Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for all feeder and slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $269.35/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −131.25 against this barn's trailing median of $400.60.

Average price

$269.35

32 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,486

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$48.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.41

vs KY average

−35.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	281.14	1,538	19thin
Medium and Large 2	560	263.75	1,477	4thin
Large 1-2	523	260.00	1,360	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	558	247.50	1,381	5thin
Large 2	595	232.50	1,383	2thin

One grade step is worth $48.64/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale32 hd

269.35

—

KY average25 barns · 2,892 hd

280.77

−11.41

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−35.29

This barn, trailing median27 sales

400.60

−131.25

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	1,762	172.60	3,041	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,592	143.39	2,283	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,262	139.21	1,757	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	117.96	1,234	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,140	170.00	1,938	1thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,056	$2,893	11
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,087	$2,850	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,540	5

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	790	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	322.49/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	289.98/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,209	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	348.00/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	300.28/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,739	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	347	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	672	198.42/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,333	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,878	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	247.54/cwt	240.00–250.00	2,022	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,141	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	428	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,592	2
Heifers	Large 2	600–650	645	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	737	270.75/cwt	270.75–270.75	1,995	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	731	206.63/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	225.26/cwt	217.50–228.00	1,530	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	558	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,381	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	420	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	873	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	221.26/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,442	1
Steers	Large 2	600–650	645	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	286.53/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,765	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	257.55/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,973	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	380.29/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,293	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	286.25/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	230.90/cwt	227.50–245.00	1,656	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	717	271.17/cwt	271.00–271.50	1,944	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	815	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,119	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	463	401.76/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,860	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	908	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,179	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	256.03/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,738	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	264.97/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,664	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	397	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,418	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	119.77/cwt	117.50–122.00	1,411	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	147.79/cwt	143.00–154.00	2,369	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,586	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	135.08/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,603	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	127.84/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,300	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	672	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,140	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,938	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,911	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	135.38/cwt	131.00–139.00	2,146	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	145.20/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,959	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	106.83/cwt	104.00–109.00	881	2
Bulls	—	—	1,843	177.82/cwt	170.00–195.00	3,277	5
Bulls	—	—	1,627	163.89/cwt	159.00–167.00	2,666	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,540.00/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,540	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	2,892.83/head	2,475.00–3,250.00	2,893	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	232.56/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,577	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	559	264.93/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,481	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	231.24/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,783	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	623	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	231.51/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,678	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	240.87/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	988	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,164	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	346.29/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,593	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	285.79/cwt	272.50–295.00	1,620	5
Bulls	Large 2	500–550	545	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	304.57/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,307	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	630	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,070	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	800	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	495	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	282.44/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,604	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	292.80/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,388	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	523	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	225.60/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,593	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	228.27/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,422	3
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	595	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	246.91/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,560	8
Heifers	Large 2	900–950	915	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	278.92/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,425	7

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 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 468Last week 995Year ago 563

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 57Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 43Year ago 67

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for all feeder and slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	340.00	340.00
4	550–600	559	255.00–270.00	264.93
2	600–650	623	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	790	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	395	372.50	372.50
7	450–500	460	340.00–352.50	346.29
5	550–600	567	272.50–295.00	285.79
10	600–650	628	262.50–275.00	264.97
11	650–700	679	252.50–262.50	256.03
5	700–750	725	230.00–237.50	231.51
4	750–800	771	230.00–232.50	231.24
3	950–1000	988	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	397	307.50	307.50
2	600–650	630	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	465	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	525	275.00	275.00
3	550–600	590	260.00	260.00
3	600–650	613	240.00–242.50	240.87
3	650–700	678	230.00–237.50	232.56
1	950–1000	975	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	530	260.00	260.00
3	600–650	635	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	655	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	350.00	350.00
4	300–350	340	365.00–385.00	380.29
1	350–400	365	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	425	370.00	370.00
3	450–500	483	342.50–360.00	348.00
2	500–550	533	320.00–325.00	322.49
8	550–600	579	295.00–302.50	300.28
7	600–650	616	282.00–290.00	286.53
2	700–750	735	260.00	260.00
4	750–800	766	250.00–260.00	257.55
4	800–850	817	240.00–250.00	247.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	347	405.00	405.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	540	280.00–292.50	286.25
4	600–650	623	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	685	257.50	257.50
6	700–750	717	227.50–245.00	230.90
1	800–850	810	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	463	390.00–410.00	401.76
5	500–550	518	362.50	362.50
27	700–750	717	271.00–271.50	271.17
25	800–850	815	260.00	260.00
5	900–950	908	240.00	240.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	292.50	292.50
3	400–450	417	285.00–292.50	289.98
2	500–550	525	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	595	267.50	267.50
3	600–650	623	225.00–230.00	228.27
8	650–700	679	217.50–228.00	225.26
3	700–750	731	200.00–210.00	206.63
3	750–800	788	195.00	195.00
1	800–850	820	170.00	170.00
3	850–900	873	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	558	247.50	247.50
8	650–700	672	195.00–207.50	198.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	320.00	320.00
5	600–650	621	260.00	260.00
75	700–750	737	270.75	270.75
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	595	232.50	232.50
1	600–650	645	215.00	215.00
1	900–950	915	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	429	295.00–315.00	304.57
12	450–500	474	290.00–297.50	292.80
7	500–550	511	275.00–292.50	278.92
12	550–600	568	270.00–290.00	282.44
8	600–650	632	240.00–255.00	246.91
12	700–750	706	220.00–234.00	225.60
5	750–800	767	210.00–224.00	221.26
2	800–850	845	210.00	210.00
2	900–950	940	210.00	210.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	262.50	262.50
2	500–550	523	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	630	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	800	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,178	117.50–122.00	119.77
5	—	1,017	125.00–133.00	127.84
1	—	840	80.00	80.00
2	—	825	104.00–109.00	106.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,603	143.00–154.00	147.79
1	—	1,505	127.00	127.00
4	—	1,585	131.00–139.00	135.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	122.00	122.00
19	—	1,187	131.00–139.00	135.08
16	—	1,349	141.00–150.00	145.20
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	170.00	170.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,843	170.00–195.00	177.82
3	—	1,627	159.00–167.00	163.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,087	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,020	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,540.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,056	2,475.00–3,250.00	2,892.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,350.00	1,350.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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