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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, May 16

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

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Feeder Cattle receipts

241 head

▼ 323 vs last sale 564▼ 168 vs year ago 409 · −41.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 60▲ 6 vs year ago 34 · +17.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 31▲ 17 vs year ago 3 · +566.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Severe weather in the area limited receipts and demand for the feeder market today. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for 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 $365.27/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 2 of 19 comparable sales and sits −109.02 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$365.27

58 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,013

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$494

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

$76.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.42

vs KY average

−19.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	371.14	2,043	53
Medium and Large 2	564	305.00	1,719	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	525	295.00	1,549	1thin

One grade step is worth $76.14/cwt here — about $494 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 sale58 hd

365.27

—

KY average26 barns · 1,319 hd

371.68

−6.42

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

−19.33

This barn, trailing median19 sales

474.28

−109.02

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	—	High	1,578	196.22	3,097	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	165.42	2,580	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,249	163.06	2,037	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,028	140.69	1,447	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,620	190.00	3,078	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,535	190.00	2,917	1thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,178	$2,260	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,198	$2,157	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	977	$1,941	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	895	$2,293	4thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,114	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	388.55/cwt	382.50–400.00	1,426	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	404.26/cwt	392.50–405.00	1,811	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,495	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	365.91/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,720	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,610	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	350.10/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,807	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,549	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	553	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,074	46
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,943	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	312.62/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,970	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	644	333.50/cwt	333.00–337.50	2,148	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	321.43/cwt	317.50–325.00	2,128	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	282.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,184	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	842	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,273	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	888	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	300	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	923	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,190	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	381.36/cwt	377.50–382.50	1,442	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,169	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	365.67/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,554	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	356.25/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,671	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,658	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	335.76/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,719	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,261	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	554	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,861	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	320.62/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,792	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	583	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,676	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	617	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,481	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	290.91/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,841	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	278.46/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,866	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,776	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	218.75/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,684	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,953	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,062	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,443	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	227	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,158	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,352	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	361.26/cwt	357.50–367.50	1,665	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	327.53/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,605	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	327.78/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,721	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	331.27/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,905	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,726	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	292.50/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,831	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,016	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,940	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,268	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,180	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,535	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,917	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,078	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,335	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,283	1
Bulls	—	—	1,476	203.98/cwt	203.00–206.00	3,011	4
Bulls	—	—	1,715	187.70/cwt	182.00–190.00	3,219	3
Bulls	—	—	1,820	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	3,931	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,213	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	146.46/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,465	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	139.48/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,497	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	171.03/cwt	168.00–176.00	2,059	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	162.80/cwt	159.00–167.00	2,004	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,354	155.96/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,112	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,553	163.83/cwt	159.00–167.00	2,544	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,418	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	173.01/cwt	172.00–174.00	2,716	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	2,259.55/head	2,225.00–2,300.00	2,260	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,198	2,157.05/head	2,025.00–2,300.00	2,157	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	977	1,940.70/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,941	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	2,292.90/head	1,625.00–2,600.00	2,293	4

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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 564Year ago 409

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 60Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 31Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	550–600	553	375.00	375.00
17	600–650	644	333.00–337.50	333.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	405.00	405.00
3	350–400	367	382.50–400.00	388.55
16	400–450	448	392.50–405.00	404.26
5	450–500	470	360.00–372.50	365.91
5	500–550	516	340.00–355.00	350.10
2	550–600	580	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	630	307.50–317.50	312.62
7	650–700	662	317.50–325.00	321.43
2	750–800	773	280.00–285.00	282.52
2	800–850	842	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	460	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	500	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	585	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	342.50	342.50
1	500–550	525	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	610	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	305	390.00	390.00
9	350–400	378	377.50–382.50	381.36
7	400–450	425	365.00–370.00	365.67
7	450–500	469	347.50–365.00	356.25
6	500–550	512	330.00–345.00	335.76
8	550–600	559	312.50–325.00	320.62
10	600–650	633	285.00–300.00	290.91
6	650–700	670	270.00–282.50	278.46
1	800–850	840	232.50	232.50
2	1050–1100	1,062	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	670	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	307.50	307.50
2	400–450	410	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	520	242.50	242.50
4	550–600	583	287.50	287.50
2	600–650	617	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	675	250.00	250.00
2	750–800	770	217.50–220.00	218.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	554	336.00	336.00
3	600–650	610	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	227	510.00	510.00
1	250–300	265	510.00	510.00
4	450–500	461	357.50–367.50	361.26
4	500–550	525	320.00–337.50	327.78
4	550–600	575	330.00–335.00	331.27
4	600–650	626	290.00–295.00	292.50
6	650–700	672	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	782	290.00	290.00
1	850–900	855	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	622	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	490	325.00–332.50	327.53
1	750–800	770	252.00	252.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,354	155.00–158.00	155.96
4	—	1,204	168.00–176.00	171.03
13	—	1,231	159.00–167.00	162.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	145.00–148.00	146.46
1	—	905	134.00	134.00
4	—	1,073	137.00–142.00	139.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,553	159.00–167.00	163.83
1	—	1,560	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,570	172.00–174.00	173.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,476	203.00–206.00	203.98
3	—	1,715	182.00–190.00	187.70
1	—	1,820	216.00	216.00
1	—	1,335	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	190.00	190.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,198	2,025.00–2,300.00	2,157.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,178	2,225.00–2,300.00	2,259.55

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	977	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,940.70

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	4	—	895	1,625.00–2,600.00	2,292.90

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.