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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, May 10

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

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Feeder Cattle receipts

291 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 336▼ 82 vs year ago 373 · −22.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 61▲ 8 vs year ago 31 · +25.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 35▲ 38 vs year ago 12 · +316.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders due to a light test but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $292.44/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −181.84 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$292.44

46 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$66.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.72

vs KY average

−17.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	510	322.43	1,644	18thin
Large 1-2	555	282.50	1,568	4thin
Medium and Large 2	548	276.82	1,517	18thin
Large 2	593	256.00	1,518	6thin

One grade step is worth $66.43/cwt here — about $126 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 sale46 hd

292.44

—

KY average26 barns · 1,100 hd

300.17

−7.72

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

−17.27

This barn, trailing median19 sales

474.28

−181.84

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	1,512	148.79	2,250	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	127.13	1,554	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	125.66	1,797	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	111.00	1,110	11

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,336	$1,693	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$1,683	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,203	$1,672	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	966	$1,461	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,093	$1,362	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,740	$2,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,331	$2,788	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,326	$2,580	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,403	$2,462	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	902	$1,322	16

Every lot

68 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,210	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	406	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,502	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,456	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	312.75/cwt	312.50–313.00	1,511	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	502	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,642	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	313.29/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,648	6
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	540	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,571	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	544	276.58/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,505	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,579	3
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	570	274.00/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,562	2
Steers	550–600	Large 2	593	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,518	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	1
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	674	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,739	7
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,025	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,960	1
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,118	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,152	47
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	822	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	938	1
Heifers	400–450	Large 2	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	275.80/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,327	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	268.16/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,386	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	251.39/cwt	244.00–264.00	1,425	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,386	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,293	1
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	600	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,386	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	1
Heifers	650–700	Large 2	695	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,418	1
Heifers	700–750	Large 1-2	730	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,442	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	938	206.40/cwt	206.40–206.40	1,936	54
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	784	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,277	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,446	1
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,439	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,644	3
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	580	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,612	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	238.98/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,518	5
Bulls	650–700	Large 1-2	665	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,636	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,773	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,428	147.19/cwt	144.00–150.00	2,102	2
Bulls	—	—	1,680	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,554	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	111.81/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,049	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	118.97/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,269	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	96.62/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,046	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,234	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	126.82/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,517	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	135.54/cwt	131.50–139.00	1,796	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,421	124.33/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,767	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	130.99/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,919	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,740	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,072	2,665.79/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,666	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,221	2,385.32/head	1,950.00–2,900.00	2,385	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	2,788.45/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,788	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,403	2,489.75/head	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,490	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,405	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,413	2,847.58/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,848	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,507	2,849.67/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,518	2,766.97/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,767	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	902	1,321.64/head	1,224.00–1,377.00	1,322	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	1,682.55/head	1,525.00–1,950.00	1,683	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	966	1,461.29/head	1,275.00–1,675.00	1,461	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	1,362.01/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,362	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	1,672.45/head	1,250.00–2,050.00	1,672	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,336	1,693.13/head	1,475.00–1,775.00	1,693	4

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 May 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 291Last week 336Year ago 373

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 61Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 35Year ago 12

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders due to a light test but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	152.00	152.00
2	—	1,428	144.00–150.00	147.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,421	119.00–128.00	124.33
2	—	1,465	129.00–133.00	130.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,196	124.00–129.00	126.82
1	—	1,175	105.00	105.00
3	—	1,325	131.50–139.00	135.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	95.00–98.00	96.62
3	—	1,067	117.00–122.00	118.97
6	—	938	106.00–114.00	111.81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	543	265.00	265.00
5	600–650	635	235.00–240.00	238.98
1	700–750	740	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	330	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	387	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	445	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	561	293.00	293.00
2	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	715	248.00	248.00
1	750–800	765	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	580	278.00	278.00
1	650–700	665	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	352.50	352.50
2	450–500	483	312.50–313.00	312.75
6	500–550	526	310.00–320.00	313.29
1	950–1000	955	212.00	212.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	302.50	302.50
15	500–550	544	270.00–284.00	276.58
3	550–600	568	278.00	278.00
1	600–650	625	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	406	370.00	370.00
12	500–550	502	327.00	327.00
47	1100–1150	1,118	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	291.00	291.00
2	550–600	570	270.00–278.00	274.00
7	650–700	674	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	593	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	342.50	342.50
1	300–350	305	307.50	307.50
7	450–500	481	267.00–280.00	275.80
8	500–550	517	262.00–270.00	268.16
12	550–600	567	244.00–264.00	251.39
1	650–700	650	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	600	231.00	231.00
1	700–750	730	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	695	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	900–950	938	206.40	206.40

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,405	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,072	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,665.79
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,403	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,489.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,518	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,766.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,788.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,413	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,847.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,221	1,950.00–2,900.00	2,385.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,507	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,849.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	902	1,224.00–1,377.00	1,321.64

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)	2	—	1,093	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,362.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,203	1,250.00–2,050.00	1,672.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	966	1,275.00–1,675.00	1,461.29
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,336	1,475.00–1,775.00	1,693.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	943	1,525.00–1,950.00	1,682.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,740	2,675.00	2,675.00

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.