Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2024-09-06

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Sep 6
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,313 head
▲ 1,187 vs last sale 126▼ 80 vs year ago 1,393 · −5.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 13▼ 13 vs year ago 48 · −27.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 2 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders or yearlings due to low comparable receipts last week. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $244.29/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −229.99 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.
Average price
$244.29
11 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,341
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$246
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$65.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−24.36
vs KY average
−25.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2520285.001,4821thin
Large 1-2502247.501,2422thin
Medium and Large 2565244.531,3826thin
Medium and Large 2-3562220.001,2362thin
One grade step is worth $65.00/cwt here — about $246 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 sale11 hd
244.29
—
KY average15 barns · 603 hd
268.66
−24.36
National average147 barns · 6,928 hd
269.40
−25.11
This barn, trailing median19 sales
474.28
−229.99
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
521461402342median 474.2803/0604/0305/1509/2510/30
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,724154.972,6729thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,289131.931,7017thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,565129.322,0238thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,127111.611,25810
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,418149.782,1242thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,275$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)995$1,9001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,070$2,0892thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2326285.00/cwt285.00–285.009293
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2408290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1833
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,3541
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1881
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,1641
Steers500–550Large 1-2502247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,2422
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,3781
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4821
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3562220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2362
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575239.94/cwt237.50–242.501,3805
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623237.51/cwt235.00–240.001,4802
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630261.71/cwt259.00–276.001,64924
Steers600–650Large 1-2640210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3441
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2657240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5778
Steers650–700Large 1-2680230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5641
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5071
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3687202.57/cwt202.00–205.001,3925
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added697250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,74319
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2702236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,65710
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2718220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5803
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765238.83/cwt230.00–239.751,82721
Steers750–800Large 1-2769219.51/cwt214.00–225.001,6884
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added773249.98/cwt249.25–250.201,932254
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5504
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7821
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2813195.02/cwt190.00–200.001,5862
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added874240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,098235
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0001
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added931230.87/cwt227.95–233.902,149110
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added955228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,17756
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2987214.68/cwt212.00–216.002,1193
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,021216.80/cwt216.80–216.802,21452
Steers1050–1100Large 1-21,060200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1201
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,120187.08/cwt180.00–194.002,0954
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,155198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,2871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285245.00/cwt245.00–245.006982
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340240.00/cwt240.00–240.008161
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375227.50/cwt227.50–227.508531
Heifers350–400Large 1-2385220.00/cwt220.00–220.008471
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2417232.50/cwt232.50–232.509702
Heifers450–500Large 2450197.50/cwt197.50–197.508891
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2498257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,2823
Heifers500–550Large 1-2505192.50/cwt192.50–192.509721
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522203.96/cwt195.00–215.001,0656
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528222.49/cwt220.00–225.001,1752
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2550212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,1691
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2322
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,46924
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619231.94/cwt230.00–235.001,43610
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630201.32/cwt195.00–207.501,2684
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,4031
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2692219.87/cwt213.00–221.001,52242
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3695180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2511
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3740162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,2031
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added795212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,68568
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2797182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,4552
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added823212.67/cwt205.25–218.751,750116
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,6511
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added882217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,91461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2277270.00/cwt270.00–270.007483
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340272.50/cwt272.50–272.509271
Bulls350–400Large 1-2365252.50/cwt252.50–252.509221
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2392255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0002
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2410287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,1791
Bulls400–450Large 1-2430267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,1501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,1971
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520258.58/cwt250.00–267.501,3452
Bulls500–550Large 1-2545237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,2942
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2567240.50/cwt240.00–242.501,3645
Bulls550–600Large 1-2576227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,3104
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3592202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,1992
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2597222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,3282
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3021
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,3381
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3001
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2655222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,4571
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,4022
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2787170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3382
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,418149.78/cwt148.00–152.002,1242
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,537148.42/cwt146.00–151.002,2815
Bulls——1,897159.53/cwt155.00–165.503,0263
Bulls——2,140174.00/cwt174.00–174.003,7241
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,096111.83/cwt107.50–114.001,2266
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,108100.05/cwt95.50–104.501,1092
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,238122.52/cwt121.50–123.501,5172
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,287126.66/cwt126.00–127.001,6303
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,291135.89/cwt131.00–139.501,7544
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,430142.50/cwt142.50–142.502,0381
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,568130.92/cwt126.50–134.502,0534
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,605122.78/cwt121.50–124.001,9713
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,088.79/head1,800.00–2,400.002,0892
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29951,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2752,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001

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.