Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2025-11-14

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Nov 14
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
929 head
▼ 90 vs last sale 1,019▼ 139 vs year ago 1,068 · −13.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 65▲ 19 vs year ago 19 · +100.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 74 vs last sale 80▲ 3 vs year ago 3 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Yearling steers sold steady with a good quality offering and a favorable condition. 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 $341.28/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −133.00 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.
Average price
$341.28
22 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,840
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$322
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3
$89.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−30.04
vs KY average
−83.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2532351.651,87116thin
Medium and Large 2552323.861,7875thin
Small and Medium 2-3590262.501,5491thin
One grade step is worth $89.15/cwt here — about $322 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 sale22 hd
341.28
—
KY average25 barns · 912 hd
371.32
−30.04
National average177 barns · 31,012 hd
424.87
−83.59
This barn, trailing median19 sales
474.28
−133.00
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—Low1,789187.603,3575thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,532145.202,2258thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,288144.211,85812
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,033127.261,3159thin

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)1,445$2,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,315$1,9722thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$2,0401thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2339415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,4074
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1561
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4451
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2441391.09/cwt385.00–392.501,7255
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6741
Steers450–500Large 1-2470345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6221
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5984
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517347.65/cwt340.00–355.001,79710
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520321.17/cwt312.50–330.001,6702
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2557358.32/cwt352.50–362.501,9966
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573325.65/cwt320.00–337.501,8663
Steers550–600Small and Medium 2-3590262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,5491
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627319.75/cwt312.50–322.502,0058
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,1563
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added696359.50/cwt359.50–359.502,50218
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1151
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723328.53/cwt317.50–338.002,37532
Steers700–750Large 1-2725300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1751
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added744360.10/cwt360.10–360.102,679112
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2764328.00/cwt325.00–329.002,5064
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added809345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,791160
Steers850–900Large 1-2860300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5801
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added865335.79/cwt332.50–340.002,905235
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added913328.52/cwt323.00–333.202,999104
Steers1000–1050Large 1-21,015266.00/cwt266.00–266.002,7006
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,095267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,9291
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,175282.50/cwt282.50–282.503,3191
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225400.00/cwt400.00–400.009001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy257450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1572
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3300305.00/cwt305.00–305.009151
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2327377.42/cwt375.00–380.001,2346
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3501
Heifers350–400Medium 1-2365280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0221
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2394337.52/cwt330.00–340.001,3304
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2405300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2151
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3410280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1481
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,5255
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423324.98/cwt317.50–330.001,37510
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468319.16/cwt317.50–320.001,4943
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478301.26/cwt300.00–302.501,4402
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,8384
Heifers500–550Large 1-2505300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5151
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540326.41/cwt310.00–330.001,76316
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571315.38/cwt305.00–317.501,80113
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612304.97/cwt290.00–315.001,86619
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,8401
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680261.28/cwt260.00–265.001,7774
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,8641
Heifers700–750Large 1-2725270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9582
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8881
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2267408.41/cwt405.00–410.001,0903
Bulls300–350Large 1-2310355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1011
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2323409.65/cwt405.00–415.001,3232
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1211
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2961
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373397.81/cwt390.00–415.001,4843
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2400345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3801
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423374.07/cwt372.50–377.501,5823
Bulls400–450Medium 1-2440290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2761
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3445300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3351
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2451363.35/cwt350.00–370.001,6393
Bulls450–500Large 1-2455355.11/cwt350.00–365.001,6163
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465342.45/cwt337.50–347.501,5922
Bulls450–500Large 2475320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5201
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2532332.42/cwt330.00–340.001,7684
Bulls550–600Large 1-2555312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,7341
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2563320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8023
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,7991
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6521
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620281.22/cwt277.50–285.001,7442
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2641304.73/cwt297.50–307.501,9537
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2655270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7692
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3670270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8091
Bulls650–700Large 1-2690267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,8461
Bulls700–750Large 1-2710258.72/cwt255.00–262.501,8372
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2722249.20/cwt245.00–252.501,7993
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730277.73/cwt267.50–287.502,0277
Bulls750–800Large 1-2770247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,9061
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2820270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2142
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2885292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,5891
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,025242.48/cwt237.50–247.502,4852
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,620183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,9651
Bulls——1,665168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,7971
Bulls——1,887195.67/cwt195.00–196.003,6923
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,1101
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,023132.13/cwt130.00–134.001,3522
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,041125.62/cwt123.00–128.001,3085
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,4911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,246144.06/cwt141.00–149.001,7958
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,343151.36/cwt150.00–152.002,0333
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,365164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,2391
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,460124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,8101
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,549144.26/cwt139.00–148.002,2356
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,600132.00/cwt132.00–132.002,1121
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3151,972.05/head1,950.00–2,000.001,9722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4452,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0202,040.00/head2,040.00–2,040.002,0401

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.