Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 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 $307.30/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −93.30 against this barn's trailing median of $400.60.

Average price

$307.30

32 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$54.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.44

vs KY average

−26.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	314.61	1,761	14thin
Large 1-2	557	305.53	1,702	12thin
Medium and Large 2	584	300.51	1,755	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	580	260.00	1,508	1thin

One grade step is worth $54.61/cwt here — about $253 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

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 sale32 hd

307.30

—

KY average26 barns · 1,146 hd

327.73

−20.44

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−26.96

This barn, trailing median27 sales

400.60

−93.30

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	—	Low	1,738	189.16	3,287	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,265	163.18	2,064	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	161.69	2,384	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	127.36	1,250	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,082	$2,228	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,136	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	947	$1,841	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,775	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	907	$1,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,460	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,085	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1-2	500–550	524	323.72/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	364.09/cwt	357.50–377.50	1,577	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	291.01/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	426.89/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,187	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,785	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	393.35/cwt	382.50–397.50	2,053	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	307.37/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	362.76/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,894	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	368.92/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,110	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	378.70/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	709	249.48/cwt	247.50–252.50	1,769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	336.16/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,266	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	363.75/cwt	362.50–365.00	2,241	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	342.57/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,131	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	399.29/cwt	390.00–402.50	1,497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	380.56/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,419	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	310.97/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,785	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	325.86/cwt	317.50–330.00	2,004	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,937	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,009	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	296	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,332	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	1,561.01/head	1,410.00–1,725.00	1,561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,590	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	169.38/cwt	162.00–185.00	2,183	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	158.19/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,966	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	119.72/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,251	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,355	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	155.03/cwt	153.00–157.00	2,291	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	139.33/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,644	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	580	308.18/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,787	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	900–950	900	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,003	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,954	1
Bulls	—	—	1,727	193.99/cwt	190.00–197.00	3,350	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,127	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	162.64/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,397	14
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	582	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,892	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	534	302.88/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,617	6
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	495	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,794	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	635	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,794	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	520	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,768	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	2,228.20/head	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,228	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	695	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,512	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	450–500	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Large 2	500–550	532	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,623	2
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,045	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,206	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,479	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	344.13/cwt	342.50–345.00	1,783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	300.51/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	366.33/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,751	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,013	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	374.17/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,478	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,142	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	491	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,136.32/head	2,000.00–2,325.00	2,136	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1

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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 241Year ago 308

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 40Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 20Year ago 4

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	490.00	490.00
4	250–300	278	420.00–450.00	426.89
1	300–350	310	405.00	405.00
5	350–400	373	375.00–390.00	380.56
12	400–450	433	357.50–377.50	364.09
13	450–500	478	360.00–377.50	366.33
4	500–550	524	320.00–325.00	323.72
10	550–600	574	310.00–315.00	310.97
5	600–650	634	290.00–292.50	291.01
2	700–750	722	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	810	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	342	352.50	352.50
2	450–500	462	332.50	332.50
5	550–600	584	292.50–305.00	300.51
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
5	700–750	709	247.50–252.50	249.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	420	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	534	290.00–310.00	302.88
6	550–600	580	302.50–315.00	308.18
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	580	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	455.00	455.00
1	300–350	345	430.00	430.00
6	400–450	415	430.00	430.00
7	500–550	522	382.50–397.50	393.35
5	550–600	572	365.00–375.00	368.92
4	600–650	622	340.00–350.00	342.57
8	650–700	674	325.00–340.00	336.16
2	700–750	713	300.00–315.00	307.37
1	900–950	915	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	616	362.50–365.00	363.75
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	320.00	320.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	595	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	442	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	485	362.50	362.50
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
6	650–700	671	300.00	300.00
3	750–800	765	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	455.00	455.00
4	250–300	296	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	330	395.00	395.00
4	350–400	375	390.00–402.50	399.29
1	400–450	400	397.50	397.50
8	500–550	522	360.00–365.00	362.76
4	550–600	558	360.00	360.00
3	600–650	615	317.50–330.00	325.86
2	700–750	745	260.00	260.00
2	850–900	867	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	402.50	402.50
3	350–400	395	370.00–382.50	374.17
1	400–450	425	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	468	370.00–387.50	378.70
3	500–550	518	342.50–345.00	344.13
1	550–600	590	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	620	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	362.50	362.50
1	500–550	520	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	582	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	635	282.50	282.50
1	900–950	900	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	532	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	491	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	585	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	625	285.00	285.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	217.50	217.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	850	1,410.00–1,725.00	1,561.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,082	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,228.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	2,000.00–2,325.00	2,136.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,775.00	1,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	3,150.00	3,150.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	907	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,289	162.00–185.00	169.38
8	—	1,243	151.00–161.00	158.19
3	—	1,180	135.00–146.00	139.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	116.00–125.00	119.72
1	—	975	139.00	139.00
1	—	860	131.00	131.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	153.00–157.00	155.03
14	—	1,474	158.00–168.00	162.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	165.00	165.00
5	—	1,727	190.00–197.00	193.99

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 it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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