Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Yearling steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $259.18/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −215.11 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$259.18

40 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,420

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$19.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.12

vs KY average

−40.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	259.67	1,425	39
Medium and Large 2	505	240.00	1,212	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.67/cwt here — about $213 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

259.18

—

KY average26 barns · 1,263 hd

270.29

−11.12

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−40.15

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−215.11

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	1,617	159.89	2,585	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	130.32	1,604	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,502	130.29	1,957	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,024	119.07	1,220	28

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)	1,143	$1,727	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,170	$1,614	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,142	$2,200	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,750	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,470	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,656	$2,799	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,615	$2,719	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,597	$2,417	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,480	$2,150	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,098	$2,816	7

Every lot, as filed

94 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 2	750–800	775	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	261.84/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,623	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	248.79/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	244.90/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	232.70/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,345	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	790	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	931	229.83/cwt	220.00–231.50	2,140	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	259.77/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,411	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	229.48/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,051	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	408	216.26/cwt	215.00–217.50	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	226.00/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,501	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	727	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	442	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,149	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	761	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	535	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	223.29/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,255	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	879	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,784	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	212.05/cwt	210.00–215.00	971	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	258.97/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,525	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,570	1
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	738	224.00/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	821	249.43/cwt	241.50–252.70	2,048	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,007	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	936	235.75/cwt	235.75–235.75	2,207	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	285.00/cwt	277.50–292.50	1,177	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	981	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,168	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	776	253.11/cwt	250.00–256.25	1,964	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	880	242.06/cwt	236.00–245.80	2,130	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,013	229.60/cwt	229.60–229.60	2,326	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	243.06/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,529	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	656	225.01/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,476	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	311.18/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,167	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	601	225.02/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,352	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	134.84/cwt	130.00–141.50	1,692	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	125.37/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,509	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	791	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	133.86/cwt	130.50–140.50	2,069	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	106.63/cwt	103.00–111.00	994	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	129.05/cwt	123.00–133.50	1,343	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	118.05/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,232	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	127.16/cwt	119.00–129.50	1,862	24
Bulls	—	—	1,723	166.13/cwt	161.00–173.00	2,862	7
Bulls	—	—	1,500	148.52/cwt	148.00–149.00	2,228	2
Bulls	—	—	1,105	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,536	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,614.17/head	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,614	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,726.64/head	1,575.00–1,875.00	1,727	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	2,375.88/head	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,376	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,670	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	2,815.84/head	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,816	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,615	2,719.45/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,719	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,656	2,799.03/head	2,550.00–2,950.00	2,799	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	241.86/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,599	8
Bulls	Large 2	500–550	530	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	222.98/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,579	5
Bulls	Large 2	550–600	567	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,233	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	253.75/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,446	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,253	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	735	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	264.09/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,104	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	196.91/cwt	186.00–202.50	1,152	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	217.52/cwt	210.00–220.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	255.91/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,318	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	234.67/cwt	232.50–245.00	845	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	220.80/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,384	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	415	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	241.62/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,293	6

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 990Last week 940Year ago 815

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 88Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 7Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Yearling steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	332	210.00–220.00	217.52
5	450–500	458	225.00–235.00	229.48
1	500–550	515	225.00	225.00
3	550–600	562	220.00–225.00	223.29
2	600–650	610	215.00	215.00
2	700–750	740	182.50	182.50
1	750–800	775	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	317	240.00	240.00
6	350–400	360	232.50–245.00	234.67
2	400–450	427	232.50	232.50
2	450–500	487	252.50	252.50
6	500–550	535	237.50–245.00	241.62
11	550–600	578	230.00–240.00	232.70
6	600–650	627	220.00–225.00	220.80
5	650–700	664	225.00–227.50	226.00
1	750–800	750	207.50	207.50
12	850–900	879	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	210.00	210.00
1	500–550	535	222.50	222.50
2	700–750	727	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	790	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	215.00–217.50	216.26
5	450–500	458	210.00–215.00	212.05
3	550–600	585	186.00–202.50	196.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	442	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	277.50–292.50	285.00
34	500–550	543	252.50–267.50	259.77
5	550–600	589	255.00–265.00	258.97
14	600–650	620	250.00–266.00	261.84
4	650–700	674	242.50–252.50	248.79
1	700–750	715	232.50	232.50
1	750–800	770	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	890	225.00	225.00
7	900–950	931	220.00–231.50	229.83
2	1000–1050	1,007	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	240.00–250.00	244.90
1	500–550	505	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	627	242.50	242.50
1	700–750	730	215.00	215.00
1	800–850	815	211.00	211.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	738	223.00–225.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
168	750–800	776	250.00–256.25	253.11
90	800–850	821	241.50–252.70	249.43
176	850–900	880	236.00–245.80	242.06
57	900–950	936	235.75	235.75
99	950–1000	981	221.00	221.00
54	1000–1050	1,013	229.60	229.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	347	315.00	315.00
8	350–400	375	300.00–317.50	311.18
5	400–450	418	260.00–270.00	264.09
2	450–500	473	265.00	265.00
5	500–550	515	250.00–257.50	255.91
4	550–600	570	250.00–255.00	253.75
4	600–650	629	240.00–252.50	243.06
8	650–700	661	237.50–245.00	241.86
5	700–750	708	215.00–227.50	222.98
1	750–800	750	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	656	215.00–230.00	225.01
1	700–750	735	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	585	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	500	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	570	227.50	227.50
4	600–650	601	220.00–235.00	225.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	212.50	212.50
2	550–600	567	217.50	217.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,255	130.00–141.50	134.84
21	—	1,204	119.00–129.00	125.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	93.00	93.00
3	—	932	103.00–111.00	106.63
8	—	1,041	123.00–133.50	129.05
16	—	1,044	114.00–120.00	118.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,546	130.50–140.50	133.86
24	—	1,464	119.00–129.50	127.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,723	161.00–173.00	166.13
2	—	1,500	148.00–149.00	148.52
1	—	1,105	139.00	139.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,142	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,170	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,614.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,143	1,575.00–1,875.00	1,726.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,625.00	1,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,560	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,375.88
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,670	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,615	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,719.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,480	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,656	2,550.00–2,950.00	2,799.03
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,098	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,815.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,470	2,600.00	2,600.00

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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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

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

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