Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2025-02-28

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Feb 28
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,270 head
▲ 1,202 vs last sale 68▲ 523 vs year ago 747 · +70.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 14▼ 3 vs year ago 58 · −5.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 1▲ 1 vs year ago 7 · +14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend for this week due to being closed last week for the inclement weather, however all feeder and yearling classes sold with a higher undertone.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $323.53/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −150.76 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.
Average price
$323.53
51 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,790
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$230
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$27.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.75
vs KY average
−24.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558327.261,82642
Large 1-2531307.861,6367thin
Medium and Large 2532300.001,5962thin
One grade step is worth $27.26/cwt here — about $230 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 sale51 hd
323.53
—
KY average24 barns · 831 hd
318.78
+4.75
National average180 barns · 14,929 hd
348.24
−24.71
This barn, trailing median19 sales
474.28
−150.76
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—High1,801165.112,97415
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,491142.112,11810
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,219136.031,65816
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,026112.391,15412
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,484187.032,7764thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,270$1,9243thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,270$1,7101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,820$3,5001thin

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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2343400.04/cwt395.00–405.001,3722
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377387.93/cwt285.00–407.501,4628
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431388.62/cwt382.50–392.501,6756
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,5861
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2461371.88/cwt360.00–375.001,7145
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3466335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5613
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475390.80/cwt386.00–397.501,85621
Steers450–500Large 1-2490340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6661
Steers500–550Large 1-2515313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,6125
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530335.32/cwt332.50–340.001,7777
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2532300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5962
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534315.94/cwt312.50–325.001,68713
Steers550–600Large 1-2572295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6872
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580336.50/cwt336.50–336.501,95215
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584320.42/cwt307.00–326.001,8717
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2606267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,6185
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627319.95/cwt315.50–325.002,006104
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2634299.58/cwt295.00–305.001,89930
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2654258.20/cwt255.00–259.001,6895
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2686277.69/cwt270.00–280.001,9057
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710270.68/cwt270.00–272.001,9223
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716276.37/cwt274.00–278.001,97948
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8244
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769281.08/cwt274.00–284.002,162107
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2778257.87/cwt253.00–267.502,0063
Steers750–800Large 1-2785230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8061
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810259.97/cwt255.00–265.002,1062
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added823276.28/cwt272.00–282.002,274141
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added883267.25/cwt267.25–267.252,36064
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2897240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1532
Steers850–900Large 1-2899247.00/cwt247.00–247.002,22111
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2986230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,26816
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,040200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0801
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,077213.57/cwt208.00–215.002,3007
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,150208.00/cwt208.00–208.002,3922
Steers1200–1250Medium and Large 1-21,228190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,3334
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2233358.43/cwt345.00–365.008353
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265350.00/cwt350.00–350.009281
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285322.50/cwt322.50–322.509191
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320359.92/cwt357.50–362.501,1522
Heifers300–350Large 1-2330290.00/cwt290.00–290.009571
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0371
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0953
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371359.91/cwt347.50–365.001,33511
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy389374.52/cwt372.50–375.001,4575
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added416377.05/cwt365.00–380.001,5695
Heifers400–450Large 2430260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1181
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431339.64/cwt330.00–345.001,46414
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3271
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468321.24/cwt312.50–330.001,5037
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472340.12/cwt337.00–350.001,60562
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483300.83/cwt292.50–307.501,4533
Heifers500–550Large 2500265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506316.15/cwt314.00–320.001,60028
Heifers500–550Large 1-2527290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5282
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531299.61/cwt296.00–307.001,59183
Heifers550–600Large 1-2555270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4991
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569257.79/cwt252.50–260.001,4677
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577275.79/cwt267.50–282.501,5917
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3581230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3363
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,72640
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610275.75/cwt275.75–275.751,68215
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631256.84/cwt252.50–265.001,62116
Heifers600–650Large 1-2632242.32/cwt241.00–245.001,5313
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2646243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,5704
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3646210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3573
Heifers650–700Large 1-2671229.38/cwt227.50–230.001,5394
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673243.10/cwt240.00–247.501,6364
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added681270.86/cwt260.50–272.801,84599
Heifers700–750Large 1-2705227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,6041
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710212.48/cwt210.00–215.001,5092
Heifers700–750Large 2735190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3973
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,7692
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2761239.16/cwt237.50–240.001,8203
Heifers800–850Large 1-2820190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5581
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,0212
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2868232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,0143
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,2172
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2333371.39/cwt365.00–377.501,2372
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370383.82/cwt382.50–385.001,4202
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3233
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,5303
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2412351.36/cwt340.00–357.501,4487
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2432322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,3932
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2450332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,4961
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7291
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2467350.67/cwt345.00–360.001,6387
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,4132
Bulls500–550Large 1-2505280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4141
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2506301.28/cwt300.00–310.001,52412
Bulls550–600Large 1-2562270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5172
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2624297.55/cwt288.00–307.501,8577
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2638271.98/cwt260.00–278.001,7353
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673257.53/cwt250.00–265.001,7332
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715253.38/cwt252.00–256.001,8123
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2765250.67/cwt242.50–254.001,9184
Bulls800–850Large 1-2830200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6601
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2860212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,8281
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,484187.03/cwt181.00–193.002,7764
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,706163.75/cwt158.00–168.002,7948
Bulls——1,825152.17/cwt149.00–154.002,7773
Bulls——1,973177.54/cwt173.00–183.003,5034
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,003121.35/cwt121.00–122.001,2173
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,011111.50/cwt108.00–117.001,1277
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115102.09/cwt100.00–104.001,1382
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,118125.82/cwt124.00–127.501,4072
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203135.88/cwt130.00–139.001,63511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,343143.40/cwt141.50–146.501,9263
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,477145.05/cwt140.50–146.502,1426
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,511137.69/cwt135.00–139.502,0804
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,923.62/head1,500.00–2,550.001,9243
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,710.00/head1,710.00–1,710.001,7101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,8203,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001

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.