Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2025-09-05

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Sep 5
● Final149 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,392 head
▲ 595 vs last sale 797▲ 79 vs year ago 1,313 · +6.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 45▲ 13 vs year ago 35 · +37.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 5▲ 70 vs year ago 4 · +1,750.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Yearling steers under 1000lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Good demand for yearling steers over 1000lbs. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $373.36/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 2 of 19 comparable sales and sits −100.92 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.
Average price
$373.36
22 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,071
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$218
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$65.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−31.27
vs KY average
−43.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543390.642,12214thin
Medium and Large 2561355.651,9954thin
Large 1-2595347.502,0681thin
Medium and Large 2-3586324.961,9043thin
One grade step is worth $65.68/cwt here — about $218 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale22 hd
373.36
—
KY average17 barns · 841 hd
404.63
−31.27
National average140 barns · 6,808 hd
416.53
−43.17
This barn, trailing median19 sales
474.28
−100.92
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
521461402342median 474.2803/0604/0305/1509/2510/30
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,683191.063,21514
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,321160.642,1229thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,503157.382,3665thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,127136.541,53822

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,337$2,5945
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$2,4501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,338$2,2328
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,290$2,0492thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$1,9972thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)918$1,9752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,278$1,9633thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,127$1,9446
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,042$1,6853thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,090$1,6501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,035$1,3751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)920$1,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,454$3,1366
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,365$2,76210
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)955$2,3001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,135$2,7501thin

Every lot

149 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4752
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,6011
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2357505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,8032
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3363400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4522
Steers350–400Large 1-2365350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2781
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7481
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3400387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,5502
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431406.02/cwt402.50–407.501,7507
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433472.32/cwt450.00–480.002,0455
Steers450–500Large 1-2462404.52/cwt395.00–417.501,86912
Steers450–500Medium 1-2485360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7461
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3493371.24/cwt370.00–372.501,8302
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9801
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518400.33/cwt397.50–405.002,0748
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2561355.65/cwt350.00–357.501,9954
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577377.71/cwt367.50–383.002,1796
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3586324.96/cwt320.00–327.501,9043
Steers550–600Large 1-2595347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,0681
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3605310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8761
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615364.44/cwt350.00–367.502,2416
Steers600–650Large 1-2625327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,0472
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2631340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1453
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660358.63/cwt355.00–367.502,3677
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2682328.98/cwt327.50–335.002,2445
Steers650–700Large 1-2685330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2611
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,0381
Steers650–700Large 2685292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,0041
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2729333.74/cwt330.00–345.002,4338
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5031
Steers750–800Large 1-2770290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2336
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added821359.68/cwt354.00–370.002,953208
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added854344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,93858
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2878299.72/cwt297.50–302.002,6322
Steers900–950Large 1-2911296.66/cwt295.00–300.002,7033
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added920335.39/cwt334.00–337.753,086172
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added967337.48/cwt333.50–339.003,263224
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,024330.59/cwt326.00–334.753,385226
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1131
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4631
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328389.92/cwt380.00–400.001,2792
Heifers300–350Medium 1-2335280.00/cwt280.00–280.009381
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368371.67/cwt360.00–390.001,3687
Heifers350–400Large 1-2385385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4821
Heifers350–400Large 2395357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,4121
Heifers400–450Large 1-2419332.39/cwt330.00–345.001,3936
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4281
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435364.36/cwt350.00–372.501,58512
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3922
Heifers400–450Large 2437297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,3002
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3450325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4631
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467362.91/cwt352.50–370.001,69514
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2470290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3631
Heifers450–500Large 1-2475312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,4842
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482340.65/cwt320.00–347.501,6424
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3521301.50/cwt300.00–305.001,5717
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523318.99/cwt315.00–320.001,6685
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526339.98/cwt330.00–345.001,7885
Heifers500–550Large 1-2535332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,7791
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2540280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5121
Heifers500–550Large 2543288.79/cwt280.00–297.501,5682
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574337.46/cwt332.50–340.001,93713
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3574299.18/cwt295.00–300.001,7176
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577317.22/cwt310.00–327.501,8308
Heifers550–600Large 1-2580340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9722
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2604300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8125
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614319.15/cwt310.00–327.501,96016
Heifers600–650Large 1-2615301.19/cwt297.50–305.001,8522
Heifers600–650Medium 1-2615252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,5531
Heifers650–700Large 1-2650305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9831
Heifers650–700Large 2650280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8201
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2661300.07/cwt295.00–315.001,9834
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3705260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8331
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726254.50/cwt254.50–254.501,84870
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3363
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0391
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0011
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2818277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,2704
Heifers800–850Large 1-2847282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,3932
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3895242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,1701
Heifers900–950Large 1-2910220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2250430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,0751
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2265450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1931
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,6921
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335472.39/cwt465.00–480.001,5832
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2378485.93/cwt485.00–490.001,8375
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2386431.69/cwt430.00–432.501,6663
Bulls400–450Medium 1-2400365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4601
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3425386.87/cwt380.00–397.501,6445
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2434439.93/cwt425.00–445.001,9097
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2437467.44/cwt455.00–475.002,0437
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2457430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9652
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2461468.79/cwt460.00–475.002,1615
Bulls450–500Large 1-2468413.52/cwt400.00–420.001,9353
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2475337.45/cwt335.00–340.001,6032
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3476383.09/cwt380.00–385.001,8245
Bulls450–500Large 2-3493351.22/cwt345.00–357.501,7322
Bulls500–550Large 1-2513337.44/cwt335.00–340.001,7312
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523324.93/cwt320.00–330.001,6996
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2539344.98/cwt342.50–352.501,8594
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7921
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2576349.29/cwt342.50–352.502,0123
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3615267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,6451
Bulls600–650Large 1-2625297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,8592
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625291.29/cwt280.00–300.001,8214
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2635320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0322
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2657320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1022
Bulls650–700Medium 1-2Fleshy665235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5631
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670304.47/cwt300.00–307.502,0405
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3690287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,9841
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2711275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9554
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3201
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775315.03/cwt310.00–320.002,4412
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8721
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2820267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,1941
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2935217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,0342
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,315177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,3281
Bulls——1,689189.70/cwt184.00–193.003,2049
Bulls——1,760197.62/cwt195.00–205.003,4784
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%990107.54/cwt106.00–109.001,0652
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,6841
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,134132.09/cwt123.00–136.001,4987
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,141142.60/cwt138.00–147.001,62712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,175153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,7981
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,294155.20/cwt153.00–159.002,0085
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,430173.58/cwt169.00–178.002,4823
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,478164.42/cwt162.00–167.002,4302
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,520152.69/cwt152.00–153.002,3213
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28251,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28601,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29801,997.45/head1,950.00–2,050.001,9972
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0102,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0421,684.80/head1,300.00–1,900.001,6853
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,102.54/head1,950.00–2,200.002,1035
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2781,963.14/head1,850.00–2,025.001,9633
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2902,049.42/head1,900.00–2,200.002,0492
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3372,593.70/head1,900.00–2,850.002,5945
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3382,231.88/head1,650.00–2,600.002,2328
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29552,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3292,882.81/head2,450.00–3,650.002,8835
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3362,538.31/head2,250.00–2,850.002,5384
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3672,908.90/head2,400.00–3,250.002,9093
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4853,145.20/head2,750.00–3,500.003,1452
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6503,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6603,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29201,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501

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.