Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2024-03-22

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Mar 22
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
827 head
▲ 138 vs last sale 689▲ 392 vs year ago 435 · +90.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
133 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 60▲ 98 vs year ago 35 · +280.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
121 head
▲ 115 vs last sale 6▲ 119 vs year ago 2 · +5,950.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with a high quality offering of some extremely high dressing cows. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $310.68/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −163.60 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.
Average price
$310.68
68 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,698
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$254
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$33.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.44
vs KY average
−7.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550316.321,74156
Large 1-2545292.501,5942thin
Medium and Large 2526282.741,48610thin
One grade step is worth $33.57/cwt here — about $254 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 sale68 hd
310.68
—
KY average24 barns · 1,310 hd
303.24
+7.44
National average173 barns · 12,551 hd
318.29
−7.61
This barn, trailing median19 sales
474.28
−163.60
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—Average1,520136.232,0714thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,418134.551,90814
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,264132.971,681102
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,072106.001,13717
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,145190.002,1761thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,502$2,6002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,285$2,39010
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,080$1,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,186$3,0454thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,325$2,91135
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,800$2,6392thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,404$2,4054thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)985$2,7001thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0151
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320307.50/cwt307.50–307.509841
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2326346.47/cwt330.00–360.001,1294
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382349.23/cwt335.00–357.501,3344
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0781
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415334.76/cwt325.00–345.001,3892
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430305.00/cwt295.00–315.001,3123
Steers400–450Medium 1-2435220.00/cwt220.00–220.009571
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3021
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475324.14/cwt322.50–325.001,5409
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2492300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4762
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506326.00/cwt323.00–328.001,65016
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523281.66/cwt280.00–295.001,4739
Steers500–550Large 1-2535292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,5651
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537318.69/cwt307.50–322.501,7119
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,6091
Steers550–600Large 1-2555292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,6231
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577310.63/cwt303.00–312.501,79231
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5633
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added640270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,72811
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,4801
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690259.50/cwt251.50–267.001,79132
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added694275.25/cwt275.25–275.251,91070
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722249.62/cwt248.00–252.001,8025
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8601
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,8451
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2808221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,7863
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820238.72/cwt236.75–243.001,95888
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2836235.64/cwt234.00–239.001,9703
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2888206.55/cwt200.00–213.001,8342
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2920210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9323
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added948221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,09554
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,035199.00/cwt199.00–199.002,0601
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,180205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,4191
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2267260.00/cwt260.00–260.006942
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2272275.25/cwt270.00–285.007493
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2316259.47/cwt252.50–267.508204
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2324303.74/cwt302.50–305.009844
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330220.00/cwt220.00–220.007261
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373294.99/cwt287.50–300.001,1008
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3386226.83/cwt220.00–237.508767
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3418222.17/cwt220.00–232.509296
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426291.26/cwt282.50–305.001,24119
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472255.05/cwt250.00–267.501,2049
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3481231.24/cwt220.00–235.001,1129
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484273.31/cwt272.00–280.001,3236
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4592
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514269.98/cwt264.00–273.001,38815
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523242.25/cwt238.00–255.001,26724
Heifers500–550Large 1-2536247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,3243
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3538228.57/cwt220.00–236.001,2307
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3566218.19/cwt215.00–220.001,2356
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570233.08/cwt226.00–240.001,32910
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578248.19/cwt246.00–253.001,43538
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2607221.02/cwt212.00–227.001,3423
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,5528
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618234.36/cwt230.00–239.001,4487
Heifers600–650Large 2-3635180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1432
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,2811
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669240.47/cwt231.00–242.501,60919
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added681254.25/cwt254.25–254.251,73173
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,6929
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7541
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2883209.55/cwt205.00–214.001,8505
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2232350.00/cwt350.00–350.008122
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2265305.00/cwt305.00–305.008081
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,0001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2327350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1452
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2366324.14/cwt317.50–337.501,1863
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3375274.87/cwt270.00–280.001,0312
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377295.77/cwt287.50–302.501,1153
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2441317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,4003
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3445260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1571
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2469292.53/cwt285.00–295.001,3728
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3469269.72/cwt260.00–274.001,26510
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2475309.91/cwt302.50–327.501,47214
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3510263.74/cwt262.50–265.001,3452
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2524301.53/cwt290.00–312.501,5807
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524279.94/cwt275.00–285.001,4674
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2562290.37/cwt286.00–292.501,63212
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2582266.74/cwt260.00–272.501,5526
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2602270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6255
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3610220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3421
Bulls600–650Large 1-2620240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4882
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4881
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5601
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,5481
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2865185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6001
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4001
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,145190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,1761
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,520136.23/cwt133.00–139.002,0714
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02072.73/cwt72.50–73.007422
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,039102.34/cwt100.00–104.001,0634
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,094113.38/cwt109.00–118.001,24011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241123.18/cwt119.00–126.001,5299
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,266134.37/cwt127.00–148.001,70191
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280113.51/cwt113.00–114.001,4532
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,418134.55/cwt126.00–143.501,90814
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2852,390.29/head1,750.00–2,600.002,39010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5022,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1863,044.63/head2,450.00–3,350.003,0454
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3252,910.75/head1,775.00–3,400.002,91135
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4042,405.39/head2,000.00–2,500.002,4054
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,8002,638.75/head2,275.00–2,950.002,6392
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29852,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001

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.