Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2025-06-06

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jun 6
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
462 head
▲ 152 vs last sale 310▲ 269 vs year ago 193 · +139.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 30▼ 16 vs year ago 41 · −39.0%
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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. 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 $380.62/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 3 of 19 comparable sales and sits −93.67 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.
Average price
$380.62
38 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,090
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$324
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$36.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.84
vs KY average
+2.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555386.802,14731
Medium and Large 2525361.251,8972thin
Large 1-2521350.001,8245thin
One grade step is worth $36.80/cwt here — about $324 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale38 hd
380.62
—
KY average24 barns · 1,124 hd
375.78
+4.84
National average158 barns · 13,435 hd
378.58
+2.04
This barn, trailing median19 sales
474.28
−93.67
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—High1,689189.073,1946thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,348166.402,2424thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,557155.342,4195thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,030137.521,4173thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2205515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,0561
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7251
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,8631
Steers500–550Large 1-2521350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8245
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529389.93/cwt387.50–392.502,06316
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9251
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583383.47/cwt382.50–385.002,23615
Steers600–650Large 1-2611297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,8183
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635325.81/cwt315.00–335.002,0697
Steers650–700Large 2655280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8341
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667328.39/cwt320.00–335.002,19040
Steers650–700Large 1-2667300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0014
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9872
Steers650–700Large 2-3694248.74/cwt247.50–250.001,7264
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716296.61/cwt292.50–302.502,1248
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,9191
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2805260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0931
Steers800–850Large 1-2820240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9681
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2824287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,36510
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2886280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4814
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2906258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,33710
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2910225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0481
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added912290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6452
Steers1000–1050Large 1-21,007260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,6184
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,018280.10/cwt280.10–280.102,85156
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,108260.30/cwt260.30–260.302,88498
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,128227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,5613
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Large 2270352.50/cwt352.50–352.509521
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2292405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1832
Heifers350–400Large 1-2385345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3281
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,3731
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432338.78/cwt337.50–340.001,4644
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435325.06/cwt320.00–330.001,4142
Heifers400–450Large 1-2445330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4691
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3951
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471317.48/cwt315.00–320.001,4954
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2500352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,7636
Heifers500–550Large 1-2520303.68/cwt300.00–307.501,5792
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,7421
Heifers550–600Large 1-2565305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7231
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0137
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2567318.99/cwt305.00–322.501,80919
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575272.24/cwt260.00–280.001,5655
Heifers550–600Large 2-3575255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4661
Heifers550–600Large 2590270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5931
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615298.25/cwt295.00–300.001,8346
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,6451
Heifers600–650Large 1-2635268.69/cwt265.00–272.501,7062
Heifers600–650Large 2-3635235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4921
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2654300.83/cwt300.00–310.001,96712
Heifers650–700Large 1-2675287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,9411
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9182
Heifers700–750Large 1-2735250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8381
Heifers750–800Large 1-2755260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9632
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770239.11/cwt230.00–245.001,8413
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,04012
Heifers800–850Large 1-2805220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7711
Heifers850–900Large 1-2875217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,9031
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2951242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,3064
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,005242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,4371
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,078155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,6714
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2225480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,0801
Bulls300–350Large 1-2300375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1251
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2307445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3662
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2388405.10/cwt400.00–410.001,5722
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3425360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5302
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8332
Bulls500–550Large 1-2517337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,7452
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8461
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3520317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,6511
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2555350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9432
Bulls550–600Large 1-2595300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7851
Bulls600–650Large 1-2620280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7361
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6121
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,9531
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7691
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2785270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1201
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,095196.00/cwt196.00–196.002,1461
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3495182.50/cwt182.50–182.509031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,220173.98/cwt169.00–178.002,1232
Bulls——1,920191.15/cwt189.00–194.003,6703
Bulls——1,935213.00/cwt213.00–213.004,1221
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,023132.28/cwt130.00–134.001,3532
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,5471
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300168.86/cwt162.00–172.002,1953
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,475145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,1391
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,2501
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,490159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,3691
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,610159.90/cwt157.00–164.002,5743

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.