Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2025-05-09

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, May 9
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
564 head
▲ 339 vs last sale 225▲ 273 vs year ago 291 · +93.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 69▲ 21 vs year ago 39 · +53.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 85 vs last sale 116▼ 19 vs year ago 50 · −38.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold sharply higher with feeder steers over 600lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Yearling steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. No trend on feeder heifers over 600lbs due to low comparable receipts from last sale. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Very good demand for all feeder and slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $375.32/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 2 of 19 comparable sales and sits −98.96 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.
Average price
$375.32
36 head · 575 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,157
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$258
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$34.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.12
vs KY average
−3.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2576378.162,17933
Medium and Large 2558344.151,9213thin
One grade step is worth $34.01/cwt here — about $258 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale36 hd
375.32
—
KY average24 barns · 1,184 hd
373.20
+2.12
National average168 barns · 13,508 hd
378.79
−3.47
This barn, trailing median19 sales
474.28
−98.96
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—High1,631183.532,9947thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,546157.842,4419thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,207154.221,86126
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,011131.961,33412

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,115$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$2,3352thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,286$2,3195
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)985$9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,185$2,6501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,4001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$1,7751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,260$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,178$3,4282thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,480$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$3,3002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,214$3,2428
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)985$3,3654thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)710$2,6501thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,3341
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,2971
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2344445.63/cwt445.00–447.501,5334
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5331
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2439413.34/cwt407.50–432.501,8154
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455403.75/cwt392.50–415.001,8374
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added468421.00/cwt421.00–421.001,97018
Steers450–500Large 1-2475390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8531
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7931
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0332
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579378.04/cwt372.50–388.002,18931
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585338.72/cwt335.00–342.501,9822
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621321.87/cwt320.00–322.501,9998
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,4842
Steers650–700Large 1-2680287.48/cwt285.00–290.001,9552
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685323.95/cwt305.00–337.502,21933
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2886
Steers750–800Large 1-2780270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1061
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added819299.60/cwt299.60–299.602,45462
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835252.48/cwt250.00–255.002,1083
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added871270.50/cwt270.50–270.502,35617
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added925269.25/cwt269.25–269.252,49140
Steers900–950Large 1-2930240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2321
Steers950–1000Large 1-2985237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,3391
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,0691
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3255347.50/cwt347.50–347.508861
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1801
Heifers250–300Large 1-2295380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1211
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338385.05/cwt375.00–390.001,3013
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371382.42/cwt372.50–387.501,4194
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415374.17/cwt362.50–380.001,5533
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3441
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added432396.91/cwt390.00–397.501,71512
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2444355.52/cwt352.50–357.501,5795
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474348.74/cwt347.50–355.001,6536
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added494377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,8656
Heifers500–550Large 2-3515215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1071
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516354.96/cwt345.00–360.001,8328
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2537325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7452
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2562345.91/cwt337.50–355.001,94417
Heifers550–600Large 1-2568305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7322
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2579319.81/cwt317.50–320.001,85213
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7551
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2637279.39/cwt277.50–280.001,7804
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5081
Heifers650–700Large 2680240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6321
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681268.09/cwt262.50–270.001,8269
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added695298.75/cwt298.75–298.752,07674
Heifers700–750Large 1-2735250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8381
Heifers750–800Large 2750242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,8191
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added800270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,16049
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,9411
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2855220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8811
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2890247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,2031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy219536.26/cwt535.00–540.001,1744
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2278485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,3482
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2300430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2901
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2352462.50/cwt462.50–462.501,6282
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,5011
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2424399.95/cwt395.00–402.501,6965
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430381.47/cwt375.00–387.501,6402
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3430360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5481
Bulls400–450Large 1-2435380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6531
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2455422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,9223
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465378.66/cwt370.00–387.501,7612
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3477360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7172
Bulls500–550Large 1-2500325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6251
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8202
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2545300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6351
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3555305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6931
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2572361.28/cwt345.00–370.002,0674
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,9691
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623331.22/cwt325.00–337.502,0642
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9721
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2683281.67/cwt280.00–285.001,9243
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2711266.72/cwt260.00–270.001,8963
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2830247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,0541
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2912227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,0752
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,330176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,3411
Bulls——1,338157.06/cwt155.00–159.002,1012
Bulls——1,853198.65/cwt190.00–204.003,6814
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1401
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,003134.55/cwt132.00–142.001,35010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,3701
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175152.11/cwt147.00–156.001,78714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230161.91/cwt157.00–172.001,9919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285141.02/cwt138.00–143.001,8123
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460146.00/cwt146.00–146.002,1321
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,557159.32/cwt155.00–165.002,4818
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27102,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29853,365.23/head3,000.00–3,600.003,3654
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29952,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0853,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1413,256.66/head3,000.00–3,500.003,2575
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1783,428.34/head3,200.00–3,650.003,4282
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3853,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4603,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4803,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5553,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29201,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1852,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,335.09/head2,100.00–2,550.002,3352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2862,318.57/head2,100.00–2,600.002,3195

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.