Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder steers and heifers due to low comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $368.85/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −105.44 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$368.85

13 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,100

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$323

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

$31.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.26

vs KY average

−12.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	573	371.25	2,125	12thin
Medium and Large 2	530	340.00	1,802	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.25/cwt here — about $323 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale13 hd

368.85

—

KY average23 barns · 921 hd

380.10

−11.26

National average158 barns · 9,089 hd

381.01

−12.16

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−105.44

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	1,415	186.00	2,632	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	160.57	1,984	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	987	125.72	1,240	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)	1,135	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,445	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,232	$2,232	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$1,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,330	$2,639	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,394	$3,600	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,344	$3,482	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,439	$3,277	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$2,700	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	364.76/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,933	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	945	294.75/cwt	294.75–294.75	2,785	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	777	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,564	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,056	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	348.74/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,946	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	362.35/cwt	357.50–367.50	1,725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	635	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,302	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,046	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,394	3,599.99/head	3,000.00–4,300.00	3,600	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,368	3,563.25/head	2,850.00–4,200.00	3,563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,301	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,638.68/head	2,285.00–2,925.00	2,639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,137	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,591	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,354	3,004.02/head	2,800.00–3,250.00	3,004	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,602	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,264	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	115.43/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,065	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	164.96/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,008	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	153.98/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,945	2
Bulls	—	—	1,415	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,632	1
Steers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,343	1
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,045	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,404	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	695	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,981	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	630	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,827	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	555	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,804	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,507	3,494.54/head	2,700.00–4,100.00	3,495	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	876	263.72/cwt	260.00–267.50	2,310	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	751	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,802	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	2,231.80/head	2,050.00–2,450.00	2,232	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	343.37/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,210	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	866	316.80/cwt	316.80–316.80	2,743	127
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	330.83/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	278.74/cwt	277.50–280.00	2,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	694	314.75/cwt	314.75–314.75	2,184	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	723	320.61/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,318	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	980	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,172	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,036	2

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 Jun 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 497Last week 462Year ago 258

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 25Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 0Year ago 7

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder steers and heifers due to low comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	440	415.00	415.00
10	500–550	530	355.00–367.50	364.76
1	550–600	550	367.50	367.50
1	700–750	710	315.00	315.00
2	750–800	757	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	830	257.50	257.50
1	900–950	905	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	555	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	630	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	695	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	380	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	455	385.00	385.00
3	550–600	578	330.00–332.50	330.83
1	750–800	790	277.50	277.50
1	800–850	800	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	340.00–345.00	343.37
1	600–650	605	227.50	227.50
4	750–800	751	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	600–650	635	362.50	362.50
8	700–750	723	320.00–325.00	320.61
69	750–800	777	330.00	330.00
127	850–900	866	316.80	316.80
56	900–950	945	294.75	294.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	410.00	410.00
5	500–550	541	380.00	380.00
7	550–600	595	365.00	365.00
2	600–650	620	330.00	330.00
2	850–900	863	277.50–280.00	278.74
1	900–950	940	282.50	282.50
1	1200–1250	1,210	230.00	230.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	876	260.00–267.50	263.72
1	1000–1050	1,045	230.00	230.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
1	950–1000	980	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	476	357.50–367.50	362.35
2	500–550	527	337.50	337.50
16	550–600	558	340.00–357.50	348.74
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	702	290.00	290.00
2	800–850	807	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	885	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	478	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	332.50	332.50
1	500–550	515	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	650	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
76	650–700	694	314.75	314.75

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 (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,232	2,050.00–2,450.00	2,231.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,445	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,394	3,000.00–4,300.00	3,599.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,368	2,850.00–4,200.00	3,563.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,354	2,800.00–3,250.00	3,004.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	3,900.00	3,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,507	2,700.00–4,100.00	3,494.54
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,330	2,285.00–2,925.00	2,638.68
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	2,600.00	2,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	143.00	143.00
1	—	980	129.00	129.00
2	—	923	114.00–117.00	115.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,217	163.00–169.00	164.96
2	—	1,263	150.00–158.00	153.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	186.00	186.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle