Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend for this week due to being closed last week for the inclement weather, however all feeder and yearling classes sold with a higher undertone.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $323.53/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −150.76 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$323.53

51 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,790

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$27.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.75

vs KY average

−24.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	327.26	1,826	42
Large 1-2	531	307.86	1,636	7thin
Medium and Large 2	532	300.00	1,596	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.26/cwt here — about $230 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

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 sale51 hd

323.53

—

KY average24 barns · 831 hd

318.78

+4.75

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

−24.71

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−150.76

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	1,801	165.11	2,974	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,491	142.11	2,118	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	136.03	1,658	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	112.39	1,154	12
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,484	187.03	2,776	4thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,924	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$1,710	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,820	$3,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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 1-2	350–400	377	387.93/cwt	285.00–407.50	1,462	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,077	213.57/cwt	208.00–215.00	2,300	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	275.75/cwt	275.75–275.75	1,682	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	823	276.28/cwt	272.00–282.00	2,274	141
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	899	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,221	11
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	371.88/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,714	5
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	515	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	270.68/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,228	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,333	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	315.94/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,687	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	986	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,268	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	388.62/cwt	382.50–392.50	1,675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	320.42/cwt	307.00–326.00	1,871	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	654	258.20/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	581	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	212.48/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,509	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	330	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	681	270.86/cwt	260.50–272.80	1,845	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	506	316.15/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,600	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	416	377.05/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	646	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,570	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	527	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	919	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	820	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	705	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	259.97/cwt	255.00–265.00	2,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	400.04/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,372	2
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	572	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	299.58/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,899	30
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	785	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	257.87/cwt	253.00–267.50	2,006	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,150	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	897	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	277.69/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,905	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,040	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	335.32/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,777	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	466	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	883	267.25/cwt	267.25–267.25	2,360	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	716	276.37/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,979	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	769	281.08/cwt	274.00–284.00	2,162	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	319.95/cwt	315.50–325.00	2,006	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	475	390.80/cwt	386.00–397.50	1,856	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	336.50/cwt	336.50–336.50	1,952	15
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	505	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,414	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	562	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	250.67/cwt	242.50–254.00	1,918	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,217	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,530	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,484	187.03/cwt	181.00–193.00	2,776	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	135.88/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,635	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	102.09/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,138	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	143.40/cwt	141.50–146.50	1,926	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	121.35/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,217	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	111.50/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,127	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	145.05/cwt	140.50–146.50	2,142	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	137.69/cwt	135.00–139.50	2,080	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	125.82/cwt	124.00–127.50	1,407	2
Bulls	—	—	1,973	177.54/cwt	173.00–183.00	3,503	4
Bulls	—	—	1,825	152.17/cwt	149.00–154.00	2,777	3
Bulls	—	—	1,706	163.75/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,794	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,710.00/head	1,710.00–1,710.00	1,710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,923.62/head	1,500.00–2,550.00	1,924	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,820	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	350.67/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,638	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	301.28/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,524	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	297.55/cwt	288.00–307.50	1,857	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	371.39/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,323	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	800–850	830	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	253.38/cwt	252.00–256.00	1,812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	271.98/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	383.82/cwt	382.50–385.00	1,420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	351.36/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,448	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	500	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Large 2	400–450	430	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Large 2	700–750	735	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	300.83/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	243.10/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	339.64/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,464	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	256.84/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,621	16
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	632	242.32/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,531	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	671	229.38/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	299.61/cwt	296.00–307.00	1,591	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	359.92/cwt	357.50–362.50	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	239.16/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	472	340.12/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,605	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,726	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	257.79/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,467	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	359.91/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,335	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	321.24/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,503	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	275.79/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	233	358.43/cwt	345.00–365.00	835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	257.53/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	389	374.52/cwt	372.50–375.00	1,457	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	646	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,357	3

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,270Last week 68Year ago 747

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 14Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 1Year ago 7

No trend for this week due to being closed last week for the inclement weather, however all feeder and yearling classes sold with a higher undertone.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	395.00–405.00	400.04
8	350–400	377	285.00–407.50	387.93
6	400–450	431	382.50–392.50	388.62
5	450–500	461	360.00–375.00	371.88
13	500–550	534	312.50–325.00	315.94
7	550–600	584	307.00–326.00	320.42
30	600–650	634	295.00–305.00	299.58
7	650–700	686	270.00–280.00	277.69
3	700–750	710	270.00–272.00	270.68
3	750–800	778	253.00–267.50	257.87
2	800–850	810	255.00–265.00	259.97
2	850–900	897	240.00	240.00
16	950–1000	986	230.00	230.00
7	1050–1100	1,077	208.00–215.00	213.57
2	1150–1200	1,150	208.00	208.00
4	1200–1250	1,228	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	450–500	475	386.00–397.50	390.80
7	500–550	530	332.50–340.00	335.32
15	550–600	580	336.50	336.50
104	600–650	627	315.50–325.00	319.95
48	700–750	716	274.00–278.00	276.37
107	750–800	769	274.00–284.00	281.08
141	800–850	823	272.00–282.00	276.28
64	850–900	883	267.25	267.25
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	340.00	340.00
5	500–550	515	313.00	313.00
2	550–600	572	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	785	230.00	230.00
11	850–900	899	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	352.50	352.50
2	500–550	532	300.00	300.00
5	600–650	606	267.00	267.00
5	650–700	654	255.00–259.00	258.20
4	750–800	760	240.00	240.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	466	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	416	365.00–380.00	377.05
62	450–500	472	337.00–350.00	340.12
28	500–550	506	314.00–320.00	316.15
40	550–600	583	296.00	296.00
15	600–650	610	275.75	275.75
99	650–700	681	260.50–272.80	270.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	581	230.00	230.00
3	600–650	646	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	322.50	322.50
1	300–350	340	305.00	305.00
3	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	435	305.00	305.00
3	450–500	483	292.50–307.50	300.83
7	550–600	569	252.50–260.00	257.79
4	600–650	646	243.00	243.00
2	700–750	710	210.00–215.00	212.48
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	527	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
3	600–650	632	241.00–245.00	242.32
4	650–700	671	227.50–230.00	229.38
1	700–750	705	227.50	227.50
1	800–850	820	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	500	265.00	265.00
3	700–750	735	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	345.00–365.00	358.43
1	250–300	265	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	320	357.50–362.50	359.92
11	350–400	371	347.50–365.00	359.91
14	400–450	431	330.00–345.00	339.64
7	450–500	468	312.50–330.00	321.24
83	500–550	531	296.00–307.00	299.61
7	550–600	577	267.50–282.50	275.79
16	600–650	631	252.50–265.00	256.84
4	650–700	673	240.00–247.50	243.10
2	700–750	745	237.50	237.50
3	750–800	761	237.50–240.00	239.16
2	800–850	825	245.00	245.00
3	850–900	868	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	389	372.50–375.00	374.52
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	562	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	830	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	365.00–377.50	371.39
2	350–400	370	382.50–385.00	383.82
7	400–450	412	340.00–357.50	351.36
7	450–500	467	345.00–360.00	350.67
12	500–550	506	300.00–310.00	301.28
7	600–650	624	288.00–307.50	297.55
3	700–750	715	252.00–256.00	253.38
4	750–800	765	242.50–254.00	250.67
1	850–900	860	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	392.50	392.50
3	400–450	400	382.50	382.50
1	450–500	455	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	335.00	335.00
2	400–450	432	322.50	322.50
1	450–500	450	332.50	332.50
2	500–550	500	282.50	282.50
3	600–650	638	260.00–278.00	271.98
2	650–700	673	250.00–265.00	257.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,484	181.00–193.00	187.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,203	130.00–139.00	135.88
3	—	1,343	141.50–146.50	143.40
2	—	1,118	124.00–127.50	125.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	100.00–104.00	102.09
3	—	1,003	121.00–122.00	121.35
7	—	1,011	108.00–117.00	111.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,477	140.50–146.50	145.05
4	—	1,511	135.00–139.50	137.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,973	173.00–183.00	177.54
3	—	1,825	149.00–154.00	152.17
8	—	1,706	158.00–168.00	163.75

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,710.00	1,710.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,270	1,500.00–2,550.00	1,923.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,820	3,500.00	3,500.00

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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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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