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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Aug 29

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Aug 22Aug 29Sep 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

797 head

▼ 429 vs last sale 1,226▲ 671 vs year ago 126 · +532.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 32▲ 32 vs year ago 13 · +246.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 9▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Yearling steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher with feeder heifers over 600lbs mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 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 $375.63/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 2 of 19 comparable sales and sits −98.66 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$375.63

24 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,026

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$57.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.88

vs KY average

−33.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	511	397.50	2,031	12thin
Medium and Large 2	563	356.50	2,006	10thin
Large 1-2	592	340.00	2,013	2thin

One grade step is worth $57.50/cwt here — about $18 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 sale24 hd

375.63

—

KY average25 barns · 1,147 hd

396.50

−20.88

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

−33.68

This barn, trailing median19 sales

474.28

−98.66

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	1,897	185.19	3,513	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,546	155.74	2,408	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,295	150.41	1,948	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,117	133.96	1,496	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 Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,125	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	801	$2,150	4thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	487.36/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,803	6
Steers	400–450	Large 1-2	443	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,772	4
Steers	400–450	Medium 1-2	445	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,658	1
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	457	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,714	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	2,223	19
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	475	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,781	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,980	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	397.50/cwt	387.50–400.00	2,031	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	547	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,065	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,963	6
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	592	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,013	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	602	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,881	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	425.50/cwt	425.50–425.50	2,664	70
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	685	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,158	3
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	702	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,246	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	712	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,841	70
Steers	750–800	Large 1-2	775	332.47/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,577	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,607	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	832	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,496	2
Steers	850–900	Large 1-2	850	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,550	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	944	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	3,195	112
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	956	337.75/cwt	337.75–337.75	3,229	140
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,086	314.25/cwt	310.00–315.25	3,413	113
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,163	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,288	4
Heifers	300–350	Large 1-2	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,415	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	385.00/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,482	2
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	395	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,146	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,630	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,394	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,577	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	414.87/cwt	407.50–417.50	1,971	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,782	1
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	485	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,734	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	509	351.47/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,789	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	392.94/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,035	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	553	369.30/cwt	352.50–375.00	2,042	4
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	555	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,929	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	338.51/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,936	5
Heifers	550–600	Large 2	585	321.25/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,879	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,800	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,026	5
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	327.11/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,198	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,245	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,372	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	806	290.79/cwt	282.50–295.00	2,344	3
Heifers	850–900	Large 1-2	855	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,266	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,494	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,636	1
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,486	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,539	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	342	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,949	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,869	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,701	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	488.17/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,977	3
Bulls	400–450	Large 2	420	394.94/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,659	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,231	1
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	430	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,000	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,024	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1-2	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,009	2
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	490	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,923	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	387.50/cwt	377.50–397.50	1,984	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1-2	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	326.29/cwt	321.00–335.00	1,889	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	331.76/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,070	7
Bulls	600–650	Large 1-2	645	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,000	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	652	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,086	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,006	1
Bulls	700–750	Large 1-2	712	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,154	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,461	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	759	328.11/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,490	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,394	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,379	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3Value Added	780	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	2,079	46
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,460	162.52/cwt	154.00–170.00	2,373	2
Bulls	—	—	1,860	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	3,664	1
Bulls	—	—	1,988	188.54/cwt	182.00–193.00	3,748	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	116.36/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,109	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	131.93/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,449	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,718	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,646	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	141.69/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,743	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	145.00/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,863	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	156.71/cwt	151.00–161.00	2,070	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,139	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,541	155.44/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,395	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	162.16/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,595	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	801	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	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 →

Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Fri Aug 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 797Last week 1,226Year ago 126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 32Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	495.00	495.00
4	300–350	318	405.00	405.00
2	350–400	385	380.00–390.00	385.00
2	400–450	410	397.50	397.50
10	450–500	475	407.50–417.50	414.87
11	500–550	518	380.00–400.00	392.94
4	550–600	553	352.50–375.00	369.30
5	600–650	614	330.00	330.00
12	650–700	672	320.00–332.50	327.11
1	700–750	730	307.50	307.50
1	750–800	765	310.00	310.00
3	800–850	806	282.50–295.00	290.79
5	850–900	860	290.00	290.00
1	950–1000	950	277.50	277.50
1	1100–1150	1,130	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	382.50	382.50
1	400–450	435	362.50	362.50
1	450–500	485	367.50	367.50
7	500–550	509	350.00–360.00	351.47
5	550–600	572	337.50–342.50	338.51
1	600–650	605	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	395	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	485	357.50	357.50
5	550–600	555	347.50	347.50
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00
3	850–900	855	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	317.50–325.00	321.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	370	485.00–500.00	487.36
19	450–500	475	468.00	468.00
12	500–550	511	387.50–400.00	397.50
1	600–650	620	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	790	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	400.00	400.00
4	500–550	547	377.50	377.50
6	550–600	573	342.50	342.50
2	800–850	832	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	600–650	626	425.50	425.50
70	700–750	712	399.00	399.00
112	900–950	944	338.50	338.50
140	950–1000	956	337.75	337.75
113	1050–1100	1,086	310.00–315.25	314.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	443	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	475	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	592	340.00	340.00
3	650–700	685	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	702	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	775	330.00–335.00	332.47
3	850–900	850	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	602	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	372.50	372.50
2	450–500	457	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	540.00	540.00
2	350–400	370	505.00	505.00
3	400–450	405	475.00–495.00	488.17
4	500–550	512	377.50–397.50	387.50
6	550–600	579	321.00–335.00	326.29
7	600–650	624	320.00–340.00	331.76
2	650–700	652	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	740	332.50	332.50
4	750–800	759	325.00–330.00	328.11
1	800–850	840	285.00	285.00
2	850–900	865	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	465.00	465.00
1	450–500	490	392.50	392.50
2	600–650	645	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	712	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	390.00–400.00	394.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	447.50	447.50
1	400–450	440	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	470	427.50	427.50
1	650–700	680	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	342	570.00	570.00
1	400–450	425	525.00	525.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	520	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	750–800	780	266.50	266.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,230	140.00–145.00	141.69
2	—	1,098	126.00–138.00	131.93
2	—	953	110.00–124.00	116.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,541	153.00–159.00	155.44
2	—	1,600	160.00–164.00	162.16
1	—	1,475	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	144.00–146.00	145.00
1	—	1,210	136.00	136.00
4	—	1,321	151.00–161.00	156.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	154.00–170.00	162.52
1	—	1,860	197.00	197.00
10	—	1,988	182.00–193.00	188.54

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
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	801	2,150.00	2,150.00

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)	1	—	1,230	2,125.00	2,125.00

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.