Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders due to low comparable receipts last week, however the market looked to have a higher undertone. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $362.69/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −111.59 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$362.69

37 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

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

$71.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.22

vs KY average

+8.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	366.56	2,001	35
Medium and Large 2	567	295.00	1,673	2thin

One grade step is worth $71.56/cwt here — about $329 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 sale37 hd

362.69

—

KY average21 barns · 587 hd

345.48

+17.22

National average175 barns · 9,187 hd

354.30

+8.39

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−111.59

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	1,428	165.62	2,366	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	144.58	2,043	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	142.05	1,760	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,010	116.87	1,181	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,535	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	Large 1-2	800–850	845	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,041	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	280.71/cwt	272.50–282.00	2,170	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	657	324.46/cwt	317.50–326.00	2,132	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	336.58/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,609	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	251.65/cwt	250.00–255.00	2,058	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	420.57/cwt	415.00–427.50	1,573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	341.65/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	341.26/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,444	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,040	196.28/cwt	190.00–202.50	2,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	388.81/cwt	380.00–392.50	2,014	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	290.72/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,082	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	363.72/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	346.46/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,978	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	413	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	473	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	265.75/cwt	257.50–275.00	2,299	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	297.66/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,973	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	307.64/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,935	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,842	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	745	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	683	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,124	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	859	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,448	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	256.71/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,113	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	936	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,434	55
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	470	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	331.87/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,915	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	307	398.07/cwt	392.50–410.00	1,222	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	318.74/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,657	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	457	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,508	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	115.31/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,306	2
Bulls	—	—	1,375	160.43/cwt	158.00–163.00	2,206	2
Bulls	—	—	1,535	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,702	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	144.58/cwt	143.00–146.00	2,043	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	137.91/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,674	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	150.32/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,939	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	978	1
Bulls	Large 2	300–350	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	575	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	381.26/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	633	321.39/cwt	312.50–322.50	2,034	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	341.25/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,744	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	326.98/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,903	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	294.54/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	650–700	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	956	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,094	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	247	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	932	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,050	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,759	1
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	578	267.30/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,545	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,986	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	316.46/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,677	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	281.72/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	256.05/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,838	7

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 Apr 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 514Last week 25Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 14Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	387.50	387.50
1	800–850	845	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	518	380.00–392.50	388.81
6	550–600	571	357.50	357.50
23	650–700	683	311.00	311.00
65	850–900	859	285.00	285.00
55	900–950	936	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	415.00–427.50	420.57
2	400–450	417	407.50	407.50
2	500–550	530	347.50	347.50
12	550–600	571	330.00–357.50	346.46
4	600–650	629	300.00–315.00	307.64
10	650–700	663	282.50–300.00	297.66
9	700–750	716	280.00–295.00	290.72
18	750–800	773	272.50–282.00	280.71
6	800–850	823	250.00–260.00	256.71
3	850–900	865	257.50–275.00	265.75
1	900–950	900	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	392.50	392.50
2	450–500	463	362.50–365.00	363.72
2	550–600	567	295.00	295.00
1	950–1000	950	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	335.00–345.00	341.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	413	352.50	352.50
5	450–500	473	352.50	352.50
14	500–550	511	340.00–342.50	341.25
29	600–650	633	312.50–322.50	321.39
56	650–700	657	317.50–326.00	324.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	247	377.50	377.50
8	400–450	423	337.50–345.00	341.26
13	450–500	478	325.00–345.00	336.58
17	500–550	530	315.00–320.00	316.46
33	550–600	582	320.00–335.00	326.98
5	600–650	626	290.00–297.50	294.54
9	650–700	680	292.00	292.00
7	700–750	718	255.00–262.50	256.05
1	750–800	790	250.00	250.00
3	800–850	818	250.00–255.00	251.65
1	850–900	880	227.50	227.50
1	900–950	900	215.00	215.00
4	950–1000	956	219.00	219.00
2	1000–1050	1,040	190.00–202.50	196.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	430	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	545	272.50	272.50
1	550–600	560	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	435	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	563	275.00–290.00	281.72
1	700–750	725	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,050	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	578	260.00–277.50	267.30
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	425.00	425.00
5	300–350	307	392.50–410.00	398.07
2	350–400	367	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	433	380.00–382.50	381.26
2	500–550	520	317.50–320.00	318.74
5	550–600	577	327.50–350.00	331.87
1	600–650	610	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	457	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	575	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	825	207.50	207.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,133	114.00–117.00	115.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	143.00–146.00	144.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,214	132.00–142.00	137.91
3	—	1,290	144.00–154.00	150.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	158.00–163.00	160.43
1	—	1,535	176.00	176.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,535	2,400.00	2,400.00

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

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