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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Nov 21

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Nov 14Nov 21Dec 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,023 head

▲ 94 vs last sale 929▲ 82 vs year ago 941 · +8.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 38▲ 16 vs year ago 38 · +42.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 6▼ 28 vs year ago 35 · −80.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold mostly steady with feeder heifers over 500lbs 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Yearling steers sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

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 $320.28/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −154.00 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$320.28

10 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$68.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−41.33

vs KY average

−89.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	358.33	1,959	3thin
Medium and Large 2	569	314.46	1,789	4thin
Large 1-2	571	290.00	1,656	3thin

One grade step is worth $68.33/cwt here — about $303 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 sale10 hd

320.28

—

KY average25 barns · 851 hd

361.62

−41.33

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

−89.80

This barn, trailing median19 sales

474.28

−154.00

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,682	181.45	3,051	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,323	145.91	1,930	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,527	144.28	2,203	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,008	128.03	1,290	12

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,124	$1,916	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	840	$1,100	1thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	213	456.76/cwt	445.00–470.00	973	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,125	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,460	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,636	1
Steers	400–450	Large 1-2	435	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,381	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,706	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,652	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,887	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,992	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	314.46/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,789	4
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	571	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,656	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	323.54/cwt	322.50–325.00	2,029	7
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	633	300.82/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,904	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,214	4
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	711	284.89/cwt	277.50–290.00	2,026	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	312.64/cwt	302.50–317.50	2,282	3
Steers	750–800	Large 1-2	780	255.83/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,995	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	788	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,679	70
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	789	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,328	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,153	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	817	332.55/cwt	310.50–343.25	2,717	224
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,544	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	871	325.46/cwt	304.50–329.00	2,835	144
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	923	316.14/cwt	314.50–318.00	2,918	118
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	988	294.75/cwt	294.75–294.75	2,912	109
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,042	291.50/cwt	291.50–291.50	3,037	106
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,008	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,083	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	992	1
Heifers	300–350	Large 1-2	325	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	910	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,376	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,254	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,450	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	401	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,514	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,451	1
Heifers	450–500	Large 2	450	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,058	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,524	3
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	480	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,344	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	281.89/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,387	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	277.45/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,412	8
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	284.69/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,634	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,537	1
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	585	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,477	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,678	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,581	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1-2	625	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,281	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	262.01/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,719	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	697	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,743	2
Heifers	700–750	Large 1-2	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	238.80/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,743	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,620	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	893	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,209	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	387.04/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,277	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	994	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	388.32/cwt	387.50–392.50	1,514	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,316	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	373.82/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,585	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1-2	430	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,140	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	342.02/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,484	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,593	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	496	363.95/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,805	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,432	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	511	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,750	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1-2	515	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,107	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	307.01/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,618	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	314.49/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,786	5
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	568	296.71/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,685	3
Bulls	550–600	Large 2	578	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,503	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	299.98/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,824	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	609	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,010	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Bulls	650–700	Large 1-2	673	286.22/cwt	277.50–295.00	1,926	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Bulls	650–700	Large 2	685	237.57/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,627	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	701	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,665	3
Bulls	750–800	Large 1-2	780	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,009	1
Bulls	950–1000	Large 1-2	970	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,037	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,440	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,915	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	183.06/cwt	180.00–186.00	3,048	2
Bulls	—	—	1,773	196.53/cwt	192.00–205.00	3,484	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	114.53/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,025	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	126.17/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,248	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	135.30/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,450	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	144.07/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,812	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,460	155.55/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,271	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	131.91/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,939	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,536	144.36/cwt	137.00–149.00	2,217	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	156.39/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,437	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,745	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,356	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	840	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	955	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	1,886.23/head	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,886	2

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 Nov 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,023Last week 929Year ago 941

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 38Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 6Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	486	340.00	340.00
4	550–600	569	310.00–327.50	314.46
1	800–850	805	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	445.00–470.00	456.76
1	300–350	300	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	365	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	425	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	458	372.50	372.50
1	500–550	510	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	565	352.50	352.50
7	600–650	627	322.50–325.00	323.54
4	650–700	676	327.50	327.50
3	700–750	730	302.50–317.50	312.64
6	750–800	789	295.00	295.00
1	850–900	855	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	750–800	788	340.00	340.00
224	800–850	817	310.50–343.25	332.55
144	850–900	871	304.50–329.00	325.46
118	900–950	923	314.50–318.00	316.14
109	950–1000	988	294.75	294.75
106	1000–1050	1,042	291.50	291.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	317.50	317.50
3	550–600	571	290.00	290.00
3	600–650	633	292.50–305.00	300.82
5	700–750	711	277.50–290.00	284.89
3	750–800	780	252.50–257.50	255.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	310	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	430	337.50	337.50
12	450–500	492	280.00–302.50	281.89
1	550–600	580	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	620	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	697	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	810	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	401	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	367	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	400	362.50	362.50
3	450–500	455	335.00	335.00
8	500–550	509	270.00–285.00	277.45
13	550–600	574	280.00–300.00	284.69
1	600–650	610	275.00	275.00
5	650–700	656	260.00–270.00	262.01
4	700–750	730	235.00–240.00	238.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	480	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	585	252.50	252.50
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	310	390.00	390.00
6	400–450	434	340.00–345.00	342.02
2	450–500	472	337.50	337.50
2	500–550	507	282.50	282.50
2	600–650	600	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	370.00–392.50	387.04
6	350–400	390	387.50–392.50	388.32
4	400–450	424	370.00–375.00	373.82
7	450–500	496	357.50–365.00	363.95
5	500–550	527	305.00–307.50	307.01
5	550–600	568	300.00–322.50	314.49
2	600–650	608	295.00–305.00	299.98
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
3	700–750	701	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	511	342.50	342.50
5	600–650	609	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	568	290.00–300.00	296.71
2	650–700	673	277.50–295.00	286.22
1	750–800	780	257.50	257.50
1	950–1000	970	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	260.00	260.00
3	650–700	685	232.50–240.00	237.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	515	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	405	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	615	220.00	220.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	1,975.00	1,975.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,208	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,886.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	895	114.00–115.00	114.53
5	—	989	123.00–129.00	126.17
5	—	1,072	132.00–139.00	135.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	135.00	135.00
4	—	1,460	152.00–159.00	155.55
15	—	1,258	138.00–148.00	144.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,558	154.00–159.00	156.39
3	—	1,470	129.00–135.00	131.91
9	—	1,536	137.00–149.00	144.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	133.00	133.00
3	—	1,773	192.00–205.00	196.53
2	—	1,665	180.00–186.00	183.06

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.