Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with feeder heifers over 500lbs mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $296.03/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −104.57 against this barn's trailing median of $400.60.

Average price

$296.03

59 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

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

$59.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.33

vs KY average

−18.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	304.39	1,673	43
Large 1-2	531	281.78	1,496	4thin
Medium and Large 2	564	280.93	1,584	8thin
Medium 1-2	596	252.50	1,505	3thin
Large 2	555	245.00	1,360	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.39/cwt here — about $313 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale59 hd

296.03

—

KY average25 barns · 1,607 hd

305.35

−9.33

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−18.55

This barn, trailing median27 sales

400.60

−104.57

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	1,569	163.35	2,563	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	141.10	1,982	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	136.83	1,666	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	870	121.49	1,057	3thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,094	$2,389	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$2,035	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,968	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,113	$3,051	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,283	$2,955	7

Every lot, as filed

96 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	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	252.70/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,595	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	257.70/cwt	251.00–267.50	1,845	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	273.86/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,706	20
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	320	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,988	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	531	281.78/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,496	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	596	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	383.91/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,390	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	263.75/cwt	260.00–265.00	2,055	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	855	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,223	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	450	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	302.46/cwt	292.50–312.50	1,715	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	331.82/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,589	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	693	280.25/cwt	280.25–280.25	1,942	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	424	385.23/cwt	377.50–390.00	1,633	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	357.88/cwt	347.50–367.50	1,535	6
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	585	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,740	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	639	340.45/cwt	340.00–342.50	2,175	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	552	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,946	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	371.81/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,952	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	307.98/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,592	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	343.99/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,803	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	283.04/cwt	280.00–284.00	2,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	363.57/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,774	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	260.82/cwt	260.00–262.50	2,290	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	330.52/cwt	320.00–336.00	2,010	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	276.23/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,130	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	398.57/cwt	387.50–412.50	1,447	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	305.96/cwt	304.00–310.00	2,081	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	385.50/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,847	9
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	750	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,988	1
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	705	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,780	1
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	331.50/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,893	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	900–950	923	207.45/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,915	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	300–350	332	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,004	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	552	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	562	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,989	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,523	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	143.46/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,901	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,047	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	117.24/cwt	115.50–119.00	1,059	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,860	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	144.17/cwt	141.50–149.00	2,066	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	125.50/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,537	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	135.33/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,541	7
Bulls	—	—	1,526	163.71/cwt	158.50–168.00	2,498	7
Bulls	—	—	1,420	146.87/cwt	140.00–152.00	2,086	2
Bulls	—	—	1,870	178.56/cwt	177.00–180.00	3,339	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,968.40/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,968	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,034.56/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,035	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	2,389.15/head	1,950.00–3,000.00	2,389	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	3,050.73/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,051	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,307	2,981.09/head	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,981	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	329.96/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	381.19/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	354.69/cwt	347.50–362.50	1,504	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	299.16/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,714	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	850–900	885	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	333.96/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	317.37/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,434	1
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	555	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	760	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,767	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	706	284.70/cwt	284.70–284.70	2,010	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	485	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	363	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	336.74/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,293	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	280.93/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,584	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	235.01/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,911	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	850–900	880	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	264.45/cwt	255.00–268.00	1,769	15

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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 547Last week 685Year ago 827

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 48Year ago 133

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 0Year ago 121

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	384	335.00–342.50	336.74
1	400–450	430	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	495	300.00	300.00
8	550–600	564	272.50–287.50	280.93
8	600–650	631	250.00–262.00	252.70
1	650–700	675	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	775	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	355.00	355.00
1	250–300	265	360.00	360.00
2	300–350	323	370.00	370.00
5	350–400	362	380.00–390.00	383.91
6	400–450	429	347.50–367.50	357.88
14	450–500	479	327.50–345.00	331.82
15	500–550	517	305.00–317.50	307.98
28	550–600	567	292.50–312.50	302.46
20	600–650	623	265.00–285.00	273.86
15	650–700	669	255.00–268.00	264.45
22	700–750	716	251.00–267.50	257.70
4	750–800	779	260.00–265.00	263.75
2	800–850	813	232.50–237.50	235.01
1	850–900	855	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	450	315.00	315.00
4	500–550	531	280.00–287.50	281.78
1	600–650	630	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	760	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	596	252.50	252.50
1	850–900	880	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	424	377.50–390.00	385.23
75	650–700	693	280.25	280.25
71	700–750	706	284.70	284.70
8	850–900	855	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	485	362.50	362.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	212.50	212.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	585	297.50	297.50
1	700–750	705	252.50	252.50
1	750–800	750	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	525	360.00–380.00	371.81
11	550–600	552	352.50	352.50
21	600–650	639	340.00–342.50	340.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	363	387.50–412.50	398.57
5	400–450	430	392.50	392.50
9	450–500	479	375.00–390.00	385.50
9	500–550	524	332.50–350.00	343.99
5	550–600	571	325.00–337.50	331.50
6	600–650	608	320.00–336.00	330.52
3	650–700	680	304.00–310.00	305.96
4	700–750	735	280.00–284.00	283.04
4	750–800	771	275.00–280.00	276.23
3	850–900	878	260.00–262.50	260.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	488	360.00–365.00	363.57
1	600–650	605	287.50	287.50
1	750–800	770	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	552	292.50	292.50
2	850–900	885	209.00	209.00
3	900–950	923	205.00–212.50	207.45
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	435.00	435.00
1	450–500	450	415.00	415.00
4	550–600	562	354.00	354.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	375	382.50	382.50
2	400–450	438	370.00–392.50	381.19
2	450–500	460	372.50	372.50
2	500–550	533	327.50–332.50	329.96
2	550–600	560	310.00–325.00	317.37
3	600–650	607	297.50–300.00	299.16
1	650–700	670	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	424	347.50–362.50	354.69
2	450–500	483	320.00–347.50	333.96
1	550–600	590	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,325	141.00–145.00	143.46
2	—	1,225	123.00–128.00	125.50
7	—	1,139	131.00–138.00	135.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	130.00	130.00
2	—	903	115.50–119.00	117.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	136.00–137.00	136.50
3	—	1,433	141.50–149.00	144.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,526	158.50–168.00	163.71
2	—	1,420	140.00–152.00	146.87
2	—	1,870	177.00–180.00	178.56

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	—	945	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,055	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,968.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	995	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,034.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,094	1,950.00–3,000.00	2,389.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,113	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,050.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,307	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,981.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	2,800.00	2,800.00

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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