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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-18

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

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

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Feeder Cattle receipts

894 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 840▼ 323 vs year ago 1,217 · −26.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 43▲ 10 vs year ago 38 · +26.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 3 · +166.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400lbs sold sharply higher with feeder steers over 400lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with feeder heifers over 600lbs mostly steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower.

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 $347.98/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −126.30 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$347.98

34 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$23.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.22

vs KY average

−24.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	355.06	2,000	23
Large 1-2	585	340.00	1,989	2thin
Medium and Large 2	532	331.68	1,765	9thin

One grade step is worth $23.38/cwt here — about $236 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 sale34 hd

347.98

—

KY average22 barns · 766 hd

369.20

−21.22

National average147 barns · 7,194 hd

372.43

−24.45

This barn, trailing median19 sales

474.28

−126.30

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	—	Average	1,834	180.67	3,313	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	159.48	1,976	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,563	156.99	2,453	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,106	141.98	1,571	8thin

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,063	$2,938	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,040	$2,864	3thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,378	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	449.20/cwt	447.50–455.00	1,487	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,575	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,584	1
Steers	400–450	Large 1-2	405	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,640	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	403.07/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,693	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	331.68/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,765	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	556	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,057	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	341.36/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,946	12
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	585	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,989	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	331.18/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,020	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,263	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,402	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	346.60/cwt	345.00–347.50	2,353	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,254	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,314	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	806	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,620	40
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,481	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	856	324.90/cwt	324.90–324.90	2,781	55
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	924	315.74/cwt	306.00–322.25	2,917	276
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	977	302.50/cwt	300.00–307.75	2,955	163
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,032	296.50/cwt	296.50–296.50	3,060	57
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,677	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	283	466.35/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,320	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,205	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,152	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,452	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	374.94/cwt	367.50–385.00	1,560	6
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	477	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,658	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,565	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	351.64/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,698	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	342.04/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,751	7
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	513	292.46/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,500	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	563	292.40/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,646	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	346.10/cwt	337.50–349.00	1,959	20
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	570	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,810	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	318.70/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,842	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,040	24
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	630	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,748	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	296.65/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,890	9
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	675	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,704	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,987	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,931	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	775	314.69/cwt	310.25–317.00	2,439	106
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	781	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,913	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,199	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,178	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1-2	315	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,024	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium 2	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	435	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,577	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,646	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1-2	447	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,252	2
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	505	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,780	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,782	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	306.33/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,740	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,859	1
Bulls	600–650	Large 1-2	600	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,770	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,064	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,895	1
Bulls	750–800	Large 1-2	765	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,913	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	925	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,711	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,758	170.24/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,993	3
Bulls	—	—	1,879	186.93/cwt	183.00–192.00	3,512	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	134.28/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,374	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	147.65/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,640	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	148.02/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,761	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	165.38/cwt	163.00–173.00	2,021	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,250	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,613	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	157.80/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,987	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,546	153.23/cwt	148.00–157.00	2,369	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,586	162.25/cwt	159.00–166.00	2,573	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	2,863.94/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,864	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	2,937.62/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,938	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 Jul 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 894Last week 840Year ago 1,217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 43Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	568	302.50–310.00	306.33
1	600–650	630	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	665	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	310	380.00	380.00
4	400–450	442	372.50	372.50
2	500–550	540	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	595	312.50	312.50
2	650–700	650	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	362.50	362.50
1	500–550	505	352.50	352.50
1	600–650	600	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	765	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	447	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	925	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	475.00	475.00
4	300–350	331	447.50–455.00	449.20
1	350–400	350	452.50	452.50
6	400–450	420	390.00–420.00	403.07
12	550–600	570	340.00–342.00	341.36
5	600–650	620	365.00	365.00
8	650–700	679	345.00–347.50	346.60
1	1050–1100	1,060	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	532	320.00–337.50	331.68
6	600–650	610	325.00–337.50	331.18
4	650–700	683	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	765	302.50	302.50
1	800–850	820	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	556	370.00	370.00
15	650–700	660	364.00	364.00
40	800–850	806	325.00	325.00
55	850–900	856	324.90	324.90
276	900–950	924	306.00–322.25	315.74
163	950–1000	977	300.00–307.75	302.50
57	1000–1050	1,032	296.50	296.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	405.00	405.00
2	550–600	585	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	320	360.00	360.00
3	450–500	478	327.50	327.50
8	550–600	578	295.00–325.00	318.70
1	650–700	685	290.00	290.00
3	750–800	781	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	600–650	622	328.00	328.00
106	750–800	775	310.25–317.00	314.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	460.00–480.00	466.35
1	300–350	315	382.50	382.50
2	350–400	370	392.50	392.50
6	400–450	416	367.50–385.00	374.94
3	450–500	483	350.00–355.00	351.64
7	500–550	512	330.00–347.50	342.04
20	550–600	566	337.50–349.00	346.10
9	600–650	637	295.00–300.00	296.65
2	650–700	685	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	715	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	477	347.50	347.50
2	500–550	513	285.00–300.00	292.46
1	550–600	570	317.50	317.50
1	600–650	630	277.50	277.50
1	650–700	675	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	563	285.00–300.00	292.40
1	750–800	755	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,546	148.00–157.00	153.23
5	—	1,586	159.00–166.00	162.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	147.00–149.00	148.02
7	—	1,222	163.00–173.00	165.38
11	—	1,259	152.00–160.00	157.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	129.00	129.00
5	—	1,111	145.00–152.00	147.65
2	—	1,023	133.00–135.00	134.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,879	183.00–192.00	186.93
3	—	1,758	165.00–174.00	170.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,063	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,937.62
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,040	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,863.94

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.