Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend do to be closed last week for the christmas holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.49/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −156.11 against this barn's trailing median of $400.60.

Average price

$244.49

40 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,321

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$54.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs KY average

−49.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	257.38	1,379	25
Large 1-2	527	234.49	1,236	5thin
Medium and Large 2	558	227.10	1,266	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	558	202.52	1,130	4thin

One grade step is worth $54.86/cwt here — about $250 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

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $435.22, low $345.17, median $400.60 across 27 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 sale40 hd

244.49

—

KY average1 barns · 40 hd

244.49

+0.00

National average41 barns · 9,437 hd

293.63

−49.14

This barn, trailing median27 sales

400.60

−156.11

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,727	154.39	2,667	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,514	134.93	2,043	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,285	134.03	1,723	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,114	112.00	1,247	6thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$2,640	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,369	$2,366	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,480	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,895	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,275	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,650	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,335	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	201.69/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,154	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	510	237.49/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,211	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	260.04/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,113	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Large 2	750–800	755	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	249.13/cwt	247.50–252.50	1,405	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,826	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	705	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	259.98/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,370	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	228.52/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,282	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	301.60/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,680	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	680	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	525	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	263.05/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,768	9
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	678	244.57/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	1
Steers	Large 2	450–500	495	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	354.96/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,647	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	268.93/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	351.74/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,625	1
Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	510	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,262	1
Steers	Large 2	500–550	530	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,249	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	611	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	521	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,667	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	109.28/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,324	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	137.83/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,078	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	144.18/cwt	137.00–152.00	1,925	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	130.30/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,591	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	129.53/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,977	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	118.18/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,590	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	838	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	123.08/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,348	2
Bulls	—	—	1,671	153.26/cwt	148.00–158.00	2,561	7
Bulls	—	—	1,293	139.07/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,798	3
Bulls	—	—	2,067	165.16/cwt	160.00–177.00	3,414	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,640.35/head	2,525.00–2,800.00	2,640	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,895	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,369	2,365.71/head	1,200.00–2,700.00	2,366	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	244.24/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,724	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	665	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	230.09/cwt	225.00–235.00	973	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	301.64/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,069	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	645	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,145	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	595	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	520	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,481	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,056	1

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Fri Jan 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 179Last week 198Year ago 878

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 27Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 54Year ago 3

No trend do to be closed last week for the christmas holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	225.00–235.00	230.09
1	450–500	465	237.50	237.50
1	500–550	515	205.00	205.00
3	550–600	572	200.00–202.50	201.69
1	600–650	610	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	277.50	277.50
2	350–400	375	285.00	285.00
4	400–450	428	257.50–267.50	260.04
3	450–500	458	250.00	250.00
19	500–550	527	250.00–267.50	259.98
6	550–600	564	247.50–252.50	249.13
3	600–650	645	227.50	227.50
13	650–700	658	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	745	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	230.00	230.00
4	500–550	510	232.50–242.50	237.49
1	550–600	595	222.50	222.50
3	600–650	645	207.50	207.50
1	650–700	680	217.50	217.50
1	700–750	705	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	252.50	252.50
1	350–400	390	262.50	262.50
1	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	540	220.00	220.00
5	550–600	561	220.00–237.50	228.52
1	600–650	620	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	381	350.00–352.50	351.74
1	400–450	405	332.50	332.50
6	450–500	464	345.00–360.00	354.96
1	500–550	500	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	557	280.00–312.50	301.60
2	600–650	618	262.50–275.00	268.93
9	650–700	672	255.00–270.00	263.05
4	700–750	716	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	810	232.50	232.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	307.50	307.50
5	650–700	678	240.00–250.00	244.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	590	295.00	295.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	530	270.00	270.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	380	357.50	357.50
2	450–500	492	312.50	312.50
3	500–550	513	295.00–310.00	301.64
2	550–600	580	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	635	255.00	255.00
7	700–750	706	235.00–247.50	244.24
1	850–900	870	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	377	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	450	277.50	277.50
1	550–600	590	262.50	262.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	845	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	521	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	611	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	520	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	665	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,212	109.00–110.00	109.28
1	—	855	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,095	121.00–125.00	123.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,508	135.00–145.00	137.83
7	—	1,526	123.00–134.00	129.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,335	137.00–152.00	144.18
9	—	1,221	126.00–136.00	130.30
3	—	1,345	115.00–123.00	118.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,671	148.00–158.00	153.26
3	—	1,293	138.00–140.00	139.07
5	—	2,067	160.00–177.00	165.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,650	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,300	2,525.00–2,800.00	2,640.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,480	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,895	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,369	1,200.00–2,700.00	2,365.71

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.

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Richmond Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle