Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2025-11-07

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Nov 7
● Final142 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,019 head
▲ 362 vs last sale 657▲ 229 vs year ago 790 · +29.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 29▲ 41 vs year ago 24 · +170.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 6▲ 78 vs year ago 2 · +3,900.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Weaned, Preconditioned with favorable condition still bringing premiums with fleshy, bawling and off colored calves facing large discounts. Yearling steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. 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 $336.70/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −137.58 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.
Average price
$336.70
31 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,803
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$418
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2-3
$87.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−35.28
vs KY average
−82.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537347.661,86619thin
Large 1-2535332.071,7776thin
Medium and Large 2519329.991,7134thin
Large 2-3557260.001,4482thin
One grade step is worth $87.66/cwt here — about $418 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale31 hd
336.70
—
KY average22 barns · 1,040 hd
371.98
−35.28
National average195 barns · 36,957 hd
419.10
−82.40
This barn, trailing median19 sales
474.28
−137.58
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—High1,639169.852,78411
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,596150.562,40221
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,295143.381,85617
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,080127.081,37317
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,415192.502,7241thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,450$2,7173thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,252$2,34118
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,296$2,3124thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,355$2,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,258$2,0335
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,310$1,9622thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,128$1,9323thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$1,8251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,170$2,7751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,700$3,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,460$3,3036
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,550$3,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,543$3,1423thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,447$2,9743thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)835$1,6281thin

Every lot

142 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
Steers250–300Large 1-2260350.00/cwt350.00–350.009101
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2541
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370352.88/cwt340.00–360.001,3063
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421363.13/cwt360.00–370.001,5294
Steers400–450Large 1-2425320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3601
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8722
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480333.47/cwt320.00–340.001,6016
Steers450–500Large 1-2488367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,7933
Steers500–550Large 1-2510333.43/cwt330.00–340.001,7003
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519329.99/cwt327.50–332.501,7134
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522349.29/cwt340.00–362.501,82314
Steers550–600Large 2-3557260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4482
Steers550–600Large 1-2560330.70/cwt320.00–342.501,8523
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578343.08/cwt327.50–352.501,9835
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615321.56/cwt317.50–325.001,9785
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3619300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8575
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627368.92/cwt357.50–373.252,31333
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632340.07/cwt335.00–347.502,1493
Steers650–700Large 1-2650317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,0641
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2672315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1176
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675331.41/cwt325.00–340.002,23715
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added693365.75/cwt365.75–365.752,53569
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,4851
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718336.22/cwt335.00–337.502,4142
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2732294.86/cwt285.00–305.002,1584
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755352.25/cwt352.25–352.252,65972
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,1851
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2766322.84/cwt310.00–327.502,4736
Steers750–800Large 2780250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9501
Steers800–850Large 1-2811262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,1293
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2820290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3781
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6811
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added930308.67/cwt290.00–324.102,871226
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3960247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,3761
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added968309.49/cwt299.50–318.752,996109
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,018305.00/cwt305.00–305.003,105115
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240400.00/cwt400.00–400.009601
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0011
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310302.50/cwt302.50–302.509381
Heifers300–350Large 1-2315304.68/cwt295.00–315.009602
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0881
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,1951
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375299.84/cwt295.00–305.001,1243
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2400300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2002
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410324.88/cwt315.00–335.001,3322
Heifers400–450Large 1-2410277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,1381
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2021
Heifers400–450Large 2-3445260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1571
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 1-2445215.00/cwt215.00–215.009571
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464321.96/cwt312.50–330.001,49413
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,5931
Heifers450–500Large 1-2470280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3164
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522322.57/cwt315.00–337.501,68418
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2532295.00/cwt290.00–300.001,56910
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2535247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,3241
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3545277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,5121
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563305.90/cwt302.50–312.501,7226
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566311.16/cwt305.00–315.001,7614
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574355.53/cwt352.50–357.502,0415
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1396
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619309.00/cwt292.50–315.001,91316
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623281.30/cwt280.00–282.501,7522
Heifers600–650Large 1-2637280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7842
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5362
Heifers650–700Large 1-2655250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6382
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2661277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,8343
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680265.07/cwt260.00–267.501,8023
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added681310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1114
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3690227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,5701
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9442
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7761
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,8431
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765282.24/cwt265.00–288.002,15912
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0361
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3925150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,0531
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270372.31/cwt370.00–375.001,0052
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2320379.96/cwt370.00–385.001,2164
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2342360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2312
Bulls300–350Large 1-2345352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,2161
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy347407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,4145
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360340.21/cwt325.00–355.001,2252
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2371385.88/cwt385.00–387.501,4323
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430331.47/cwt315.00–340.001,4253
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2436360.02/cwt352.50–370.001,5705
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy437390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7042
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2464305.73/cwt295.00–315.001,4197
Bulls450–500Large 1-2476348.17/cwt340.00–352.501,6573
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2485338.00/cwt330.00–342.501,6396
Bulls450–500Large 2485300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4552
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8181
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2512303.42/cwt300.00–310.001,5543
Bulls500–550Large 2515302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,5581
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2527332.05/cwt330.00–337.501,7506
Bulls500–550Large 1-2542330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7892
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3562266.28/cwt260.00–285.001,4964
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565307.30/cwt300.00–315.001,7362
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2566326.75/cwt322.50–332.501,8494
Bulls550–600Large 2585282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,6531
Bulls550–600Large 1-2590310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8291
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2608269.97/cwt265.00–280.001,6413
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2612301.32/cwt290.00–307.501,84410
Bulls600–650Large 1-2620242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,5041
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2671264.48/cwt257.50–275.001,7754
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2677289.67/cwt287.50–292.501,9618
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,8671
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2820247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,0301
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,9891
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,060185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,9611
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,415192.50/cwt192.50–192.502,7241
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,508147.29/cwt138.00–155.002,2214
Bulls——1,653180.02/cwt175.00–184.002,9765
Bulls——1,868189.53/cwt189.00–190.003,5402
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,054123.48/cwt117.00–128.001,3017
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,082110.22/cwt106.00–115.001,1933
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090137.57/cwt132.00–139.001,5006
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,200140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,6801
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262144.83/cwt139.00–149.001,82811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,330134.10/cwt129.00–139.001,7844
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,403154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,1612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,499143.04/cwt138.00–148.002,1448
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,655155.19/cwt151.00–164.002,56813
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,7003,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3203,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3702,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4353,341.25/head3,275.00–3,500.003,3414
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4853,210.40/head3,150.00–3,275.003,2102
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4853,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5253,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5503,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6203,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7003,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1281,932.05/head1,800.00–2,025.001,9323
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2522,341.27/head1,700.00–3,000.002,34118
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2582,032.75/head1,700.00–2,325.002,0335
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2962,311.93/head1,975.00–3,000.002,3124
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,961.83/head1,725.00–2,150.001,9622
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3552,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4502,717.24/head2,200.00–3,150.002,7173
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28351,628.00/head1,628.00–1,628.001,6281
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751

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.