Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2024-05-03

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, May 3
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
336 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 347▼ 100 vs year ago 436 · −22.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 65▲ 9 vs year ago 52 · +17.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 11▲ 31 vs year ago 4 · +775.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on a light test. Good demand for weaned feeders with favorable condition. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.03/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −145.17 against this barn's trailing median of $391.20.
Average price
$246.03
34 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,339
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$239
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$36.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.00
vs KY average
−22.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548250.691,37327
Medium and Large 2531238.571,2674thin
Medium and Large 2-3530214.001,1343thin
One grade step is worth $36.69/cwt here — about $239 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 sale34 hd
246.03
—
KY average25 barns · 1,265 hd
261.03
−15.00
National average173 barns · 11,009 hd
268.38
−22.35
This barn, trailing median29 sales
391.20
−145.17
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
449396343290median 391.1903/0604/2406/1908/2810/30
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,564142.432,2286thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,513129.101,95317
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,194126.571,51118
CowsLean 85-90%Average900110.5999519
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,277170.002,1712thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,157$1,5273thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$1,4001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,008$1,3763thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$1,3132thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,045$1,2752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$1,2751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$1,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)970$1,1583thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,280$2,2003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,188$2,6214thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,125$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,578$2,5484thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,110$2,4001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)960$2,0501thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1551
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2392349.00/cwt349.00–349.001,3685
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2408323.15/cwt318.00–325.001,3188
Steers400–450Large 1-2420292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,2291
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485313.72/cwt308.00–330.001,5224
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2492301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,4812
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514291.29/cwt290.00–295.001,4974
Steers500–550Large 1-2535292.97/cwt290.00–296.001,5672
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537322.36/cwt318.00–324.001,73122
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6397
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567281.71/cwt280.00–285.001,5973
Steers550–600Large 1-2580274.50/cwt269.00–280.001,5922
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7402
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610274.46/cwt270.00–280.001,6744
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5632
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,6511
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,9212
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,7982
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2744257.58/cwt257.00–263.001,91610
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3775210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6281
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2780235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8331
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2791248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,9623
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2210305.00/cwt305.00–305.006411
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy261355.00/cwt355.00–355.009274
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,0291
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345269.00/cwt269.00–269.009281
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3376243.02/cwt230.00–247.509144
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390258.00/cwt251.00–265.001,0062
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421275.45/cwt265.00–280.001,16012
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430230.00/cwt230.00–230.009891
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0881
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2458249.35/cwt249.00–250.001,1423
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3458223.28/cwt220.00–230.001,0233
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471263.43/cwt255.00–269.001,24111
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3510211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,0762
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515258.43/cwt249.00–263.001,33113
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531238.57/cwt234.00–245.001,2674
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2541
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578243.51/cwt240.00–254.001,40714
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621227.17/cwt224.00–230.001,4114
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655213.31/cwt210.00–220.001,3973
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670229.91/cwt226.00–236.001,5403
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added691259.75/cwt259.75–259.751,79574
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2245280.00/cwt280.00–280.006861
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275290.00/cwt290.00–290.007981
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330329.85/cwt320.00–340.001,0892
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2421
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2371345.98/cwt340.00–350.001,2845
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3181
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0221
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2761
Bulls450–500Large 2451248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,1183
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,3761
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2472322.47/cwt317.50–325.001,52210
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5152
Bulls500–550Large 1-2520260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3521
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3132
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,4521
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2563272.02/cwt270.00–273.001,5313
Bulls550–600Large 1-2575265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5241
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3231
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2610263.28/cwt250.00–270.001,6063
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2622240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4932
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2675270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8231
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2702239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,6782
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2808221.99/cwt220.00–223.001,7943
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3815147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1983
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,277170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,1712
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,215134.85/cwt129.00–139.001,6383
Bulls——1,555147.51/cwt147.00–148.002,2942
Bulls——2,630155.00/cwt155.00–155.004,0771
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%819108.80/cwt102.00–114.008918
Cows—Lean 85-90%82593.78/cwt87.50–97.007743
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,009118.68/cwt115.00–125.001,1978
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175123.64/cwt117.00–128.501,45313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242134.18/cwt131.00–137.001,6675
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,373124.03/cwt119.00–128.001,7038
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,637133.61/cwt129.00–147.002,1879
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2802,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2003
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1102,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1252,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1882,621.37/head2,350.00–2,850.002,6214
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4502,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6202,581.28/head2,500.00–2,750.002,5813
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28301,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29151,239.60/head1,110.00–1,375.001,2402
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29451,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29601,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29601,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29701,158.12/head1,075.00–1,200.001,1583
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1571,526.51/head1,225.00–1,825.001,5273
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29602,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501

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.