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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Oct 4

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Sep 27Oct 4Oct 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,000 head

▲ 918 vs last sale 82▲ 263 vs year ago 737 · +35.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 23▼ 13 vs year ago 63 · −20.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 2▼ 11 vs year ago 21 · −52.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders or yearlings due to light comparable receipts last week, however there was a higher undertone noted for both feeders and yearlings. Good quality offering in todays sale. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady on a light test.

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 $279.64/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −194.64 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$279.64

64 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,519

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$43.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.97

vs KY average

−7.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	288.72	1,566	44
Medium and Large 2	536	260.83	1,398	13thin
Large 1-2	556	259.58	1,442	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	595	245.00	1,458	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.72/cwt here — about $108 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale64 hd

279.64

—

KY average23 barns · 818 hd

270.67

+8.97

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−7.18

This barn, trailing median19 sales

474.28

−194.64

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	—	Low	1,384	145.93	2,019	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	122.64	1,547	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	121.96	1,835	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	112.28	1,090	15

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 Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,208	$1,513	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,090	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,267	$1,991	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	853	$1,563	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$1,500	1thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,209	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,092	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	422	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,456	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,372	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,235	3
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	485	262.65/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,274	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	502	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,521	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	280.97/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,461	8
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	525	273.73/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,437	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	260.69/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,395	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,444	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	269.79/cwt	266.00–275.00	1,524	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,679	15
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	571	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,442	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,458	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	264.71/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,646	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	641	243.88/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,563	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	251.11/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,718	12
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	684	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,642	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	690	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,791	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,580	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	720	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,879	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	739	249.56/cwt	247.50–254.00	1,844	9
Steers	750–800	Large 1-2	760	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,634	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	247.06/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,900	21
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	223.65/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,733	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	231.25/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,919	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	875	245.68/cwt	239.75–251.20	2,150	289
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	878	226.07/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,985	14
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,103	1
Steers	950–1000	Large 1-2	956	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,055	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	975	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,950	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,013	234.26/cwt	233.40–234.70	2,373	167
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,017	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,207	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	797	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	954	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	846	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	391	250.65/cwt	247.50–257.50	980	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	407	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	895	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	251.66/cwt	242.50–258.00	1,087	12
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	440	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,067	4
Heifers	400–450	Large 2	440	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	979	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	232.42/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,081	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	247.55/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,201	4
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	490	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,127	1
Heifers	450–500	Large 2	490	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,090	1
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,388	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,162	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	243.52/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,317	16
Heifers	500–550	Large 2	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	225.66/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,277	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,556	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	236.14/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,384	11
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	596	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,371	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,150	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	231.81/cwt	222.50–237.50	1,437	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	229.81/cwt	222.50–233.00	1,519	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	216.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,450	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	198.75/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,401	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	720	246.10/cwt	246.10–246.10	1,772	67
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	219.36/cwt	212.00–221.00	1,595	11
Heifers	700–750	Large 1-2	730	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,515	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	750	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,275	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	792	215.59/cwt	211.00–219.00	1,707	7
Heifers	800–850	Large 1-2	833	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,774	3
Heifers	850–900	Large 1-2	862	208.31/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,796	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	875	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,597	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,894	2
Heifers	900–950	Large 1-2	933	195.34/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,823	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	955	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,624	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,107	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,026	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,050	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	271.67/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,149	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	255.75/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,189	6
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	558	233.21/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,301	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	254.04/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,443	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	241.33/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,491	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,438	2
Bulls	650–700	Large 1-2	650	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,349	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,456	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	221.68/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,607	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	207.60/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,588	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,386	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	975	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,667	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,771	1
Bulls	—	—	1,443	148.89/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,148	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	102.98/cwt	99.00–108.00	966	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	122.39/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,177	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	116.52/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,176	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	117.08/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,448	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	126.96/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,626	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,426	115.97/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,654	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,531	123.96/cwt	122.00–129.50	1,898	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	760	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	2,090.10/head	1,800.00–2,325.00	2,090	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	1,936.54/head	1,925.00–1,950.00	1,937	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	1,512.73/head	1,250.00–1,700.00	1,513	2

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 82Year ago 737

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 23Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 2Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	238.00	238.00
4	350–400	391	247.50–257.50	250.65
12	400–450	432	242.50–258.00	251.66
4	450–500	485	242.50–252.50	247.55
16	500–550	541	232.50–245.00	243.52
11	550–600	586	232.50–242.50	236.14
18	600–650	620	222.50–237.50	231.81
17	650–700	661	222.50–233.00	229.81
11	700–750	727	212.00–221.00	219.36
7	750–800	792	211.00–219.00	215.59
2	900–950	915	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	520	267.00	267.00
7	550–600	571	272.50	272.50
67	700–750	720	246.10	246.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	440	242.50	242.50
1	450–500	490	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	505	220.00	220.00
3	550–600	596	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	730	207.50	207.50
3	800–850	833	213.00	213.00
3	850–900	862	205.00–210.00	208.31
3	900–950	933	192.00–202.00	195.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	222.50	222.50
1	450–500	490	222.50	222.50
1	500–550	545	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	222.50	222.50
2	400–450	407	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	465	230.00–235.00	232.42
2	500–550	528	220.00	220.00
4	550–600	566	220.00–227.50	225.66
5	650–700	671	210.00–220.00	216.09
2	700–750	705	197.50–200.00	198.75
1	850–900	875	182.50	182.50
1	950–1000	955	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	750	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	485	255.00–270.00	262.65
2	500–550	525	272.50–275.00	273.73
4	550–600	571	252.50	252.50
7	650–700	684	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	760	215.00	215.00
3	950–1000	956	215.00	215.00
5	1000–1050	1,017	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	465	295.00	295.00
8	500–550	520	280.00–282.50	280.97
10	550–600	565	266.00–275.00	269.79
13	600–650	622	262.50–275.00	264.71
12	650–700	684	244.00–255.00	251.11
9	700–750	739	247.50–254.00	249.56
21	750–800	769	242.00–250.00	247.06
2	800–850	830	227.50–235.00	231.25
14	850–900	878	225.00–227.00	226.07
1	900–950	945	222.50	222.50
1	950–1000	975	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	245.00	245.00
5	600–650	635	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	422	345.00	345.00
11	500–550	502	303.00	303.00
15	550–600	569	295.00	295.00
11	650–700	690	259.50	259.50
2	700–750	720	261.00	261.00
289	850–900	875	239.75–251.20	245.68
167	1000–1050	1,013	233.40–234.70	234.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	466	265.00	265.00
12	500–550	535	257.50–262.50	260.69
1	550–600	550	262.50	262.50
6	600–650	641	235.00–247.00	243.88
1	700–750	710	222.50	222.50
2	750–800	775	220.00–227.50	223.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	285.00	285.00
3	400–450	423	270.00–272.50	271.67
6	450–500	465	250.00–270.00	255.75
3	550–600	568	247.50–257.50	254.04
2	600–650	618	237.50–245.00	241.33
1	650–700	685	212.50	212.50
3	700–750	725	220.00–222.50	221.68
3	750–800	765	205.00–212.50	207.60
1	800–850	815	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	975	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	558	225.00–237.50	233.21
1	650–700	650	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	632	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	307.50	307.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,426	111.00–120.00	115.97
12	—	1,531	122.00–129.50	123.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,281	123.00–130.00	126.96
7	—	1,237	113.00–120.00	117.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	938	99.00–108.00	102.98
6	—	1,009	114.00–119.00	116.52
3	—	962	120.00–124.00	122.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,443	148.00–150.00	148.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,213	1,800.00–2,325.00	2,090.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,305	1,925.00–1,950.00	1,936.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,208	1,250.00–1,700.00	1,512.73

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.