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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Apr 18

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

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Feeder Cattle receipts

292 head

▼ 222 vs last sale 514▼ 123 vs year ago 415 · −29.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 17▲ 2 vs year ago 37 · +5.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 1▲ 14 vs year ago 4 · +350.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders due to low comparable receipts, however there was a higher undertone noted. Good demand for all classes of feeder calves. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Good demand for all slaughter classes.

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 $350.40/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −123.89 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$350.40

16 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$20.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.18

vs KY average

−14.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	358.46	1,972	9thin
Large 1-2	543	346.25	1,878	2thin
Medium and Large 2	558	337.54	1,885	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.92/cwt here — about $87 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 sale16 hd

350.40

—

KY average24 barns · 1,222 hd

358.57

−8.18

National average169 barns · 11,281 hd

364.76

−14.37

This barn, trailing median19 sales

474.28

−123.89

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	—	Low	1,533	173.69	2,662	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,448	153.08	2,217	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	149.34	1,855	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	947	123.41	1,169	7thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,223	$2,250	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,857	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,675	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,125	$2,000	1thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	409.88/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,455	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,491	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,785	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	366.96/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,563	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	410.05/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,981	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	506	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,834	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,742	1
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	555	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,956	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	338.17/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,921	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	356.44/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,039	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,830	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	321.21/cwt	310.00–332.50	2,033	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,987	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	701	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,998	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	857	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	2,395	54
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	245	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,103	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	280	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	987	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	302	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,102	2
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	370	327.60/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,212	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,321	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,297	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	328.86/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,368	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	345.54/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,469	5
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	430	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,419	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1-2	430	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,215	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	293.06/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,363	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	344.18/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,625	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	320.99/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,538	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	311.65/cwt	232.50–335.00	1,642	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	277.57/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,471	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	303.73/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,686	4
Heifers	550–600	Large 2-3	560	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,414	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,684	2
Heifers	600–650	Large 2-3	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,701	1
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	685	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,695	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	235.79/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,691	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	1
Heifers	800–850	Large 1-2	830	222.59/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,847	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,947	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,029	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,183	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,467	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	378.29/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,551	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	411.81/cwt	402.50–422.50	1,742	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,595	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1-2	455	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,502	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	378.54/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,794	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	493	358.76/cwt	357.50–360.00	1,769	2
Bulls	450–500	Large 2	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	1
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	498	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,955	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	334.95/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,708	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	523	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,027	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	311.57/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,636	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	370.78/cwt	362.50–377.50	1,958	12
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	535	338.77/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,812	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,104	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	331.36/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,885	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,667	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	361.17/cwt	355.00–367.50	2,070	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	331.44/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,042	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,750	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Bulls	650–700	Large 1-2	670	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,943	1
Bulls	650–700	Large 2	695	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,877	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	277.41/cwt	274.00–297.50	1,970	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	722	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,238	2
Bulls	700–750	Large 1-2	730	237.55/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,734	2
Bulls	800–850	Large 1-2	835	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,858	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,141	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	883	209.99/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,854	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,355	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,114	1
Bulls	—	—	1,518	164.29/cwt	162.00–166.00	2,494	2
Bulls	—	—	1,574	180.99/cwt	174.00–188.00	2,849	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	115.39/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,027	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	133.82/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,278	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	121.82/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,194	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,428	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	142.96/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,791	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	155.79/cwt	151.00–163.00	1,960	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	153.08/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,217	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	840	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	2,249.59/head	1,650.00–2,525.00	2,250	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,388	1,985.41/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,985	2

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 Apr 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 292Last week 514Year ago 415

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 17Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 1Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	355	395.00–425.00	409.88
2	400–450	415	430.00	430.00
2	450–500	483	400.00–420.00	410.05
3	500–550	506	362.50	362.50
6	550–600	572	340.00–365.00	356.44
2	600–650	633	310.00–332.50	321.21
6	700–750	701	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	377.50	377.50
3	400–450	426	360.00–380.00	366.96
5	450–500	495	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	520	335.00	335.00
4	550–600	568	335.00–347.50	338.17
1	600–650	605	302.50	302.50
1	650–700	685	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	555	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	850–900	857	279.50	279.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	347.50	347.50
5	400–450	416	320.00–332.50	328.86
8	450–500	479	315.00–327.50	320.99
4	550–600	555	300.00–305.00	303.73
1	600–650	630	270.00	270.00
3	700–750	717	230.00–242.50	235.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	352.50	352.50
1	350–400	390	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	415	312.50	312.50
4	450–500	465	290.00–302.50	293.06
4	500–550	530	270.00–280.00	277.57
1	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	755	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	302	365.00	365.00
5	400–450	425	337.50–350.00	345.54
10	450–500	472	335.00–352.50	344.18
17	500–550	527	232.50–335.00	311.65
2	600–650	610	276.00	276.00
1	850–900	895	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	325.00–330.00	327.60
1	400–450	430	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	685	247.50	247.50
2	800–850	830	217.50–227.50	222.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	252.50	252.50
1	600–650	615	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	455	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	498	392.50	392.50
2	500–550	535	337.50–340.00	338.77
1	650–700	670	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	730	235.00–240.00	237.55
1	800–850	835	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	420.00	420.00
1	250–300	285	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	360	407.50	407.50
4	400–450	423	402.50–422.50	411.81
12	500–550	528	362.50–377.50	370.78
2	550–600	573	355.00–367.50	361.17
5	600–650	616	320.00–335.00	331.44
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
7	700–750	710	274.00–297.50	277.41
1	850–900	865	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	523	387.50	387.50
1	550–600	550	382.50	382.50
2	700–750	722	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	362.50	362.50
2	450–500	493	357.50–360.00	358.76
2	500–550	525	300.00–322.50	311.57
1	550–600	570	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	370.00–390.00	378.29
4	450–500	474	370.00–390.00	378.54
2	500–550	510	330.00–340.00	334.95
5	550–600	569	322.50–340.00	331.36
1	600–650	625	280.00	280.00
2	850–900	883	205.00–215.00	209.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	695	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	114.00–117.00	115.39
3	—	980	118.00–124.00	121.82
2	—	955	129.00–139.00	133.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,448	150.00–157.00	153.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,258	151.00–163.00	155.79
6	—	1,253	139.00–149.00	142.96
1	—	1,050	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	156.00	156.00
5	—	1,574	174.00–188.00	180.99
2	—	1,518	162.00–166.00	164.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,223	1,650.00–2,525.00	2,249.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,388	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,985.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,125	2,000.00	2,000.00

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.