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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Apr 12

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Apr 5Apr 12Apr 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

132 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 209▼ 828 vs year ago 960 · −86.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 18▼ 27 vs year ago 60 · −45.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 1▼ 8 vs year ago 17 · −47.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves due to low receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $238.03/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −153.17 against this barn's trailing median of $391.20.

Average price

$238.03

19 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,320

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$30.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.89

vs KY average

−25.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	242.83	1,330	14thin
Medium and Large 2	576	227.74	1,312	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	560	212.00	1,187	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.83/cwt here — about $143 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 sale19 hd

238.03

—

KY average26 barns · 1,430 hd

252.91

−14.89

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−25.93

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.20

−153.17

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	1,786	158.94	2,838	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	125.55	1,523	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,498	123.09	1,844	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	103.01	1,041	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	780	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,463	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,078	$1,329	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,185	$1,225	1thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	899	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,189	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,382	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,105	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,623	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	594	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,752	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	601	294.29/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,769	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,702	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	704	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,837	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	786	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,816	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	807	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,614	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	821	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,724	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,710	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	282.17/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,030	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	232.56/cwt	230.00–235.00	849	3
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,066	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	455	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	967	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	244.62/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,135	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	273.83/cwt	267.00–279.00	1,309	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	227.84/cwt	227.50–228.00	1,189	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	541	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,363	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,187	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	227.74/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,312	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	233.35/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,381	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,339	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	226.65/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,430	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	216.86/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,566	14
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	832	193.41/cwt	186.00–197.00	1,609	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	205	303.66/cwt	300.00–307.50	623	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1-2	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,187	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,431	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	276.66/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,461	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,537	1
Bulls	950–1000	Large 2-3	970	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,285	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,713	146.77/cwt	142.50–151.00	2,514	2
Bulls	—	—	1,858	171.10/cwt	168.00–174.00	3,179	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	685	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	113.51/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,116	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	104.68/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,120	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	113.47/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,319	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	126.02/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,495	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	133.89/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,729	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,305	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,370	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	118.90/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,742	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	129.70/cwt	127.00–136.00	2,027	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	1,329.13/head	1,050.00–1,475.00	1,329	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	780	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	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 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 209Year ago 960

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 18Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 1Year ago 17

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves due to low receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	275.00	275.00
5	350–400	365	270.00–290.00	282.17
7	450–500	478	267.00–279.00	273.83
3	500–550	522	227.50–228.00	227.84
3	550–600	592	230.00–240.00	233.35
6	600–650	631	220.00–236.00	226.65
14	700–750	722	216.00–219.00	216.86
3	800–850	832	186.00–197.00	193.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	435	245.00	245.00
5	450–500	464	240.00–254.00	244.62
4	550–600	576	227.00–228.00	227.74
1	600–650	620	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	541	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	230.00–235.00	232.56
1	550–600	560	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	301.00	301.00
2	400–450	432	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	590	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	640	266.00	266.00
3	750–800	786	231.00	231.00
3	800–850	821	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	900	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	594	295.00	295.00
7	600–650	601	292.50–295.00	294.29
8	700–750	704	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	272.50	272.50
1	500–550	525	260.00	260.00
2	800–850	807	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	300.00–307.50	303.66
1	400–450	415	286.00	286.00
1	450–500	485	295.00	295.00
3	500–550	528	270.00–281.00	276.66
1	600–650	635	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	970	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	105.00	105.00
4	—	1,563	127.00–136.00	129.70
2	—	1,465	115.00–123.00	118.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,291	130.00–137.00	133.89
3	—	1,162	110.00–116.00	113.47
6	—	1,186	119.00–129.00	126.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,070	101.00–108.00	104.68
1	—	890	77.00	77.00
2	—	983	110.00–117.00	113.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,858	168.00–174.00	171.10
2	—	1,713	142.50–151.00	146.77

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	3	—	1,078	1,050.00–1,475.00	1,329.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	2,125.00	2,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	1,225.00	1,225.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	800.00	800.00

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.