Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2025-01-24

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jan 24
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
995 head
▲ 165 vs last sale 830▲ 410 vs year ago 585 · +70.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 27▲ 40 vs year ago 17 · +235.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 20▲ 36 vs year ago 7 · +514.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Yearling steers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers over 600lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Very good demand for all feeder and slaughter classes. Good quality offering of feeders 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 $342.68/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −125.83 against this barn's trailing median of $468.52.
Average price
$342.68
71 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,833
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$466
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2
$89.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+22.18
vs KY average
+1.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534344.931,84369
Medium and Large 2560275.001,5401thin
Large 2540255.001,3771thin
One grade step is worth $89.93/cwt here — about $466 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 sale71 hd
342.68
—
KY average25 barns · 1,109 hd
320.50
+22.18
National average147 barns · 15,667 hd
340.94
+1.74
This barn, trailing median20 sales
468.52
−125.83
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

20 sales
521461402342median 468.5202/2704/0305/1509/2510/30
Steers 500–600 lb: high $506.67, low $356.34, median $468.52 across 20 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—High1,740176.353,0697thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,355150.532,03933
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,461146.752,1457thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,046121.981,27610

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,520$2,3751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,260$2,2913thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,194$2,16111
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$1,8953thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)860$1,8002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,265$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,170$1,7751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,155$1,7203thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,225$1,6251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)990$1,3501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)873$1,9382thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)800$1,8751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$1,6251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,553$2,6002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,342$2,7925
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,320$2,4572thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,110$2,5002thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,175$2,3251thin

Every lot

113 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,4891
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,5041
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added440380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6721
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471365.64/cwt362.50–370.001,7224
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6731
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508357.84/cwt357.50–362.501,81829
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523339.20/cwt330.00–349.501,77418
Steers500–550Large 2540255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3771
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555358.75/cwt352.50–365.001,9912
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5401
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581330.00/cwt315.00–332.501,91720
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629313.51/cwt308.00–321.001,97241
Steers600–650Large 1-2640290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8561
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3645245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5801
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2654288.63/cwt285.00–300.001,88825
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,7192
Steers650–700Large 2662250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6552
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676302.38/cwt302.00–303.002,04429
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731283.27/cwt276.00–284.752,07172
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2747257.50/cwt257.00–267.501,92440
Steers750–800Large 1-2780230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7941
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added791276.20/cwt265.50–279.002,185168
Steers800–850Large 1-2820220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8041
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added843273.04/cwt265.00–278.602,302197
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1751
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added888261.80/cwt261.80–261.802,32560
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,000200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0001
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,005225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,2612
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338345.04/cwt340.00–350.001,1664
Heifers300–350Large 1-2340297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,0121
Heifers350–400Large 1-2360302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,0892
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2593
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370250.00/cwt250.00–250.009251
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added402365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4675
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2416344.54/cwt340.00–347.501,4335
Heifers400–450Large 1-2421314.19/cwt312.50–315.001,3233
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3450245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1031
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470299.77/cwt292.50–305.001,4095
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added479332.98/cwt330.00–340.001,59510
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483321.14/cwt320.00–325.001,55111
Heifers450–500Large 1-2497312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,5532
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2506291.10/cwt290.00–295.001,4737
Heifers500–550Large 1-2525287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,5091
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3531228.39/cwt225.00–235.001,2133
Heifers550–600Large 2-3575202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,1641
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580270.26/cwt260.00–282.501,56820
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3583229.89/cwt225.00–235.001,3402
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added584287.33/cwt287.00–292.501,67816
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2588252.14/cwt250.00–252.501,4837
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617243.08/cwt240.00–244.001,5009
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623266.00/cwt260.00–270.001,6575
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628219.18/cwt217.50–220.001,3763
Heifers600–650Large 1-2645240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5482
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2658228.75/cwt227.50–230.001,5052
Heifers650–700Large 1-2670235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5751
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,72520
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2687240.97/cwt240.00–245.001,6555
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5231
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2331
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added744248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,8457
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6721
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added787248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,95227
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2792205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6242
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2837221.97/cwt220.00–228.001,8584
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2363342.45/cwt340.00–345.001,2432
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2369370.71/cwt355.00–377.501,3689
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2451
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2445367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,6351
Bulls450–500Large 1-2460340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5641
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7671
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2484359.03/cwt350.00–367.501,7385
Bulls450–500Large 2495280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3861
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7682
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2547332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,8192
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2580322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,8711
Bulls550–600Large 1-2584302.56/cwt295.00–305.001,7674
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620257.50/cwt255.00–260.001,5972
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2685260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7811
Bulls650–700Large 1-2695210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4601
Bulls750–800Large 1-2763226.55/cwt220.00–230.001,7293
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2805230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8521
Bulls800–850Large 1-2820205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,695168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,8481
Bulls——1,748177.74/cwt170.00–183.003,1076
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%972114.04/cwt111.00–119.001,1083
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,078125.38/cwt121.00–130.001,3527
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,279143.20/cwt139.00–149.001,83213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,380134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,8491
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,404155.29/cwt150.00–160.002,18020
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,475148.87/cwt145.00–152.002,1966
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5532,600.36/head2,575.00–2,625.002,6002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27951,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28251,780.30/head1,650.00–1,900.001,7802
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29251,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29552,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29901,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0251,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1252,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,792.11/head1,675.00–1,900.001,7922
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2472,196.89/head1,875.00–2,450.002,1979
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,290.71/head2,200.00–2,350.002,2913
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5202,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28001,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28731,938.47/head1,925.00–1,950.001,9382
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29051,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1102,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,456.82/head2,425.00–2,500.002,4572
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3352,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3442,777.53/head2,675.00–2,900.002,7784

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.