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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Dec 6

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Nov 22Dec 6Dec 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

764 head

▲ 764 vs last sale 0▼ 67 vs year ago 831 · −8.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 0▼ 65 vs year ago 91 · −71.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 8 · +0.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to being closed to last weeks thanksgiving holiday, however feeder calves sold noticeably higher. Good demand for all feeder classes with buyers very active.

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 $293.39/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −180.89 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$293.39

31 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

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

$53.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.66

vs KY average

−31.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	304.72	1,686	21
Large 1-2	530	286.25	1,517	2thin
Medium and Large 2	520	280.00	1,456	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	545	250.89	1,368	4thin

One grade step is worth $53.83/cwt here — about $318 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale31 hd

293.39

—

KY average24 barns · 1,586 hd

297.05

−3.66

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−31.98

This barn, trailing median19 sales

474.28

−180.89

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	—	High	1,621	147.08	2,384	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,115	114.49	1,277	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,605	112.65	1,808	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,039	99.04	1,029	11

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,540	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,275	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	910	$1,184	2thin

Every lot

102 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	320.17/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,319	7
Steers	400–450	Large 1-2	431	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,336	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,238	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	322.56/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,552	12
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	505	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,528	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	317.65/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,690	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	532	252.02/cwt	242.50–261.00	1,341	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	547	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,079	2
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	268.11/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,566	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,448	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	276.40/cwt	275.00–281.00	1,694	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	247.50/cwt	247.00–249.00	1,695	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	243.88/cwt	241.00–252.50	1,741	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	739	268.25/cwt	268.25–268.25	1,982	75
Steers	750–800	Large 1-2	762	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,715	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	764	239.55/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,830	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,789	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	241.99/cwt	240.00–242.50	2,009	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,879	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	865	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	2,132	67
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,013	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	932	224.25/cwt	224.25–224.25	2,090	55
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,035	223.75/cwt	223.75–223.75	2,316	50
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,074	215.25/cwt	215.25–215.25	2,312	50
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	741	1
Heifers	250–300	Large 1-2	265	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	702	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	725	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	279.08/cwt	272.50–282.50	938	3
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	360	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	927	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	266.79/cwt	260.00–277.50	976	5
Heifers	350–400	Large 2	395	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	938	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,069	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	234.15/cwt	232.50–235.00	974	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	433	221.67/cwt	220.00–225.00	960	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	448	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,310	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	253.74/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,205	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,339	1
Heifers	450–500	Large 2	480	226.29/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,086	2
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	485	255.43/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,239	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	501	231.63/cwt	227.50–233.00	1,160	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	509	278.98/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,420	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	248.29/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,291	11
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	545	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,294	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,172	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	246.72/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,399	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,141	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,298	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	221.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,358	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	1
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	631	215.40/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,359	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	634	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,629	67
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,316	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	203.31/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,387	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	229.42/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,574	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	228.58/cwt	218.00–234.00	1,653	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	206.27/cwt	205.00–207.50	1,491	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	736	248.75/cwt	248.75–248.75	1,831	68
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	194.90/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,510	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	857	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,650	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	970	188.88/cwt	182.50–195.00	1,832	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1-2	350	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	831	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,226	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	330.11/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,502	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,492	1
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	480	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,272	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	295.99/cwt	282.50–310.00	1,554	4
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	542	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,496	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	1
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	567	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,460	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	273.50/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,592	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	261.00/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,532	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	267.73/cwt	250.00–276.00	1,652	6
Bulls	600–650	Large 2	635	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,445	1
Bulls	600–650	Large 1-2	645	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,564	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	646	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,550	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	232.53/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,518	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	217.43/cwt	212.50–222.50	1,457	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	267.47/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,819	5
Bulls	650–700	Large 1-2	690	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,673	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	702	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,667	2
Bulls	700–750	Large 1-2	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,544	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	817	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,675	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,767	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,144	1
Bulls	—	—	1,688	145.77/cwt	144.00–148.50	2,461	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	89.54/cwt	80.00–94.00	856	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	104.47/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,135	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,107	117.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,306	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,186	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,454	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	114.94/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,902	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	845	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	910	1,184.18/head	1,110.00–1,260.00	1,184	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,540	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1

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

Fri Dec 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 764Last week 0Year ago 831

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 0Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 8

No trend due to being closed to last weeks thanksgiving holiday, however feeder calves sold noticeably higher. Good demand for all feeder classes with buyers very active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	275.00	275.00
3	500–550	532	242.50–261.00	252.02
1	550–600	585	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	412	310.00–330.00	320.17
12	450–500	481	310.00–330.00	322.56
11	500–550	532	310.00–325.00	317.65
8	550–600	584	260.00–272.50	268.11
12	650–700	685	247.00–249.00	247.50
10	700–750	714	241.00–252.50	243.88
5	750–800	764	230.00–246.00	239.55
10	800–850	830	240.00–242.50	241.99
1	900–950	915	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	547	380.00	380.00
15	600–650	613	275.00–281.00	276.40
75	700–750	739	268.25	268.25
67	850–900	865	246.50	246.50
55	900–950	932	224.25	224.25
50	1000–1050	1,035	223.75	223.75
50	1050–1100	1,074	215.25	215.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	795	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	835	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	431	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	505	302.50	302.50
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
2	750–800	762	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	448	292.50	292.50
1	450–500	480	279.00	279.00
5	500–550	509	277.50–280.00	278.98
67	600–650	634	257.00	257.00
68	700–750	736	248.75	248.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	250.00	250.00
3	400–450	416	232.50–235.00	234.15
1	450–500	475	240.00	240.00
4	500–550	501	227.50–233.00	231.63
3	550–600	590	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	630	200.00	200.00
3	650–700	682	195.00–207.50	203.31
2	700–750	723	205.00–207.50	206.27
2	750–800	775	190.00–200.00	194.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	220.00–225.00	221.67
1	500–550	545	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	585	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	675	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	265.00	265.00
1	350–400	360	257.50	257.50
5	450–500	485	245.00–258.00	255.43
1	500–550	545	237.50	237.50
6	600–650	631	215.00–217.50	215.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	237.50	237.50
2	450–500	480	222.50–230.00	226.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	285.00	285.00
3	300–350	336	272.50–282.50	279.08
5	350–400	366	260.00–277.50	266.79
2	400–450	415	257.50	257.50
4	450–500	475	250.00–260.00	253.74
11	500–550	520	240.00–255.00	248.29
13	550–600	567	242.50–247.50	246.72
7	600–650	613	220.00–225.00	221.49
12	650–700	686	220.00–238.00	229.42
3	700–750	723	218.00–234.00	228.58
2	850–900	857	192.50	192.50
2	950–1000	970	182.50–195.00	188.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	542	276.00	276.00
2	550–600	567	257.50	257.50
1	600–650	645	242.50	242.50
1	650–700	690	242.50	242.50
1	700–750	720	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	470	317.50	317.50
1	500–550	520	260.00	260.00
5	550–600	587	260.00–262.50	261.00
3	600–650	646	240.00	240.00
4	650–700	653	230.00–240.00	232.53
1	800–850	800	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	565	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	670	212.50–222.50	217.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	322.50	322.50
2	450–500	455	320.00–340.00	330.11
4	500–550	525	282.50–310.00	295.99
7	550–600	582	270.00–285.00	273.50
6	600–650	617	250.00–276.00	267.73
5	650–700	680	250.00–277.50	267.47
2	700–750	702	237.50	237.50
2	800–850	817	205.00	205.00
1	950–1000	955	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	227.50	227.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	956	80.00–94.00	89.54
7	—	1,086	98.00–108.00	104.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	103.50	103.50
4	—	1,655	112.00–118.00	114.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	104.00	104.00
3	—	1,107	116.00–120.00	117.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	151.00	151.00
3	—	1,688	144.00–148.50	145.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	910	1,110.00–1,260.00	1,184.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,540	1,850.00	1,850.00

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.