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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, May 31

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

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Feeder Cattle receipts

236 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 308▼ 9 vs year ago 245 · −3.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 34▼ 23 vs year ago 40 · −57.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 4▲ 18 vs year ago 2 · +900.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders due to a light test. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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 $298.00/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −176.28 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$298.00

6 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$47.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.72

vs KY average

−7.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	500	312.50	1,563	3thin
Medium and Large 2	535	293.00	1,568	1thin
Large 1-2	535	292.50	1,565	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	500	265.00	1,325	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.50/cwt here — about $238 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 sale6 hd

298.00

—

KY average17 barns · 541 hd

303.72

−5.72

National average125 barns · 5,668 hd

305.14

−7.14

This barn, trailing median19 sales

474.28

−176.28

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	1,745	168.90	2,947	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	142.41	2,092	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	138.69	1,608	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	932	125.36	1,168	3thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,345	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$1,695	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,250	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$1,550	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,387	$2,618	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,377	$2,583	6
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,163	$2,700	2thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,219	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	432	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,037	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,490	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,437	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,563	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,325	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,568	1
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	535	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,565	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,578	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	640	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,856	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,798	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,929	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,581	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	751	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,840	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	769	265.75/cwt	265.75–265.75	2,044	21
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	238.00/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,904	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,859	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,998	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	955	238.70/cwt	238.70–238.70	2,280	50
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,160	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	944	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	268.77/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,150	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	442	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,061	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	468	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,030	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	267.84/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,420	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	538	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,232	3
Heifers	550–600	Large 2	555	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,263	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	223.50/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,263	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	261.40/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,506	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	236.33/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,371	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	226.66/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,485	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,623	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,251	1
Heifers	700–750	Large 1-2	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	229.97/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,881	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	887	221.34/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,963	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	280	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	756	1
Bulls	350–400	Large 2-3	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,284	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,053	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,166	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	289.08/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,223	2
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	425	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,105	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	289.10/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,344	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,310	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	290.38/cwt	284.00–295.00	1,519	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,431	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,525	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	248.67/cwt	248.00–249.00	1,417	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,334	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,706	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,685	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,785	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,745	168.90/cwt	167.00–173.00	2,947	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	932	125.36/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,168	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	135.21/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,514	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	147.40/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,854	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,310	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,664	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,522	147.54/cwt	143.00–154.00	2,246	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	2,784.70/head	2,675.00–2,875.00	2,785	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,384	2,708.99/head	2,575.00–2,825.00	2,709	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	2,496.88/head	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,497	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,438	2,434.44/head	1,875.00–2,725.00	2,434	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	1,695.00/head	1,695.00–1,695.00	1,695	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	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 May 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 308Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 34Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 4Year ago 2

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders due to a light test. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	530	262.00–270.00	267.84
5	550–600	576	259.00–265.00	261.40
2	600–650	605	240.00	240.00
4	650–700	657	247.00	247.00
2	700–750	730	230.00	230.00
2	800–850	818	228.00–232.00	229.97
3	850–900	887	220.00–222.00	221.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	255.00	255.00
2	400–450	442	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	468	220.00	220.00
3	500–550	538	229.00	229.00
2	550–600	565	220.00–227.00	223.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	267.50–270.00	268.77
2	550–600	580	230.00–243.00	236.33
3	650–700	655	226.00–227.00	226.66
1	700–750	715	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	325.00	325.00
3	450–500	473	315.00	315.00
3	500–550	500	312.50	312.50
1	600–650	640	281.00	281.00
3	750–800	751	245.00	245.00
2	800–850	800	237.00–239.00	238.00
1	850–900	850	235.00	235.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	640	290.00	290.00
20	650–700	665	290.00	290.00
21	750–800	769	265.75	265.75
50	950–1000	955	238.70	238.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	432	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	500	265.00	265.00
2	600–650	625	250.00–255.00	252.48
1	650–700	670	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	302.50	302.50
1	500–550	535	293.00	293.00
1	600–650	605	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	845	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	398	322.50	322.50
2	400–450	423	282.50–295.00	289.08
3	450–500	465	282.50–295.00	289.10
5	500–550	523	284.00–295.00	290.38
1	550–600	570	267.50	267.50
1	600–650	605	282.00	282.00
2	700–750	717	235.00	235.00
3	750–800	783	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	405	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	575	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	277.50	277.50
1	450–500	485	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	530	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	570	248.00–249.00	248.67

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	—	1,265	2,625.00	2,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,390	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,496.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,438	1,875.00–2,725.00	2,434.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,384	2,575.00–2,825.00	2,708.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,340	2,675.00–2,875.00	2,784.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,695.00	1,695.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	2,850.00	2,850.00

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	—	1,215	1,850.00	1,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,522	143.00–154.00	147.54
1	—	1,310	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,120	131.00–139.00	135.21
2	—	1,258	143.00–152.00	147.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	932	123.00–127.00	125.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,745	167.00–173.00	168.90

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.