Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower on a light test. Yearling steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $317.19/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −157.09 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$317.19

59 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$364

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

$52.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.55

vs KY average

−25.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	319.81	1,733	56
Large 1-2	530	270.00	1,431	1thin
Medium and Large 2	512	267.50	1,370	2thin

One grade step is worth $52.31/cwt here — about $364 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

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 sale59 hd

317.19

—

KY average24 barns · 1,231 hd

316.64

+0.55

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

−25.19

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−157.09

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	1,735	164.14	2,848	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,800	146.00	2,628	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,323	133.78	1,769	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,061	113.58	1,205	9thin

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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,257	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	397	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	227	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	783	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	745	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	309.91/cwt	307.50–312.50	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	299.88/cwt	285.00–315.00	909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	274.92/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,190	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	800	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	263.29/cwt	258.00–263.50	1,843	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	784	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,999	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	241.44/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	291.29/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,739	52
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	530	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,431	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	490	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	633	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	1,896	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	761	269.75/cwt	269.75–269.75	2,053	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	861	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,131	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	713	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	2,000	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	256.67/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,348	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,147	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	94.53/cwt	94.00–95.00	967	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,438	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,800	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,628	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	133.41/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,724	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,040	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	118.29/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,257	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	123.57/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,651	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,454	145.74/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,119	4
Bulls	—	—	1,735	164.14/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,848	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	291.33/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	258.83/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,496	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	540	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	299.49/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,261	10
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	473	247.62/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	273.66/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	248.84/cwt	242.50–251.00	1,530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	198.77/cwt	192.50–205.00	1,606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	296.66/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,273	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	287	349.20/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,002	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,316	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	252.49/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,477	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	270.63/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,298	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 Feb 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 397Last week 468Year ago 568

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 79Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 23Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	267.50	267.50
1	600–650	625	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	568	285.00–295.00	291.29
1	600–650	645	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	480	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	512	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	500–550	540	322.00	322.00
65	600–650	633	299.50	299.50
8	700–750	713	280.50	280.50
48	750–800	761	269.75	269.75
2	800–850	800	256.00	256.00
14	850–900	861	247.50	247.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	530	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	397	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	305.00	305.00
2	250–300	280	307.50–312.50	309.91
2	300–350	303	285.00–315.00	299.88
1	350–400	355	262.50	262.50
5	400–450	433	260.00–282.50	274.92
1	450–500	490	277.50	277.50
1	500–550	530	235.00	235.00
2	600–650	627	235.00	235.00
2	650–700	687	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	227	345.00	345.00
6	400–450	429	290.00–300.00	296.66
1	450–500	450	292.50	292.50
4	500–550	517	267.50–275.00	270.63
6	550–600	585	247.50–260.00	252.49
2	600–650	613	252.50	252.50
3	650–700	685	246.00	246.00
4	700–750	733	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	745	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	700–750	700	258.00–263.50	263.29
6	750–800	784	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	418	235.00–247.50	241.44
1	750–800	750	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	287	347.50–355.00	349.20
1	300–350	330	322.50	322.50
1	350–400	355	322.50	322.50
10	400–450	421	290.00–302.50	299.49
2	450–500	480	287.50–295.00	291.33
2	500–550	508	267.50–280.00	273.66
2	550–600	578	255.00–262.50	258.83
4	600–650	615	242.50–251.00	248.84
1	750–800	770	200.00	200.00
2	800–850	808	192.50–205.00	198.77
3	850–900	870	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	305.00	305.00
3	500–550	525	255.00–257.50	256.67
2	550–600	590	247.50	247.50
2	600–650	610	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	245.00–250.00	247.62
1	500–550	540	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	94.00–95.00	94.53
2	—	1,115	129.00	129.00
1	—	1,020	102.00	102.00
4	—	1,063	112.00–122.00	118.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	146.00	146.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,292	129.00–139.00	133.41
4	—	1,336	121.00–126.00	123.57
4	—	1,454	141.00–149.00	145.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,735	158.00–168.00	164.14

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,900.00	1,900.00

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Richmond Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

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