Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2024-10-18

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Oct 18
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
990 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 940▲ 175 vs year ago 815 · +21.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 88▲ 94 vs year ago 56 · +167.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 7▲ 27 vs year ago 10 · +270.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Yearling steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $259.18/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −215.11 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.
Average price
$259.18
40 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,420
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$213
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$19.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.12
vs KY average
−40.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549259.671,42539
Medium and Large 2505240.001,2121thin
One grade step is worth $19.67/cwt here — about $213 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 sale40 hd
259.18
—
KY average26 barns · 1,263 hd
270.29
−11.12
National average188 barns · 32,793 hd
299.33
−40.15
This barn, trailing median19 sales
474.28
−215.11
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—High1,617159.892,58510
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,231130.321,60444
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,502130.291,95745
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,024119.071,22028

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
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,143$1,7272thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$1,6251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,170$1,6143thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$1,4001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,142$2,2002thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$1,8001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$1,7501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,470$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,656$2,79912
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,615$2,7193thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,597$2,4173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,480$2,1501thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,098$2,8167

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2413285.00/cwt277.50–292.501,1773
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480244.90/cwt240.00–250.001,1762
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2121
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2543259.77/cwt252.50–267.501,41134
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2589258.97/cwt255.00–265.001,5255
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620261.84/cwt250.00–266.001,62314
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3751
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2627242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,5202
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674248.79/cwt242.50–252.501,6774
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,6621
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5701
Steers700–750Large 1-2738224.00/cwt223.00–225.001,6532
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7331
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added776253.11/cwt250.00–256.251,964168
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2815211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,7201
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added821249.43/cwt241.50–252.702,04890
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added880242.06/cwt236.00–245.802,130176
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2890225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0031
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2931229.83/cwt220.00–231.502,1407
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added936235.75/cwt235.75–235.752,20757
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added981221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,16899
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,007216.00/cwt216.00–216.002,1752
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,013229.60/cwt229.60–229.602,32654
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2317240.00/cwt240.00–240.007614
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332217.52/cwt210.00–220.007224
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360234.67/cwt232.50–245.008456
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3408216.26/cwt215.00–217.508822
Heifers400–450Large 1-2415210.00/cwt210.00–210.008721
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427232.50/cwt232.50–232.509932
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added442260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1492
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2458229.48/cwt225.00–235.001,0515
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3458212.05/cwt210.00–215.009715
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2487252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,2302
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1591
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535241.62/cwt237.50–245.001,2936
Heifers500–550Large 1-2535222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,1901
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2562223.29/cwt220.00–225.001,2553
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578232.70/cwt230.00–240.001,34511
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585196.91/cwt186.00–202.501,1523
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3122
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627220.80/cwt220.00–225.001,3846
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2664226.00/cwt225.00–227.501,5015
Heifers700–750Large 1-2727200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4542
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,3512
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,5561
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4731
Heifers750–800Large 1-2790195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5411
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2879203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,78412
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2347315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0932
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375311.18/cwt300.00–317.501,1678
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3400240.00/cwt240.00–240.009601
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2301
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2418264.09/cwt260.00–270.001,1045
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0582
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2532
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515255.91/cwt250.00–257.501,3185
Bulls500–550Large 2530212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,1261
Bulls550–600Large 2567217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2332
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570253.75/cwt250.00–255.001,4464
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,2971
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3585210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2291
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2601225.02/cwt220.00–235.001,3524
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2629243.06/cwt240.00–252.501,5294
Bulls650–700Large 1-2656225.01/cwt215.00–230.001,4763
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2661241.86/cwt237.50–245.001,5998
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2708222.98/cwt215.00–227.501,5795
Bulls700–750Large 1-2735217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5991
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,105139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,5361
Bulls——1,500148.52/cwt148.00–149.002,2282
Bulls——1,723166.13/cwt161.00–173.002,8627
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85093.00/cwt93.00–93.007911
Cows—Lean 85-90%932106.63/cwt103.00–111.009943
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,041129.05/cwt123.00–133.501,3438
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,044118.05/cwt114.00–120.001,23216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,204125.37/cwt119.00–129.001,50921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255134.84/cwt130.00–141.501,69223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,464127.16/cwt119.00–129.501,86224
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,546133.86/cwt130.50–140.502,06921
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4702,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1422,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1431,726.64/head1,575.00–1,875.001,7272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,614.17/head1,500.00–1,725.001,6143
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4802,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5602,375.88/head2,100.00–2,650.002,3762
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6152,719.45/head2,400.00–2,900.002,7193
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6562,799.03/head2,550.00–2,950.002,79912
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6702,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0982,815.84/head2,750.00–2,900.002,8167

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.