Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2024-11-08

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Nov 8
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
790 head
▲ 790 vs last sale 0▼ 229 vs year ago 1,019 · −22.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 0▼ 85 vs year ago 109 · −78.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▼ 17 vs year ago 19 · −89.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend available due to lack of reporting last week however there was a solid to higher undertone noted in todays sale.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $243.09/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −231.19 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.
Average price
$243.09
29 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,350
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$384
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$59.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−22.44
vs KY average
−58.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540269.681,45511thin
Medium and Large 2568232.491,3213thin
Large 1-2570228.811,30312thin
Medium and Large 2-3540220.001,1881thin
Large 2580210.001,2181thin
Medium 1-2510210.001,0711thin
One grade step is worth $59.68/cwt here — about $384 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale29 hd
243.09
—
KY average24 barns · 838 hd
265.53
−22.44
National average187 barns · 26,509 hd
301.85
−58.76
This barn, trailing median19 sales
474.28
−231.19
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

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—Low1,739137.722,3943thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,427114.081,6287thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,227108.511,3319thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13299.531,1274thin

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)1,090$1,7001thin

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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0551
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,1531
Steers400–450Large 1-2432270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1662
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2457256.68/cwt255.00–260.001,1733
Steers450–500Large 1-2460260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1962
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3477220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0492
Steers500–550Medium 1-2510210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0711
Steers500–550Large 1-2523230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2033
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534272.15/cwt270.00–273.001,45310
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1881
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568232.49/cwt230.00–235.001,3213
Steers550–600Large 2580210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2181
Steers550–600Large 1-2585228.42/cwt226.00–237.501,3369
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2595245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4581
Steers600–650Large 2-3602185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1142
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619251.10/cwt250.00–260.001,5549
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4381
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2652232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,5162
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677244.02/cwt240.00–245.001,6525
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7932
Steers700–750Large 1-2727233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,6947
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6281
Steers750–800Large 2770195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5021
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,9733
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added791250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,97859
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8982
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added827253.90/cwt253.90–253.902,10066
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added893233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,08137
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added911241.06/cwt229.85–247.802,196180
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2935209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,9541
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,012190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9232
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,087218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,370166
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275285.49/cwt282.50–290.007854
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320256.21/cwt255.00–257.508202
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376260.49/cwt255.00–272.509796
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2393236.24/cwt235.00–237.509282
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,1161
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added413284.98/cwt282.50–287.501,1772
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0066
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423260.13/cwt259.00–262.501,1003
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472264.37/cwt260.00–272.501,24822
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473227.39/cwt215.00–242.501,07613
Heifers500–550Large 1-2500212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,0631
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,1492
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513206.59/cwt200.00–210.001,0603
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0171
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added541255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3804
Heifers550–600Large 2560200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1202
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,3915
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564230.39/cwt220.00–235.001,29910
Heifers550–600Large 1-2567225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2762
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2567203.85/cwt200.00–207.501,1564
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623204.53/cwt197.50–210.001,2746
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1752
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665202.01/cwt195.00–210.001,3435
Heifers750–800Large 2770160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2321
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2865170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4712
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250320.00/cwt320.00–320.008001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2255302.50/cwt302.50–302.507711
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2315292.50/cwt292.50–292.509211
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,0811
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2395307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,2151
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2418295.90/cwt285.00–300.001,2377
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2437262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,1472
Bulls400–450Medium 1-2445220.00/cwt220.00–220.009791
Bulls450–500Large 1-2465255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1861
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2469252.98/cwt252.00–255.001,1864
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473267.54/cwt265.00–270.001,2656
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505227.50/cwt222.50–230.001,1493
Bulls500–550Large 1-2508225.85/cwt225.00–227.501,1473
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2545250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3631
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3545200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0901
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2564224.16/cwt220.00–225.001,2646
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2567257.91/cwt245.00–262.501,4624
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623251.08/cwt250.00–252.501,5647
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623226.30/cwt225.00–227.501,4102
Bulls600–650Large 1-2625227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,4221
Bulls600–650Large 2625195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2191
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,5791
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3665185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2301
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680208.80/cwt202.50–215.001,4204
Bulls650–700Large 2685197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,3531
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2731187.50/cwt182.50–190.001,3713
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2735202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,4881
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3765160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2241
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,668131.08/cwt130.00–132.002,1862
Bulls——1,880151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,8391
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040107.50/cwt107.50–107.501,1181
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16396.87/cwt92.00–100.001,1273
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,212111.70/cwt107.00–117.001,3546
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,257102.12/cwt94.00–105.501,2843
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,398112.84/cwt110.00–116.001,5786
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,600121.50/cwt121.50–121.501,9441
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.