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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jan 3

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Dec 20Jan 3Jan 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

179 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 198▼ 699 vs year ago 878 · −79.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 27▲ 20 vs year ago 43 · +46.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 54▲ 22 vs year ago 3 · +733.3%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend do to be closed last week for the christmas holiday.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.49/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −146.71 against this barn's trailing median of $391.20.

Average price

$244.49

40 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,321

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$54.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs KY average

−49.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	257.38	1,379	25
Large 1-2	527	234.49	1,236	5thin
Medium and Large 2	558	227.10	1,266	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	558	202.52	1,130	4thin

One grade step is worth $54.86/cwt here — about $250 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 sale40 hd

244.49

—

KY average1 barns · 40 hd

244.49

+0.00

National average41 barns · 9,437 hd

293.63

−49.14

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.20

−146.71

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

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $435.22, low $303.56, median $391.20 across 29 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	—	Average	1,727	154.39	2,667	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,514	134.93	2,043	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,285	134.03	1,723	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,114	112.00	1,247	6thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$2,640	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,369	$2,366	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,480	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,895	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,275	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,650	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,335	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,650	1thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	351.74/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,340	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,347	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	354.96/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,647	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	1
Steers	450–500	Large 2	495	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,436	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,625	1
Steers	500–550	Large 2-3	510	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,262	1
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	525	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,614	1
Steers	500–550	Large 2	530	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,431	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	301.60/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,680	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,741	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	268.93/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,662	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	263.05/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,768	9
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	678	244.57/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,658	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,826	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,883	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	581	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	860	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,069	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,024	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	423	230.09/cwt	225.00–235.00	973	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	260.04/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,113	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,145	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,104	1
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	510	237.49/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,211	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,056	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	259.98/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,370	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	228.52/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,282	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	249.13/cwt	247.50–252.50	1,405	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	572	201.69/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,154	3
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	595	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,324	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,467	3
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	645	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,338	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,481	13
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	680	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,479	1
Heifers	700–750	Large 1-2	705	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,463	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Heifers	750–800	Large 2	755	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,284	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,131	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,359	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,249	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,538	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	301.64/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,547	3
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	520	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,508	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	521	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,667	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,711	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,549	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	611	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,757	3
Bulls	600–650	Large 1-2	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,619	1
Bulls	650–700	Large 1-2	665	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,496	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	706	244.24/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,724	7
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	845	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,268	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,740	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,293	139.07/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,798	3
Bulls	—	—	1,671	153.26/cwt	148.00–158.00	2,561	7
Bulls	—	—	2,067	165.16/cwt	160.00–177.00	3,414	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	838	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	123.08/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,348	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,212	109.28/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,324	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	130.30/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,591	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	144.18/cwt	137.00–152.00	1,925	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	118.18/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,590	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	137.83/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,078	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,526	129.53/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,977	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,650	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,640.35/head	2,525.00–2,800.00	2,640	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,369	2,365.71/head	1,200.00–2,700.00	2,366	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,480	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,895	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	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 Jan 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 179Last week 198Year ago 878

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 27Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 54Year ago 3

No trend do to be closed last week for the christmas holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	225.00–235.00	230.09
1	450–500	465	237.50	237.50
1	500–550	515	205.00	205.00
3	550–600	572	200.00–202.50	201.69
1	600–650	610	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	277.50	277.50
2	350–400	375	285.00	285.00
4	400–450	428	257.50–267.50	260.04
3	450–500	458	250.00	250.00
19	500–550	527	250.00–267.50	259.98
6	550–600	564	247.50–252.50	249.13
3	600–650	645	227.50	227.50
13	650–700	658	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	745	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	230.00	230.00
4	500–550	510	232.50–242.50	237.49
1	550–600	595	222.50	222.50
3	600–650	645	207.50	207.50
1	650–700	680	217.50	217.50
1	700–750	705	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	252.50	252.50
1	350–400	390	262.50	262.50
1	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	540	220.00	220.00
5	550–600	561	220.00–237.50	228.52
1	600–650	620	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	381	350.00–352.50	351.74
1	400–450	405	332.50	332.50
6	450–500	464	345.00–360.00	354.96
1	500–550	500	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	557	280.00–312.50	301.60
2	600–650	618	262.50–275.00	268.93
9	650–700	672	255.00–270.00	263.05
4	700–750	716	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	810	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	307.50	307.50
5	650–700	678	240.00–250.00	244.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	590	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	530	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	380	357.50	357.50
2	450–500	492	312.50	312.50
3	500–550	513	295.00–310.00	301.64
2	550–600	580	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	635	255.00	255.00
7	700–750	706	235.00–247.50	244.24
1	850–900	870	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	377	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	450	277.50	277.50
1	550–600	590	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	845	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	521	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	611	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	520	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	665	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,212	109.00–110.00	109.28
1	—	855	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,095	121.00–125.00	123.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,508	135.00–145.00	137.83
7	—	1,526	123.00–134.00	129.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,335	137.00–152.00	144.18
9	—	1,221	126.00–136.00	130.30
3	—	1,345	115.00–123.00	118.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,671	148.00–158.00	153.26
3	—	1,293	138.00–140.00	139.07
5	—	2,067	160.00–177.00	165.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,650	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,825.00	1,825.00

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)	3	—	1,300	2,525.00–2,800.00	2,640.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,480	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,895	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,369	1,200.00–2,700.00	2,365.71

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.