Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Good demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $392.13/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 2 of 21 comparable sales and sits −82.15 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$392.13

20 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

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

$63.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.47

vs KY average

+17.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	398.68	2,104	17thin
Medium and Large 2	517	365.00	1,887	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	530	335.00	1,776	1thin

One grade step is worth $63.68/cwt here — about $329 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale20 hd

392.13

—

KY average17 barns · 638 hd

371.66

+20.47

National average120 barns · 5,578 hd

374.14

+17.99

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−82.15

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	1,724	201.49	3,473	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,282	158.35	2,029	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,554	152.75	2,374	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	135.51	1,410	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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,169	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,043	$1,288	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,197	$3,184	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$3,319	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,420	$3,232	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,238	$2,392	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	947	$1,928	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$2,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	600–650	608	345.07/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,098	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	294.95/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,712	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	942	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,751	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	435	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	333.64/cwt	327.50–345.00	2,232	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	371.47/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,973	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	358.55/cwt	342.50–369.00	2,011	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	414.33/cwt	410.00–416.00	2,105	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	818	316.20/cwt	316.20–316.20	2,587	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	374.31/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	378.66/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,742	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	367.48/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,076	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,067	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	323.98/cwt	322.50–325.00	2,154	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	403.04/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	354.58/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,862	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,444	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	307.09/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,910	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	399.10/cwt	392.50–402.50	2,035	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	847	1,671.16/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,671	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	158.49/cwt	158.00–159.00	2,612	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,204	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	143.39/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,699	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,580	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,087	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	165.93/cwt	163.00–172.00	2,233	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	473	377.54/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,786	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	158.22/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,997	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,290	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	143.51/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,375	2
Bulls	—	—	1,756	212.11/cwt	204.00–218.00	3,725	4
Bulls	—	—	1,691	190.86/cwt	186.00–195.00	3,227	4
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	425	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	900–950	900	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,980	1
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	810	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,005	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	663	277.45/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,839	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	800–850	826	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,879	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	595	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,726	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	3,183.88/head	2,950.00–3,500.00	3,184	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	3,653.10/head	3,600.00–3,700.00	3,653	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	455	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,411	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	430	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	983	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,064	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	345.85/cwt	337.50–347.50	2,047	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	280.85/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,893	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,558	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,590	3,597.48/head	3,550.00–3,650.00	3,597	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,168.75/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	647	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,093	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,442	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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 310Last week 232Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 56Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 18Year ago 20

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Good demand for all classes of feeders. 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$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	440.00	440.00
3	500–550	530	390.00	390.00
3	550–600	598	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	608	335.00–350.00	345.07
4	650–700	669	327.50–345.00	333.64
1	700–750	730	312.50	312.50
5	800–850	834	293.00	293.00
1	850–900	865	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	517	365.00	365.00
5	650–700	670	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	723	290.00–300.00	294.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	508	410.00–416.00	414.33
67	800–850	818	316.20	316.20
56	900–950	942	292.00	292.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	370.00	370.00
1	800–850	810	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	380	380.00	380.00
4	400–450	424	365.00–382.50	374.31
5	450–500	489	350.00	350.00
11	500–550	525	350.00–360.00	354.58
13	550–600	561	342.50–369.00	358.55
6	600–650	622	300.00–315.00	307.09
1	650–700	680	297.50	297.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	663	275.00–280.00	277.45
1	900–950	900	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	415	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	560	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	647	287.50	287.50
5	650–700	674	275.00–290.00	280.85
4	950–1000	983	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	600.00	600.00
4	350–400	372	395.00–415.00	403.04
1	400–450	440	400.00	400.00
6	450–500	460	370.00–390.00	378.66
5	500–550	531	365.00–382.50	371.47
4	550–600	565	360.00–370.00	367.48
5	650–700	665	322.50–325.00	323.98
1	700–750	720	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	392.50–402.50	399.10
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	370.00–385.00	377.54
3	800–850	826	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	340.00	340.00
6	550–600	592	337.50–347.50	345.85
1	650–700	670	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	342.50	342.50

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	2,125.00	2,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	3,300.00	3,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,333	3,600.00–3,700.00	3,653.10
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,590	3,550.00–3,650.00	3,597.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	847	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,671.16
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	2,025.00	2,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,140	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,168.75
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	950.00	950.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	8	—	1,197	2,950.00–3,500.00	3,183.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	158.00–159.00	158.49
1	—	1,450	152.00	152.00
1	—	1,470	142.00	142.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	141.00–146.00	143.39
6	—	1,346	163.00–172.00	165.93
5	—	1,262	156.00–160.00	158.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,075	120.00	120.00
2	—	958	143.00–144.00	143.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,756	204.00–218.00	212.11
4	—	1,691	186.00–195.00	190.86

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle