Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Good to very good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $360.47/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −113.81 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$360.47

21 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

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

$63.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.30

vs KY average

−3.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	363.49	1,968	20
Large 2	550	300.00	1,650	1thin

One grade step is worth $63.49/cwt here — about $318 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 sale21 hd

360.47

—

KY average25 barns · 1,248 hd

351.17

+9.30

National average170 barns · 13,177 hd

363.98

−3.51

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−113.81

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	1,753	175.90	3,084	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,509	142.29	2,146	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,350	139.50	1,884	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	898	113.00	1,015	5thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,382	188.13	2,600	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,685	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$2,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

122 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 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,562	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	525	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	375.00/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	462	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,548	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	553	302.53/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,673	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	416	319.78/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,330	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	398.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	373	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,138	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	608	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,505	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	850–900	870	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	633	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,209	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	730	285.15/cwt	280.00–297.50	2,082	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	353.75/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,500	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	383.05/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,046	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	393.04/cwt	387.50–400.00	1,435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,028	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	523	301.28/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,576	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Large 2	700–750	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	2
Heifers	Large 2	650–700	668	244.51/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	299.88/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,736	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	876	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,168	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,548	4
Heifers	Large 2	300–350	300	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	968	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	742	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,788	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	496	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,786	4
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	727	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,941	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	414.63/cwt	400.00–427.50	1,783	14
Steers	Large 2	650–700	693	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,408	1
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	905	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,344	1
Steers	Large 2	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	601	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	263.32/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,888	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	339.95/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,087	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,822	8
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	665	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,193	5
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	645	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,292	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,123	2
Steers	Large 1-2	950–1000	990	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,252	1
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	755	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	354.14/cwt	347.50–362.50	1,969	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	405	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	406.35/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	272.78/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,240	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	688	265.03/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,823	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	625	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	257	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,900	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,361	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,654	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,445	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,420	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	115.00/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,050	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	143.38/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,198	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,995	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,876	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	882	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,705	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	149.99/cwt	145.50–154.50	1,969	2
Bulls	—	—	1,834	176.88/cwt	173.00–183.00	3,244	6
Bulls	—	—	1,270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,159	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	910	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,185.00/head	2,185.00–2,185.00	2,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	600	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,932	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	292.41/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	367	365.82/cwt	362.50–367.50	1,343	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,988	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	401.90/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,330	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	372.62/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,766	7
Heifers	Large 2	400–450	437	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,311	2
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	2
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	552	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,671	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	342.39/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	323.83/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	271.28/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,828	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	797	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,905	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	436	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,330	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	492	302.35/cwt	295.00–303.00	1,488	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	352.52/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	275.00/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,078	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	323.17/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	318.52/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,487	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	305.82/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	395.77/cwt	392.50–415.00	1,710	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	775	222.53/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	337.46/cwt	327.50–347.50	1,917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	384.16/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,806	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	369.76/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,523	4

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 444Last week 547Year ago 381

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 33Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 63Year ago 16

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Good to very good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	355	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	440	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	525	387.50	387.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	485	370.00–385.00	375.00
6	700–750	717	260.00–264.00	263.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	445.00	445.00
1	300–350	320	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	370	402.50–410.00	406.35
14	400–450	430	400.00–427.50	414.63
5	450–500	451	390.00–400.00	398.00
8	500–550	517	352.50	352.50
6	550–600	556	347.50–362.50	354.14
4	600–650	614	335.00–345.00	339.95
15	650–700	650	325.00	325.00
2	750–800	772	275.00	275.00
9	800–850	821	270.00–275.00	272.78
3	850–900	865	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	935	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	566	387.50	387.50
14	600–650	633	349.00	349.00
33	700–750	730	280.00–297.50	285.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	496	360.00	360.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	645	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	665	305.00	305.00
9	700–750	727	267.00	267.00
1	750–800	755	267.50	267.50
1	900–950	905	240.00	240.00
1	950–1000	990	227.50	227.50
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	693	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	327.50	327.50
3	600–650	601	288.00	288.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
3	250–300	273	370.00–390.00	383.05
1	300–350	335	370.00	370.00
5	350–400	365	387.50–400.00	393.04
11	400–450	424	340.00–362.50	353.75
1	450–500	470	355.00	355.00
4	500–550	516	300.00	300.00
20	550–600	579	297.50–300.00	299.88
2	600–650	622	283.00	283.00
8	650–700	674	269.00–275.00	271.28
2	700–750	713	250.00	250.00
9	750–800	797	239.00	239.00
3	800–850	811	250.00	250.00
3	850–900	876	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	416	310.00–325.00	319.78
2	450–500	462	335.00	335.00
2	500–550	523	295.00–307.50	301.28
2	550–600	553	295.00–310.00	302.53
3	600–650	608	247.50	247.50
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00
7	700–750	742	241.00	241.00
3	750–800	775	217.50–225.00	222.53
1	850–900	870	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	322.50	322.50
2	400–450	437	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	552	250.00	250.00
5	650–700	668	242.50–245.00	244.51
2	700–750	710	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	335.00–350.00	342.39
2	350–400	388	350.00–355.00	352.52
4	400–450	423	317.50–335.00	323.17
5	450–500	467	317.50–320.00	318.52
3	500–550	523	297.50–310.00	305.82
2	550–600	585	272.50–277.50	275.00
10	650–700	695	240.50	240.50
2	700–750	717	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	312.50	312.50
1	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	373	320.00–327.50	323.83
4	400–450	436	305.00	305.00
12	450–500	492	295.00–303.00	302.35
1	700–750	705	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	405.00	405.00
4	300–350	331	400.00–402.50	401.90
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
7	400–450	432	392.50–415.00	395.77
6	450–500	470	380.00–390.00	384.16
2	500–550	547	355.00	355.00
2	550–600	568	327.50–347.50	337.46
1	600–650	645	292.50	292.50
2	650–700	687	302.50	302.50
1	700–750	730	277.50	277.50
1	750–800	785	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	815	235.00	235.00
3	850–900	855	232.50	232.50
1	950–1000	970	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	232.50	232.50
2	650–700	688	262.50–267.50	265.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	257	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	420	445.00	445.00
1	500–550	510	372.50	372.50
3	600–650	600	322.00	322.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	375	387.50	387.50
4	400–450	412	360.00–380.00	369.76
7	450–500	474	360.00–377.50	372.62
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	583	287.50–300.00	292.41
2	700–750	710	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	362.50–367.50	365.82
2	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	465	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	510	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,361	195.00	195.00
1	—	1,445	167.50	167.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	913	110.00–119.00	115.00
1	—	840	105.00	105.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,533	140.00–146.00	143.38
1	—	1,435	139.00	139.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,375	124.00	124.00
2	—	1,313	145.50–154.50	149.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,834	173.00–183.00	176.88
1	—	1,270	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	1,185.00	1,185.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,185.00	2,185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,145	2,225.00	2,225.00

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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Richmond Livestock Auction

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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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