Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2025-01-24

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jan 24
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
995 head
165 vs last sale 830 410 vs year ago 585 · +70.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
30 vs last sale 27 40 vs year ago 17 · +235.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
23 vs last sale 20 36 vs year ago 7 · +514.3%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Yearling steers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers over 600lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Very good demand for all feeder and slaughter classes. Good quality offering of feeders in todays sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $342.68/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits 131.60 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.
Average price
$342.68
71 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,833
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$466
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2
$89.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+22.18
vs KY average
+1.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534344.931,84369
Medium and Large 2560275.001,5401thin
Large 2540255.001,3771thin
One grade step is worth $89.93/cwt here — about $466 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales
521471420370median 474.2812/1902/2003/2705/0807/31
Steers 500–600 lb: high $506.67, low $384.21, median $474.28 across 21 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale71 hd
342.68
KY average25 barns · 1,109 hd
320.50
+22.18
National average147 barns · 15,667 hd
340.94
+1.74
This barn, trailing median21 sales
474.28
−131.60
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsHigh1,740176.353,0697thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,355150.532,03933
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,461146.752,1457thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,046121.981,27610

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,520$2,3751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,260$2,2913thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,194$2,16111
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$1,8953thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)860$1,8002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,265$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,170$1,7751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,155$1,7203thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,225$1,6251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)990$1,3501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)873$1,9382thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)800$1,8751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$1,6251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,553$2,6002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,342$2,7925
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,320$2,4572thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,110$2,5002thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,175$2,3251thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsLarge 1-2550–600584302.56/cwt295.00–305.001,7674
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500484359.03/cwt350.00–367.501,7385
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600560275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5401
HeifersLarge 1-2650–700670235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5751
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750747257.50/cwt257.00–267.501,92440
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500471365.64/cwt362.50–370.001,7224
SteersLarge 1-2800–850820220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8041
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600581330.00/cwt315.00–332.501,91720
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750744248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,8457
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500470299.77/cwt292.50–305.001,4095
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650623266.00/cwt260.00–270.001,6575
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500479332.98/cwt330.00–340.001,59510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400370402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,4891
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700676302.38/cwt302.00–303.002,04429
HeifersLarge 1-2500–550525287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,5091
HeifersLarge 1-2400–450421314.19/cwt312.50–315.001,3233
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800792205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6242
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600588252.14/cwt250.00–252.501,4837
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800787248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,95227
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700674256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,72520
HeifersLarge 1-2350–400360302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,0892
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500483321.14/cwt320.00–325.001,55111
HeifersLarge 1-2600–650645240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5482
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700658228.75/cwt227.50–230.001,5052
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650628219.18/cwt217.50–220.001,3763
HeifersLarge 2-3550–600575202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,1641
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450416344.54/cwt340.00–347.501,4335
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450402365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4675
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400365345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2593
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750700217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5231
SteersMedium and Large 21000–10501,000200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0001
SteersLarge 2500–550540255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3771
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450415362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,5041
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550523339.20/cwt330.00–349.501,77418
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600584287.33/cwt287.00–292.501,67816
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,005225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,2612
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800791276.20/cwt265.50–279.002,185168
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650629313.51/cwt308.00–321.001,97241
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650645245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5801
SteersLarge 2650–700662250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6552
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900870250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1751
SteersLarge 1-2600–650640290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550508357.84/cwt357.50–362.501,81829
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600555358.75/cwt352.50–365.001,9912
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500485345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6731
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900888261.80/cwt261.80–261.802,32560
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700654288.63/cwt285.00–300.001,88825
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850843273.04/cwt265.00–278.602,302197
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550505350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7682
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450440380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6721
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700655262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,7192
SteersLarge 1-2750–800780230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7941
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750731283.27/cwt276.00–284.752,07172
BullsLarge 1-2800–850820205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6811
BullsLarge 1-2650–700695210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4601
BullsLarge 2450–500495280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3861
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450415300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2451
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500465380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7671
CowsLean 85-90%972114.04/cwt111.00–119.001,1083
CowsBoner 80-85%1,279143.20/cwt139.00–149.001,83213
CowsLean 85-90%1,078125.38/cwt121.00–130.001,3527
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,475148.87/cwt145.00–152.002,1966
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,380134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,8491
CowsBoner 80-85%1,404155.29/cwt150.00–160.002,18020
Bulls1,748177.74/cwt170.00–183.003,1076
Bulls1,695168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,8481
Bred CowsMedium 1-29251,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1252,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2201,792.11/head1,675.00–1,900.001,7922
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2651,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2602,290.71/head2,200.00–2,350.002,2913
Bred CowsMedium 1-28251,780.30/head1,650.00–1,900.001,7802
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2251,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred CowsMedium 1-29552,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29901,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-27951,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1701,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2472,196.89/head1,875.00–2,450.002,1979
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5202,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28731,938.47/head1,925.00–1,950.001,9382
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29051,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28001,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0251,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1102,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1752,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3442,777.53/head2,675.00–2,900.002,7784
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550506291.10/cwt290.00–295.001,4737
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350338345.04/cwt340.00–350.001,1664
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600580270.26/cwt260.00–282.501,56820
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650617243.08/cwt240.00–244.001,5009
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800760220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700687240.97/cwt240.00–245.001,6555
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850837221.97/cwt220.00–228.001,8584
HeifersLarge 1-2450–500497312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,5532
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550531228.39/cwt225.00–235.001,2133
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500450245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1031
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700685260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7811
HeifersLarge 1-2300–350340297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,0121
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750725170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2331
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400370250.00/cwt250.00–250.009251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850805230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8521
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400369370.71/cwt355.00–377.501,3689
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550547332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,8192
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600583229.89/cwt225.00–235.001,3402
BullsLarge 1-2750–800763226.55/cwt220.00–230.001,7293
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600580322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,8711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650620257.50/cwt255.00–260.001,5972
BullsLarge 1-2450–500460340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5641
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400363342.45/cwt340.00–345.001,2432
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450445367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,6351
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5532,600.36/head2,575.00–2,625.002,6002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3202,456.82/head2,425.00–2,500.002,4572
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3352,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501

How this sale compares

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.