Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder steers over 550lbs sold mostly steady on a lighter test. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers over 600lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $325.09/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −149.19 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$325.09

29 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,804

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$298

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

$71.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.07

vs KY average

−24.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	336.68	1,867	21
Large 1-2	550	305.50	1,679	5thin
Medium and Large 2	520	300.00	1,560	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	592	265.00	1,569	2thin

One grade step is worth $71.68/cwt here — about $298 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 sale29 hd

325.09

—

KY average22 barns · 1,059 hd

328.16

−3.07

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

−24.19

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−149.19

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	1,484	161.55	2,397	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,588	139.70	2,218	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	138.84	1,821	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,043	116.36	1,213	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,130	180.00	2,034	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 1-2Value Added	750–800	750	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,924	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	745	259.75/cwt	259.75–259.75	1,935	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,266	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	299.40/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,746	4
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	309	367.71/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,136	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,764	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	330.91/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,585	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	323.93/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,497	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	289.29/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,640	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	473	293.21/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,757	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	504	356.99/cwt	355.00–357.50	1,799	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	312.82/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,645	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	326.31/cwt	320.00–332.50	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	592	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	391.20/cwt	382.50–395.00	1,678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	264.13/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,941	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	389.57/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,866	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	907	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	866	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,200	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	265.31/cwt	250.00–266.00	2,043	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	293.90/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,881	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,084	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	293.06/cwt	290.00–294.00	2,002	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	342.55/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,764	3
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	536	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	884	257.95/cwt	257.95–257.95	2,280	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	674	320.75/cwt	320.75–320.75	2,162	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,982	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	692	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	328.52/cwt	312.50–330.50	1,981	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	282.37/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,759	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	346.47/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,355	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	553	334.97/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	475	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	530	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,921	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,130	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,034	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	789	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	142.50/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,299	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	136.91/cwt	132.00–139.00	2,139	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	136.41/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,674	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,431	148.31/cwt	143.00–157.00	2,122	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	111.77/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,143	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	127.97/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,731	3
Bulls	—	—	1,610	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,866	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	126.14/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,399	5
Bulls	—	—	1,275	162.62/cwt	157.50–168.00	2,073	3
Bulls	—	—	1,650	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,558	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	470	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,281	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	390.42/cwt	380.00–402.50	1,624	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,087	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	280.55/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,728	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,477	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	678	251.13/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	332.48/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,785	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	252.43/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,820	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	735	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	308.40/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,783	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	535	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	372.54/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,773	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	397.55/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	367	392.15/cwt	382.50–397.50	1,439	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	364.11/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	356.25/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,621	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	580	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	262.44/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,653	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	686	248.77/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	284.98/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	372.65/cwt	362.50–377.50	1,416	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	286.17/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	344.79/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,483	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,918	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	264.83/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,658	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	759	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	505	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,581	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 Mar 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 617Last week 1,270Year ago 431

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 55Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	560	320.00	320.00
4	600–650	610	280.00–292.50	286.17
2	650–700	662	282.50	282.50
12	700–750	745	259.75	259.75
56	750–800	750	256.50	256.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	315.00	315.00
7	450–500	462	320.00–327.50	323.93
2	500–550	513	280.00–290.00	284.98
2	550–600	550	287.50	287.50
2	600–650	645	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	655	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	330.00	330.00
2	250–300	273	320.00–332.50	326.31
5	350–400	380	362.50–377.50	372.65
9	400–450	430	340.00–350.00	344.79
10	450–500	479	320.00–340.00	330.91
14	500–550	526	305.00–315.00	312.82
13	550–600	567	280.00–297.50	289.29
15	600–650	626	252.50–270.00	264.83
8	650–700	658	267.00	267.00
21	700–750	707	249.50	249.50
9	750–800	772	248.50	248.50
3	900–950	905	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	290.00–300.00	293.21
1	500–550	505	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	580	265.00	265.00
4	650–700	686	247.50–250.00	248.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	500	280.00	280.00
3	650–700	675	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	367	382.50–397.50	392.15
3	400–450	418	362.50–365.00	364.11
2	450–500	455	352.50–360.00	356.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	350.00	350.00
4	300–350	309	365.00–375.00	367.71
4	400–450	429	382.50–395.00	391.20
11	450–500	479	385.00–390.00	389.57
3	500–550	515	340.00–347.50	342.55
4	550–600	583	297.50–305.00	299.40
7	600–650	640	287.50–300.00	293.90
17	650–700	683	290.00–294.00	293.06
18	700–750	735	255.00–267.50	264.13
24	750–800	770	250.00–266.00	265.31
8	800–850	811	257.00	257.00
3	850–900	866	254.00	254.00
2	900–950	907	238.00	238.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	220.00	220.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	536	302.50	302.50
2	550–600	570	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	504	355.00–357.50	356.99
9	550–600	583	340.00	340.00
28	600–650	603	312.50–330.50	328.52
64	650–700	674	320.75	320.75
67	850–900	884	257.95	257.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	592	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	610	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
5	600–650	623	277.50–287.50	282.37
4	650–700	692	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	345.00	345.00
5	350–400	378	395.00–400.00	397.55
7	400–450	416	380.00–402.50	390.42
11	450–500	476	365.00–385.00	372.54
8	500–550	537	330.00–347.50	332.48
3	550–600	578	300.00–320.00	308.40
7	600–650	616	275.00–290.00	280.55
1	650–700	660	287.50	287.50
3	700–750	721	250.00–257.50	252.43
1	850–900	870	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	391	340.00–360.00	346.47
1	400–450	425	347.50	347.50
1	450–500	455	362.50	362.50
1	550–600	565	297.00	297.00
2	600–650	630	260.00–265.00	262.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	427	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	565	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	397.50	397.50
2	500–550	530	362.50	362.50
3	550–600	553	330.00–337.50	334.97
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	357.50	357.50
1	500–550	535	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	678	245.00–257.50	251.13
1	700–750	735	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	180.00	180.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	95.00	95.00
6	—	1,023	108.00–115.00	111.77
5	—	1,109	121.00–132.00	126.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,613	140.00–144.00	142.50
5	—	1,562	132.00–139.00	136.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,227	130.00–141.00	136.41
6	—	1,431	143.00–157.00	148.31
3	—	1,353	126.00–129.00	127.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	178.00	178.00
3	—	1,275	157.50–168.00	162.62
3	—	1,650	155.00	155.00

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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