Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2025-10-10

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Oct 10
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
393 head
▼ 166 vs last sale 559▼ 547 vs year ago 940 · −58.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 52▼ 46 vs year ago 88 · −52.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 0▼ 4 vs year ago 7 · −57.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady on a light test. 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 $378.46/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 3 of 19 comparable sales and sits −95.82 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.
Average price
$378.46
21 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,098
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$647
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$89.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.36
vs KY average
−67.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555389.422,16217thin
Medium and Large 2553347.501,9202thin
Large 1-2595332.501,9781thin
Medium and Large 2-3505300.001,5151thin
One grade step is worth $89.42/cwt here — about $647 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale21 hd
378.46
—
KY average24 barns · 582 hd
384.82
−6.36
National average181 barns · 23,254 hd
445.85
−67.39
This barn, trailing median19 sales
474.28
−95.82
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—High1,534177.922,72910
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,600165.172,6438thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,311156.722,0559thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,113135.651,51016

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$2,3001thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Large 1-2420352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,4811
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,7602
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,7161
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3505300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5151
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8281
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,8591
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2557362.03/cwt360.00–365.002,0175
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,26011
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,9811
Steers550–600Large 1-2595332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,9781
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617351.82/cwt345.00–357.502,17116
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7501
Steers600–650Large 1-2645345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2251
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8531
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2689340.28/cwt340.00–345.002,34517
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2722322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,3282
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2112
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4821
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2764329.33/cwt325.00–337.502,51611
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added791368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,91188
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,090297.50/cwt297.50–297.503,2431
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3305295.00/cwt295.00–295.009001
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3368289.80/cwt280.00–300.001,0662
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2612
Heifers350–400Large 1-2390295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1511
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,4703
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440307.59/cwt300.00–315.001,3532
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3463309.93/cwt300.00–315.001,4353
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472349.00/cwt342.50–352.501,6473
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475326.30/cwt322.50–335.001,55010
Heifers500–550Large 2-3500275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3751
Heifers500–550Large 2505300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5152
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2516317.25/cwt312.50–320.001,6378
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5861
Heifers500–550Large 1-2525323.68/cwt320.00–327.501,6992
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537336.91/cwt335.00–337.501,8094
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2562339.89/cwt332.50–342.501,9108
Heifers550–600Large 2568300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7043
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9041
Heifers600–650Large 1-2607312.53/cwt307.50–315.001,8973
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625324.10/cwt322.50–325.002,02614
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2626312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,9564
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3628290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8212
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9651
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685311.50/cwt310.00–315.002,13410
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710309.96/cwt307.50–312.502,2012
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3800260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0808
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2810260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1063
Heifers800–850Large 1-2840260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1841
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2895237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,1262
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2912305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,78211
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2997240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3932
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2278405.07/cwt402.50–407.501,1262
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3861
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2362400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4482
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2368416.65/cwt410.00–420.001,5336
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3380380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4441
Bulls350–400Large 1-2385367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,4151
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2412446.35/cwt437.50–452.501,8395
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,6891
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3480355.21/cwt345.00–360.001,7053
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483378.52/cwt370.00–387.501,8282
Bulls450–500Large 1-2487349.39/cwt340.00–352.501,7024
Bulls450–500Large 2487320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5582
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2505352.95/cwt342.50–362.501,78210
Bulls500–550Large 1-2515347.53/cwt345.00–352.501,7903
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540333.17/cwt325.00–337.501,7994
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8152
Bulls550–600Small and Medium 1-2552230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2702
Bulls550–600Large 1-2560347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,9461
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2574342.08/cwt335.00–352.501,9645
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2608330.72/cwt322.50–347.502,0113
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2686328.62/cwt327.50–329.002,2544
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2713317.14/cwt305.00–322.502,2616
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2877276.00/cwt276.00–276.002,4212
Bulls950–1000Large 2-3960200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9201
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,045210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,1951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,375161.93/cwt158.00–170.002,2274
Bulls——1,576184.37/cwt177.00–189.002,9064
Bulls——1,768197.00/cwt194.00–200.003,4832
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050103.08/cwt100.00–105.001,0822
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,114146.86/cwt144.00–149.001,6367
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,120115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2881
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,132136.88/cwt131.00–143.001,5496
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,9072
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,310166.25/cwt162.00–170.002,1783
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,328153.43/cwt150.00–157.002,0384
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,583155.46/cwt150.00–161.002,4612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,606168.41/cwt163.00–177.002,7056
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29602,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001

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.