What it is

Richardson’s Rock Ranch (Richardson Agate Co. LLC) is a first-party lapidary-rough and rock-shop supplier near Madras, Oregon, known as the home of the Priday Agate Beds and Kennedy Agates. The official site publishes a long per-pound rough rock price list, seasonal shop hours, and visitor directions off Highway 97. Digging on the ranch is described as permanently closed; the business today is the rock shop / rough yard. It is not a membership gem club and not a teaching school.

Who it’s for

Cabochon cutters, tumblers, collectors and travelers on the Highway 97 corridor who want Oregon and world rough by the pound from a first-party shop with printed prices. The Rock Prices page states the ranch does not offer shipping of rough rock, so this listing suits buyers who can visit in person.

Why it’s listed

This is a first-party lapidary supplier with a printed Madras street address, phone numbers, an official shop site, posted hours, and a Rock Prices page with on-page dollar prices per pound. It is not a scraped directory card, not Amazon, and not an affiliate-only storefront.

Store and contact (home / Contact widget / About, checked 2026-10-01): Richardson Agate Co. LLC, 6683 NE Hay Creek Rd, Madras, OR 97741. Phone 541-475-2680; toll-free 800-433-2680. GPS note on the home page: N 44 43.956 W 120 58.564, elevation 1,845; turn at mile post 81 on Highway 97.
Hours (home page, checked today): Summer (May–September) — Open 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Thursday–Tuesday, Closed Wednesday (home also notes summer hours in effect and pets must remain in vehicles). Winter (October–April) — Open 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Friday–Tuesday, Closed Wednesday and Thursday. Confirm live before visiting.
Sample rough prices (Rock Prices page, checked today; all prices per pound except where noted; subject to change; no shipping of rough rock): Priday Thundereggs, Rough — $3.00 / lb; Crazy Lace Agate (Mexico) — $5.00 / lb; Brazilian Agate — $2.50 / lb; African Blue Lace — $9.00 / lb; African Queen Picture Jasper — $9.00 / lb; Mookaite — $8.00 / lb; Malachite — $20.00 / lb; BC Jade — $35.00 / lb; Jade (Wyoming) — $15.00 / lb; King Cobra Jasper — $2.00 / lb. Many other lots (Graveyard Point Plume, Labradorite, Moroccan materials, thunderegg grades and more) appear on the same table.
Shop identity (home page, checked today): vast selection of rough and finished stone from mines worldwide; digging permanently closed; rock shop open on the posted seasonal schedule.

The list prices above are what the official Rock Prices page showed on the check date. Stock and prices change. Use the live price list and confirm at the counter before treating any figure as fixed.

Official URL

Last checked: 2026-10-01

https://richardsonrockranch.com/

Rock prices (per-pound list): https://richardsonrockranch.com/rock-prices/

About: https://richardsonrockranch.com/about-us/

Location

Shop address (site Contact widget / home page, checked 2026-10-01): 6683 NE Hay Creek Rd, Madras, OR 97741. Phone 541-475-2680. Turn at mile post 81 on Highway 97 per the official directions.

This is a first-party rock shop and lapidary-rough yard. Do not treat it as a membership gem-club workshop or a class campus. Rough rock is sold in person; the Rock Prices page states there is no shipping of rough rock.

Notes

Category is Suppliers. This listing is for Richardson’s own rock shop and published rough price list. It is not a Clubs gem society and not a Workshops teaching program.
Sample prices are copied from the official Rock Prices page checked on 2026-10-01 and may change. Confirm live grades and counter totals before buying.
Finished stone and display material appear alongside cutting/tumbling rough. The published per-pound rough list is the reason for this listing.
Digging is permanently closed per the home page; visit for the shop / rough piles only.
The first-party rock-shop exterior photo is saved as richardsons-rock-ranch.jpg. It came from richardsonrockranch.com (/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Richardsons-Rock-Shop-1920x720.jpg) and was resized only for file size, not otherwise edited.
Not affiliated with Lapidary Plaza.
No Lapidary Plaza contact, purchase, booking, or publication action was taken.

FAQ

Q: Where is Richardson’s Rock Ranch?
A: According to the official site Contact block (checked 2026-10-01), 6683 NE Hay Creek Rd, Madras, OR 97741. Phone 541-475-2680. Directions note mile post 81 on Highway 97.

Q: What lapidary rough does it sell, and at what prices?
A: The Rock Prices page (checked 2026-10-01) lists rough by the pound, including examples around $2–$5/lb (Brazilian agate, King Cobra jasper, Priday thundereggs, Crazy Lace), $8–$9/lb (Mookaite, African Blue Lace, African Queen Picture Jasper) and higher for materials such as malachite ($20/lb) and BC jade ($35/lb). Confirm on https://richardsonrockranch.com/rock-prices/

Q: Does Richardson’s ship rough or run classes?
A: The Rock Prices page states it does not offer shipping of rough rock—plan an in-person visit. The official site is a rock shop / rough yard, not a class campus. Richardson’s Rock Ranch is listed here under Suppliers, not as a Clubs meeting organization or a Workshops class program.