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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Oct 17

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

373 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 393▼ 617 vs year ago 990 · −62.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 42▼ 117 vs year ago 150 · −78.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 3▼ 25 vs year ago 37 · −67.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady on a limited test, However the high quality weaned and vaccinated packages and loads were met with very good demand and sharply higher prices. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $384.62/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 14 of 30 comparable sales and sits −7.88 against this barn's trailing median of $392.50.

Average price

$384.62

77 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,186

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$433

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$78.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.12

vs KY average

−13.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	568	387.70	2,203	74
Medium and Large 2-3	573	308.86	1,770	3thin

One grade step is worth $78.84/cwt here — about $433 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 sale77 hd

384.62

—

KY average26 barns · 1,471 hd

368.50

+16.12

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−13.24

This barn, trailing median30 sales

392.50

−7.88

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

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $435.22, low $303.56, median $392.50 across 30 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	1,618	177.63	2,873	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,595	162.96	2,599	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,303	149.51	1,949	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,040	135.57	1,410	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,220	215.00	2,623	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,463	$3,354	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$2,974	2thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	260	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,326	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	428	462.54/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,980	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	501	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,192	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,460	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,272	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,475	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,429	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,657	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,186	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	930	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,059	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,103	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,139	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	369.66/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,368	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	334.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,256	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	366.05/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,541	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	363.76/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,746	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	332.50/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,596	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	332.36/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,765	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,913	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,935	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	394.50/cwt	394.50–394.50	2,253	65
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	308.86/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,770	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	318.45/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,000	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	636	394.25/cwt	394.25–394.25	2,507	76
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	656	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,460	74
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	318.97/cwt	312.00–325.00	2,121	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,250	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,296	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	835	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,837	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	882	283.31/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,499	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	905	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,901	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,552	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,016	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,870	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	230	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,035	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	275	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,293	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,244	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,424	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	426.01/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,619	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	460.00/cwt	452.50–467.50	1,863	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	475	435.92/cwt	420.00–452.50	2,071	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	344.06/cwt	322.50–360.00	1,651	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	388.65/cwt	382.50–395.00	1,897	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	356.09/cwt	347.50–362.50	1,866	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	362.87/cwt	350.00–377.50	2,083	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	579	309.97/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,795	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	327.82/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,032	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,178	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,365	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,303	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,450	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	995	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,388	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,220	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,623	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,595	173.50/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,767	3
Bulls	—	—	1,685	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,202	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	925	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	140.74/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,455	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,419	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,763	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,616	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	145.60/cwt	138.00–151.00	1,884	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	159.07/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,125	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	162.96/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,599	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	193.21/cwt	160.00–232.50	1,922	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,380	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,336	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	2,973.99/head	2,950.00–3,000.00	2,974	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,463	3,353.85/head	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,354	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	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 Oct 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 373Last week 393Year ago 990

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 42Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 3Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	357.50	357.50
65	550–600	571	394.50	394.50
76	600–650	636	394.25	394.25
74	650–700	656	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	365.00	365.00
1	300–350	300	367.50	367.50
8	350–400	370	360.00–380.00	369.66
7	400–450	421	360.00–377.50	366.05
8	450–500	480	355.00–370.00	363.76
4	500–550	531	330.00–340.00	332.36
4	550–600	569	340.00	340.00
5	600–650	628	312.50–325.00	318.45
3	650–700	665	312.00–325.00	318.97
1	700–750	720	312.50	312.50
1	800–850	820	280.00	280.00
3	850–900	882	280.00–290.00	283.31
1	900–950	945	270.00	270.00
6	1000–1050	1,016	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	375	330.00–340.00	334.98
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	480	325.00–340.00	332.50
3	550–600	573	275.00–325.00	308.86
1	800–850	835	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	905	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	435	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	488	382.50–395.00	388.65
4	500–550	524	347.50–362.50	356.09
12	550–600	574	350.00–377.50	362.87
7	600–650	620	320.00–340.00	327.82
1	650–700	670	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	745	317.50	317.50
1	750–800	755	305.00	305.00
1	800–850	810	302.50	302.50
1	950–1000	995	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	322.50–360.00	344.06
5	550–600	579	300.00–320.00	309.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	450.00	450.00
3	250–300	275	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	320	445.00	445.00
5	350–400	380	425.00–430.00	426.01
2	400–450	405	452.50–467.50	460.00
7	450–500	475	420.00–452.50	435.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	355.00	355.00
3	700–750	728	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	805	330.00	330.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	510.00	510.00
2	400–450	428	460.00–465.00	462.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	501	437.50	437.50
6	600–650	615	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	317.50	317.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,336	155.00–162.00	159.07
8	—	1,294	138.00–151.00	145.60
1	—	1,215	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,075	132.00	132.00
1	—	1,145	154.00	154.00
4	—	1,034	139.00–145.00	140.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	161.00–165.00	162.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,595	172.00–176.00	173.50
1	—	1,685	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	215.00	215.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	995	160.00–232.50	193.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	182.50	182.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	200.00	200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	2,950.00–3,000.00	2,973.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,463	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,353.85

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	2,450.00	2,450.00

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.