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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Dec 5

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Nov 21Dec 5Dec 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,039 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 1,023▲ 275 vs year ago 764 · +36.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 54▼ 7 vs year ago 26 · −26.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 7▼ 1 vs year ago 8 · −12.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend due to being closed last week for the thanksgiving holiday, however their was a higher undertone for all classes of feeders, yearlings and slaughter cattle.

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 $386.04/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 3 of 19 comparable sales and sits −88.24 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$386.04

38 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,112

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

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

$73.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.71

vs KY average

−43.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	411.50	2,195	23
Medium and Large 2	562	363.98	2,046	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	580	340.00	1,972	2thin
Large 1-2	568	338.16	1,922	8thin

One grade step is worth $73.34/cwt here — about $273 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale38 hd

386.04

—

KY average24 barns · 1,071 hd

387.76

−1.71

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−43.11

This barn, trailing median19 sales

474.28

−88.24

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	—	Average	1,913	189.63	3,627	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,804	161.42	2,911	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,389	160.72	2,232	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,187	134.67	1,598	3thin

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,525	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	985	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,400	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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,602	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	426.37/cwt	417.50–437.50	1,799	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	413.79/cwt	397.50–422.50	1,937	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	506	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,188	4
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	515	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,931	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	409.13/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,156	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,303	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	363.98/cwt	362.50–365.00	2,046	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	388.31/cwt	387.50–390.00	2,202	3
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	576	332.90/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,918	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,972	2
Steers	600–650	Large 2-3	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	1
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	637	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,911	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	351.58/cwt	337.50–357.50	2,243	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	337.29/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,219	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,285	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,128	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	777	333.36/cwt	327.00–347.25	2,590	136
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	787	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,538	4
Steers	750–800	Large 1-2	797	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,431	1
Steers	800–850	Large 1-2	818	291.22/cwt	287.50–295.00	2,382	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	827	303.40/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,509	15
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	836	351.27/cwt	349.00–352.00	2,937	233
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	855	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	2,783	24
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	907	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,939	58
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	912	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,645	5
Steers	900–950	Large 1-2	915	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,654	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	972	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	3,072	120
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	3,060	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	252	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,058	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,115	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,152	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	372.38/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,389	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	339.87/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,278	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	436	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,722	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	354.24/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,544	4
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	475	287.42/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,365	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	485	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,225	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	358.23/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,745	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	491	322.73/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,585	7
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	511	307.42/cwt	297.50–312.50	1,571	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	337.14/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,760	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,699	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	330.30/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,889	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1-2	600	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,530	1
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	623	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,900	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	325.27/cwt	310.00–328.00	2,043	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	312.73/cwt	297.50–315.00	2,048	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1-2	660	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,254	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,288	77
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	681	285.61/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,945	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	296.83/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,140	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,900	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,232	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	817	286.31/cwt	270.00–290.00	2,339	12
Heifers	800–850	Large 1-2	825	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,815	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	830	316.25/cwt	316.25–316.25	2,625	66
Heifers	800–850	Medium 1-2	845	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,352	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	890	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,136	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,354	1
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,240	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	212	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	880	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,135	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	407.50/cwt	400.00–422.50	1,426	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,722	1
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	452	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,672	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	397.69/cwt	392.50–402.50	1,881	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	356.70/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,858	9
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	570	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,568	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	597	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,075	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	315.54/cwt	300.00–322.50	2,013	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	702	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,218	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,976	2
Bulls	700–750	Large 1-2	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	737	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,861	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,159	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	895	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,924	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Large 1-2	1,120	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,044	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,870	185.77/cwt	183.00–188.00	3,474	2
Bulls	—	—	1,955	193.49/cwt	193.00–194.00	3,783	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,483	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,718	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,593	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	156.62/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,075	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,098	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,580	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,733	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,809	168.63/cwt	161.00–178.00	3,051	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,065	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	3,221	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	935	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	950	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	985	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,525	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	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 Dec 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,039Last week 1,023Year ago 764

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 54Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 7Year ago 8

Compared to last week: No trend due to being closed last week for the thanksgiving holiday, however their was a higher undertone for all classes of feeders, yearlings and slaughter cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	252.50	252.50
1	600–650	600	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	660	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	845	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	252	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	373	370.00–375.00	372.38
4	400–450	436	352.50–360.00	354.24
16	450–500	487	350.00–360.00	358.23
8	500–550	522	330.00–352.50	337.14
21	550–600	572	320.00–337.50	330.30
10	600–650	628	310.00–328.00	325.27
11	650–700	655	297.50–315.00	312.73
4	700–750	721	295.00–300.00	296.83
1	750–800	790	282.50	282.50
12	800–850	817	270.00–290.00	286.31
1	1050–1100	1,070	220.00	220.00
1	1100–1150	1,120	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	475	280.00–292.50	287.42
3	500–550	511	297.50–312.50	307.42
3	600–650	623	305.00	305.00
1	800–850	825	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	436	395.00	395.00
77	650–700	665	344.00	344.00
66	800–850	830	316.25	316.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	340.00	340.00
4	350–400	376	335.00–352.50	339.87
1	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
7	450–500	491	310.00–335.00	322.73
1	500–550	535	317.50	317.50
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
4	650–700	681	285.00–287.50	285.61
1	700–750	745	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	800	220.00	220.00
2	850–900	890	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	580	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	506	432.50	432.50
4	550–600	555	415.00	415.00
136	750–800	777	327.00–347.25	333.36
233	800–850	836	349.00–352.00	351.27
24	850–900	855	325.50	325.50
58	900–950	907	324.00	324.00
120	950–1000	972	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	398	402.50	402.50
6	400–450	422	417.50–437.50	426.37
9	450–500	468	397.50–422.50	413.79
12	500–550	527	390.00–420.00	409.13
3	550–600	567	387.50–390.00	388.31
7	600–650	638	337.50–357.50	351.58
14	650–700	658	330.00–347.50	337.29
3	700–750	703	325.00	325.00
4	750–800	787	322.50	322.50
15	800–850	827	300.00–317.50	303.40
5	900–950	912	290.00	290.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	360.00	360.00
5	550–600	562	362.50–365.00	363.98
1	750–800	760	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	375.00	375.00
7	550–600	576	330.00–350.00	332.90
1	600–650	637	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	797	305.00	305.00
2	800–850	818	287.50–295.00	291.22
1	900–950	915	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	212	415.00	415.00
1	250–300	255	445.00	445.00
3	350–400	350	400.00–422.50	407.50
1	400–450	420	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	473	392.50–402.50	397.69
9	500–550	521	350.00–372.50	356.70
2	550–600	597	347.50	347.50
4	600–650	638	300.00–322.50	315.54
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	712	277.50	277.50
1	750–800	785	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	452	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	570	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	730	260.00	260.00
1	1100–1150	1,120	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	702	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	370.00	370.00
2	700–750	737	252.50	252.50
1	850–900	895	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,809	161.00–178.00	168.63
1	—	2,065	156.00	156.00
1	—	1,520	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	129.00	129.00
1	—	1,210	142.00	142.00
1	—	1,115	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	173.00	173.00
3	—	1,325	153.00–159.00	156.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,870	183.00–188.00	185.77
2	—	1,955	193.00–194.00	193.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,060	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,525	2,300.00	2,300.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,400.00	1,400.00

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.