Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2024-09-20

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Sep 20
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
756 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 700▼ 321 vs year ago 1,077 · −29.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 31▼ 27 vs year ago 66 · −40.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Yearling steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $244.17/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −230.12 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.
Average price
$244.17
6 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,373
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$147
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$20.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.18
vs KY average
−22.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2560255.001,4282thin
Medium and Large 2570240.001,3683thin
Large 1-2545235.001,2811thin
One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $147 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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
244.17
—
KY average24 barns · 953 hd
258.34
−14.18
National average174 barns · 10,991 hd
266.64
−22.47
This barn, trailing median19 sales
474.28
−230.12
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—Low1,697153.852,6108thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,482116.131,7219thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,263115.631,4607thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low992108.461,07613

Every lot

79 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2318265.00/cwt265.00–265.008433
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320290.00/cwt290.00–290.009281
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340232.50/cwt232.50–232.507911
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,1261
Steers400–450Large 1-2435245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0661
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1791
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470268.70/cwt267.50–270.001,2634
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3911
Steers500–550Large 1-2545235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2811
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3683
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4631
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2613203.26/cwt200.00–210.001,2463
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,4991
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2664239.14/cwt235.00–243.001,5888
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5751
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,78867
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2732236.97/cwt233.00–247.001,7354
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2765210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6071
Steers750–800Large 1-2785228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,7901
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added800238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,90460
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added873238.00/cwt238.00–238.002,078120
Steers850–900Large 1-2875210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8383
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2895220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9696
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added902234.10/cwt234.10–234.102,11255
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added967225.25/cwt225.25–225.252,17851
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,001223.10/cwt223.10–223.102,233104
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,074208.64/cwt208.20–209.102,241110
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,106194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,1463
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240225.00/cwt225.00–225.005401
Heifers300–350Large 1-2310235.00/cwt235.00–235.007291
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330252.50/cwt252.50–252.508335
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360220.00/cwt220.00–220.007921
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381248.38/cwt245.00–250.009463
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415224.49/cwt222.50–225.009325
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2436209.26/cwt207.50–215.009124
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478203.80/cwt200.00–215.009744
Heifers450–500Large 1-2483216.76/cwt210.00–220.001,0473
Heifers500–550Large 2515200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0301
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521235.06/cwt230.00–240.001,2254
Heifers500–550Large 1-2525226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,1871
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1071
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2558237.02/cwt230.00–245.001,3238
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2321
Heifers550–600Large 1-2580210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2181
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1251
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,4021
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2659209.02/cwt206.00–211.001,3775
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added681240.90/cwt240.90–240.901,64177
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added777211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,6392
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4922
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820205.01/cwt203.00–206.001,6813
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2890179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,5931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2235275.00/cwt275.00–275.006461
Bulls350–400Large 1-2365250.00/cwt250.00–250.009131
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1901
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2395270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0671
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2151
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2405237.50/cwt237.50–237.509621
Bulls400–450Large 1-2415240.00/cwt240.00–240.009961
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2428269.29/cwt265.00–275.001,1533
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2458270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2372
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3892
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2524245.18/cwt240.00–247.501,2858
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2589237.48/cwt232.50–245.001,3994
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2640230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4721
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2411
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2765211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,6141
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2800207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,6601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,435130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,8661
Bulls——1,660161.62/cwt158.00–166.002,6834
Bulls——1,833151.44/cwt144.50–155.002,7763
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%967113.33/cwt110.00–120.001,0968
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010105.38/cwt103.50–107.501,0643
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06393.61/cwt90.50–96.009952
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248128.52/cwt128.00–129.001,6042
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,269110.47/cwt107.00–116.001,4025
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460108.70/cwt103.50–113.001,5874
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,499122.07/cwt119.00–128.001,8305

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.