Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2024-03-15

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Mar 15
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
689 head
▲ 258 vs last sale 431▲ 245 vs year ago 444 · +55.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 49▲ 31 vs year ago 29 · +106.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 6▼ 5 vs year ago 11 · −45.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold sharply higher with feeder steers over 500lbs 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Yearling steers sold 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $319.73/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −154.56 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.
Average price
$319.73
81 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,704
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$362
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2
$55.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.36
vs KY average
+3.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534325.731,73969
Medium and Large 2535302.501,6181thin
Large 1-2525292.501,5375thin
Medium and Large 2-3531277.551,4745thin
Large 2510270.001,3771thin
One grade step is worth $55.73/cwt here — about $362 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale81 hd
319.73
—
KY average26 barns · 1,550 hd
303.37
+16.36
National average167 barns · 13,796 hd
316.07
+3.66
This barn, trailing median19 sales
474.28
−154.56
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
521461402342median 474.2803/0604/0305/1509/2510/30
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,738139.552,42515
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,409122.011,7194thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,261121.161,52715
CowsLean 85-90%Low99596.0095525
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,165163.001,89910

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,228$1,3312thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,005$1,3251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$1,2642thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,075$1,2101thin

Every lot

114 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285335.00/cwt335.00–335.009551
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2304292.53/cwt285.00–300.008894
Steers300–350Medium 1-2310252.50/cwt252.50–252.507832
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360348.06/cwt340.00–350.001,2535
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2363296.38/cwt290.00–302.501,0762
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,4167
Steers350–400Large 1-2396310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2283
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2407355.22/cwt330.00–362.501,4469
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added422373.22/cwt373.00–382.501,57544
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435283.84/cwt280.00–292.501,23510
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3448255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1423
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471347.80/cwt337.50–355.001,63820
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2481304.86/cwt287.50–315.001,4666
Steers500–550Large 2510270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3771
Steers500–550Large 1-2518292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,5154
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3524277.56/cwt270.00–280.001,4544
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526306.32/cwt295.00–317.501,61116
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,79142
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,6181
Steers550–600Large 1-2555292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,6231
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2558295.51/cwt287.50–305.001,6496
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,5541
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,8045
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613290.54/cwt284.00–297.001,78112
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2636260.57/cwt252.50–271.001,6579
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,8831
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680257.69/cwt255.00–266.001,7524
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,90919
Steers700–750Large 1-2715241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,7231
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725222.40/cwt215.00–230.001,6122
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2731247.76/cwt246.00–253.001,81121
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768253.35/cwt247.00–260.001,9462
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added809250.90/cwt250.90–250.902,03062
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2810202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,6401
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2826241.08/cwt230.00–242.501,9919
Steers900–950Large 1-2905200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2236260.00/cwt260.00–260.006144
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3275240.00/cwt240.00–240.006601
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295247.50/cwt247.50–247.507301
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3300227.50/cwt227.50–227.506831
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2309252.55/cwt250.00–255.007804
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2332288.04/cwt275.00–300.009563
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368263.49/cwt260.00–270.009706
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380282.28/cwt277.50–300.001,0735
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420295.47/cwt294.00–297.501,2416
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420258.37/cwt250.00–265.001,0858
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423277.88/cwt272.50–285.001,17515
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3447247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,1062
Heifers450–500Large 2463245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1343
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,4007
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3472228.83/cwt220.00–234.001,0806
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475281.27/cwt272.50–292.501,33610
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481258.84/cwt250.00–265.001,24516
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518227.69/cwt220.00–234.001,1795
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523257.51/cwt250.00–268.001,3475
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5265
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,4364
Heifers550–600Large 1-2572237.02/cwt230.00–247.501,3563
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578207.68/cwt207.00–208.001,2003
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2584227.61/cwt220.00–232.001,32911
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2612223.75/cwt220.00–225.001,3698
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3612202.41/cwt196.00–208.001,2395
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623238.00/cwt234.00–245.001,48313
Heifers600–650Large 1-2630219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,3801
Heifers600–650Large 2-3635181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1491
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2664247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,6405
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2686225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5444
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3692208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,4392
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718237.69/cwt226.00–240.001,7076
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,5762
Heifers750–800Large 1-2760220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6722
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8062
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2824206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,6978
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2931195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8155
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,8921
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2290331.67/cwt322.50–350.009623
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290287.90/cwt277.50–295.0083512
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2311290.00/cwt290.00–290.009028
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2320320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0241
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368307.86/cwt300.00–315.001,1332
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3374253.58/cwt245.00–265.009485
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2383337.40/cwt322.50–350.001,2923
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2400320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2801
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423287.98/cwt280.00–305.001,2183
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2456273.99/cwt271.00–280.001,2493
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2487327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,5952
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,6331
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2536286.05/cwt270.00–295.001,53311
Bulls500–550Large 1-2543280.07/cwt265.00–285.001,5214
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2553282.52/cwt277.50–292.501,5626
Bulls550–600Large 1-2565262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,4831
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2600255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5302
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4152
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2650245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5931
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,5241
Bulls650–700Large 1-2695237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,6511
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2740215.00/cwt207.50–222.501,5912
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2803200.24/cwt197.50–203.001,6082
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2897200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7942
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,165163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,89910
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,668134.32/cwt129.00–139.002,2409
Bulls——1,843147.39/cwt140.00–154.002,7166
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82585.13/cwt82.50–88.007022
Cows—Lean 85-90%90462.29/cwt57.00–65.005634
Cows—Lean 85-90%91896.21/cwt93.50–101.508838
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115110.09/cwt105.00–116.001,22811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254125.07/cwt120.00–135.001,56810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274113.33/cwt109.00–118.001,4445
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,315114.52/cwt114.00–115.001,5062
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,503129.51/cwt126.00–133.001,9472
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,263.54/head1,225.00–1,300.001,2642
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2281,331.46/head1,275.00–1,385.001,3312

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.