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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Apr 26

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

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Feeder Cattle receipts

347 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 415▼ 53 vs year ago 400 · −13.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 37▲ 30 vs year ago 35 · +85.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 4▼ 12 vs year ago 23 · −52.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter 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 $249.96/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −141.23 against this barn's trailing median of $391.20.

Average price

$249.96

32 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,359

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$20.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.86

vs KY average

−20.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	253.17	1,378	26
Large 1-2	522	239.18	1,249	3thin
Medium and Large 2	558	233.01	1,301	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.15/cwt here — about $77 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 sale32 hd

249.96

—

KY average26 barns · 1,572 hd

261.83

−11.86

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−20.23

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.20

−141.23

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	1,777	150.43	2,673	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	125.73	1,567	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	125.38	1,834	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	111.36	1,079	17

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,385	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	920	$985	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	969	$1,026	5

Every lot

100 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	824	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	919	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,011	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	324.05/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,222	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	326.88/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,406	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,589	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,380	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	315.40/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,618	5
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	515	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,532	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,771	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,891	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	245.03/cwt	244.00–246.00	1,527	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,843	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,918	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,870	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	1
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	700	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,736	1
Steers	700–750	Large 2	720	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,505	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,791	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,783	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	777	252.84/cwt	247.00–258.00	1,965	8
Steers	750–800	Large 1-2	780	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,778	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,964	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,980	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,054	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	2,155	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	242	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	774	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	841	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	892	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	259.14/cwt	252.50–265.00	829	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,059	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	271.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	991	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1-2	365	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	830	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	270.65/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,123	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	996	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	255.27/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,110	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	240.51/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,094	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	252.42/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,204	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	274.35/cwt	269.00–277.00	1,311	3
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	522	239.18/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,249	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	256.50/cwt	247.00–262.00	1,344	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,281	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	249.83/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,412	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	227.52/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,308	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	608	200.50/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,219	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	247.60/cwt	243.00–251.00	1,510	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	234.32/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,448	3
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	630	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,443	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	243.27/cwt	243.00–244.00	1,623	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,311	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,403	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,531	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	815	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,365	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	197.25/cwt	197.25–197.25	1,825	16
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,017	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,922	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,026	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	244	313.77/cwt	312.50–315.00	766	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	311	324.61/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,010	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	318.04/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,196	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	290.76/cwt	282.50–305.00	1,195	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	326.15/cwt	321.00–340.00	1,422	8
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	475	297.39/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,413	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,594	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,297	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,557	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	293.92/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,652	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	265.21/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,533	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	270.42/cwt	267.50–277.00	1,677	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,499	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,307	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	263.68/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,759	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	244.08/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,777	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	928	189.94/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,763	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	980	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,842	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	189.33/cwt	186.00–191.00	1,956	3
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,961	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	767	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,289	5
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	859	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,203	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,724	147.37/cwt	142.50–151.00	2,541	4
Bulls	—	—	1,883	156.56/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,948	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	92.02/cwt	87.00–94.00	801	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	119.85/cwt	113.00–126.50	1,182	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	107.69/cwt	106.50–110.00	1,076	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	117.02/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,418	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	123.78/cwt	119.00–128.50	1,539	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,248	114.93/cwt	113.00–117.50	1,434	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	133.65/cwt	131.00–135.50	1,696	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	121.98/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,835	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,511	129.88/cwt	127.00–133.50	1,962	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	875	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	993	1,036.23/head	900.00–1,185.00	1,036	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 415Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 37Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 4Year ago 23

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	297.50	297.50
1	700–750	700	248.00	248.00
1	750–800	780	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	322.50	322.50
3	350–400	377	322.50–327.50	324.05
7	400–450	430	317.50–330.00	326.88
5	500–550	513	310.00–322.50	315.40
1	550–600	550	322.00	322.00
2	600–650	642	287.00	287.00
1	650–700	680	282.00	282.00
2	700–750	722	248.00	248.00
8	750–800	777	247.00–258.00	252.84
1	800–850	815	241.00	241.00
1	850–900	880	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	473	336.00	336.00
4	600–650	616	307.00	307.00
17	1050–1100	1,054	204.50	204.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	305.00	305.00
2	300–350	337	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	480	287.50	287.50
2	600–650	623	244.00–246.00	245.03
1	650–700	695	269.00	269.00
1	750–800	775	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	244	312.50–315.00	313.77
4	300–350	311	310.00–330.00	324.61
8	350–400	376	315.00–330.00	318.04
8	400–450	436	321.00–340.00	326.15
2	500–550	535	291.00	291.00
6	550–600	562	285.00–302.50	293.92
5	600–650	620	267.50–277.00	270.42
3	650–700	667	262.00–267.00	263.68
3	700–750	728	230.00–251.00	244.08
3	900–950	928	180.00–195.00	189.94
2	950–1000	980	188.00	188.00
3	1000–1050	1,033	186.00–191.00	189.33
1	1050–1100	1,060	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	411	282.50–305.00	290.76
1	500–550	520	260.00	260.00
9	550–600	578	260.00–270.00	265.21
2	600–650	627	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	295.00–300.00	297.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	247.00	247.00
1	650–700	650	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	242	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	350	302.50	302.50
4	400–450	415	270.00–272.50	270.65
3	450–500	478	269.00–277.00	274.35
13	500–550	524	247.00–262.00	256.50
13	550–600	565	240.00–253.00	249.83
8	600–650	610	243.00–251.00	247.60
11	650–700	667	243.00–244.00	243.27
16	900–950	925	197.25	197.25
2	1000–1050	1,017	189.00	189.00
1	1050–1100	1,095	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	285.00	285.00
4	300–350	313	285.00	285.00
7	350–400	365	270.00–275.00	271.46
7	400–450	435	250.00–261.00	255.27
7	450–500	477	248.00–260.00	252.42
1	500–550	525	244.00	244.00
2	550–600	575	225.00–230.00	227.52
3	600–650	618	233.00–235.00	234.32
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	705	186.00	186.00
1	750–800	775	181.00	181.00
1	800–850	810	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	522	237.50–240.00	239.18
1	600–650	630	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	252.50–265.00	259.14
1	350–400	385	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	415	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	455	240.00–241.00	240.51
2	600–650	608	200.00–201.00	200.50
1	800–850	815	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	767	168.00	168.00
10	850–900	859	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,385.00	1,385.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	993	900.00–1,185.00	1,036.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	985.00	985.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	870	87.00–94.00	92.02
5	—	999	106.50–110.00	107.69
9	—	986	113.00–126.50	119.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,243	119.00–128.50	123.78
3	—	1,212	116.00–118.00	117.02
7	—	1,269	131.00–135.50	133.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,504	119.00–123.00	121.98
3	—	1,248	113.00–117.50	114.93
10	—	1,511	127.00–133.50	129.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,883	155.00–158.00	156.56
4	—	1,724	142.50–151.00	147.37

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.