Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to being closed last week for inclement weather.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $312.52/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −161.76 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$312.52

69 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

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

$59.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.99

vs KY average

−29.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	322.11	1,781	53
Medium and Large 2	555	289.02	1,603	10thin
Large 1-2	528	276.16	1,458	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	552	262.50	1,449	4thin

One grade step is worth $59.61/cwt here — about $332 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

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 sale69 hd

312.52

—

KY average23 barns · 1,513 hd

316.51

−3.99

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−29.93

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−161.76

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	—	High	2,011	160.28	3,224	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,330	133.92	1,781	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,409	128.40	1,810	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	113.01	1,154	8thin

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,785	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,525	$2,035	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,288	$1,913	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,186	$1,823	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,450	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,255	$1,710	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$1,125	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$1,575	1thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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	450–500	457	274.14/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,253	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	277.61/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,896	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,970	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	237.09/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,494	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	460	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	365	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	210.00/cwt	207.50–212.50	1,712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	215.83/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,645	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	328.72/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	552	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,449	4
Steers	Large 2	650–700	665	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	651	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	323.90/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	258.18/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,991	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	278.34/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,734	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,059	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,144	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	249.95/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	311	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	995	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	279.93/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,632	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	328.39/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,737	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	314.04/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,297	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	298.10/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,568	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	322.98/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,828	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	429	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,459	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	303.84/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,890	30
Steers	Large 2	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	298.19/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,385	2
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	528	276.16/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	306.68/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,727	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,898	2
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	613	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	253.01/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,809	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	762	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,897	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	480	305.54/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,467	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	264.30/cwt	256.00–270.00	1,615	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	672	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	279.82/cwt	279.60–282.00	2,029	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	859	258.25/cwt	258.25–258.25	2,218	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	231.20/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	502	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	386.67/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,334	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	114.74/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,231	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	126.75/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,734	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	140.15/cwt	137.50–142.50	1,787	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,337	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,126	1
Bulls	—	—	2,165	165.71/cwt	160.00–173.00	3,588	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	131.85/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,777	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	98.56/cwt	92.00–104.00	848	2
Bulls	—	—	1,550	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,232	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,710.00/head	1,710.00–1,710.00	1,710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	1,822.95/head	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,823	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	820	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,785	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	2,035.00/head	2,035.00–2,035.00	2,035	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	1,912.70/head	1,700.00–2,085.00	1,913	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	322.44/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	305.34/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,597	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	902	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	257.14/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,705	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	360.46/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,381	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	800–850	810	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	355.28/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,158	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	225.80/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	251.69/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,311	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	260.58/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,475	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	200.39/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,339	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	277.28/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,300	16
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	677	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,540	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	567	239.01/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,355	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	223.38/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,506	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	266.17/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,384	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	534	281.82/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,505	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	850–900	850	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,636	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	618	218.67/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	281	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	885	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	696	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,705	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	291.85/cwt	282.50–297.50	1,205	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	214.41/cwt	208.00–222.50	1,531	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	242.39/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,597	17
Bulls	Large 1-2	300–350	335	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	314.89/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	584	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,664	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,195	2
Bulls	Large 2	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	2

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 830Last week 179Year ago 80

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 63Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 25Year ago 1

No trend due to being closed last week for inclement weather.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	290.00–302.50	298.19
3	450–500	457	272.50–275.00	274.14
3	500–550	521	250.00–255.00	251.69
2	550–600	577	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	645	220.00	220.00
11	650–700	674	220.00–227.50	223.38
1	850–900	870	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	281	315.00	315.00
2	350–400	360	327.50–330.00	328.72
15	400–450	413	282.50–297.50	291.85
16	450–500	469	270.00–285.00	277.28
9	500–550	520	260.00–275.00	266.17
13	550–600	566	260.00–267.50	260.58
6	600–650	630	232.50–242.50	237.09
17	650–700	659	234.00–245.00	242.39
8	700–750	714	208.00–222.50	214.41
12	750–800	762	210.00–220.00	215.83
2	800–850	815	207.50–212.50	210.00
2	1000–1050	1,010	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	460	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	567	232.50–245.00	239.01
2	600–650	618	212.50–225.00	218.67
2	650–700	677	227.50	227.50
1	850–900	850	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	257.50	257.50
1	500–550	525	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	580	220.00	220.00
5	650–700	668	200.00–201.00	200.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	480	295.00–315.00	305.54
22	500–550	534	280.00–285.00	281.82
6	550–600	584	285.00	285.00
61	600–650	611	256.00–270.00	264.30
9	650–700	655	250.00	250.00
68	750–800	762	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	311	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	375	352.50	352.50
3	400–450	413	307.50–320.00	314.04
4	450–500	461	320.00–335.00	323.90
14	500–550	529	327.50–332.50	328.39
12	550–600	563	300.00–315.00	306.68
29	600–650	623	270.00–283.00	278.34
49	650–700	683	270.00–285.00	277.61
40	700–750	715	252.50–255.00	253.01
20	750–800	771	250.00–265.00	258.18
2	800–850	825	230.00	230.00
5	1050–1100	1,059	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	552	262.50	262.50
1	600–650	615	235.00	235.00
2	650–700	672	237.50	237.50
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	665	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	429	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	520	347.50	347.50
24	550–600	566	320.00–324.00	322.98
30	600–650	622	300.00–305.00	303.84
3	650–700	651	292.50	292.50
85	700–750	725	279.60–282.00	279.82
65	850–900	859	258.25	258.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	526	290.00–300.00	298.10
5	550–600	583	275.00–285.00	279.93
4	600–650	638	247.50–255.00	249.95
1	900–950	925	190.00	190.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	272.50–280.00	276.16
3	600–650	613	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	690	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	345.00–365.00	355.28
4	350–400	383	355.00–367.50	360.46
2	400–450	435	310.00–320.00	314.89
2	450–500	483	320.00–325.00	322.44
6	500–550	523	295.00–310.00	305.34
1	550–600	570	290.00	290.00
6	650–700	663	252.50–265.00	257.14
2	700–750	740	220.00	220.00
3	750–800	780	217.50–230.00	225.80
2	850–900	863	227.50–235.00	231.20
2	900–950	902	202.50	202.50
1	950–1000	975	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	290.00	290.00
3	450–500	498	287.50	287.50
2	500–550	502	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	600	240.00	240.00
2	850–900	875	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	370.00–395.00	386.67
1	400–450	420	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	580	270.00	270.00
4	650–700	696	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	810	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,073	108.00–119.00	114.74
2	—	1,078	124.00	124.00
2	—	860	92.00–104.00	98.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,368	125.00–129.00	126.75
1	—	1,575	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	137.50–142.50	140.15
6	—	1,348	128.00–136.00	131.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,165	160.00–173.00	165.71
1	—	1,550	144.00	144.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,710.00	1,710.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,186	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,822.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,785	2,275.00	2,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,525	2,035.00	2,035.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,288	1,700.00–2,085.00	1,912.70
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,575.00	1,575.00

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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