Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2025-03-28

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Mar 28
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
444 head
▼ 103 vs last sale 547▲ 63 vs year ago 381 · +16.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 33▼ 34 vs year ago 58 · −58.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 63▼ 12 vs year ago 16 · −75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Good to very good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $360.47/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 2 of 19 comparable sales and sits −113.81 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.
Average price
$360.47
21 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,953
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$318
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2
$63.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.30
vs KY average
−3.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541363.491,96820
Large 2550300.001,6501thin
One grade step is worth $63.49/cwt here — about $318 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 sale21 hd
360.47
—
KY average25 barns · 1,248 hd
351.17
+9.30
National average170 barns · 13,177 hd
363.98
−3.51
This barn, trailing median19 sales
474.28
−113.81
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—High1,753175.903,0847thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,509142.292,1464thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,350139.501,8844thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average898113.001,0155thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,382188.132,6004thin

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)1,050$1,6852thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,145$2,2251thin

Every lot

122 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220445.00/cwt445.00–445.009791
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3441
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5625
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370406.35/cwt402.50–410.001,5032
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4821
Steers400–450Medium 1-2405327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,3261
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430414.63/cwt400.00–427.501,78314
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9361
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2451398.00/cwt390.00–400.001,7955
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485375.00/cwt370.00–385.001,8193
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3496360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7864
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,8228
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,0341
Steers550–600Large 2550300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6501
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2556354.14/cwt347.50–362.501,9696
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,1935
Steers600–650Medium 1-2601288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,7313
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614339.95/cwt335.00–345.002,0874
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,20914
Steers600–650Large 1-2645310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0002
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,11315
Steers650–700Large 1-2665305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0282
Steers650–700Large 2693277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,9233
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2717263.32/cwt260.00–264.001,8886
Steers700–750Large 1-2727267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,9419
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730285.15/cwt280.00–297.502,08233
Steers750–800Large 1-2755267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,0201
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1232
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2821272.78/cwt270.00–275.002,2409
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2923
Steers900–950Large 1-2905240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1721
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2935257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,4081
Steers950–1000Large 1-2990227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,2521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245400.00/cwt400.00–400.009801
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3255312.50/cwt312.50–312.507971
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2273383.05/cwt370.00–390.001,0463
Heifers300–350Large 2300322.50/cwt322.50–322.509681
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330342.39/cwt335.00–350.001,1302
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0051
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365393.04/cwt387.50–400.001,4355
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3373323.83/cwt320.00–327.501,2082
Heifers350–400Medium 1-2373305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1383
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388352.52/cwt350.00–355.001,3682
Heifers400–450Large 1-2416319.78/cwt310.00–325.001,3303
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423323.17/cwt317.50–335.001,3674
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424353.75/cwt340.00–362.501,50011
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3436305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3304
Heifers400–450Large 2437300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3112
Heifers450–500Large 1-2462335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5482
Heifers450–500Large 2465280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3022
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2467318.52/cwt317.50–320.001,4875
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6691
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3492302.35/cwt295.00–303.001,48812
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5484
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523305.82/cwt297.50–310.001,5993
Heifers500–550Large 1-2523301.28/cwt295.00–307.501,5762
Heifers550–600Large 2552250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3802
Heifers550–600Large 1-2553302.53/cwt295.00–310.001,6732
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579299.88/cwt297.50–300.001,73620
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585275.00/cwt272.50–277.501,6092
Heifers600–650Large 1-2608247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,5053
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,7602
Heifers650–700Large 1-2650260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6901
Heifers650–700Large 2668244.51/cwt242.50–245.001,6335
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674271.28/cwt269.00–275.001,8288
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695240.50/cwt240.50–240.501,67110
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3705217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5331
Heifers700–750Large 2710210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4912
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7832
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2717237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,7032
Heifers700–750Large 1-2742241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,7887
Heifers750–800Large 1-2775222.53/cwt217.50–225.001,7253
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2797239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,9059
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2811250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0283
Heifers850–900Large 1-2870212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,8491
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2876247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,1683
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy257440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1312
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1341
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0641
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2331401.90/cwt400.00–402.501,3304
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2355400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4201
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3367365.82/cwt362.50–367.501,3433
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,4531
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2412369.76/cwt360.00–380.001,5234
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3415350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4532
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8691
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2432395.77/cwt392.50–415.001,7107
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3465350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6281
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470384.16/cwt380.00–390.001,8066
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474372.62/cwt360.00–377.501,7667
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6161
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,9001
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3510275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4031
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2547355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9422
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2568337.46/cwt327.50–347.501,9172
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583292.41/cwt287.50–300.001,7053
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy600322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,9323
Bulls600–650Large 1-2625232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,4531
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2645292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,8871
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2687302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,0782
Bulls650–700Large 1-2688265.03/cwt262.50–267.501,8232
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7752
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,0261
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2785265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0801
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2815235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9151
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2855232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,9883
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8431
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,361195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,6543
Steers—Select and Choice1,445167.50/cwt167.50–167.502,4201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,270170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,1591
Bulls——1,834176.88/cwt173.00–183.003,2446
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%840105.00/cwt105.00–105.008821
Cows—Lean 85-90%913115.00/cwt110.00–119.001,0504
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,313149.99/cwt145.50–154.501,9692
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,375124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,7051
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,400134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,8761
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,435139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,9951
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,533143.38/cwt140.00–146.002,1983
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29101,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1902,185.00/head2,185.00–2,185.002,1851

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.