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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Aug 15

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

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Feeder Cattle receipts

944 head

▲ 97 vs last sale 847▲ 210 vs year ago 734 · +28.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 47▼ 34 vs year ago 41 · −82.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 22▲ 1 vs year ago 1 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Light test on feeder calves today. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Yearling heifers sold 2.00 higher. No trend on slaughter cows due to low receipts. Slaughter bulls sold 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 $397.06/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 6 of 19 comparable sales and sits −77.22 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$397.06

16 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,154

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$47.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.19

vs KY average

+9.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	400.03	2,163	15thin
Medium and Large 2	570	352.50	2,009	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.53/cwt here — about $153 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 sale16 hd

397.06

—

KY average24 barns · 768 hd

392.88

+4.19

National average151 barns · 7,160 hd

387.49

+9.57

This barn, trailing median19 sales

474.28

−77.22

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	—	Low	1,632	193.01	3,150	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	160.00	2,368	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	965	159.00	1,534	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	130.00	1,359	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,275	2thin

Every lot

55 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	396	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,742	5
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	455	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,740	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	422.63/cwt	412.50–445.00	2,033	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	485	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	2,275	46
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,197	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	403.39/cwt	397.50–415.00	2,126	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,009	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,215	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,287	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,127	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,349	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,342	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,582	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	324.95/cwt	324.50–328.00	2,674	23
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,511	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	931	321.18/cwt	319.50–323.00	2,990	175
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	964	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,229	106
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,019	315.46/cwt	310.25–318.50	3,215	263
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,194	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,173	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	401.20/cwt	397.50–405.00	1,484	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1-2	400	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,230	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,494	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	374.45/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,610	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,633	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,734	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,625	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	361.22/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,918	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,921	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	354.96/cwt	352.50–362.50	2,112	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	330.89/cwt	322.50–337.50	2,075	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	317.44/cwt	312.50–322.50	2,136	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,900	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	810	324.44/cwt	321.50–326.00	2,628	205
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	268	493.29/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,322	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	432.43/cwt	422.50–437.50	1,626	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	452	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,752	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	430.76/cwt	427.50–437.50	2,003	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	468	356.30/cwt	355.00–357.50	1,667	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,687	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	358.15/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,902	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,096	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	319.11/cwt	315.00–322.50	2,113	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,105	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,121	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,286	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,400	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,450	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,683	1
Bulls	—	—	1,693	195.68/cwt	195.00–197.00	3,313	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	965	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,534	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,359	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,368	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	2,275.10/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,275	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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 944Last week 847Year ago 734

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 47Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 22Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	396	440.00	440.00
3	450–500	481	412.50–445.00	422.63
9	500–550	527	397.50–415.00	403.39
4	550–600	583	380.00	380.00
8	600–650	618	370.00	370.00
4	650–700	671	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	715	327.50	327.50
4	750–800	765	337.50	337.50
23	800–850	823	324.50–328.00	324.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	352.50	352.50
1	600–650	635	335.00	335.00
2	650–700	685	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	830	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
46	450–500	485	469.00	469.00
2	500–550	517	425.00	425.00
175	900–950	931	319.50–323.00	321.18
106	950–1000	964	335.00	335.00
263	1000–1050	1,019	310.25–318.50	315.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	370	397.50–405.00	401.20
4	400–450	430	370.00–382.50	374.45
1	450–500	475	365.00	365.00
4	500–550	531	360.00–362.50	361.22
4	550–600	595	352.50–362.50	354.96
3	600–650	627	322.50–337.50	330.89
2	650–700	673	312.50–322.50	317.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	335.00	335.00
2	750–800	760	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	415	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	460	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	565	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
205	800–850	810	321.50–326.00	324.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	490.00–500.00	493.29
4	350–400	376	422.50–437.50	432.43
1	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	465	427.50–437.50	430.76
4	500–550	531	352.50–360.00	358.15
1	600–650	640	327.50	327.50
3	650–700	662	315.00–322.50	319.11
5	700–750	728	314.00	314.00
1	750–800	750	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	452	387.50	387.50
1	500–550	515	327.50	327.50
2	650–700	690	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	725	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	355.00–357.50	356.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	185.00	185.00
3	—	1,693	195.00–197.00	195.68

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,195	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,275.10

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.