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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Aug 30

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Aug 23Aug 30Sep 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

126 head

▼ 966 vs last sale 1,092▼ 830 vs year ago 956 · −86.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 35▼ 51 vs year ago 64 · −79.7%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders due to light receipts with this weeks extreme heat. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $218.00/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −173.19 against this barn's trailing median of $391.20.

Average price

$218.00

10 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,171

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

per head · Large 1-2 over Large 2

$25.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.28

vs KY average

−23.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	533	222.50	1,186	3thin
Medium and Large 2	538	219.17	1,179	6thin
Large 2	545	197.50	1,076	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.00/cwt here — about $110 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale10 hd

218.00

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KY average25 barns · 692 hd

238.28

−20.28

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−23.88

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.20

−173.19

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,635	159.33	2,605	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	138.50	1,690	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,275	129.00	1,645	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	117.00	1,252	2thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,263	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	553	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,460	7
Steers	550–600	Large 2	562	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,293	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	224.19/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,397	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,700	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,762	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,570	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	793	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	823	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	203.94/cwt	202.50–205.00	873	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,112	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,009	5
Heifers	450–500	Large 2	482	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	988	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	223.76/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,190	4
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	533	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,186	3
Heifers	500–550	Large 2	545	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,076	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,150	1
Heifers	700–750	Large 2-3	715	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,001	1
Heifers	700–750	Large 1-2	745	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,434	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	970	2
Bulls	350–400	Large 2	395	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,017	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	283.08/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,200	7
Bulls	450–500	Large 2	450	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,103	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	263.69/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,242	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	242.10/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,186	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,330	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	218.77/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,370	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,254	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	197.30/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,342	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	3
Bulls	750–800	Large 2	755	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,265	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	825	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,279	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,528	146.78/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,243	2
Bulls	—	—	1,685	164.55/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,773	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,045	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,204	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,294	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,704	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,788	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	129.99/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,629	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,645	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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 1,092Year ago 956

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 35Year ago 64

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders due to light receipts with this weeks extreme heat. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	247.50	247.50
6	450–500	490	240.00–242.50	242.10
1	550–600	595	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	635	197.50	197.50
3	650–700	680	196.00–200.00	197.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	825	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	424	280.00–290.00	283.08
4	450–500	471	262.50–267.50	263.69
1	550–600	560	237.50	237.50
5	600–650	626	217.50–222.50	218.77
3	700–750	730	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	257.50	257.50
2	450–500	450	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	755	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	252.50	252.50
7	550–600	553	264.00	264.00
14	600–650	639	266.00	266.00
6	650–700	670	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	623	222.50–225.00	224.19
1	800–850	835	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	562	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	327	242.50	242.50
4	350–400	350	235.00	235.00
5	450–500	471	236.00	236.00
4	500–550	532	220.00–225.00	223.76
2	550–600	550	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	533	222.50	222.50
1	700–750	745	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	482	205.00	205.00
1	500–550	545	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	428	202.50–205.00	203.94
5	450–500	475	212.50	212.50
1	600–650	630	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	174.00	174.00
2	—	1,685	160.00–169.00	164.55
2	—	1,528	145.00–148.00	146.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	113.00	113.00
1	—	995	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,200	149.00	149.00
2	—	1,253	129.00–131.00	129.99

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.