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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Mar 8

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Mar 1Mar 8Mar 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

431 head

▼ 316 vs last sale 747▼ 294 vs year ago 725 · −40.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 58▲ 7 vs year ago 42 · +16.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 7▼ 32 vs year ago 38 · −84.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady with the exception of 450lbs to 650lbs steers 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. Yearling steers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $300.89/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −173.39 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$300.89

52 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$45.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.00

vs KY average

−12.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	305.50	1,639	46
Medium and Large 2	555	276.74	1,536	2thin
Large 1-2	544	260.00	1,414	4thin

One grade step is worth $45.50/cwt here — about $224 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale52 hd

300.89

—

KY average25 barns · 1,011 hd

289.89

+11.00

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

−12.11

This barn, trailing median19 sales

474.28

−173.39

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $506.67, low $356.34, median $474.28 across 19 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Average	1,652	130.63	2,158	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	118.12	1,460	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,507	117.12	1,765	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	102.76	1,057	16

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)	1,148	$1,747	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,280	$2,125	3thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	967	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	321.54/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,219	5
Steers	400–450	Medium 1-2	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	320.36/cwt	295.00–337.50	1,355	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	285.76/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,323	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	474	334.40/cwt	334.00–340.00	1,585	60
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	313.28/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,497	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,176	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	506	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,680	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	303.98/cwt	297.50–317.50	1,559	18
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	544	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,414	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	276.74/cwt	276.00–277.50	1,536	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	294.39/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,687	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,763	2
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	635	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,349	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	246.81/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,617	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	662	266.25/cwt	266.25–266.25	1,763	23
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	680	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,547	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,445	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	241.36/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,738	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	746	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,869	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	208.90/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,609	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	238.03/cwt	231.00–238.50	1,859	16
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	804	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,954	65
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	828	209.04/cwt	201.00–213.00	1,731	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	907	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,941	2
Steers	900–950	Large 2-3	935	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,543	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	957	214.65/cwt	204.00–220.00	2,054	3
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,142	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	777	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	845	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,033	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1-2	352	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	739	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	279.25/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,042	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	255.38/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,085	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	272.11/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,173	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,057	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,115	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,265	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	468	233.36/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,092	3
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	475	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,271	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	255.16/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,340	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	278.35/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,489	3
Heifers	500–550	Large 2	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	266.24/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,488	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	250.64/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,441	14
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	590	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,387	1
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	610	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,397	1
Heifers	600–650	Large 2	640	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,261	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,478	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,651	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	209.45/cwt	202.50–220.00	1,491	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,613	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	317	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,078	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	896	3
Bulls	350–400	Large 2-3	365	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	748	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	312.49/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,206	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,284	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	306.46/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,272	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	276.75/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,162	3
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	438	282.49/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,237	2
Bulls	400–450	Large 2	440	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,155	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	275.42/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,333	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	242.46/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,268	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	257.61/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,352	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	258.64/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,482	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	250.02/cwt	242.50–254.00	1,540	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,657	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,631	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,305	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,396	1
Bulls	—	—	1,480	129.95/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,923	2
Bulls	—	—	1,882	138.95/cwt	136.00–145.00	2,615	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	974	98.39/cwt	93.00–103.00	958	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	111.01/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,202	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	868	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,107	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	121.06/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,499	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	113.08/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,427	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,477	108.98/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,610	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,526	122.20/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,865	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	2,187.22/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,187	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	1,747.22/head	1,650.00–1,825.00	1,747	2

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 431Last week 747Year ago 725

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 58Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 7Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	297.50	297.50
5	350–400	379	307.50–325.00	321.54
7	400–450	423	295.00–337.50	320.36
3	450–500	478	310.00–315.00	313.28
18	500–550	513	297.50–317.50	303.98
19	550–600	573	280.00–300.00	294.39
17	650–700	655	245.00–260.00	246.81
2	700–750	720	235.00–248.00	241.36
16	750–800	781	231.00–238.50	238.03
2	900–950	907	214.00	214.00
3	950–1000	957	204.00–220.00	214.65
1	1100–1150	1,110	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	450–500	474	334.00–340.00	334.40
9	500–550	506	332.00	332.00
2	600–650	610	289.00	289.00
23	650–700	662	266.25	266.25
8	700–750	746	250.50	250.50
65	800–850	804	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	463	280.00–292.50	285.76
2	550–600	555	276.00–277.50	276.74
1	650–700	680	212.50	212.50
2	750–800	770	205.00–213.00	208.90
3	800–850	828	201.00–213.00	209.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	544	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	635	212.50	212.50
1	650–700	680	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	935	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	272.50	272.50
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	373	270.00–285.00	279.25
8	400–450	431	265.00–280.00	272.11
1	450–500	465	272.00	272.00
4	500–550	525	250.00–267.50	255.16
14	550–600	575	245.00–260.00	250.64
5	700–750	712	202.50–220.00	209.45
2	750–800	750	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	267.50	267.50
1	550–600	590	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	610	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	352	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	640	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	237.50	237.50
3	450–500	468	230.00–235.00	233.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	240.00–250.00	245.00
9	400–450	425	248.00–260.00	255.38
2	450–500	455	240.00–250.00	245.00
2	550–600	570	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	672	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	535	275.00–280.00	278.35
4	550–600	559	265.00–267.50	266.24
2	700–750	710	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	386	300.00–320.00	312.49
3	400–450	415	300.00–310.00	306.46
7	450–500	484	270.00–282.50	275.42
4	500–550	525	252.50–265.00	257.61
2	550–600	573	255.00–262.50	258.64
4	600–650	616	242.50–254.00	250.02
1	650–700	655	253.00	253.00
1	750–800	750	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	317	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	395	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	280.00–285.00	282.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	270.00–280.00	276.75
2	500–550	523	240.00–245.00	242.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	355	252.50	252.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,238	116.00–127.00	121.06
3	—	1,262	111.00–114.00	113.08
1	—	1,130	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	80.00	80.00
7	—	1,083	105.00–116.00	111.01
8	—	974	93.00–103.00	98.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,526	118.00–126.00	122.20
5	—	1,477	105.00–113.00	108.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	129.00–131.00	129.95
1	—	1,305	107.00	107.00
3	—	1,882	136.00–145.00	138.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,330	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,187.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	2,000.00	2,000.00

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)	2	—	1,148	1,650.00–1,825.00	1,747.22

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.