Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with the exception of a few extremely high dressing individuals. Good demand for all feeder and slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $334.04/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −66.56 against this barn's trailing median of $400.60.

Average price

$334.04

16 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$387

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

$101.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.54

vs KY average

+4.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	517	356.38	1,841	9thin
Large 1-2	575	320.00	1,840	2thin
Medium and Large 2	514	310.56	1,596	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	570	255.00	1,454	1thin

One grade step is worth $101.38/cwt here — about $387 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

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 sale16 hd

334.04

—

KY average24 barns · 1,410 hd

329.50

+4.54

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

+4.70

This barn, trailing median27 sales

400.60

−66.56

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	1,581	191.79	3,032	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,507	157.29	2,370	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	154.62	1,960	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,052	132.77	1,397	5thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,670	$2,723	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,440	$2,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,796	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,635	$3,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,281	$3,795	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,314	$3,720	43
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,421	$3,506	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,410	$3,407	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,470	$3,162	6

Every lot, as filed

79 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	500–550	539	362.19/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,952	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	351.89/cwt	342.50–362.50	1,851	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	408.15/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,253	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,054	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	355.83/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,712	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	416.26/cwt	415.00–417.50	1,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,833	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	268.75/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,997	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,588	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	3,659.24/head	2,750.00–4,150.00	3,659	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,523	3,316.26/head	3,250.00–3,400.00	3,316	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,297	3,858.75/head	3,400.00–4,100.00	3,859	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,283	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,443	3,084.14/head	2,100.00–3,400.00	3,084	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,001	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,394	3,795.30/head	3,400.00–4,200.00	3,795	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	3,342.67/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,343	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	3,318.77/head	2,900.00–3,800.00	3,319	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,334	3,123.09/head	2,100.00–3,500.00	3,123	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	3,937.07/head	3,350.00–4,200.00	3,937	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,443	3,523.50/head	3,050.00–3,800.00	3,524	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,486	3,675.52/head	3,300.00–3,950.00	3,676	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	138.21/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,422	4
Bulls	—	—	1,500	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,535	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	158.43/cwt	154.00–166.00	2,405	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	150.44/cwt	149.00–152.00	2,166	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	152.13/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,877	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	573	324.78/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,861	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	632	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,007	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	530	325.02/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,723	2
Bulls	—	—	1,597	196.35/cwt	186.00–207.00	3,136	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	142.14/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,744	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	164.37/cwt	157.00–182.00	2,212	12
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	485	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,831	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	950–1000	985	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,970	1
Steers	Large 2-3	550–600	550	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,691	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	765	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,219	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	390	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,443	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	3,785.82/head	3,600.00–3,950.00	3,786	2
Heifers	Large 2	600–650	620	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	651	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,823	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	440	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,507	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,717	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,635	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,670	2,723.13/head	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,723	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,796.15/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	310.56/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	501	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	343.72/cwt	342.50–345.00	1,444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	457	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	351.49/cwt	332.50–357.50	1,859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	979	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,536	6

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 May 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 370Year ago 336

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 47Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 116Last week 18Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	460.00	460.00
2	300–350	328	415.00–417.50	416.26
2	350–400	397	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	488	412.50	412.50
8	500–550	539	357.50–365.00	362.19
1	550–600	595	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	647	317.50	317.50
2	750–800	777	290.00	290.00
6	950–1000	979	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	442	387.50	387.50
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	690	260.00	260.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	377.50	377.50
1	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	352.50	352.50
1	450–500	460	327.50	327.50
4	500–550	514	302.50–320.00	310.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
7	450–500	481	352.50–360.00	355.83
5	500–550	529	332.50–357.50	351.49
1	600–650	645	285.00	285.00
7	650–700	679	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	720	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
5	650–700	651	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	457	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	570	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	730	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	501	362.50	362.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	435.00	435.00
1	250–300	295	435.00	435.00
3	400–450	416	400.00–412.50	408.15
1	450–500	460	395.00	395.00
7	500–550	526	342.50–362.50	351.89
1	600–650	620	272.50	272.50
1	650–700	680	305.00	305.00
2	700–750	713	267.50–270.00	268.75
1	800–850	815	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	322.50	322.50
2	650–700	657	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	440	342.50	342.50
2	500–550	530	322.50–327.50	325.02
3	550–600	573	310.00–332.50	324.78
2	600–650	632	317.50	317.50
1	750–800	765	290.00	290.00
1	950–1000	985	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	342.50–345.00	343.72
2	450–500	487	352.50	352.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,277	2,750.00–4,150.00	3,659.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,523	3,250.00–3,400.00	3,316.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,297	3,400.00–4,100.00	3,858.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,443	2,100.00–3,400.00	3,084.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,394	3,400.00–4,200.00	3,795.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,160	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,342.67
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,385	2,900.00–3,800.00	3,318.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,334	2,100.00–3,500.00	3,123.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,388	3,350.00–4,200.00	3,937.07
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,443	3,050.00–3,800.00	3,523.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,486	3,300.00–3,950.00	3,675.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,375	3,600.00–3,950.00	3,785.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	4,000.00	4,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,440	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,670	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,723.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,635	3,525.00	3,525.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,040	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,796.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,029	133.00–143.00	138.21
1	—	1,145	111.00	111.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,518	154.00–166.00	158.43
2	—	1,440	149.00–152.00	150.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,234	147.00–156.00	152.13
5	—	1,227	138.00–145.00	142.14
12	—	1,346	157.00–182.00	164.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	169.00	169.00
5	—	1,597	186.00–207.00	196.35

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle