Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend available due to lack of reporting last week however there was a solid to higher undertone noted in todays sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $243.09/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −231.19 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$243.09

29 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,350

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$384

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

$59.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.44

vs KY average

−58.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	269.68	1,455	11thin
Medium and Large 2	568	232.49	1,321	3thin
Large 1-2	570	228.81	1,303	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	540	220.00	1,188	1thin
Large 2	580	210.00	1,218	1thin
Medium 1-2	510	210.00	1,071	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.68/cwt here — about $384 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale29 hd

243.09

—

KY average24 barns · 838 hd

265.53

−22.44

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

−58.76

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−231.19

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	1,739	137.72	2,394	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	114.08	1,628	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	108.51	1,331	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,132	99.53	1,127	4thin

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)	1,090	$1,700	1thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,973	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	1
Steers	Large 2	550–600	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,954	1
Steers	Large 2-3	600–650	602	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,114	2
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	460	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,196	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,793	2
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	585	228.42/cwt	226.00–237.50	1,336	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,391	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,087	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,370	166
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	510	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	244.02/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	272.15/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,453	10
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	432	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	260.49/cwt	255.00–272.50	979	6
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,012	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,923	2
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	523	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,203	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	652	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	256.21/cwt	255.00–257.50	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	791	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,978	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	251.10/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,554	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,149	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	202.01/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,343	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	232.49/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,321	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	256.68/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,173	3
Steers	Large 2	750–800	770	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	893	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,081	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	911	241.06/cwt	229.85–247.80	2,196	180
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,055	1
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	727	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,694	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	827	253.90/cwt	253.90–253.90	2,100	66
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	208.80/cwt	202.50–215.00	1,420	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	731	187.50/cwt	182.50–190.00	1,371	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,081	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,944	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	112.84/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,578	6
Bulls	—	—	1,668	131.08/cwt	130.00–132.00	2,186	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	102.12/cwt	94.00–105.50	1,284	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	111.70/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,354	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,118	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	96.87/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,127	3
Bulls	—	—	1,880	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,839	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	465	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	251.08/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,564	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	226.30/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	771	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	445	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	295.90/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,237	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	508	225.85/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,147	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	625	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	252.98/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,186	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	236.24/cwt	235.00–237.50	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	413	284.98/cwt	282.50–287.50	1,177	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	395	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	203.85/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,156	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	206.59/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	227.39/cwt	215.00–242.50	1,076	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	230.39/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,299	10
Heifers	Large 2	750–800	770	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	567	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,276	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	500	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	204.53/cwt	197.50–210.00	1,274	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	264.37/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,248	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	260.13/cwt	259.00–262.50	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	285.49/cwt	282.50–290.00	785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Large 2	600–650	625	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Large 2	650–700	685	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	227.50/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,149	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,006	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	541	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,380	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	257.91/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,462	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	267.54/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,265	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	224.16/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,264	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 Nov 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 790Last week 0Year ago 1,019

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 0Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 19

Compared to last week: No trend available due to lack of reporting last week however there was a solid to higher undertone noted in todays sale.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	307.50	307.50
10	500–550	534	270.00–273.00	272.15
1	550–600	595	245.00	245.00
9	600–650	619	250.00–260.00	251.10
5	650–700	677	240.00–245.00	244.02
2	700–750	717	250.00	250.00
3	750–800	780	253.00	253.00
2	800–850	825	230.00	230.00
2	1000–1050	1,012	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	285.00	285.00
3	450–500	457	255.00–260.00	256.68
3	550–600	568	230.00–235.00	232.49
1	600–650	625	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	652	232.50	232.50
1	700–750	740	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	935	209.00	209.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	770	195.00	195.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	602	185.00	185.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	460	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	523	230.00	230.00
9	550–600	585	226.00–237.50	228.42
7	700–750	727	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	477	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	540	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	750–800	791	250.00	250.00
66	800–850	827	253.90	253.90
37	850–900	893	233.00	233.00
180	900–950	911	229.85–247.80	241.06
166	1050–1100	1,087	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	282.50–287.50	284.98
4	500–550	541	255.00	255.00
5	550–600	562	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	282.50–290.00	285.49
2	300–350	320	255.00–257.50	256.21
6	350–400	376	255.00–272.50	260.49
3	400–450	423	259.00–262.50	260.13
22	450–500	472	260.00–272.50	264.37
2	500–550	505	227.50	227.50
10	550–600	564	220.00–235.00	230.39
6	600–650	623	197.50–210.00	204.53
5	650–700	665	195.00–210.00	202.01
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	770	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	235.00–237.50	236.24
6	400–450	419	240.00	240.00
13	450–500	473	215.00–242.50	227.39
3	500–550	513	200.00–210.00	206.59
4	550–600	567	200.00–207.50	203.85
2	850–900	865	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	190.00	190.00
2	600–650	635	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	212.50	212.50
2	550–600	567	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	437	262.50	262.50
4	450–500	469	252.00–255.00	252.98
3	500–550	505	222.50–230.00	227.50
6	550–600	564	220.00–225.00	224.16
2	600–650	623	225.00–227.50	226.30
4	650–700	680	202.50–215.00	208.80
3	700–750	731	182.50–190.00	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	665	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	765	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	330	327.50	327.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	255.00	255.00
3	500–550	508	225.00–227.50	225.85
1	600–650	625	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	302.50	302.50
1	300–350	315	292.50	292.50
1	350–400	395	307.50	307.50
7	400–450	418	285.00–300.00	295.90
6	450–500	473	265.00–270.00	267.54
1	500–550	545	250.00	250.00
4	550–600	567	245.00–262.50	257.91
7	600–650	623	250.00–252.50	251.08
1	650–700	665	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	735	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	685	197.50	197.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	121.50	121.50
6	—	1,398	110.00–116.00	112.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,257	94.00–105.50	102.12
6	—	1,212	107.00–117.00	111.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	107.50	107.50
3	—	1,163	92.00–100.00	96.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,668	130.00–132.00	131.08
1	—	1,880	151.00	151.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,700.00	1,700.00

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Richmond Livestock Auction

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