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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Oct 31

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Oct 24Oct 31Nov 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

657 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 614▲ 657 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 59▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 24▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower with feeder heifers over 500lbs mostly steady. Yearling steers sold steady with a good quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $377.73/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 2 of 20 comparable sales and sits −90.79 against this barn's trailing median of $468.52.

Average price

$377.73

22 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$537

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

$81.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.04

vs KY average

−51.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	391.33	2,118	17thin
Large 1-2	555	336.88	1,870	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	510	310.00	1,581	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.33/cwt here — about $537 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 sale22 hd

377.73

—

KY average23 barns · 959 hd

376.69

+1.04

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

−51.99

This barn, trailing median20 sales

468.52

−90.79

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

20 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $506.67, low $356.34, median $468.52 across 20 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	—	Average	1,700	183.64	3,122	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,630	156.38	2,550	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,301	146.79	1,910	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	121.29	1,288	11

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$2,575	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$2,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,500	1thin

Every lot

100 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,044	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,144	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,444	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,330	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	380.06/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,634	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,880	3
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	460	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,656	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,721	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,581	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,005	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	402.84/cwt	402.50–405.00	2,143	7
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	540	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,769	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	387.11/cwt	372.50–390.00	2,164	6
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	329.39/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,049	4
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,256	1
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	653	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,188	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,947	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,178	1
Steers	650–700	Medium 1-2	675	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,772	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,346	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,491	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	750	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,175	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	787	332.68/cwt	330.00–334.00	2,618	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	809	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,678	8
Steers	850–900	Large 1-2	850	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,444	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	887	345.57/cwt	344.75–346.75	3,065	165
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	919	341.10/cwt	337.00–346.50	3,135	166
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,040	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	3,203	50
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	232	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,009	2
Heifers	350–400	Large 2	350	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,068	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	361.07/cwt	357.50–367.50	1,329	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	345.00/cwt	342.50–347.50	1,311	2
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	385	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,194	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	423	302.46/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,279	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	340.28/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,484	11
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	445	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,424	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	335.24/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,586	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	487	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,315	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	1
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	520	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,690	1
Heifers	500–550	Large 2	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,850	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,647	3
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	582	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,513	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	325.61/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,915	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,578	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	311.05/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,941	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,794	1
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	640	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,936	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	297.85/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,966	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	721	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,622	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,701	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	997	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,218	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,033	295.50/cwt	295.50–295.50	3,053	51
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	210	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	977	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,118	1
Bulls	250–300	Small 1-2	270	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	675	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,275	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,557	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,462	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,340	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	383.48/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,649	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1-2	460	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,369	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	328.66/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,610	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,742	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	342.58/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,812	4
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	577	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,933	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	352.06/cwt	347.50–357.50	2,045	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	629	286.60/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,803	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	647	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,087	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,016	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,976	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,138	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,944	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	810	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,478	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,047	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,379	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	945	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,961	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,680	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,326	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	176.46/cwt	175.00–178.00	3,017	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,295	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	105.90/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,001	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,401	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	122.75/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,415	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	137.64/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,763	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	154.41/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,035	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,395	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,668	157.57/cwt	157.00–158.00	2,628	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	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 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 657Last week 614Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 59Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 24Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	465.00	465.00
1	250–300	260	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	382	407.50	407.50
3	400–450	430	375.00–387.50	383.48
4	500–550	529	340.00–350.00	342.58
6	550–600	581	347.50–357.50	352.06
1	600–650	600	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	672	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	725	272.50	272.50
1	750–800	750	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	810	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	890	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	915	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	340	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	395	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	490	320.00–337.50	328.66
2	500–550	520	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	647	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	577	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	335.00	335.00
5	600–650	629	280.00–297.50	286.60
1	800–850	810	182.50	182.50
1	900–950	945	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	232	435.00	435.00
3	350–400	368	357.50–367.50	361.07
11	400–450	436	332.50–345.00	340.28
2	450–500	473	330.00–340.00	335.24
3	500–550	540	342.50	342.50
16	550–600	588	322.50–330.00	325.61
7	600–650	624	307.50–315.00	311.05
2	950–1000	997	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	1000–1050	1,033	295.50	295.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	342.50–347.50	345.00
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	505	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	578	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	635	282.50	282.50
6	650–700	660	287.50–300.00	297.85
3	800–850	810	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	445	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	520	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	582	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	640	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	520	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	300.00–305.00	302.46
2	450–500	487	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	590	267.50	267.50
2	600–650	600	260.00	260.00
3	700–750	721	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	435.00	435.00
1	250–300	260	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	350	412.50	412.50
3	400–450	445	422.50	422.50
4	500–550	531	377.50	377.50
6	550–600	559	372.50–390.00	387.11
1	600–650	640	352.50	352.50
1	650–700	690	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	722	345.00	345.00
6	750–800	787	330.00–334.00	332.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	532	402.50–405.00	402.84
8	800–850	809	331.00	331.00
165	850–900	887	344.75–346.75	345.57
166	900–950	919	337.00–346.50	341.10
50	1000–1050	1,040	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	430	375.00–390.00	380.06
2	450–500	462	372.50	372.50
4	600–650	622	320.00–332.50	329.39
1	650–700	670	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	540	327.50	327.50
3	550–600	560	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	625	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	653	335.00	335.00
2	850–900	850	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	485	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	510	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	660	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	750	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	137.00	137.00
3	—	945	100.00–114.00	105.90
6	—	1,153	117.00–128.00	122.75
1	—	980	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,668	157.00–158.00	157.57
1	—	1,555	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,281	135.00–143.00	137.64
6	—	1,318	151.00–159.00	154.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,710	175.00–178.00	176.46
1	—	1,680	198.00	198.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,575.00	2,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,500.00	1,500.00

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.