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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Feb 14

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Feb 7Feb 14Feb 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 329 vs last sale 397▼ 369 vs year ago 437 · −84.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 40▼ 20 vs year ago 34 · −58.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 3▼ 16 vs year ago 17 · −94.1%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend on feeders due to low receipts. Extreme weather this week limited cattle movement. Slaughter cows steady. Bulls sold on a high quality test today with some extremely high dressing individuals.

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 $333.75/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −140.53 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$333.75

6 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$423

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

$52.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+32.44

vs KY average

−4.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	568	342.50	1,945	5thin
Medium and Large 2	525	290.00	1,523	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.50/cwt here — about $423 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 sale6 hd

333.75

—

KY average23 barns · 554 hd

301.31

+32.44

National average155 barns · 9,244 hd

338.67

−4.92

This barn, trailing median19 sales

474.28

−140.53

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	2,032	196.00	3,983	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	136.99	1,574	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	940	112.50	1,058	2thin

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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$2,325	1thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	366	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,400	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,271	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	476	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,726	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,945	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,543	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	702	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,808	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,964	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,199	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,190	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	287.89/cwt	277.50–294.00	1,321	5
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	462	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,201	2
Heifers	450–500	Large 2	467	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,156	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	273.74/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,437	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,264	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	715	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,323	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,216	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,507	1
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	460	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,311	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	281.16/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,442	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,667	1
Bulls	600–650	Large 1-2	630	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,465	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,032	196.00/cwt	187.00–211.00	3,983	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,225	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,624	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	134.99/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,563	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	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 Feb 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 68Last week 397Year ago 437

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 40Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	377	322.50	322.50
1	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	460	327.50	327.50
4	500–550	513	277.50–285.00	281.16
1	550–600	585	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	685	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	630	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	212.50	212.50
1	600–650	610	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	715	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	366	327.50	327.50
2	400–450	400	297.50	297.50
5	450–500	459	277.50–294.00	287.89
4	500–550	525	270.00–275.00	273.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	462	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	467	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	617	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	695	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	302.50	302.50
3	650–700	655	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	702	257.50	257.50
2	750–800	770	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	476	362.50	362.50
5	550–600	568	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	366	382.50	382.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,275	2,325.00	2,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,032	187.00–211.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	125.00	125.00
1	—	900	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,158	132.00–138.00	134.99
1	—	1,105	147.00	147.00

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.