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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jan 31

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Jan 24Jan 31Feb 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

468 head

▼ 527 vs last sale 995▼ 95 vs year ago 563 · −16.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

79 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 57▲ 5 vs year ago 74 · +6.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 43▼ 44 vs year ago 67 · −65.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for all feeder and slaughter classes.

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 $269.35/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −121.84 against this barn's trailing median of $391.20.

Average price

$269.35

32 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,486

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$48.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.41

vs KY average

−35.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	281.14	1,538	19thin
Medium and Large 2	560	263.75	1,477	4thin
Large 1-2	523	260.00	1,360	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	558	247.50	1,381	5thin
Large 2	595	232.50	1,383	2thin

One grade step is worth $48.64/cwt here — about $154 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 sale32 hd

269.35

—

KY average25 barns · 2,892 hd

280.77

−11.41

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−35.29

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.20

−121.84

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	—	High	1,762	172.60	3,041	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,592	143.39	2,283	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,262	139.21	1,757	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	117.96	1,234	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,140	170.00	1,938	1thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,056	$2,893	11
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,087	$2,850	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,540	5

Every lot

101 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	910	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	380.29/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,293	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	347	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,405	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,442	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,573	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,479	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	463	401.76/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,860	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	348.00/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,681	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,878	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,378	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	322.49/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,719	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	286.25/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,546	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	300.28/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,739	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	286.53/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,765	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,682	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	3
Steers	600–650	Large 2	645	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,564	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,520	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,764	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	717	271.17/cwt	271.00–271.50	1,944	27
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	230.90/cwt	227.50–245.00	1,656	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,911	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	766	257.55/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,973	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,782	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	815	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,119	25
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	817	247.54/cwt	240.00–250.00	2,022	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	908	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,179	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,141	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	289.98/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,209	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1-2	420	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	956	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	428	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,370	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	304.57/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,307	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	292.80/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,388	12
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	495	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,299	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	278.92/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,425	7
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	523	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,360	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	558	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,381	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	282.44/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,604	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,592	2
Heifers	550–600	Large 2	595	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,383	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,615	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	228.27/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,422	3
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	630	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,512	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	246.91/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,560	8
Heifers	600–650	Large 2	645	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,387	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	672	198.42/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,333	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	225.26/cwt	217.50–228.00	1,530	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	706	225.60/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,593	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	731	206.63/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,510	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	737	270.75/cwt	270.75–270.75	1,995	75
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	221.26/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,697	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	788	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,537	3
Heifers	800–850	Large 1-2	800	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,480	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,394	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,775	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	873	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,593	3
Heifers	900–950	Large 2	915	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,281	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,974	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,070	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	1
Bulls	350–400	Large 1-2	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,471	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	397	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,221	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	346.29/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,593	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,535	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,444	1
Bulls	500–550	Large 2	545	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,308	1
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	559	264.93/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,481	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	285.79/cwt	272.50–295.00	1,620	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,534	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	240.87/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,477	3
Bulls	600–650	Large 1-2	623	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,495	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	264.97/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,664	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,418	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	232.56/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,577	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	256.03/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,738	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	231.51/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,678	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	231.24/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,783	4
Bulls	750–800	Large 1-2	790	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,541	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	975	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,755	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	988	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,164	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,140	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,938	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,627	163.89/cwt	159.00–167.00	2,666	3
Bulls	—	—	1,843	177.82/cwt	170.00–195.00	3,277	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	825	106.83/cwt	104.00–109.00	881	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	840	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	672	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	127.84/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,300	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	119.77/cwt	117.50–122.00	1,411	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	135.08/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,603	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,586	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,349	145.20/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,959	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,911	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	135.38/cwt	131.00–139.00	2,146	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,603	147.79/cwt	143.00–154.00	2,369	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	2,540.00/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,540	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,056	2,892.83/head	2,475.00–3,250.00	2,893	11
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,087	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	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 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 468Last week 995Year ago 563

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 57Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 43Year ago 67

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for all feeder and slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	340.00	340.00
4	550–600	559	255.00–270.00	264.93
2	600–650	623	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	790	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	395	372.50	372.50
7	450–500	460	340.00–352.50	346.29
5	550–600	567	272.50–295.00	285.79
10	600–650	628	262.50–275.00	264.97
11	650–700	679	252.50–262.50	256.03
5	700–750	725	230.00–237.50	231.51
4	750–800	771	230.00–232.50	231.24
3	950–1000	988	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	397	307.50	307.50
2	600–650	630	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	465	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	525	275.00	275.00
3	550–600	590	260.00	260.00
3	600–650	613	240.00–242.50	240.87
3	650–700	678	230.00–237.50	232.56
1	950–1000	975	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	530	260.00	260.00
3	600–650	635	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	655	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	350.00	350.00
4	300–350	340	365.00–385.00	380.29
1	350–400	365	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	425	370.00	370.00
3	450–500	483	342.50–360.00	348.00
2	500–550	533	320.00–325.00	322.49
8	550–600	579	295.00–302.50	300.28
7	600–650	616	282.00–290.00	286.53
2	700–750	735	260.00	260.00
4	750–800	766	250.00–260.00	257.55
4	800–850	817	240.00–250.00	247.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	347	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	540	280.00–292.50	286.25
4	600–650	623	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	685	257.50	257.50
6	700–750	717	227.50–245.00	230.90
1	800–850	810	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
10	450–500	463	390.00–410.00	401.76
5	500–550	518	362.50	362.50
27	700–750	717	271.00–271.50	271.17
25	800–850	815	260.00	260.00
5	900–950	908	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	292.50	292.50
3	400–450	417	285.00–292.50	289.98
2	500–550	525	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	595	267.50	267.50
3	600–650	623	225.00–230.00	228.27
8	650–700	679	217.50–228.00	225.26
3	700–750	731	200.00–210.00	206.63
3	750–800	788	195.00	195.00
1	800–850	820	170.00	170.00
3	850–900	873	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	558	247.50	247.50
8	650–700	672	195.00–207.50	198.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	320.00	320.00
5	600–650	621	260.00	260.00
75	700–750	737	270.75	270.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	595	232.50	232.50
1	600–650	645	215.00	215.00
1	900–950	915	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	429	295.00–315.00	304.57
12	450–500	474	290.00–297.50	292.80
7	500–550	511	275.00–292.50	278.92
12	550–600	568	270.00–290.00	282.44
8	600–650	632	240.00–255.00	246.91
12	700–750	706	220.00–234.00	225.60
5	750–800	767	210.00–224.00	221.26
2	800–850	845	210.00	210.00
2	900–950	940	210.00	210.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	262.50	262.50
2	500–550	523	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	630	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	800	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,178	117.50–122.00	119.77
5	—	1,017	125.00–133.00	127.84
1	—	840	80.00	80.00
2	—	825	104.00–109.00	106.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,603	143.00–154.00	147.79
1	—	1,505	127.00	127.00
4	—	1,585	131.00–139.00	135.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	122.00	122.00
19	—	1,187	131.00–139.00	135.08
16	—	1,349	141.00–150.00	145.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,843	170.00–195.00	177.82
3	—	1,627	159.00–167.00	163.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,087	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,020	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,540.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,056	2,475.00–3,250.00	2,892.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,350.00	1,350.00

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.