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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Aug 22

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,226 head

▲ 282 vs last sale 944▲ 134 vs year ago 1,092 · +12.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 7▼ 3 vs year ago 35 · −8.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 2▲ 8 vs year ago 1 · +800.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher on a light test. Yearling steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher with a good quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Good demand for all feeder and 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 $393.03/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 4 of 19 comparable sales and sits −81.26 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$393.03

13 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,130

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

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

$41.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.04

vs KY average

−6.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	527	401.93	2,117	10thin
Large 1-2	595	370.00	2,202	1thin
Medium and Large 2	592	360.00	2,131	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.93/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale13 hd

393.03

—

KY average24 barns · 560 hd

391.99

+1.04

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

−6.86

This barn, trailing median19 sales

474.28

−81.26

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	1,913	177.86	3,403	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	167.99	2,129	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,359	156.49	2,126	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,164	143.71	1,672	12

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,410	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,055	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	955	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,325	$2,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,925	1thin

Every lot

90 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,722	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	1,878	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,230	1
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	409.19/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,079	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,195	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	592	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,131	2
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	595	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,202	1
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	643	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,251	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	651	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,624	13
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	712	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,278	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,380	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	730	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,723	17
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	348.37/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,717	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	783	335.04/cwt	332.50–337.50	2,623	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	797	363.25/cwt	363.25–363.25	2,895	152
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,781	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	877	351.94/cwt	347.00–352.75	3,087	246
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	325.03/cwt	322.50–327.50	2,958	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	915	346.36/cwt	343.75–347.50	3,169	231
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	972	335.00/cwt	330.75–335.70	3,256	127
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,078	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,396	100
Steers	1250–1300	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	3,156	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	431.28/cwt	427.50–435.00	1,393	2
Heifers	350–400	Large 2-3	355	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,136	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,406	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	394.30/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,648	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,586	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1-2	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	465	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,709	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	395.15/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,841	5
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	524	344.84/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,807	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	365.08/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,939	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	538	386.07/cwt	385.00–387.50	2,077	8
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	555	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,970	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	361.68/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,051	6
Heifers	550–600	Large 2	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	628	285.01/cwt	282.50–287.50	1,790	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	332.23/cwt	322.50–337.50	2,103	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,952	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	646	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,216	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	696	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,380	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	715	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,913	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	742	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,282	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,546	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	772	353.20/cwt	353.20–353.20	2,727	70
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,577	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,162	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,224	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,558	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,356	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	362	497.53/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,801	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,781	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,785	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1-2	445	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,546	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,855	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	428.21/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,000	3
Bulls	450–500	Large 2-3	475	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,496	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,017	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	390.99/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,104	5
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	540	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,863	1
Bulls	550–600	Large 2	575	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,811	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	352.52/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,133	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1-2	615	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,722	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	326.42/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,034	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	652	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,907	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	316.25/cwt	315.00–317.50	2,113	2
Bulls	650–700	Large 2-3	685	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,935	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,505	1
Bulls	800–850	Large 1-2	845	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,690	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,830	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	3,605	1
Bulls	—	—	1,934	173.07/cwt	162.00–184.00	3,347	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	155.62/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,639	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,283	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	161.97/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,871	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	144.16/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,727	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,689	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,288	150.74/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,942	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,955	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,356	175.84/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,384	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,520	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	955	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,055	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	2,410.01/head	2,375.00–2,450.00	2,410	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,226Last week 944Year ago 1,092

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 7Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 2Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	592	360.00	360.00
2	700–750	717	332.00	332.00
2	750–800	783	332.50–337.50	335.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	651	403.00	403.00
17	700–750	730	373.00	373.00
152	750–800	797	363.25	363.25
246	850–900	877	347.00–352.75	351.94
231	900–950	915	343.75–347.50	346.36
127	950–1000	972	330.75–335.70	335.00
100	1050–1100	1,078	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	485.00	485.00
1	450–500	455	490.00	490.00
7	500–550	508	400.00–420.00	409.19
3	550–600	570	385.00	385.00
3	750–800	780	340.00–357.50	348.37
1	800–850	830	335.00	335.00
2	900–950	910	322.50–327.50	325.03
1	1250–1300	1,250	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	595	370.00	370.00
3	600–650	643	350.00	350.00
4	700–750	712	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	507.50	507.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	420	377.50	377.50
1	600–650	640	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	538	385.00–387.50	386.07
16	600–650	646	343.00	343.00
4	650–700	696	342.00	342.00
70	750–800	772	353.20	353.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	427.50–435.00	431.28
10	400–450	418	385.00–400.00	394.30
5	450–500	466	380.00–400.00	395.15
4	500–550	531	360.00–377.50	365.08
6	550–600	567	360.00–365.00	361.68
9	600–650	633	322.50–337.50	332.23
2	700–750	742	307.50	307.50
2	750–800	760	335.00	335.00
4	800–850	818	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	367.50	367.50
4	500–550	524	340.00–350.00	344.84
2	550–600	555	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	628	282.50–287.50	285.01
1	700–750	715	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	505.00	505.00
2	350–400	383	465.00	465.00
2	400–450	447	415.00	415.00
3	450–500	467	420.00–445.00	428.21
5	500–550	538	375.00–395.00	390.99
2	600–650	605	350.00–355.00	352.52
1	750–800	765	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	362	495.00–500.00	497.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	845	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	685	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	347.50	347.50
1	600–650	615	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	350	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	415	430.00	430.00
1	450–500	495	407.50	407.50
1	500–550	530	350.00	350.00
7	600–650	623	325.00–330.00	326.42
2	650–700	668	315.00–317.50	316.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	387.50	387.50
2	650–700	652	292.50	292.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,155	158.00–167.00	161.97
6	—	1,356	174.00–177.00	175.84
1	—	1,295	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,215	139.00	139.00
2	—	1,053	153.00–158.00	155.62
8	—	1,198	140.00–148.00	144.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	148.00–153.00	150.74
1	—	1,500	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	197.00	197.00
4	—	1,934	162.00–184.00	173.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,525.00	2,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,170	2,375.00–2,450.00	2,410.01

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	2,625.00	2,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,925.00	1,925.00

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.