Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2024-12-13

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Dec 13
● Final150 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
797 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 764▼ 2 vs year ago 799 · −0.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 26▲ 4 vs year ago 70 · +5.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 8▲ 70 vs year ago 8 · +875.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $295.73/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −178.55 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.
Average price
$295.73
47 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,626
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$430
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$82.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.32
vs KY average
−28.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546305.071,66539
Large 1-2572254.471,4556thin
Medium and Large 2580252.501,4651thin
Medium 1-2555222.501,2351thin
One grade step is worth $82.57/cwt here — about $430 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 sale47 hd
295.73
—
KY average29 barns · 1,905 hd
296.05
−0.32
National average185 barns · 29,268 hd
324.35
−28.62
This barn, trailing median19 sales
474.28
−178.55
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—Average1,673145.002,4268thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,576112.951,78012
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,239107.921,33737
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02197.4499517

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,425$2,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,245$2,3563thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,173$2,1512thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,187$1,90015
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)986$1,88212
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,249$1,85513
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,168$1,7919
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)885$1,7751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,015$1,7751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,340$1,6882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,220$1,6751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)795$1,6001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,423$2,1102thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)990$1,9005
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,346$2,6565
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,388$2,1303thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,408$2,1252thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,415$3,0001thin

Every lot

150 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2308327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,0092
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1521
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365381.02/cwt372.50–390.001,3915
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added405375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5191
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418317.57/cwt315.00–320.001,3272
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,2641
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426345.81/cwt345.00–350.001,4736
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463321.05/cwt315.00–330.001,4865
Steers450–500Medium 1-2485200.00/cwt200.00–200.009701
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532312.10/cwt305.00–315.001,66025
Steers500–550Large 1-2545267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,4581
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553303.72/cwt297.50–305.001,6806
Steers550–600Medium 1-2555222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,2351
Steers550–600Large 1-2577251.86/cwt245.00–260.001,4535
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,4651
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583284.11/cwt282.50–285.001,6568
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3534
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622277.85/cwt270.00–285.001,72810
Steers600–650Medium 1-2625190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1881
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631293.10/cwt292.50–297.501,8498
Steers600–650Large 1-2632243.80/cwt240.00–245.001,5414
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645248.33/cwt242.50–257.501,6023
Steers650–700Large 1-2662244.12/cwt240.00–252.501,6163
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2688255.13/cwt250.00–262.501,75517
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,7803
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3705207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,4631
Steers700–750Large 2725215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5591
Steers700–750Large 1-2728234.46/cwt232.50–237.501,7075
Steers700–750Medium 1-2735197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,4521
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2741230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7043
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8626
Steers750–800Large 1-2770225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7331
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added771260.50/cwt260.50–260.502,00868
Steers850–900Large 1-2860200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7203
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9141
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added876248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,17261
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2876210.28/cwt202.50–215.001,8429
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added932251.75/cwt251.75–251.752,34662
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0481
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,007244.80/cwt244.80–244.802,46559
Steers1050–1100Large 1-21,050205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,1531
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2215295.00/cwt295.00–295.006341
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2277317.50/cwt317.50–317.508792
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330292.50/cwt292.50–292.509651
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333280.19/cwt275.00–285.009332
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1341
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373290.66/cwt290.00–292.501,0848
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375234.73/cwt230.00–240.008802
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,0301
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3400225.00/cwt225.00–225.009001
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2406269.36/cwt262.50–272.501,0944
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added422280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1825
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0561
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460252.47/cwt250.00–257.501,1613
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480271.22/cwt262.50–277.501,3026
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added481290.29/cwt285.00–297.501,39610
Heifers450–500Large 1-2485275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3341
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506280.00/cwt277.50–282.501,4178
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520264.27/cwt255.00–272.501,37411
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521240.00/cwt237.50–242.501,2509
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,5106
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560264.28/cwt250.00–267.501,48011
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,3581
Heifers550–600Large 1-2561246.22/cwt240.00–255.001,3814
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3562227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,2792
Heifers550–600Large 2572237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,3592
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3600200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2001
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622234.51/cwt227.50–245.001,45935
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640216.36/cwt212.50–222.501,3857
Heifers600–650Large 1-2645205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3221
Heifers650–700Large 1-2672210.12/cwt200.00–215.001,4123
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,3771
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730197.47/cwt195.00–200.001,4422
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2733236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,7306
Heifers700–750Large 1-2736230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6938
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5581
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2776220.71/cwt212.50–224.001,7137
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2831190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5793
Heifers850–900Large 1-2885195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7261
Heifers900–950Large 1-2920185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7022
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2922202.45/cwt200.00–205.001,8674
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,035190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9672
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2237335.00/cwt335.00–335.007942
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2260335.00/cwt335.00–335.008711
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285297.50/cwt297.50–297.508481
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,1761
Bulls300–350Large 1-2320304.77/cwt290.00–310.009754
Bulls350–400Large 1-2372315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1725
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2387337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,3062
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2407330.50/cwt320.00–335.001,3455
Bulls400–450Large 1-2415307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,2761
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2601
Bulls400–450Large 2445285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2682
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4162
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2474316.93/cwt310.00–325.001,5024
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3490260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2741
Bulls450–500Large 1-2495305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5104
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6481
Bulls500–550Large 1-2515257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,3261
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525268.73/cwt267.50–270.001,4112
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2526305.79/cwt292.50–312.501,60813
Bulls550–600Large 1-2562260.12/cwt255.00–270.001,4623
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2568271.17/cwt265.00–282.501,5404
Bulls550–600Large 2570240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3682
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2586249.39/cwt247.50–250.001,4614
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2612252.89/cwt250.00–270.001,5487
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3612217.39/cwt210.00–220.001,3304
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630240.42/cwt240.00–242.501,5156
Bulls600–650Large 1-2645242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,5641
Bulls650–700Large 1-2655235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5393
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2656260.01/cwt255.00–262.501,7063
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2678241.26/cwt240.00–242.501,6362
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2718228.72/cwt220.00–237.501,6422
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2767223.32/cwt215.00–230.001,7133
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2829196.48/cwt185.00–200.001,62910
Bulls950–1000Large 1-2950172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,6391
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2957194.19/cwt192.50–197.501,8583
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,598141.45/cwt138.00–144.002,2603
Bulls——1,615133.83/cwt133.00–135.002,1612
Bulls——1,787155.99/cwt153.00–158.002,7883
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01194.96/cwt91.00–99.009608
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013106.30/cwt103.50–110.001,0776
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06286.35/cwt83.50–89.509173
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,137100.35/cwt99.00–101.001,1413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244106.87/cwt102.00–111.501,32928
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,268116.63/cwt112.50–119.001,4796
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,545117.76/cwt115.50–123.001,8195
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,598109.52/cwt104.00–114.001,7507
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29901,900.00/head1,875.00–1,950.001,9005
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4232,109.67/head2,075.00–2,150.002,1102
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7601,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27951,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28851,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0071,937.03/head1,525.00–2,350.001,93711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1681,790.64/head1,400.00–2,025.001,7919
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1732,151.12/head1,825.00–2,400.002,1512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1871,899.52/head1,525.00–2,300.001,90015
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2452,355.76/head2,300.00–2,450.002,3563
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2491,855.21/head1,650.00–2,125.001,85513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,687.69/head1,675.00–1,700.001,6882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4252,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4153,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2952,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3132,639.14/head2,550.00–2,750.002,6392
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3682,667.48/head1,650.00–3,075.002,6673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3882,129.80/head1,925.00–2,225.002,1303
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5202,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001

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.