10/cwt	246.10–246.10	1,772	67
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	730	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	229.81/cwt	222.50–233.00	1,519	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	232.42/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	247.06/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,900	21
Heifers	Large 2	400–450	440	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	502	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,521	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	226.07/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,985	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,103	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	571	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,442	4
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	684	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	720	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	260.69/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,395	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	223.65/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	231.25/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	243.88/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,563	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	690	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,791	11
Steers	Large 1-2	950–1000	956	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	422	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	875	245.68/cwt	239.75–251.20	2,150	289
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,013	234.26/cwt	233.40–234.70	2,373	167
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	221.68/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,607	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	558	233.21/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,301	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	650	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,107	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	115.97/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,654	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	126.96/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,626	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	117.08/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,448	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	102.98/cwt	99.00–108.00	966	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	116.52/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,176	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	122.39/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,177	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	123.96/cwt	122.00–129.50	1,898	12
Bulls	—	—	1,265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,771	1
Bulls	—	—	1,443	148.89/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,148	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,090.10/head	1,800.00–2,325.00	2,090	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,936.54/head	1,925.00–1,950.00	1,937	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	760	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,512.73/head	1,250.00–1,700.00	1,513	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	271.67/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,149	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	241.33/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	207.60/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	231.81/cwt	222.50–237.50	1,437	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	255.75/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,189	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	216.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	243.52/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,317	16
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	596	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,371	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	833	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,774	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	900–950	933	195.34/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,894	2
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	250.65/cwt	247.50–257.50	980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	198.75/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	225.66/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,277	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	850–900	862	208.31/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	251.66/cwt	242.50–258.00	1,087	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	254.04/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,443	3

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 Oct 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 82Year ago 737

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 23Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 2Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	238.00	238.00
4	350–400	391	247.50–257.50	250.65
12	400–450	432	242.50–258.00	251.66
4	450–500	485	242.50–252.50	247.55
16	500–550	541	232.50–245.00	243.52
11	550–600	586	232.50–242.50	236.14
18	600–650	620	222.50–237.50	231.81
17	650–700	661	222.50–233.00	229.81
11	700–750	727	212.00–221.00	219.36
7	750–800	792	211.00–219.00	215.59
2	900–950	915	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	520	267.00	267.00
7	550–600	571	272.50	272.50
67	700–750	720	246.10	246.10
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	440	242.50	242.50
1	450–500	490	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	505	220.00	220.00
3	550–600	596	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	730	207.50	207.50
3	800–850	833	213.00	213.00
3	850–900	862	205.00–210.00	208.31
3	900–950	933	192.00–202.00	195.34
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	222.50	222.50
1	450–500	490	222.50	222.50
1	500–550	545	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	222.50	222.50
2	400–450	407	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	465	230.00–235.00	232.42
2	500–550	528	220.00	220.00
4	550–600	566	220.00–227.50	225.66
5	650–700	671	210.00–220.00	216.09
2	700–750	705	197.50–200.00	198.75
1	850–900	875	182.50	182.50
1	950–1000	955	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	750	170.00	170.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	485	255.00–270.00	262.65
2	500–550	525	272.50–275.00	273.73
4	550–600	571	252.50	252.50
7	650–700	684	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	760	215.00	215.00
3	950–1000	956	215.00	215.00
5	1000–1050	1,017	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	465	295.00	295.00
8	500–550	520	280.00–282.50	280.97
10	550–600	565	266.00–275.00	269.79
13	600–650	622	262.50–275.00	264.71
12	650–700	684	244.00–255.00	251.11
9	700–750	739	247.50–254.00	249.56
21	750–800	769	242.00–250.00	247.06
2	800–850	830	227.50–235.00	231.25
14	850–900	878	225.00–227.00	226.07
1	900–950	945	222.50	222.50
1	950–1000	975	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	245.00	245.00
5	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	422	345.00	345.00
11	500–550	502	303.00	303.00
15	550–600	569	295.00	295.00
11	650–700	690	259.50	259.50
2	700–750	720	261.00	261.00
289	850–900	875	239.75–251.20	245.68
167	1000–1050	1,013	233.40–234.70	234.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	466	265.00	265.00
12	500–550	535	257.50–262.50	260.69
1	550–600	550	262.50	262.50
6	600–650	641	235.00–247.00	243.88
1	700–750	710	222.50	222.50
2	750–800	775	220.00–227.50	223.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	285.00	285.00
3	400–450	423	270.00–272.50	271.67
6	450–500	465	250.00–270.00	255.75
3	550–600	568	247.50–257.50	254.04
2	600–650	618	237.50–245.00	241.33
1	650–700	685	212.50	212.50
3	700–750	725	220.00–222.50	221.68
3	750–800	765	205.00–212.50	207.60
1	800–850	815	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	975	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	558	225.00–237.50	233.21
1	650–700	650	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	632	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	307.50	307.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,426	111.00–120.00	115.97
12	—	1,531	122.00–129.50	123.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,281	123.00–130.00	126.96
7	—	1,237	113.00–120.00	117.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	938	99.00–108.00	102.98
6	—	1,009	114.00–119.00	116.52
3	—	962	120.00–124.00	122.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,443	148.00–150.00	148.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,213	1,800.00–2,325.00	2,090.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,305	1,925.00–1,950.00	1,936.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,208	1,250.00–1,700.00	1,512.73

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

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