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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Aug 8

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

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Feeder Cattle receipts

847 head

▲ 186 vs last sale 661▲ 391 vs year ago 456 · +85.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 11▲ 4 vs year ago 43 · +9.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 1▲ 21 vs year ago 1 · +2,100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Yearling steers sold steady. Good demand for all classes of feeders and yearling cattle. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady.

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 $360.84/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 2 of 19 comparable sales and sits −113.44 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$360.84

14 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,020

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$27.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.83

vs KY average

−29.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	370.00	2,060	9thin
Large 1-2	578	345.60	1,998	3thin
Medium and Large 2	548	342.50	1,875	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.50/cwt here — about $184 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale14 hd

360.84

—

KY average22 barns · 825 hd

386.68

−25.83

National average145 barns · 8,057 hd

390.02

−29.18

This barn, trailing median19 sales

474.28

−113.44

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	1,700	192.82	3,277	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,538	160.40	2,466	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	158.33	1,893	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,083	139.80	1,514	16

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$3,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,207	$2,840	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,235	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,424	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,026	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	945	$1,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	963	$2,251	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,485	$3,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$3,450	1thin

Every lot

96 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	265	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,325	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,566	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,481	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,671	4
Steers	400–450	Medium 1-2	430	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,419	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,767	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,828	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	547	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,024	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,131	3
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	578	345.60/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,998	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,914	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	342.54/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,107	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	341.58/cwt	337.50–350.00	2,316	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,048	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	332.55/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,438	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,242	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	842	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,652	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	892	324.43/cwt	315.00–329.00	2,894	166
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	902	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,886	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	913	324.70/cwt	311.00–331.00	2,965	171
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,063	307.25/cwt	307.25–307.25	3,266	99
Steers	1250–1300	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	3,277	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,034	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	250	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	925	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,128	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	300	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	975	1
Heifers	300–350	Large 1-2	317	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,078	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	398.71/cwt	397.50–400.00	1,316	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,267	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	394.99/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,501	4
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	400	361.67/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,447	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,619	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,413	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	356.20/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,564	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	468	327.40/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,532	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,746	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	352.72/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,693	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	329.93/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,719	5
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	523	338.72/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,772	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	355.04/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,885	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,715	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	320.67/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,809	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,048	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	315.96/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,953	3
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	627	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,756	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,184	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	764	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,590	62
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,449	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	818	324.51/cwt	323.50–325.60	2,654	126
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,311	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	292	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,037	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	347	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,544	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,669	1
Bulls	350–400	Large 1-2	375	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,575	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,493	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	401	393.15/cwt	385.00–402.50	1,577	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,892	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,825	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	397.45/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,912	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	352.38/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,825	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	331.37/cwt	327.50–342.50	1,756	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	321.00/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,807	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,023	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,799	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	323.87/cwt	312.50–327.50	2,008	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,201	1
Bulls	750–800	Large 1-2	760	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,223	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,321	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,461	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,383	182.56/cwt	179.50–185.50	2,525	2
Bulls	—	—	1,858	197.95/cwt	195.00–205.50	3,678	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	115.28/cwt	109.50–119.50	1,084	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	155.80/cwt	153.50–159.00	1,575	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	144.57/cwt	139.00–149.50	1,613	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	157.54/cwt	153.50–167.00	1,845	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	147.78/cwt	145.50–149.50	1,731	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,246	133.40/cwt	131.50–135.00	1,662	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	181.03/cwt	173.50–187.50	2,341	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,358	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,023	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,547	159.04/cwt	153.00–164.00	2,460	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,606	169.16/cwt	166.00–171.50	2,717	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,026.14/head	1,525.00–2,400.00	2,026	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	2,423.80/head	1,750.00–2,900.00	2,424	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,207	2,840.04/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,840	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,485	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	2,250.78/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,251	2

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 Aug 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 847Last week 661Year ago 456

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 11Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 1Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	435	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	462	382.50	382.50
1	500–550	515	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	580	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	735	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	500.00	500.00
4	350–400	358	437.50	437.50
4	400–450	405	412.50	412.50
6	500–550	547	370.00	370.00
3	550–600	576	370.00	370.00
6	600–650	615	335.00–350.00	342.54
3	650–700	678	337.50–350.00	341.58
4	700–750	733	325.00–337.50	332.55
2	800–850	842	315.00	315.00
2	900–950	902	320.00	320.00
1	1250–1300	1,285	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
166	850–900	892	315.00–329.00	324.43
171	900–950	913	311.00–331.00	324.70
99	1050–1100	1,063	307.25	307.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	578	340.00–357.50	345.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	750–800	764	339.00	339.00
126	800–850	818	323.50–325.60	324.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	440.00	440.00
1	250–300	275	410.00	410.00
2	300–350	330	397.50–400.00	398.71
4	350–400	380	385.00–400.00	394.99
1	400–450	415	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	475	367.50	367.50
12	500–550	531	350.00–360.00	355.04
2	550–600	577	355.00	355.00
3	600–650	618	307.50–320.00	315.96
2	650–700	672	325.00	325.00
4	700–750	710	300.00	300.00
6	750–800	775	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	317	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	400	350.00–367.50	361.67
2	500–550	523	337.50–340.00	338.72
2	600–650	627	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	300	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	425	332.50	332.50
3	450–500	468	325.00–332.50	327.40
1	500–550	540	317.50	317.50
1	700–750	730	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	372.50	372.50
4	400–450	439	350.00–362.50	356.20
8	450–500	480	345.00–360.00	352.72
5	500–550	521	320.00–332.50	329.93
4	550–600	564	315.00–325.00	320.67
1	650–700	660	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	460.00	460.00
2	300–350	347	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	355	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	440	430.00	430.00
4	450–500	481	390.00–400.00	397.45
3	500–550	518	347.50–360.00	352.38
3	550–600	578	350.00	350.00
4	600–650	620	312.50–327.50	323.87
1	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	710	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	780	297.50	297.50
1	950–1000	965	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	420.00	420.00
1	750–800	760	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	292	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	475	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	380.00	380.00
4	400–450	401	385.00–402.50	393.15
2	450–500	462	395.00	395.00
5	500–550	530	327.50–342.50	331.37
2	550–600	563	310.00–332.50	321.00
1	600–650	615	292.50	292.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,525.00–2,400.00	2,026.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,207	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,840.04
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,145	1,750.00–2,900.00	2,423.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	3,275.00	3,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	3,450.00	3,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,485	3,950.00	3,950.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	963	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,250.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	940	109.50–119.50	115.28
4	—	1,246	131.50–135.00	133.40
5	—	1,011	153.50–159.00	155.80
4	—	1,116	139.00–149.50	144.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	148.00–150.00	148.99
4	—	1,606	166.00–171.50	169.16
9	—	1,547	153.00–164.00	159.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,171	145.50–149.50	147.78
2	—	1,293	173.50–187.50	181.03
4	—	1,171	153.50–167.00	157.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,858	195.00–205.50	197.95
2	—	1,383	179.50–185.50	182.56

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.