Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2025-09-19

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Sep 19
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
659 head
259 vs last sale 918 97 vs year ago 756 · 12.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
7 vs last sale 64 18 vs year ago 39 · +46.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
8 vs last sale 28 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower with less demand for fleshy bawling feeders. Yearling steers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $378.49/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits 95.79 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.
Average price
$378.49
42 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,053
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$461
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2
$67.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.64
vs KY average
26.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541382.222,06839
Large 1-2595340.002,0231thin
Medium and Large 2575335.001,9261thin
Large 2510315.001,6071thin
One grade step is worth $67.22/cwt here — about $461 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale42 hd
378.49
KY average24 barns · 1,187 hd
388.12
−9.64
National average165 barns · 10,728 hd
404.64
−26.15
This barn, trailing median21 sales
474.28
−95.79
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
BullsLow1,943190.463,70113
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,514160.982,4379thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,199155.561,86414
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,153136.891,57811

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/Aged (>5 yrs)1,395$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,258$2,0513thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,018$1,8903thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,013$1,5942thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)695$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,500$2,4251thin

Every lot, as filed

122 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500486362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,7629
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1100–11501,129307.00/cwt307.00–307.003,46650
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850805322.83/cwt317.50–335.002,59910
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800781325.73/cwt325.00–327.502,5447
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350345410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750725318.65/cwt315.00–322.502,3102
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550523383.94/cwt367.50–387.502,00811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550507410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,07910
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650606377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,2883
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950941314.17/cwt312.50–315.002,9563
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450434402.47/cwt390.00–415.001,7476
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1000–10501,007326.75/cwt326.75–326.753,29054
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1050–11001,095309.00/cwt309.00–309.003,38450
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800795300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3852
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600571365.73/cwt360.00–367.502,08818
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,025307.50/cwt307.50–307.503,1521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650621386.00/cwt386.00–386.002,39721
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650630290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8272
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950923345.20/cwt341.50–348.753,186111
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400385392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,5111
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600570322.47/cwt320.00–327.501,8387
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350310382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,1861
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600575335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9261
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800751277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,0843
SteersMedium and Large 21000–10501,000272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,7251
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750725260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8852
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350346380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3153
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500485355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7222
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900882300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6464
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700663299.18/cwt292.50–305.001,9843
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700655342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,2431
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400373440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6413
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900872332.40/cwt327.50–342.502,8993
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550508343.73/cwt340.00–347.501,7462
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900872347.00/cwt347.00–347.003,02662
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450419366.50/cwt362.50–372.501,5365
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650618318.71/cwt317.50–320.001,9702
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550510353.27/cwt350.00–360.001,8023
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300262400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0482
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750734290.07/cwt282.50–292.502,1296
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900867278.56/cwt267.50–288.002,4153
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500460372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,7142
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450410401.28/cwt400.00–402.501,6452
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300270405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,0941
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400374389.82/cwt380.00–395.001,4586
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600550340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8703
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700666318.14/cwt315.00–320.002,1198
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750705305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700668325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1714
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650623313.83/cwt310.00–317.501,9552
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450400410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850800305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4403
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850819269.32/cwt262.50–272.502,2064
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-26951,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800795300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3851
CowsLean 85-90%1,045107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1181
CowsLean 85-90%1,273125.55/cwt123.00–128.001,5982
CowsLean 85-90%1,221151.13/cwt147.00–156.001,8454
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,522165.29/cwt161.00–173.002,5166
CowsBoner 80-85%1,353164.27/cwt161.00–174.002,2234
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,505144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,1671
Bulls1,575174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,7411
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,495156.56/cwt154.00–159.002,3412
CowsBoner 80-85%1,215144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,7501
CowsLean 85-90%1,051135.79/cwt132.00–138.001,4274
Bulls2,043203.35/cwt200.00–211.004,1544
CowsBoner 80-85%1,128152.97/cwt150.00–158.001,7269
BullsLarge 1-2600–650615280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7222
HeifersLarge 1-2650–700695287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,9981
BullsLarge 1-2800–850815265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1601
BullsLarge 1-2450–500490355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7401
BullsLarge 1-2850–900885260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3011
Bulls1,939186.07/cwt180.00–190.003,6088
HeifersLarge 2550–600568294.93/cwt290.00–300.001,6752
BullsLarge 2500–550547315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7232
SteersLarge 2500–550510315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6071
SteersLarge 1-2750–800790326.19/cwt317.50–335.002,5772
SteersLarge 2-3600–650605265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6031
BullsLarge 1-2550–600583295.93/cwt287.50–300.001,7253
SteersLarge 1-2850–900870282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,4581
HeifersLarge 1-2500–550500337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,6881
HeifersLarge 1-2350–400380360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3681
SteersLarge 1-2650–700650332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,1612
BullsLarge 2-3350–400360315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1341
HeifersLarge 2450–500473300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4192
BullsLarge 1-2700–750700295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0651
HeifersLarge 1-2600–650632317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,0072
BullsLarge 1-2750–800778313.71/cwt310.00–317.502,4412
BullsLarge 1-2500–550532337.06/cwt332.50–340.001,7935
SteersLarge 1-2600–650600300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8001
SteersLarge 1-2550–600595340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0231
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550536318.04/cwt315.00–320.001,7055
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550525280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4701
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450420372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,5651
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750708272.42/cwt265.00–280.001,9292
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350330355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1721
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600566319.30/cwt315.00–327.501,8073
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500480337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,6201
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600575293.35/cwt285.00–305.001,6873
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550524328.61/cwt320.00–335.001,7225
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700690332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,2941
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500477362.41/cwt360.00–367.501,7293
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700695307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,1371
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400365360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3142
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400380347.70/cwt340.00–355.001,3212
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500485330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6011
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400380350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3302
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550547297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,6272
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700682280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9102
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750730235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7161
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3952,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0131,593.83/head1,450.00–1,700.001,5942
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450425310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3181
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500475310.00/cwt300.00–320.001,4732
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700665267.56/cwt260.00–275.001,7792
HeifersLarge 1-2550–600563331.26/cwt327.50–335.001,8656
SteersLarge 1-2800–850842300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5262
BullsMedium 1-2400–450440305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3421
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2582,050.50/head1,800.00–2,350.002,0513
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0181,890.30/head1,225.00–2,275.001,8903
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5002,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251

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.