Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to being closed to last weeks thanksgiving holiday, however feeder calves sold noticeably higher. Good demand for all feeder classes with buyers very active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $293.39/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −180.89 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$293.39

31 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

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

$53.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.66

vs KY average

−31.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	304.72	1,686	21
Large 1-2	530	286.25	1,517	2thin
Medium and Large 2	520	280.00	1,456	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	545	250.89	1,368	4thin

One grade step is worth $53.83/cwt here — about $318 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale31 hd

293.39

—

KY average24 barns · 1,586 hd

297.05

−3.66

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−31.98

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−180.89

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	1,621	147.08	2,384	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,115	114.49	1,277	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,605	112.65	1,808	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,039	99.04	1,029	11

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,540	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,275	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	910	$1,184	2thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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 2-3	500–550	532	252.02/cwt	242.50–261.00	1,341	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	247.50/cwt	247.00–249.00	1,695	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	320.17/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,319	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	243.88/cwt	241.00–252.50	1,741	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	241.99/cwt	240.00–242.50	2,009	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	448	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,310	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	634	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,629	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	194.90/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	736	248.75/cwt	248.75–248.75	1,831	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	203.31/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	206.27/cwt	205.00–207.50	1,491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	480	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	509	278.98/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,420	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	631	215.40/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,359	6
Heifers	Large 2	350–400	395	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	938	3
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	480	226.29/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	234.15/cwt	232.50–235.00	974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	279.08/cwt	272.50–282.50	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	229.42/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,574	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	322.56/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,552	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	865	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	2,132	67
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,879	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	239.55/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,830	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	317.65/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,690	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	268.11/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,566	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,238	1
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	762	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,789	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	505	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,528	1
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	431	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,336	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	739	268.25/cwt	268.25–268.25	1,982	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,035	223.75/cwt	223.75–223.75	2,316	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	276.40/cwt	275.00–281.00	1,694	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	932	224.25/cwt	224.25–224.25	2,090	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,074	215.25/cwt	215.25–215.25	2,312	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	547	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,079	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	567	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,460	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	542	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	261.00/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,532	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	232.53/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	89.54/cwt	80.00–94.00	856	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	104.47/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,135	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,454	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	114.94/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,902	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,186	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	117.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,306	3
Bulls	—	—	1,420	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,144	1
Bulls	—	—	1,688	145.77/cwt	144.00–148.50	2,461	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	910	1,184.18/head	1,110.00–1,260.00	1,184	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	845	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	267.73/cwt	250.00–276.00	1,652	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	267.47/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,819	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	295.99/cwt	282.50–310.00	1,554	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	350–400	350	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	831	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	645	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,564	1
Bulls	Large 2	600–650	635	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	273.50/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,592	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	480	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	217.43/cwt	212.50–222.50	1,457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	330.11/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	690	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	221.67/cwt	220.00–225.00	960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,141	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	646	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	188.88/cwt	182.50–195.00	1,832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	248.29/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,291	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	545	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	246.72/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,399	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	221.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,358	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	485	255.43/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,239	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	266.79/cwt	260.00–277.50	976	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	253.74/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,205	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	228.58/cwt	218.00–234.00	1,653	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	360	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	857	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	501	231.63/cwt	227.50–233.00	1,160	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	250–300	265	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	702	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 Dec 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 764Last week 0Year ago 831

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 0Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 8

No trend due to being closed to last weeks thanksgiving holiday, however feeder calves sold noticeably higher. Good demand for all feeder classes with buyers very active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	275.00	275.00
3	500–550	532	242.50–261.00	252.02
1	550–600	585	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	412	310.00–330.00	320.17
12	450–500	481	310.00–330.00	322.56
11	500–550	532	310.00–325.00	317.65
8	550–600	584	260.00–272.50	268.11
12	650–700	685	247.00–249.00	247.50
10	700–750	714	241.00–252.50	243.88
5	750–800	764	230.00–246.00	239.55
10	800–850	830	240.00–242.50	241.99
1	900–950	915	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	547	380.00	380.00
15	600–650	613	275.00–281.00	276.40
75	700–750	739	268.25	268.25
67	850–900	865	246.50	246.50
55	900–950	932	224.25	224.25
50	1000–1050	1,035	223.75	223.75
50	1050–1100	1,074	215.25	215.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	795	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	835	225.00	225.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	431	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	505	302.50	302.50
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
2	750–800	762	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	448	292.50	292.50
1	450–500	480	279.00	279.00
5	500–550	509	277.50–280.00	278.98
67	600–650	634	257.00	257.00
68	700–750	736	248.75	248.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	250.00	250.00
3	400–450	416	232.50–235.00	234.15
1	450–500	475	240.00	240.00
4	500–550	501	227.50–233.00	231.63
3	550–600	590	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	630	200.00	200.00
3	650–700	682	195.00–207.50	203.31
2	700–750	723	205.00–207.50	206.27
2	750–800	775	190.00–200.00	194.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	220.00–225.00	221.67
1	500–550	545	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	585	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	675	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	265.00	265.00
1	350–400	360	257.50	257.50
5	450–500	485	245.00–258.00	255.43
1	500–550	545	237.50	237.50
6	600–650	631	215.00–217.50	215.40
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	237.50	237.50
2	450–500	480	222.50–230.00	226.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	285.00	285.00
3	300–350	336	272.50–282.50	279.08
5	350–400	366	260.00–277.50	266.79
2	400–450	415	257.50	257.50
4	450–500	475	250.00–260.00	253.74
11	500–550	520	240.00–255.00	248.29
13	550–600	567	242.50–247.50	246.72
7	600–650	613	220.00–225.00	221.49
12	650–700	686	220.00–238.00	229.42
3	700–750	723	218.00–234.00	228.58
2	850–900	857	192.50	192.50
2	950–1000	970	182.50–195.00	188.88
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	542	276.00	276.00
2	550–600	567	257.50	257.50
1	600–650	645	242.50	242.50
1	650–700	690	242.50	242.50
1	700–750	720	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	470	317.50	317.50
1	500–550	520	260.00	260.00
5	550–600	587	260.00–262.50	261.00
3	600–650	646	240.00	240.00
4	650–700	653	230.00–240.00	232.53
1	800–850	800	193.00	193.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	565	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	670	212.50–222.50	217.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	322.50	322.50
2	450–500	455	320.00–340.00	330.11
4	500–550	525	282.50–310.00	295.99
7	550–600	582	270.00–285.00	273.50
6	600–650	617	250.00–276.00	267.73
5	650–700	680	250.00–277.50	267.47
2	700–750	702	237.50	237.50
2	800–850	817	205.00	205.00
1	950–1000	955	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	227.50	227.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	956	80.00–94.00	89.54
7	—	1,086	98.00–108.00	104.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	103.50	103.50
4	—	1,655	112.00–118.00	114.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	104.00	104.00
3	—	1,107	116.00–120.00	117.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	151.00	151.00
3	—	1,688	144.00–148.50	145.77

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	910	1,110.00–1,260.00	1,184.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,540	1,850.00	1,850.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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