Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on a light test. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady with the exception of one extremely high dressing individual.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $232.46/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −168.14 against this barn's trailing median of $400.60.

Average price

$232.46

16 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,261

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$41.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.84

vs KY average

−52.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	246.64	1,347	6thin
Large 1-2	510	240.00	1,224	1thin
Medium and Large 2	547	235.47	1,288	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	540	205.54	1,110	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.11/cwt here — about $237 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

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $435.22, low $345.17, median $400.60 across 27 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 sale16 hd

232.46

—

KY average26 barns · 1,002 hd

255.30

−22.84

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−52.49

This barn, trailing median27 sales

400.60

−168.14

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	1,872	158.09	2,960	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	112.06	1,434	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	110.30	1,748	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,072	87.97	943	3thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,263	$2,782	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,435	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,096	$2,410	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,318	$2,126	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,304	$2,019	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,183	$1,402	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,570	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,430	$3,275	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,338	$3,169	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,455	$2,987	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,350	$2,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,495	$2,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	419	290.92/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,219	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	632	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	264	306.14/cwt	300.00–310.00	808	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,384	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	258.78/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,260	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	819	1
Heifers	Large 2	850–900	890	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	242.45/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	203.75/cwt	197.50–210.00	1,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	230.81/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,304	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	265.82/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,124	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	206.63/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,308	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	432	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	286.06/cwt	280.00–292.50	944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	252.47/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	339.04/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,261	6
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	542	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,379	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	347.31/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,452	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	685	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,730	3
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	576	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	182.52/cwt	177.50–187.50	1,329	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	933	211.22/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,599	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	320.97/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,393	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	274.17/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	335.38/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,258	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	335.38/cwt	320.00–342.50	973	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	112.95/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,462	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	103.54/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,253	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,592	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	84.46/cwt	84.00–85.00	921	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	983	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	110.30/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,748	5
Bulls	—	—	2,070	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,767	1
Bulls	—	—	1,773	146.14/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,591	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	2,782.48/head	2,350.00–3,150.00	2,782	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	2,125.66/head	1,925.00–2,300.00	2,126	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,401.59/head	1,025.00–1,650.00	1,402	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,304	2,019.10/head	1,750.00–2,350.00	2,019	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	2,409.82/head	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,410	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	3,169.07/head	2,950.00–3,350.00	3,169	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	2,987.03/head	2,850.00–3,100.00	2,987	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,595	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	254.93/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,321	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,817	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	765	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	708	194.18/cwt	192.50–195.00	1,375	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	275.96/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,424	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	525	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	207.32/cwt	197.50–217.50	1,182	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	461	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,106	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,594	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	850–900	875	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 797Year ago 799

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 74Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 78Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	312.50	312.50
5	250–300	264	300.00–310.00	306.14
11	400–450	419	285.00–295.00	290.92
9	450–500	497	277.50	277.50
2	500–550	518	250.00–260.00	254.93
4	550–600	560	242.50	242.50
1	800–850	815	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	510	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	632	212.50	212.50
3	700–750	708	192.50–195.00	194.18
1	750–800	765	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	292.50	292.50
2	300–350	330	280.00–292.50	286.06
3	400–450	423	257.50–270.00	265.82
4	450–500	487	257.50–260.00	258.78
2	500–550	520	240.00–245.00	242.45
3	550–600	565	227.50–235.00	230.81
3	600–650	633	200.00–210.00	206.63
5	650–700	659	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	728	177.50–187.50	182.52
1	800–850	800	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	890	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	220.00	220.00
3	450–500	461	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	510	197.50–210.00	203.75
2	550–600	570	197.50–217.50	207.32
1	750–800	770	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	372	330.00–357.50	339.04
10	400–450	418	342.50–355.00	347.31
10	500–550	533	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	633	272.50–275.00	274.17
3	700–750	725	250.00–257.50	252.47
4	750–800	767	242.50	242.50
1	800–850	815	230.00	230.00
2	900–950	933	207.50–215.00	211.22
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	542	285.00	285.00
3	550–600	576	277.50	277.50
3	650–700	685	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	434	300.00–327.50	320.97
1	450–500	485	292.50	292.50
1	650–700	675	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	730	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	755	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	525	326.00	326.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	320.00	320.00
3	250–300	290	320.00–342.50	335.38
3	350–400	375	320.00–345.00	335.38
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
7	500–550	516	272.50–280.00	275.96
2	550–600	582	297.50	297.50
1	650–700	670	267.50	267.50
1	750–800	765	237.50	237.50
2	850–900	850	187.50	187.50
1	950–1000	955	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	633	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	655	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	700	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	875	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,294	108.00–118.00	112.95
2	—	1,210	103.00–104.00	103.54
1	—	1,305	122.00	122.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	84.00–85.00	84.46
1	—	1,035	95.00	95.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,585	108.00–116.00	110.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,070	182.00	182.00
2	—	1,773	144.00–148.00	146.14

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,263	2,350.00–3,150.00	2,782.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,318	1,925.00–2,300.00	2,125.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,183	1,025.00–1,650.00	1,401.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,304	1,750.00–2,350.00	2,019.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,096	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,409.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,525	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,395	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,338	2,950.00–3,350.00	3,169.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,455	2,850.00–3,100.00	2,987.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,595	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,490	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,570	3,500.00	3,500.00

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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