Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Yearling steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher on a good quality offering. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $254.17/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −220.11 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$254.17

26 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,421

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$27.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.55

vs KY average

−44.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	257.87	1,434	20
Large 1-2	565	248.33	1,402	3thin
Large 2	572	238.00	1,361	2thin
Medium and Large 2	575	230.00	1,323	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.87/cwt here — about $111 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale26 hd

254.17

—

KY average25 barns · 1,232 hd

272.72

−18.55

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−44.87

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−220.11

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	1,407	152.08	2,140	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,270	120.76	1,534	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	119.15	1,824	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	108.43	1,166	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,125	150.00	1,688	1thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$2,315	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$2,111	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	890	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,912	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,185	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	400–450	406	239.59/cwt	237.50–240.00	973	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,158	1
Heifers	Large 2	400–450	445	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,065	2
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	595	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,091	2
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	577	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	230.06/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,868	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	671	1
Heifers	Large 2	650–700	685	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	496	221.88/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,101	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	874	226.10/cwt	226.10–226.10	1,976	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	263.02/cwt	256.00–270.00	1,520	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	1
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	762	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	490	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,294	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,464	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	251.58/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,331	9
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	540	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,323	1
Steers	Large 2	550–600	572	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	241.27/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	911	245.06/cwt	237.75–247.60	2,232	272
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	415	313.72/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	951	238.25/cwt	238.25–238.25	2,266	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,058	224.25/cwt	224.25–224.25	2,373	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	287.50/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	257.04/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,478	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,118	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,125	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,688	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	121.21/cwt	119.00–126.50	1,961	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	135.31/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,894	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	121.76/cwt	117.00–128.50	1,548	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	115.75/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,241	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	111.93/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,371	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,046	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	106.50/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,142	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	112.58/cwt	109.50–115.00	1,379	6
Bulls	—	—	1,507	160.68/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,421	3
Bulls	—	—	1,258	139.17/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,751	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	890	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	890	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,911.61/head	1,700.00–2,125.00	1,912	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,315.43/head	2,275.00–2,350.00	2,315	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,111.20/head	2,100.00–2,125.00	2,111	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	271.85/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,280	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	252.56/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,349	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	307	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	768	2
Bulls	Large 2	750–800	760	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	248.12/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,206	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	223.95/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,646	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	257	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,290	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	542	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,301	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	725	196.52/cwt	193.00–200.00	1,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	731	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	478	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,052	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	420	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	654	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,566	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	290.05/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,253	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	650–700	670	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	230.79/cwt	227.50–232.00	958	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	907	1

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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 693Last week 990Year ago 955

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 150Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 37Year ago 39

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	235.00	235.00
1	350–400	390	232.50	232.50
6	400–450	406	237.50–240.00	239.59
2	450–500	450	242.50	242.50
2	500–550	500	227.50	227.50
2	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
3	650–700	685	212.00	212.00
3	700–750	708	207.00	207.00
1	750–800	760	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	225.00	225.00
1	350–400	390	220.00	220.00
4	400–450	415	227.50–232.00	230.79
8	450–500	496	215.00–225.00	221.88
2	500–550	507	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	565	205.00	205.00
2	600–650	620	208.00	208.00
1	650–700	650	207.50	207.50
1	800–850	810	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	207.50	207.50
1	550–600	595	202.50	202.50
1	650–700	685	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	210.00	210.00
1	300–350	305	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	555	190.00	190.00
2	650–700	665	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	490	264.00	264.00
7	600–650	623	235.00	235.00
39	650–700	654	239.50	239.50
40	850–900	874	226.10	226.10
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	225.00	225.00
2	450–500	478	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	182.50	182.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	245.00	245.00
2	550–600	577	250.00	250.00
2	750–800	762	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	285.00–290.00	287.50
9	500–550	529	250.00–257.50	251.58
11	550–600	578	256.00–270.00	263.02
2	600–650	632	260.00	260.00
3	650–700	691	246.00	246.00
1	700–750	715	237.50	237.50
2	750–800	783	240.00–242.50	241.27
5	800–850	812	225.00–237.50	230.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	645	230.00	230.00
2	750–800	760	220.00	220.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	572	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	312.50–315.00	313.72
272	900–950	911	237.75–247.60	245.06
61	950–1000	951	238.25	238.25
50	1050–1100	1,058	224.25	224.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	257	292.50	292.50
1	300–350	330	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	350	295.00	295.00
5	400–450	432	280.00–305.00	290.05
7	450–500	471	260.00–280.00	271.85
6	500–550	534	245.00–262.50	252.56
9	550–600	575	250.00–262.50	257.04
2	650–700	652	247.50	247.50
9	700–750	735	215.00–227.50	223.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	242.50	242.50
3	450–500	481	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	307	250.00	250.00
4	450–500	486	245.00–250.00	248.12
1	650–700	655	227.50	227.50
1	750–800	770	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	760	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	542	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	660	225.00	225.00
2	700–750	725	193.00–200.00	196.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	150.00	150.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,618	119.00–126.50	121.21
2	—	1,225	108.00–115.00	111.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	133.00–138.00	135.31
20	—	1,271	117.00–128.50	121.76
6	—	1,225	109.50–115.00	112.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,072	112.00–118.00	115.75
1	—	1,125	93.00	93.00
11	—	1,072	100.00–110.00	106.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,507	158.00–166.00	160.68
2	—	1,258	134.00–144.00	139.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,190	1,700.00–2,125.00	1,911.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,215	2,275.00–2,350.00	2,315.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,345	2,100.00–2,125.00	2,111.20

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle