Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2024-11-22

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Nov 22
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
941 head
▼ 127 vs last sale 1,068▲ 4 vs year ago 937 · +0.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 19▼ 15 vs year ago 53 · −28.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 3▲ 25 vs year ago 10 · +250.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on a light test. Yearling steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Groups of 20hd or more:

Steers:

54hd 1060lbs 216.50 MIXED

55hd 996lbs 231.20 42 CHAR 10 BLK 3 RED

121hd 945lbs 243.40 BLK

56hd 937lbs 232.75 BLK 11 CHAR 2 RED

60hd 865lbs 251.90 BLK

31hd 821lbs 236.50 BLK 1 CHAR

61hd 807lbs 261.20 BLK

66hd 786lbs 255.00 BLK 1 CHAR

58hd 781lbs 266.00 BLK

63hd 775lbs 261.50 BLK 3 CHAR

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $258.02/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −216.26 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.
Average price
$258.02
37 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,430
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$297
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2
$33.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.90
vs KY average
−51.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553268.201,48317thin
Large 1-2515260.001,3393thin
Medium and Large 2566248.281,40416thin
Large 2505235.001,1871thin
One grade step is worth $33.20/cwt here — about $297 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 sale37 hd
258.02
—
KY average22 barns · 1,204 hd
275.92
−17.90
National average182 barns · 24,645 hd
309.26
−51.24
This barn, trailing median19 sales
474.28
−216.26
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—Low1,462145.212,1239thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,263122.991,5547thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,562118.601,8524thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,008110.741,11618

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,095$1,7982thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,410$1,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,068$1,6312thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,032$1,5033thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,275$1,4501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,315$3,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,355$1,8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,293$1,7275
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,272$1,6725
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)959$1,5064thin

Every lot

117 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Large 1-2375290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0881
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2397307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,2212
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2241
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1571
Steers500–550Large 2505235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1871
Steers500–550Large 1-2515260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3393
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516272.41/cwt270.00–273.001,4067
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533245.66/cwt242.50–252.501,3093
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573248.88/cwt242.50–250.001,42613
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579265.25/cwt260.00–273.001,53610
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,3281
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6191
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4611
Steers650–700Large 2650217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4141
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2657243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,5979
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2687231.59/cwt230.00–233.001,5915
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,6944
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2762235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7912
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added781260.59/cwt255.00–266.002,035187
Steers800–850Large 1-2800227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,8201
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added807261.20/cwt261.20–261.202,10861
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2821236.07/cwt227.50–237.501,93834
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2826222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,8347
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added865251.90/cwt251.90–251.902,17960
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added945243.40/cwt243.40–243.402,300121
Steers950–1000Large 1-2969207.50/cwt207.50–207.502,0116
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2979215.97/cwt210.00–218.002,1148
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added996231.20/cwt231.20–231.202,30355
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,060216.50/cwt216.50–216.502,29554
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,100180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Large 1-2240240.00/cwt240.00–240.005761
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275251.67/cwt250.00–255.006923
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345250.00/cwt250.00–250.008631
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370263.33/cwt260.00–265.009743
Heifers400–450Large 1-2425255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0841
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2437265.40/cwt260.00–267.501,1607
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3442225.00/cwt225.00–225.009952
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1281
Heifers450–500Large 2483220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0633
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2500230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1502
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,2472
Heifers550–600Large 2561200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1223
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563223.66/cwt220.00–225.501,2593
Heifers550–600Large 2-3565180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0171
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3566200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1323
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2589232.36/cwt230.00–245.001,3696
Heifers550–600Large 1-2590230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3571
Heifers600–650Large 1-2605197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,1951
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612226.04/cwt220.00–230.001,3835
Heifers600–650Medium 1-2620152.50/cwt152.50–152.509461
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3638190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2123
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added645246.08/cwt242.50–247.501,5877
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3861
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5861
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,6542
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,6732
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5984
Heifers700–750Large 2735167.40/cwt160.00–175.001,2302
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,76017
Heifers750–800Large 1-2775215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6667
Heifers800–850Large 1-2820172.50/cwt170.00–175.001,4152
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3361
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2955162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,5522
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Large 1-2265297.50/cwt297.50–297.507881
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2310340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0541
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3370270.00/cwt270.00–270.009991
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,1161
Bulls400–450Large 2437250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0932
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2439290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2736
Bulls400–450Large 1-2445270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2021
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3469244.02/cwt240.00–245.001,1445
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2485282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,3702
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485260.83/cwt250.00–267.501,2657
Bulls500–550Large 1-2505245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2371
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2531226.74/cwt220.00–230.001,2043
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3552200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1042
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2575245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4091
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2592227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,3472
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2611233.36/cwt227.50–237.501,4266
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630223.32/cwt220.00–225.001,4073
Bulls600–650Medium 1-2640150.00/cwt150.00–150.009601
Bulls650–700Large 1-2650210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3651
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2657220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4452
Bulls700–750Large 1-2710184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,3061
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2728211.19/cwt207.50–215.001,5372
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2755200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5101
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,3761
Bulls750–800Large 1-2780195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5211
Bulls800–850Large 1-2817180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4712
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2855190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,270135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,7151
Bulls——1,452145.70/cwt140.00–149.002,1167
Bulls——1,725152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,6221
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84587.00/cwt87.00–87.007351
Cows—Lean 85-90%983112.37/cwt110.00–114.001,1056
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,004107.16/cwt105.00–109.001,0767
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,094120.51/cwt119.00–123.001,3184
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,110117.39/cwt114.00–120.001,3034
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,468130.46/cwt126.50–132.501,9153
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,518123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,8672
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,605114.19/cwt111.00–117.001,8332
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3153,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8251,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0681,631.15/head1,500.00–1,750.001,6312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,798.29/head1,675.00–1,925.001,7982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,692.07/head1,600.00–1,800.001,6922
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4101,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7951,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39251,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0101,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1471,292.59/head1,225.00–1,375.001,2933
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2452,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3051,602.04/head1,400.00–2,025.001,6024
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3551,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4602,241.74/head2,200.00–2,275.002,2422

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.