Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2024-06-28

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jun 28
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
938 head
▲ 766 vs last sale 172▲ 469 vs year ago 469 · +100.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 20▲ 10 vs year ago 41 · +24.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 3▼ 9 vs year ago 10 · −90.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend due to last weeks light receipts how ever a higher under tone was noted on all classes of feeder steers and heifers. Very good demand for feeder calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $270.38/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −120.81 against this barn's trailing median of $391.20.
Average price
$270.38
74 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,471
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$297
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$58.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.52
vs KY average
+1.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539281.121,51651
Medium and Large 2553252.141,39410thin
Large 1-2561250.841,4089thin
Medium and Large 2-3547223.061,2194thin
One grade step is worth $58.06/cwt here — about $297 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale74 hd
270.38
—
KY average26 barns · 1,631 hd
271.91
−1.52
National average153 barns · 8,958 hd
269.28
+1.10
This barn, trailing median29 sales
391.20
−120.81
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—Low1,500170.852,56313
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,198150.491,80226
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,525146.652,2366thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,004130.631,3126thin

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)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,060$1,4001thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0803
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2392360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4112
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added417365.87/cwt360.00–370.001,5266
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,48210
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517320.84/cwt315.00–330.001,65911
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3992
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532348.56/cwt341.00–349.501,85426
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2553289.98/cwt285.00–295.001,6042
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585299.30/cwt290.00–307.501,75124
Steers550–600Large 1-2598287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,7163
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615289.99/cwt280.00–297.501,7833
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625303.56/cwt301.00–305.001,89720
Steers600–650Large 1-2631280.61/cwt275.00–290.001,7714
Steers600–650Large 2645260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6773
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690262.18/cwt252.00–272.501,8092
Steers650–700Large 1-2695255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7721
Steers700–750Large 1-2720254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,8292
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728255.02/cwt251.00–262.001,8573
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2769261.95/cwt255.00–266.002,0145
Steers750–800Large 1-2775231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,7902
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2834243.52/cwt242.00–254.002,0319
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added877262.10/cwt262.10–262.102,29960
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880243.14/cwt235.00–246.002,14016
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2900250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2502
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added973248.89/cwt247.00–250.702,422154
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,025200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0501
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,125190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,1381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290265.00/cwt265.00–265.007691
Heifers300–350Large 1-2340285.00/cwt285.00–285.009691
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382297.52/cwt290.00–302.501,1373
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385313.75/cwt310.00–317.501,2082
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2412281.80/cwt277.50–290.001,1613
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425262.38/cwt260.00–265.001,1152
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added427306.63/cwt300.00–312.501,3093
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1282
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472291.79/cwt278.00–296.001,37722
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2351
Heifers500–550Large 1-2520240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2482
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521277.10/cwt272.50–289.001,44426
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,3552
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3533223.66/cwt217.50–230.001,1922
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,60413
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560250.67/cwt240.00–255.001,4048
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560222.46/cwt220.00–225.001,2462
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564280.21/cwt260.00–282.001,58012
Heifers550–600Large 1-2573253.94/cwt252.50–255.001,4557
Heifers600–650Large 1-2615247.43/cwt245.00–252.001,5223
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625248.50/cwt248.00–250.001,5534
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3628205.02/cwt200.00–210.001,2882
Heifers650–700Large 1-2652246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,6042
Heifers650–700Large 2670225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5081
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672241.96/cwt240.00–247.001,62611
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5861
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added687270.75/cwt270.75–270.751,86070
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,5821
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723252.19/cwt249.75–254.901,823137
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added759250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,89872
Heifers750–800Large 1-2765200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5301
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added836238.25/cwt238.25–238.251,99264
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,8212
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2940185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7391
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0561
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3355250.00/cwt250.00–250.008881
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375327.68/cwt320.00–335.001,2294
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2445335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4913
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4641
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3485247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,2001
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4431
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2567271.96/cwt270.00–280.001,5425
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625241.80/cwt237.50–245.001,5114
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2635264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,6762
Bulls650–700Large 1-2690227.52/cwt225.00–230.001,5702
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2702242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,6994
Bulls700–750Large 1-2710240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7041
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2752230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7304
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2865194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,6781
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3645208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,3425
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,211155.44/cwt151.00–158.001,8824
Bulls——1,553173.09/cwt167.00–177.002,6885
Bulls——1,723183.46/cwt181.00–186.003,1614
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,004137.16/cwt131.00–140.001,3775
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00598.00/cwt98.00–98.009851
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,132138.62/cwt137.00–141.001,5695
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195147.16/cwt143.00–154.001,75913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,240151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,8721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243163.31/cwt157.00–172.002,0308
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,582145.78/cwt141.00–149.002,3065
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.