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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, May 2

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Apr 25May 2May 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

225 head

▼ 145 vs last sale 370▼ 111 vs year ago 336 · −33.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 47▲ 8 vs year ago 61 · +13.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

116 head

▲ 98 vs last sale 18▲ 81 vs year ago 35 · +231.4%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with the exception of a few extremely high dressing individuals. 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 $334.04/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 10 of 29 comparable sales and sits −57.15 against this barn's trailing median of $391.20.

Average price

$334.04

16 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$387

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$101.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.54

vs KY average

+4.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	517	356.38	1,841	9thin
Large 1-2	575	320.00	1,840	2thin
Medium and Large 2	514	310.56	1,596	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	570	255.00	1,454	1thin

One grade step is worth $101.38/cwt here — about $387 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 sale16 hd

334.04

—

KY average24 barns · 1,410 hd

329.50

+4.54

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

+4.70

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.20

−57.15

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	—	Average	1,581	191.79	3,032	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,507	157.29	2,370	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	154.62	1,960	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,052	132.77	1,397	5thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,670	$2,723	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,440	$2,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,796	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,635	$3,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,281	$3,795	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,314	$3,720	43
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,421	$3,506	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,410	$3,407	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,470	$3,162	6

Every lot

79 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,311	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	416.26/cwt	415.00–417.50	1,365	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	397	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,588	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,713	2
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	485	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,831	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,013	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	362.19/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,952	8
Steers	550–600	Large 2-3	550	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,691	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	647	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,054	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,794	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	777	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,253	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	979	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,536	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,163	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	457	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,371	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,507	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	355.83/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,712	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	501	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,816	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	310.56/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,596	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	351.49/cwt	332.50–357.50	1,859	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,454	1
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	2
Heifers	600–650	Large 2	620	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,581	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	1
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	651	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,823	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,833	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,497	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,001	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,283	1
Bulls	350–400	Large 1-2	390	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,443	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	408.15/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,698	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	343.72/cwt	342.50–345.00	1,444	2
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	440	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,507	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,817	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	487	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,717	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	351.89/cwt	342.50–362.50	1,851	7
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	530	325.02/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,723	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,709	1
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	573	324.78/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,861	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,690	1
Bulls	600–650	Large 1-2	632	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,007	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	657	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,971	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,074	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	268.75/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,916	2
Bulls	750–800	Large 1-2	765	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,219	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,997	1
Bulls	950–1000	Large 1-2	985	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,970	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,500	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,535	1
Bulls	—	—	1,597	196.35/cwt	186.00–207.00	3,136	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	138.21/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,422	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,271	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	142.14/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,744	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	152.13/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,877	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,346	164.37/cwt	157.00–182.00	2,212	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	150.44/cwt	149.00–152.00	2,166	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	158.43/cwt	154.00–166.00	2,405	12
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,635	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	3,342.67/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,343	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,277	3,659.24/head	2,750.00–4,150.00	3,659	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,297	3,858.75/head	3,400.00–4,100.00	3,859	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,334	3,123.09/head	2,100.00–3,500.00	3,123	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	3,785.82/head	3,600.00–3,950.00	3,786	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	3,318.77/head	2,900.00–3,800.00	3,319	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,388	3,937.07/head	3,350.00–4,200.00	3,937	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,394	3,795.30/head	3,400.00–4,200.00	3,795	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,443	3,523.50/head	3,050.00–3,800.00	3,524	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,443	3,084.14/head	2,100.00–3,400.00	3,084	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,486	3,675.52/head	3,300.00–3,950.00	3,676	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,523	3,316.26/head	3,250.00–3,400.00	3,316	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,440	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,670	2,723.13/head	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,723	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	2,796.15/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,796	3

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 May 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 370Year ago 336

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 47Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 116Last week 18Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	460.00	460.00
2	300–350	328	415.00–417.50	416.26
2	350–400	397	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	488	412.50	412.50
8	500–550	539	357.50–365.00	362.19
1	550–600	595	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	647	317.50	317.50
2	750–800	777	290.00	290.00
6	950–1000	979	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	442	387.50	387.50
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	690	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	377.50	377.50
1	600–650	635	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	352.50	352.50
1	450–500	460	327.50	327.50
4	500–550	514	302.50–320.00	310.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
7	450–500	481	352.50–360.00	355.83
5	500–550	529	332.50–357.50	351.49
1	600–650	645	285.00	285.00
7	650–700	679	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	720	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
5	650–700	651	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	457	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	570	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	730	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	501	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	435.00	435.00
1	250–300	295	435.00	435.00
3	400–450	416	400.00–412.50	408.15
1	450–500	460	395.00	395.00
7	500–550	526	342.50–362.50	351.89
1	600–650	620	272.50	272.50
1	650–700	680	305.00	305.00
2	700–750	713	267.50–270.00	268.75
1	800–850	815	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	322.50	322.50
2	650–700	657	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	440	342.50	342.50
2	500–550	530	322.50–327.50	325.02
3	550–600	573	310.00–332.50	324.78
2	600–650	632	317.50	317.50
1	750–800	765	290.00	290.00
1	950–1000	985	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	342.50–345.00	343.72
2	450–500	487	352.50	352.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,277	2,750.00–4,150.00	3,659.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,523	3,250.00–3,400.00	3,316.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,297	3,400.00–4,100.00	3,858.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,443	2,100.00–3,400.00	3,084.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,394	3,400.00–4,200.00	3,795.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,160	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,342.67
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,385	2,900.00–3,800.00	3,318.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,334	2,100.00–3,500.00	3,123.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,388	3,350.00–4,200.00	3,937.07
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,443	3,050.00–3,800.00	3,523.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,486	3,300.00–3,950.00	3,675.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,375	3,600.00–3,950.00	3,785.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	4,000.00	4,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,440	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,670	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,723.13

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	—	1,635	3,525.00	3,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,040	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,796.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,029	133.00–143.00	138.21
1	—	1,145	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,518	154.00–166.00	158.43
2	—	1,440	149.00–152.00	150.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,234	147.00–156.00	152.13
5	—	1,227	138.00–145.00	142.14
12	—	1,346	157.00–182.00	164.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	169.00	169.00
5	—	1,597	186.00–207.00	196.35

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.