Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2025-09-12

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Sep 12
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
918 head
▼ 474 vs last sale 1,392▲ 218 vs year ago 700 · +31.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 48▲ 33 vs year ago 31 · +106.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 74▲ 17 vs year ago 11 · +154.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on a light test. Yearling steers under 1000lbs sold steady with yearling steers over 1000lbs 5.00 lower. 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 $349.50/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −124.78 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.
Average price
$349.50
10 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,929
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$319
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2
$62.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−44.24
vs KY average
−64.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2560375.002,1003thin
Medium and Large 2565352.501,9922thin
Large 1-2530342.501,8152thin
Medium and Large 2-3540333.751,8022thin
Large 2570312.501,7811thin
One grade step is worth $62.50/cwt here — about $319 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 sale10 hd
349.50
—
KY average23 barns · 1,217 hd
393.74
−44.24
National average170 barns · 13,807 hd
413.52
−64.02
This barn, trailing median19 sales
474.28
−124.78
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—Average1,698185.123,1446thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,548157.952,44520
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,335153.452,04921
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,137128.761,46419

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,190$2,4001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,625$2,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,318$1,9862thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$1,6751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)880$1,2251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$2,1642thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,090$2,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,080$2,6002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,250$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$2,1501thin

Every lot

119 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,1271
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325449.54/cwt440.00–460.001,4612
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3851
Steers400–450Large 1-2425320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3601
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3433355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5373
Steers400–450Medium 1-2437297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,3002
Steers400–450Large 2440340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4961
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6281
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470388.76/cwt387.50–390.001,8272
Steers450–500Large 1-2470367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,7271
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,6881
Steers500–550Large 1-2510340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7341
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9171
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2545377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,0572
Steers550–600Large 1-2550345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8981
Steers550–600Large 2570312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,7811
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9141
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2590370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1831
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0651
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3600320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9203
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623360.03/cwt355.00–367.502,2435
Steers600–650Large 1-2635320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0323
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673359.74/cwt350.00–370.002,4212
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5211
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820341.81/cwt330.00–347.502,8033
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added828360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,981136
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added850351.75/cwt351.75–351.752,99057
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2860292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,5161
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added934336.00/cwt336.00–336.003,13855
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,020320.59/cwt318.25–322.753,270110
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,080311.84/cwt309.00–314.003,368162
Steers1150–1200Large 1-21,152276.00/cwt276.00–276.003,1802
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3255385.00/cwt385.00–385.009821
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,1001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3131
Heifers300–350Large 1-2305380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1591
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2313426.68/cwt425.00–430.001,3363
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,2852
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2361372.52/cwt360.00–380.001,3454
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4422
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,2971
Heifers400–450Large 1-2418340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4213
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433369.61/cwt367.50–375.001,6006
Heifers400–450Large 2436320.88/cwt317.50–322.501,3993
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438333.23/cwt330.00–340.001,4603
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471374.23/cwt362.50–377.501,7636
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2475295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482346.71/cwt340.00–350.001,6713
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1391
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524335.60/cwt332.50–342.501,7594
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525358.12/cwt352.50–362.501,8807
Heifers550–600Large 1-2560330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8481
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566369.06/cwt360.00–371.002,08911
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,9121
Heifers550–600Large 2575295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6961
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578294.77/cwt287.50–302.501,7042
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0131
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677359.75/cwt359.75–359.752,43675
Heifers650–700Large 1-2678305.06/cwt300.00–310.002,0682
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,1411
Heifers650–700Large 2685292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,0041
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3698297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,0773
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,35969
Heifers800–850Large 1-2835270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2551
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3847212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,8002
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,3871
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2236441.59/cwt440.00–445.001,0423
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2290465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,3491
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335452.28/cwt445.00–460.001,5152
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4451
Bulls350–400Medium 1-2370330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2211
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2377442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,6682
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5581
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6151
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3426338.52/cwt335.00–350.001,4424
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2428409.90/cwt400.00–417.501,7543
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455361.98/cwt360.00–370.001,6475
Bulls450–500Large 2-3457280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2802
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3469350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6424
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3505320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6161
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2516330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7036
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2524350.37/cwt340.00–355.001,8367
Bulls500–550Large 1-2545325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7712
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2571349.06/cwt340.00–360.001,99313
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,9741
Bulls550–600Large 1-2593328.45/cwt315.00–337.501,9485
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2612359.28/cwt342.50–365.002,1998
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,0781
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680340.88/cwt337.50–347.502,3183
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0551
Bulls650–700Large 1-2692300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0762
Bulls700–750Large 1-2712312.49/cwt307.50–315.002,2253
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2722325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3472
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2765285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1801
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2977230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,2477
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,658172.64/cwt164.00–179.002,8622
Bulls——1,718190.15/cwt187.00–193.003,2673
Bulls——1,720195.00/cwt195.00–195.003,3541
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91097.00/cwt97.00–97.008831
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,136124.78/cwt118.00–129.001,41810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,150148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,7021
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,169136.24/cwt131.00–141.001,5937
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,315140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,8411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,317153.78/cwt152.00–157.002,02513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,326164.41/cwt160.00–170.002,1804
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,405141.43/cwt137.00–146.001,9874
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,538166.76/cwt162.00–175.002,5657
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,573154.31/cwt150.00–159.002,42712
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0902,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28801,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1902,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3181,985.96/head1,925.00–2,050.001,9862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6252,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29602,163.93/head2,025.00–2,300.002,1642

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.