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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Aug 16

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

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Feeder Cattle receipts

734 head

▲ 278 vs last sale 456▼ 350 vs year ago 1,084 · −32.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 43▼ 41 vs year ago 82 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 1▼ 19 vs year ago 20 · −95.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Yearling steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Cattle futures took another downward trend today. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for all slaughter classes.

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 $266.99/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −207.30 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$266.99

16 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,463

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$66.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.71

vs KY average

−13.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	276.61	1,492	12thin
Large 2	555	247.50	1,374	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	575	247.50	1,423	2thin
Large 2-3	590	210.00	1,239	1thin

One grade step is worth $66.61/cwt here — about $253 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 sale16 hd

266.99

—

KY average24 barns · 831 hd

286.69

−19.71

National average153 barns · 6,707 hd

280.34

−13.35

This barn, trailing median19 sales

474.28

−207.30

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	—	Average	1,489	171.14	2,548	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	148.34	1,801	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,521	146.80	2,233	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,116	125.94	1,405	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,213	175.76	2,132	2thin

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,775	1thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	312	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	913	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,166	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,057	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,307	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,235	3
Steers	450–500	Large 2	472	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,133	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	289.06/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,390	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,361	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	496	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,600	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	279.90/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,461	6
Steers	550–600	Large 2	555	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,374	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	273.31/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,522	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,423	2
Steers	550–600	Large 2-3	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,619	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,470	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,796	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,637	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	232.80/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,678	4
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	735	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,672	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	792	237.18/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,878	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	802	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,604	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	831	226.67/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,884	3
Steers	800–850	Large 1-2	840	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,596	1
Steers	850–900	Large 1-2	860	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,754	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,720	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,958	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	926	228.95/cwt	219.00–238.70	2,120	109
Steers	900–950	Large 1-2	930	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,860	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	967	227.74/cwt	223.00–231.40	2,202	218
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,028	227.40/cwt	227.40–227.40	2,338	55
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	324	259.91/cwt	250.00–265.00	842	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	251.23/cwt	250.00–257.50	945	6
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	389	245.10/cwt	240.00–250.00	953	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	242.98/cwt	242.50–245.00	955	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,040	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	421	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	968	4
Heifers	400–450	Large 2	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	257.96/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,117	6
Heifers	400–450	Large 2-3	448	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	896	3
Heifers	450–500	Large 2	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	470	248.47/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,168	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	242.06/cwt	237.50–247.00	1,159	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	253.87/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,219	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	238.15/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,236	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	256.65/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,358	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,447	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	232.02/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,336	5
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	213.17/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,345	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,222	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Heifers	650–700	Large 2	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	666	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,305	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,426	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,683	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,473	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,521	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,568	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	853	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	945	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,097	3
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	411	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,130	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	293.18/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,228	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	2
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,275	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	273.13/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,322	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	274.98/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,405	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	246.27/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,283	6
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	535	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,418	1
Bulls	500–550	Large 2	542	233.91/cwt	227.50–247.50	1,268	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	266.93/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,495	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	248.03/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,441	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	250.21/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,559	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,424	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,502	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,637	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,213	175.76/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,132	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,428	166.41/cwt	163.50–170.00	2,376	3
Bulls	—	—	1,525	173.97/cwt	171.50–177.00	2,653	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	121.30/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,328	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	133.56/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,499	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	140.19/cwt	136.00–144.50	1,616	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,357	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	151.60/cwt	147.50–156.00	1,878	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	141.53/cwt	139.00–143.50	2,080	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,915	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,536	151.27/cwt	146.50–155.00	2,324	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	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 Aug 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 734Last week 456Year ago 1,084

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 43Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	292.50	292.50
3	350–400	385	285.00	285.00
8	400–450	419	290.00–295.00	293.18
4	450–500	484	270.00–277.50	273.13
6	500–550	511	260.00–280.00	274.98
5	550–600	560	260.00–272.50	266.93
2	600–650	623	242.50–257.50	250.21
1	750–800	770	195.00	195.00
1	850–900	880	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	270.00	270.00
3	450–500	483	264.00	264.00
6	500–550	521	240.00–252.50	246.27
5	550–600	581	242.50–257.50	248.03
1	600–650	605	235.00	235.00
4	650–700	675	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	411	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	450	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	535	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	560	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	542	227.50–247.50	233.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	250.00–265.00	259.91
6	350–400	376	250.00–257.50	251.23
6	400–450	433	255.00–262.50	257.96
12	450–500	480	250.00–260.00	253.87
9	500–550	529	255.00–260.00	256.65
2	550–600	562	257.50	257.50
1	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
7	700–750	735	229.00	229.00
3	750–800	771	191.00	191.00
1	800–850	825	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	421	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	635	192.50	192.50
3	650–700	666	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	448	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	393	242.50–245.00	242.98
4	400–450	420	247.50	247.50
9	450–500	479	237.50–247.00	242.06
4	500–550	519	230.00–242.50	238.15
5	550–600	576	230.00–235.00	232.02
3	600–650	631	210.00–220.00	213.17
1	650–700	655	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	720	198.00	198.00
1	750–800	780	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	455	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	665	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	389	240.00–250.00	245.10
2	450–500	470	240.00–257.50	248.47
1	550–600	585	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	312	292.50	292.50
2	350–400	392	297.50	297.50
2	400–450	415	315.00	315.00
8	450–500	481	287.50–290.00	289.06
6	500–550	522	277.50–285.00	279.90
6	550–600	557	270.00–274.00	273.31
1	600–650	635	255.00	255.00
12	650–700	670	268.00	268.00
4	700–750	721	230.00–241.00	232.80
6	750–800	792	230.00–241.00	237.18
3	800–850	831	225.00–227.50	226.67
2	900–950	915	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	496	322.50	322.50
109	900–950	926	219.00–238.70	228.95
218	950–1000	967	223.00–231.40	227.74
55	1000–1050	1,028	227.40	227.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	472	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	555	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	441	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	493	276.00	276.00
10	600–650	639	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	682	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	705	210.00	210.00
4	800–850	802	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	860	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	227.50	227.50
1	800–850	840	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	860	204.00	204.00
1	900–950	930	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	395	267.50	267.50
2	550–600	575	247.50	247.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	170.00–182.00	175.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	126.00	126.00
7	—	1,536	146.50–155.00	151.27
2	—	1,470	139.00–143.50	141.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	117.00	117.00
3	—	1,122	132.00–137.00	133.56
3	—	1,095	120.00–124.00	121.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,153	136.00–144.50	140.19
10	—	1,239	147.50–156.00	151.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,428	163.50–170.00	166.41
5	—	1,525	171.50–177.00	173.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	905	1,775.00	1,775.00

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.