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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Apr 5

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Mar 29Apr 5Apr 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

209 head

▼ 172 vs last sale 381▼ 124 vs year ago 333 · −37.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 58▼ 32 vs year ago 50 · −64.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 16▼ 34 vs year ago 35 · −97.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Weaned and preconditioned steers and heifers sold mostly steady on a light test due to low receipts. Fleshy, bawling and off color feeders facing discounts. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a light test.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $259.60/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −131.60 against this barn's trailing median of $391.20.

Average price

$259.60

36 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,378

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$37.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.75

vs KY average

−10.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	265.33	1,402	30
Medium and Large 2	544	234.07	1,273	3thin
Large 2	550	228.00	1,254	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	525	227.50	1,194	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.83/cwt here — about $208 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 sale36 hd

259.60

—

KY average24 barns · 1,221 hd

252.85

+6.75

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−10.99

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.20

−131.60

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

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $435.22, low $303.56, median $391.20 across 29 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	1,882	160.82	3,027	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	123.54	1,470	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	119.00	1,720	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,021	111.92	1,142	6thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,430	$2,025	1thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	283	320.79/cwt	320.00–322.50	908	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	329	309.55/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,018	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	992	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,155	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,180	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	981	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	306.32/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,302	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,240	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	303.51/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,396	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,373	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	487	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,583	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	294.93/cwt	292.50–302.50	1,545	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	288.48/cwt	286.00–289.00	1,653	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	308.50/cwt	308.50–308.50	1,780	36
Steers	550–600	Large 2-3	580	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,305	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,817	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	880	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,804	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	262	307.84/cwt	302.50–315.00	807	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	300.08/cwt	295.00–305.00	960	2
Heifers	300–350	Large 1-2	333	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	966	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,038	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,079	1
Heifers	400–450	Large 2-3	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	468	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,135	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	285.73/cwt	274.00–293.00	1,372	10
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	485	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,334	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	261.38/cwt	257.50–264.00	1,276	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,194	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	265.78/cwt	258.00–271.00	1,401	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	241.11/cwt	233.00–249.00	1,297	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,425	2
Heifers	550–600	Large 2	550	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,254	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	601	247.99/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,490	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,063	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	1
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,553	3
Heifers	650–700	Large 2	670	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,367	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,756	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,138	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	267.50/cwt	265.00–270.00	990	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,284	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	497	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,528	4
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,364	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	552	278.01/cwt	276.00–282.00	1,535	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,703	2
Bulls	650–700	Large 1-2	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,442	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,592	1
Bulls	850–900	Large 1-2	850	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,598	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,876	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,550	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,232	1
Bulls	—	—	1,993	166.42/cwt	156.00–176.00	3,317	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	907	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	114.70/cwt	109.00–121.00	1,193	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,371	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	115.07/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,321	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,904	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,720	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	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 Apr 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 209Last week 381Year ago 333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 58Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 16Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	265.00–270.00	267.50
1	500–550	505	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	585	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	695	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	307.50	307.50
2	400–450	428	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	497	307.50	307.50
6	550–600	552	276.00–282.00	278.01
2	650–700	650	262.00	262.00
1	800–850	800	199.00	199.00
1	900–950	915	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	690	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	850	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	260.00	260.00
4	450–500	488	257.50–264.00	261.38
2	500–550	538	233.00–249.00	241.11
1	550–600	555	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	625	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	655	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	262	302.50–315.00	307.84
2	300–350	320	295.00–305.00	300.08
1	350–400	355	292.50	292.50
10	450–500	480	274.00–293.00	285.73
28	500–550	527	258.00–271.00	265.78
2	550–600	550	259.00	259.00
9	600–650	601	240.00–249.00	247.99
3	650–700	661	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	735	210.00	210.00
4	800–850	813	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	440	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	485	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	655	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	228.00	228.00
2	650–700	670	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	242.50	242.50
1	500–550	525	227.50	227.50
1	600–650	625	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	487	325.00	325.00
36	550–600	577	308.50	308.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	320.00–322.50	320.79
4	300–350	329	300.00–312.50	309.55
1	350–400	350	330.00	330.00
4	400–450	425	300.00–312.50	306.32
2	450–500	460	292.50–315.00	303.51
4	500–550	524	292.50–302.50	294.93
6	550–600	573	286.00–289.00	288.48
9	650–700	656	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	287.50	287.50
1	400–450	435	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	480	286.00	286.00
1	850–900	880	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	265.00	265.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,430	2,025.00	2,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,040	109.00–121.00	114.70
1	—	925	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	141.00	141.00
2	—	1,148	114.00–116.00	115.07
1	—	1,115	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,993	156.00–176.00	166.42
1	—	1,550	144.00	144.00

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.