Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Yearling steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. No comparable receipts on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $271.26/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −203.02 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$271.26

40 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,470

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$39.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.14

vs KY average

−23.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	279.27	1,506	27
Medium and Large 2	548	257.06	1,409	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	520	242.50	1,261	1thin
Large 1-2	565	240.00	1,356	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.27/cwt here — about $150 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 sale40 hd

271.26

—

KY average25 barns · 958 hd

268.12

+3.14

National average177 barns · 23,944 hd

294.31

−23.05

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−203.02

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	1,729	164.80	2,849	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	131.54	1,609	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,507	131.39	1,980	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,073	118.36	1,270	12

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)	1,210	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,253	$1,753	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,012	$2,043	4thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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	500–550	536	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,394	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	652	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	915	239.84/cwt	237.95–241.90	2,195	277
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	249.37/cwt	243.00–253.00	1,850	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	290.05/cwt	278.00–297.00	1,482	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	255.21/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,199	2
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	585	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	746	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,813	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	681	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,641	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	241.86/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,613	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,669	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	250–300	265	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	603	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	222.46/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	204.22/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,291	3
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	565	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	245.96/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,065	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	242.80/cwt	242.50–244.00	1,989	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	227.52/cwt	225.00–230.00	2,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,075	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	951	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,045	5
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,000	1
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	735	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,034	1
Steers	Large 2	450–500	460	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	260.95/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,532	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,914	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	865	246.55/cwt	242.50–251.75	2,133	205
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	911	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,913	3
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	253.53/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,427	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	244.42/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,530	4
Steers	Large 1-2	350–400	395	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,126	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,227	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	257.28/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,088	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	546	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,283	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	406	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,269	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	126.06/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,257	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	134.99/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,689	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	109.00/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,209	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	118.02/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,357	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	126.55/cwt	119.00–129.50	1,911	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	133.58/cwt	130.00–141.00	2,010	31
Bulls	—	—	1,729	164.80/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,849	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	123.48/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,430	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,752.55/head	1,575.00–1,910.00	1,753	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	2,043.37/head	1,975.00–2,100.00	2,043	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	308.85/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,192	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	244.34/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,390	9
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	476	236.55/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,126	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	240.02/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,529	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	249.50/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,330	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	183.28/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,426	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	700	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,647	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	574	228.70/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,313	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	271.84/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,272	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	228.12/cwt	227.50–230.00	894	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	212.50/cwt	210.00–215.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	191.10/cwt	187.50–197.50	1,011	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	455	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	236.11/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	235.98/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,234	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	794	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	670	213.86/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,433	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	335	224.14/cwt	222.50–225.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,157	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	946	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	238.85/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,335	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	249.88/cwt	242.50–254.00	1,219	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	222.47/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,477	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	431	208.64/cwt	195.00–215.00	899	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 940Last week 1,000Year ago 704

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 50Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 10Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	250.00–260.00	255.21
6	500–550	536	260.00	260.00
5	550–600	563	252.50–255.00	253.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
205	850–900	865	242.50–251.75	246.55
277	900–950	915	237.95–241.90	239.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	317.50	317.50
1	450–500	455	277.50	277.50
17	500–550	511	278.00–297.00	290.05
10	550–600	587	260.00–270.00	260.95
4	600–650	626	240.00–252.50	244.42
8	650–700	667	240.00–245.00	241.86
11	700–750	742	243.00–253.00	249.37
8	750–800	775	247.00	247.00
15	800–850	819	242.50–244.00	242.80
1	850–900	875	232.50	232.50
2	900–950	908	225.00–230.00	227.52
5	950–1000	951	215.00	215.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	190.00	190.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	565	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	675	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	735	230.00	230.00
3	900–950	911	210.00	210.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	200.00	200.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	220.00	220.00
4	350–400	392	227.50–230.00	228.12
1	400–450	435	230.00	230.00
2	450–500	465	232.50	232.50
5	500–550	514	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	560	227.50	227.50
3	600–650	632	200.00–210.00	204.22
2	650–700	652	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	650–700	681	241.00	241.00
53	700–750	746	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	252.50	252.50
3	300–350	321	247.50	247.50
4	350–400	390	242.50	242.50
5	400–450	433	240.00–250.00	245.96
23	450–500	488	242.50–254.00	249.88
10	500–550	523	232.50–237.50	235.98
31	550–600	559	230.00–244.00	238.85
3	600–650	611	217.50–225.00	222.46
4	650–700	664	220.00–225.00	222.47
1	700–750	710	225.00	225.00
2	750–800	765	192.50	192.50
1	800–850	800	194.00	194.00
1	850–900	890	187.50	187.50
2	1000–1050	1,015	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	227.50	227.50
3	300–350	335	222.50–225.00	224.14
2	400–450	415	230.00	230.00
2	450–500	455	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	645	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	670	210.00–217.50	213.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	210.00–215.00	212.50
4	400–450	431	195.00–215.00	208.64
6	500–550	529	187.50–197.50	191.10
1	750–800	780	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	355	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	423	250.00–265.00	257.28
3	450–500	472	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	546	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	635	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	755	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	242.50	242.50
2	550–600	577	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	406	312.50	312.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	386	300.00–315.00	308.85
1	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
7	450–500	468	267.50–277.50	271.84
7	500–550	533	240.00–255.00	249.50
9	550–600	569	237.50–250.00	244.34
7	600–650	637	232.50–245.00	240.02
4	650–700	665	225.00–240.00	236.11
1	700–750	735	210.00	210.00
3	750–800	778	180.00–190.00	183.28
1	900–950	915	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	476	230.00–240.00	236.55
1	500–550	535	230.00	230.00
4	550–600	574	225.00–232.50	228.70
1	700–750	700	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	997	124.00–129.00	126.06
4	—	1,109	106.00–113.00	109.00
3	—	1,150	117.00–119.00	118.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,251	130.00–141.00	134.99
6	—	1,158	117.00–127.00	123.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,510	119.00–129.50	126.55
31	—	1,505	130.00–141.00	133.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,729	162.00–167.00	164.80

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,253	1,575.00–1,910.00	1,752.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,225.00	2,225.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,012	1,975.00–2,100.00	2,043.37

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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