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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Mar 29

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

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Feeder Cattle receipts

381 head

▼ 446 vs last sale 827▼ 165 vs year ago 546 · −30.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 133▲ 16 vs year ago 42 · +38.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 105 vs last sale 121▼ 6 vs year ago 22 · −27.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Light test on feeder steers due to low receipts. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady with the exception of a couple extremely high dressing individuals.

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 $287.41/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −186.88 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$287.41

16 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$625

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

$110.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.80

vs KY average

−22.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	310.00	1,665	7thin
Medium and Large 2	525	281.57	1,477	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	570	257.50	1,468	1thin
Large 1-2	520	200.00	1,040	1thin

One grade step is worth $110.00/cwt here — about $625 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale16 hd

287.41

—

KY average25 barns · 1,033 hd

298.21

−10.80

National average156 barns · 8,291 hd

310.26

−22.85

This barn, trailing median19 sales

474.28

−186.88

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	—	High	1,728	156.35	2,702	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,495	127.37	1,905	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	124.97	1,500	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	109.86	1,170	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,265	192.00	2,429	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,420	181.00	2,570	1thin

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)	1,413	$1,825	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,354	$1,700	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,648	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$2,000	1thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	288	319.89/cwt	307.50–332.50	921	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	304.67/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,143	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,131	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,438	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,421	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,442	6
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2Fleshy	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,665	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,468	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,696	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,854	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,662	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,762	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,845	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,785	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	911	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,186	116
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,953	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	995	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,129	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	210.62/cwt	210.00–218.00	2,134	13
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,348	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	271	298.96/cwt	292.50–305.00	810	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	282.23/cwt	280.00–290.00	948	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	373	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	858	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	263.11/cwt	257.50–277.50	989	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,166	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	292.83/cwt	282.50–294.00	1,303	27
Heifers	400–450	Large 2-3	445	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	957	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	280.26/cwt	276.00–287.50	1,326	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	258.11/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,229	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	236.70/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,136	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,308	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,146	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	270.35/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,411	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	264.69/cwt	262.00–267.50	1,480	6
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	602	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,469	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	606	243.55/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,476	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	237.74/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,571	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,616	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,644	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,697	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	299.17/cwt	297.50–302.50	883	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	313.86/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,023	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	963	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	298.14/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,085	4
Bulls	350–400	Large 2	371	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	946	3
Bulls	350–400	Large 1-2	397	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,141	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	291.70/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,219	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	423	234.49/cwt	234.00–235.00	992	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	266.81/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,131	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	274.27/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,297	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	296.37/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,408	2
Bulls	450–500	Large 2	475	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,245	1
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	495	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,448	1
Bulls	500–550	Large 2-3	500	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,125	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	259.00/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,329	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	283.29/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,479	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	264.21/cwt	264.00–265.00	1,488	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	289.82/cwt	287.50–291.00	1,710	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	254.98/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,589	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	217.29/cwt	213.00–226.00	1,558	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	199.16/cwt	196.00–209.00	1,739	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	480	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,308	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,420	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,570	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,265	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,429	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,532	142.10/cwt	139.00–147.00	2,177	3
Bulls	—	—	2,023	177.72/cwt	173.00–183.00	3,595	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	95.11/cwt	94.00–96.00	849	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	104.16/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,096	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	115.04/cwt	108.00–122.00	1,275	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	123.74/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,466	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	130.59/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,580	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	114.47/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,471	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,706	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,511	128.53/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,942	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,648.29/head	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,648	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,354	1,700.45/head	1,475.00–1,775.00	1,700	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,413	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 381Last week 827Year ago 546

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 133Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 121Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	287.50	287.50
7	400–450	424	250.00–275.00	266.81
3	450–500	473	260.00–281.00	274.27
2	500–550	513	258.00–260.00	259.00
5	550–600	563	264.00–265.00	264.21
2	650–700	690	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	297.50–302.50	299.17
4	300–350	326	305.00–330.00	313.86
4	350–400	364	292.50–300.00	298.14
6	400–450	418	290.00–295.00	291.70
2	450–500	475	292.50–300.00	296.37
3	500–550	522	280.00–290.00	283.29
3	550–600	590	287.50–291.00	289.82
2	600–650	623	250.00–260.00	254.98
3	700–750	717	213.00–226.00	217.29
4	850–900	873	196.00–209.00	199.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	371	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	475	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	397	287.50	287.50
1	450–500	495	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	234.00–235.00	234.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	620	299.00	299.00
116	900–950	911	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	307.50–332.50	319.89
3	350–400	375	300.00–315.00	304.67
3	450–500	453	317.50	317.50
7	500–550	537	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	620	268.00	268.00
2	650–700	670	263.00	263.00
5	700–750	715	240.00	240.00
4	750–800	750	246.00	246.00
1	900–950	930	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	995	214.00	214.00
13	1000–1050	1,013	210.00–218.00	210.62
1	1100–1150	1,140	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	490	290.00	290.00
6	500–550	513	281.00	281.00
1	550–600	595	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	830	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	271	292.50–305.00	298.96
27	400–450	445	282.50–294.00	292.83
8	450–500	473	276.00–287.50	280.26
13	500–550	522	260.00–277.00	270.35
6	550–600	559	262.00–267.50	264.69
9	600–650	606	230.00–249.00	243.55
4	650–700	661	237.00–240.00	237.74
3	700–750	718	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	810	203.00	203.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	602	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	435	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	480	230.00–243.00	236.70
2	500–550	515	222.50	222.50
1	700–750	720	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	280.00–290.00	282.23
5	350–400	376	257.50–277.50	263.11
1	400–450	420	277.50	277.50
8	450–500	476	252.50–267.50	258.11
1	500–550	515	254.00	254.00
1	650–700	670	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	272.50	272.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,413	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,354	1,475.00–1,775.00	1,700.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,275	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,648.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	94.00–96.00	95.11
9	—	1,108	108.00–122.00	115.04
3	—	1,052	102.00–107.00	104.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,511	125.00–134.00	128.53
2	—	1,410	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,210	127.00–135.00	130.59
2	—	1,285	114.00–115.00	114.47
15	—	1,185	120.00–126.00	123.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,023	173.00–183.00	177.72
3	—	1,532	139.00–147.00	142.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	192.00	192.00

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.