Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2025-09-19

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Sep 19
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
659 head
▼ 259 vs last sale 918▼ 97 vs year ago 756 · −12.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 64▲ 18 vs year ago 39 · +46.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 28▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower with less demand for fleshy bawling feeders. Yearling steers sold steady. 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 $378.49/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 3 of 19 comparable sales and sits −95.79 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.
Average price
$378.49
42 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,053
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$461
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2
$67.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.64
vs KY average
−26.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541382.222,06839
Large 1-2595340.002,0231thin
Medium and Large 2575335.001,9261thin
Large 2510315.001,6071thin
One grade step is worth $67.22/cwt here — about $461 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 sale42 hd
378.49
—
KY average24 barns · 1,187 hd
388.12
−9.64
National average165 barns · 10,728 hd
404.64
−26.15
This barn, trailing median19 sales
474.28
−95.79
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—Low1,943190.463,70113
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,514160.982,4379thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,199155.561,86414
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,153136.891,57811

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)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,395$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,258$2,0513thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,018$1,8903thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,013$1,5942thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)695$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,500$2,4251thin

Every lot

122 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,1861
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4151
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6413
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434402.47/cwt390.00–415.001,7476
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477362.41/cwt360.00–367.501,7293
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,07910
Steers500–550Large 2510315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6071
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523383.94/cwt367.50–387.502,00811
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571365.73/cwt360.00–367.502,08818
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9261
Steers550–600Large 1-2595340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0231
Steers600–650Large 1-2600300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8001
Steers600–650Large 2-3605265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6031
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2606377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,2883
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621386.00/cwt386.00–386.002,39721
Steers650–700Large 1-2650332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,1612
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2655342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,2431
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3682280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9102
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,2941
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725318.65/cwt315.00–322.502,3102
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2781325.73/cwt325.00–327.502,5447
Steers750–800Large 1-2790326.19/cwt317.50–335.002,5772
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2795300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3852
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805322.83/cwt317.50–335.002,59910
Steers800–850Large 1-2842300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5262
Steers850–900Large 1-2870282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,4581
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added872347.00/cwt347.00–347.003,02662
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2872332.40/cwt327.50–342.502,8993
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2882300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6464
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added923345.20/cwt341.50–348.753,186111
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2941314.17/cwt312.50–315.002,9563
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,000272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,7251
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,007326.75/cwt326.75–326.753,29054
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,025307.50/cwt307.50–307.503,1521
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,095309.00/cwt309.00–309.003,38450
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,129307.00/cwt307.00–307.003,46650
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2262400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0482
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3142
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374389.82/cwt380.00–395.001,4586
Heifers350–400Large 1-2380360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3681
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380347.70/cwt340.00–355.001,3212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6401
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419366.50/cwt362.50–372.501,5365
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3181
Heifers450–500Large 2473300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4192
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475310.00/cwt300.00–320.001,4732
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,6201
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,7629
Heifers500–550Large 1-2500337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,6881
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2508343.73/cwt340.00–347.501,7462
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524328.61/cwt320.00–335.001,7225
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4701
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2550340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8703
Heifers550–600Large 1-2563331.26/cwt327.50–335.001,8656
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2566319.30/cwt315.00–327.501,8073
Heifers550–600Large 2568294.93/cwt290.00–300.001,6752
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618318.71/cwt317.50–320.001,9702
Heifers600–650Large 1-2632317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,0072
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665267.56/cwt260.00–275.001,7792
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666318.14/cwt315.00–320.002,1198
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,1371
Heifers650–700Large 1-2695287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,9981
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8852
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7161
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2734290.07/cwt282.50–292.502,1296
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2751277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,0843
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2819269.32/cwt262.50–272.502,2064
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2867278.56/cwt267.50–288.002,4153
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,0941
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3330355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1721
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2346380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3153
Bulls350–400Large 2-3360315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1341
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3380350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3302
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,5111
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2410401.28/cwt400.00–402.501,6452
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,5651
Bulls400–450Medium 1-2440305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3421
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2460372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,7142
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7222
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3485330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6011
Bulls450–500Large 1-2490355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7401
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2510353.27/cwt350.00–360.001,8023
Bulls500–550Large 1-2532337.06/cwt332.50–340.001,7935
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2536318.04/cwt315.00–320.001,7055
Bulls500–550Large 2547315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7232
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3547297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,6272
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570322.47/cwt320.00–327.501,8387
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3575293.35/cwt285.00–305.001,6873
Bulls550–600Large 1-2583295.93/cwt287.50–300.001,7253
Bulls600–650Large 1-2615280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7222
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623313.83/cwt310.00–317.501,9552
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8272
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2663299.18/cwt292.50–305.001,9843
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2668325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1714
Bulls700–750Large 1-2700295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0651
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2705305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1501
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2708272.42/cwt265.00–280.001,9292
Bulls750–800Large 1-2778313.71/cwt310.00–317.502,4412
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2795300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3851
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2800305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4403
Bulls800–850Large 1-2815265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1601
Bulls850–900Large 1-2885260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,575174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,7411
Bulls——1,939186.07/cwt180.00–190.003,6088
Bulls——2,043203.35/cwt200.00–211.004,1544
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1181
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,051135.79/cwt132.00–138.001,4274
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,128152.97/cwt150.00–158.001,7269
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,7501
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,221151.13/cwt147.00–156.001,8454
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,273125.55/cwt123.00–128.001,5982
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,353164.27/cwt161.00–174.002,2234
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495156.56/cwt154.00–159.002,3412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,1671
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,522165.29/cwt161.00–173.002,5166
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-26951,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0131,593.83/head1,450.00–1,700.001,5942
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0181,890.30/head1,225.00–2,275.001,8903
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2582,050.50/head1,800.00–2,350.002,0513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3952,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5002,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251

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.