Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2025-10-24

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Oct 24
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
614 head
▲ 241 vs last sale 373▼ 79 vs year ago 693 · −11.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 33▼ 7 vs year ago 66 · −10.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 12▲ 14 vs year ago 10 · +140.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady on a light test. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold steady with feeder heifers over 500lbs 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $404.02/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 6 of 19 comparable sales and sits −70.26 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.
Average price
$404.02
15 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,222
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$357
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$73.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.65
vs KY average
−54.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551413.292,27813thin
Large 2520347.501,8071thin
Medium and Large 2565340.001,9211thin
One grade step is worth $73.29/cwt here — about $357 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 sale15 hd
404.02
—
KY average25 barns · 1,035 hd
404.67
−0.65
National average182 barns · 38,495 hd
458.14
−54.12
This barn, trailing median19 sales
474.28
−70.26
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—Average1,465167.452,4548thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,478154.252,28116
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,384153.912,13013
CowsLean 85-90%High1,097129.881,42416

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 (2-4 yrs)1,325$2,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,141$2,0437
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,048$2,0132thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,175$1,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,010$1,6251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$3,1023thin

Every lot

110 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2355485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7221
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425413.89/cwt402.50–420.001,7593
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428482.13/cwt470.00–495.002,0642
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2450470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1151
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,8791
Steers500–550Large 2520347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,8071
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2547392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,1474
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2553422.53/cwt410.00–432.502,3379
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9211
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added637384.17/cwt382.50–387.502,44731
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2664353.73/cwt350.00–355.002,3498
Steers650–700Large 2-3675290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9581
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728370.47/cwt370.25–384.002,69763
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added773365.91/cwt351.00–379.752,828130
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2792330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,6142
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added829351.19/cwt350.00–353.002,91125
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,7571
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,034324.75/cwt324.75–324.753,35856
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,070309.00/cwt309.00–309.003,30654
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,125292.50/cwt292.50–292.503,2911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2282352.50/cwt352.50–352.509942
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2300340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0201
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335373.79/cwt372.50–375.001,2522
Heifers350–400Large 1-2360350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2601
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3321
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365324.18/cwt322.50–325.001,1833
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381387.64/cwt382.50–390.001,4773
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2408370.81/cwt362.50–377.501,5133
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435344.72/cwt340.00–355.001,5003
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2450295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,3281
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470340.80/cwt340.00–345.001,6026
Heifers450–500Large 2-3485280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3581
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3487323.82/cwt320.00–325.001,5774
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2494359.51/cwt357.50–360.001,7765
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520342.47/cwt340.00–345.001,7817
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525322.02/cwt320.00–322.501,6915
Heifers550–600Large 2565281.27/cwt280.00–282.501,5892
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5961
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571298.77/cwt290.00–305.001,7064
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575325.51/cwt322.50–327.501,87210
Heifers550–600Large 1-2586309.45/cwt308.00–312.501,8133
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2602280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6862
Heifers600–650Large 1-2615285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7531
Heifers600–650Large 2620260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6121
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0001
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2662286.31/cwt282.50–290.001,8954
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665294.49/cwt294.00–295.001,9582
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2736286.64/cwt285.00–290.002,1103
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2771279.68/cwt275.00–287.502,1568
Heifers750–800Large 1-2775255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9761
Heifers750–800Large 2785252.52/cwt250.00–255.001,9822
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8961
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810223.80/cwt220.00–227.501,8132
Heifers800–850Large 2-3830220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8261
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3220350.00/cwt350.00–350.007701
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2250425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,0631
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270350.00/cwt350.00–350.009451
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325421.62/cwt415.00–430.001,3709
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3370395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4621
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy376495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,8614
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2390457.50/cwt457.50–457.501,7841
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,9851
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7221
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2440449.17/cwt447.50–452.501,9763
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy451480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,1654
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3459375.05/cwt360.00–385.001,7214
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2460435.71/cwt430.00–447.502,0043
Bulls450–500Large 2-3470330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5511
Bulls450–500Large 1-2490370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8131
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2490325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5932
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3522334.21/cwt332.50–337.501,7453
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523369.79/cwt362.50–377.501,9343
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530349.91/cwt345.00–355.001,8552
Bulls500–550Large 1-2541325.82/cwt320.00–337.501,7633
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2555385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1372
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3572322.43/cwt320.00–327.501,8443
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585341.60/cwt340.00–345.001,9983
Bulls550–600Large 2595280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6661
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2610348.70/cwt342.50–355.002,1272
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615319.99/cwt310.00–327.501,9684
Bulls600–650Large 1-2625325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0312
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1111
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3673291.23/cwt285.00–297.501,9602
Bulls700–750Large 1-2715270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9311
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2722271.72/cwt270.00–275.001,9623
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2768269.84/cwt260.00–280.002,0724
Bulls800–850Large 1-2845292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,4722
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2876270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3654
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,433161.10/cwt152.00–168.002,3096
Bulls——1,455178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,5901
Bulls——1,670195.00/cwt195.00–195.003,2571
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%943114.10/cwt110.00–117.001,0764
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,122123.49/cwt120.00–126.001,3863
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,138135.88/cwt130.00–141.001,5466
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,193145.30/cwt144.00–146.001,7333
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303142.20/cwt139.00–145.001,8532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,368150.49/cwt147.00–157.002,0597
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440152.02/cwt144.00–155.002,18911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,453165.75/cwt161.00–175.002,4084
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,563159.17/cwt158.00–162.002,4885
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1782,890.13/head2,775.00–3,000.002,8902
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2753,525.00/head3,525.00–3,525.003,5251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28901,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29451,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1832,141.83/head1,725.00–2,700.002,1426
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3252,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501

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.